, 1935-08-07
TWO PLANS TO
STEADY PRICE
ARE STUDIED
Clearinghouse Idea
Will Be s I / e d
Further BY Citrus
Groups


SAN JUAN, Aug. 1.-Two plans
were presented at N meeting OF Low
or Ric Grande Valley citrus growers
and shippers here Monday night
looking TO establishment OF N VAL
ley clearing house association or
some similar organization for the
purpose OF quoting uniform prices on
the same grades and classes Of VAL
ley citrus fruit.
Both independent shippers and
members OF cooperative groups Of
fered plans seeking to solve this
troublesome problem. Both were TAX
en- under advisement and viii be
considered by a committee OF IS
members Of the Texas Citrus Grow
ers' League. This group win then
devise q plan and a later meeting
Of Valley citrus interests viii con-
slider ell three suggestions and make
an effort TO evolve q single plan in
cooperating the best points suggest
ed.
J. Adam Asch Of Edinburg, presi-
dent OF the citrus growers league.
acted as chairman OF the meeting.
and Judge J. @. Henry Of Mission
acted as secretary.
Cooperative shippers were rep
resented In a plan suggested by the
Texas Citrus Shippers association
while the independents presented
heir plan merely as q group OF ship
,ers and not as representatives OF
he Texas Indepndent Citrus Ship
Ders' association. Some shippers con-
urred In the plan who In also mem
,ers OF the independent association.
Both written plans proposed eS-
abishment Of q central office from
which price quotations would be Is
ved daily although different meth
& we're suggested by which the CT
ice was to be operated. The CO.
operatives suggested that a summary
u all sales OF the preceding day be
prepared BY a secretary or office
manager and distributed to ship
pers participating In the arrange
ment and that sales managers Of the
various organizations attempt 70 Sc
cure the highest price shYwn In
the summary. The independents sug-
geSted creation OF q comittee COM
posed OF independents. cooperative
members. consignment shippers and
members Of the league. committee
control TO be vested In the league.
The committee would be empowered
TO establish q central office. fix
minimum price quotations on carlot
and truck sales. control shipments
to various markets TO prevent con-
gestion IN any one market and 9TH
erwise make such regulations ms
MIGHT be deemed necessary.
The league committee appointed
Monday night will seek to present n
plan at another Valley-wide meet
ing in which most important fea-
lures or both previous suggestions
will be incorporated.
Only definite action taken 90 the
Monday night meeting was an agree
ment that the price Of Gull fruit
should Be stabilized az SIS per ten.
@. w. Hay OF Edinburg presented
the independents plan. and Jack
+. Berry OF Edinburg, president Of
the Texas Independent Citrus Ship
pers' association. concurred In IL
and further explained It's workings,
Jack Keefe. American Fruit Grow
ers. Weslaco. explained the other
plan. In which he was Joined by
John ". Hager OF the Rio Grande
Valley Citrus EXCHANGE. Weslaco.
and +. M. Melden of the Texas Cit
rus Fruit Groweres' Exchange. Mis-
sion.
Melden,s motion that the grow
ers themselves consider both ulans
and then present their idea Of the
necessary features OF such a plan
was carried and this report is ex-
pected 70 be forthcoming shortly.