Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-02

TORS elected from districts approx
tmately equal In membership and
acreage. This board OF directors has
complete charge of the affairs OF
the association and directs its poll
cies under the authority delegated
10 it by the membership agreement
the bylaws and the charter. Local
officers elected by the members
! naropnd a shipping point are pro-
Z Fvide&& for, with advisory powers
orfX These officers viii confer with
the board Of directors about local
problems ard conditions, but will
have no legal status or authority In
the management OF the Associa-
tinn's affairs.
Advantages OF
Type Are Listed
Some of the advantages Of this
type OF organization are:
1st. - Permanently - Individual
members may withdraw unoer the
f. conditions provided IN the men,
ership agreement, but there can be
no disintegration resulting from
local groups Withdrawing in a body
2nd-Uniformity OF Commodity
With centralized control. standards
OF grades and packs may be MAIN
tained. The board OF directors vested
with authority IN management
can require and secure rigid STAN
dards at all sheds or packing plants
4 AL employees Will be responsible 20
o single management and hence
viii be responsive to the regulations
and standards promulgated. This
procedure should be conducive 10
high quality and uniformity.
3rd- Volume Movement - The
local cooperative groups that have
carried on since the breaking WyI
OF the old exchange have succeed
ed remarkably well considering the
limited tonnage handled. This new
set-up with q relatively large toia-
mage a take an important pla &C
IN the vegetable market and ASSURE
its trade q continuing seasonal
supply OF vegetables.
Having as It's chief purposes slG1-
plying q satisfactory commodity TO
A the consumer and a fair returu TO
Y the grower, every consideration will
make for establishing Of a regatta
ton for high quality mate falls.
\ This attitude on the part OF the
N membership, supported by a cfHltral
MANAGEMENT with power to eslcour-
. age and enforce high star Nards.
should result in higher price levels
and be reflected IN the generE well
fare OF al the citizenship OF the
Valley.
The National Sales AgerTy pre-
vfously referred 10 has bsen re-
Gently established by lon existing
cooperatives with the ad,.fce and
counsel OF the Federal Farm Board.
L. Affiliated
with Farm Board
AS indicated, this sales ~organiza-
ton Is the creature OF the coops-
owned and controlled by them and
recognized by the Farm Board as
the channel through which CO.
operatively assembled products
should be handled. A national Of
fice with branch Offices IN all i'm
portGw consuming cellters will be
maint3 med. AL the markets of the
country will be avaL able TO the
Rio Grande Association, hence
widespread distribution may be ar
fected.
Whatever help, financial or other
wise, the farm board has 70 offer
TO organized vegetable growers VIII
be made available through the ma
tional set-up. C~ooperatives atfiliat-
ed with the natioIsal sales organ
ization will have their approach 70
the farm board eS tablished.
This is the eigilth big national
marketing agency sponsored and
supported by the farm board.
II "A series OF Mass meetings have
fust been concluded in Cameron
and Hidalgo counties. at which the
new marketing plan was freely dis
crlsSed. The atte ndance on the part
al farmers has been gratifying and
the interest has been good. Some
Twelve communities have requested
ne organization committee 70 pro-
ned with the set-up IN their local
Mes. Large local organization con1-
mittees have been appointed and the
actual work of signing up members
will proceed at once. Meeting for
sign-up purposes viii be scheduled
from time 70 time.
Urges Study
OF Program
Every farmer IN the Valley Is
urged TO attend meetings. study
the plan. and be ready 70 act when
approached by his neighbors in the
membership drive
This is the most promising CO.
operative plan as yet offered TO the
farmers O. this section. and their
a%ffiliation with IL in large numbers
Is confidently expected.
The valley-wide organization
committee urges the business inter-
ests OF the Valley 70 study the
program know its purposes and
its merits and be ready 70 lend their
moral Support and backing II they
feel thiit 1t offers relief from the
pratent distressed conditions now
confronting every citizen OF this
secAion~ If the returns from the
sale O.! farm products can be tn
creased in this section. not only
the 70 rmers. but all lines Of bust
ness vrll share IN the benefits Let