Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-15
EDINDURC and
WESLACO SIGN
FOR CARS
Business Men Show
Interest In As
ISOLATION

$3.50
SAN BENITO, July 15.-With
formation Of the Rio Grande Valley
Cooperative Assn. assured as was
announced at q meeting OF local
growers Tuesday night when 1t was
pointed out that the minimum
acreage of 5000 thought necessary
had already been exceeded by 1000
acres, various farmers OF this COM
munity we're being interviewed
Wednesday with the idea OF having
them sign up.
George B. Warren Of the ValIcy
organization committee expressed
the opinion that perhaps from
$4,000 TO $4,000 acres might be
signed up in this section for the
coming season.
1000 Acres Signed
He based his hopes on the fact
that 1000 acres signed 10 date were
secured at four points and that the
sign-up campaign remains 10 be
conducted IN ten other commun-
tiles.
The response is a great deal
better up 10 this time than we ex-
pected. said j. r. Montgomery; pres
ident OF the Texas Farm Bureau
Federation. The minimum tonnage
thought necessary TO operate a shed
was set az 100 cars and at II 10 point
have less than ESQ cars been pledged.
Weslaco has. In fact. signed up for
over 800 cars and Edlnburg over 500
cars
Although some vegetables produce
more than one al TO the acre, the
general average for all crops has
been found 10 be about three acres
to the car ard the coop is proceed
ing on this basis.
MI. Montgomery said that al
though the COOP Is approaching
only those for membership who are
producing stuff the organization
can handle. that II Is not trying 10
keep anyone out. I'VE are not try
ing 10 rake in everybody because
he Is n farmer he said. we want
the mar who can produce q good
grade Of product"
Won't Quit
None OF the cooperative organ
izations which have preceded this
effort have been comDlete failures,
said MIR. Montgomery, because tfey
have taught the growers something.
I'VE are not the only people
who have had failures. but we are
continuing efforts. II We quit
because we failed there Is no pos
sibility OF our succeeding"
He was careful TO point out a
fundamental difference in the pres
ent set-up, describing the Ma
tional Fruit and Vegetable Ex-
change, Inc, which has been or
aanized under direction Of the
Farm Board. I'VE are not going 70
be a consignment concern ne as
serted. we are going 70 sell
through our own organization; We
will control the distribution end as
we'll as the producing end. We VIII
have a salaried organization with
no commissions
This Is the first time In the MS
tory OF cooperative marketing
that there has been a national or.
aanizatson through which the locai
units could market their products
ne pointed out.
To Trade tegttaDteS
Members are going to be PAID
for what they bring 10 the ass0cia-
ticn and not what their neighbors
bring ne declared. This will be
made possible by grading the vege-
tables. only crops of the same
variety and grade to be pooled
Each grower contributing the same
variety and grade viii get the same
return"
II. q. Marshall, San Benito bank
or. was present and said that the
object Of the meeting was some
thing which has got 70 come 10 the
Valley" He went on 70 explain me
necessity for organization. He ad-
ded that the farmer should do some
thing 10 make his living at home
and advocated COWS, hogs and
chickens for every farm.
Mr.. Marshall said that il was a
mistaken idea that the business
men were not interested IN the or
SANITATION.