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TO TOG GROWERRHardce GROWER
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Of All Growers of PineapplesUNDS Pineapples PineapplesUNDS PineapplesUNDS
UNDS WARNING NOTview NO NOewof NOT NOTEfN
view ewof fN of the History of Previous Slrufiles Stru Strudes Strug Strugil
Proved Failures Because lcause a aSufficient aSufficient aSufficient
files il des Which
Sufficient Interest was not Taken TakenJensen TakenJensen TakenJensen
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have read very tY carefully tlrtrlll1 the con conunieatioii comunication cotunication
unication I of Goo GI K l Andrews to Hi Hileapple the theineapple ti tineapplegrotveis
leapple neapplegrotveis growers urging un lI a 1 muss nice nicei meet meetg neeg
i for the purpose of perfecting pl > Ifecting plat plarid platdmethods plnns plnnsmethods
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id methods for the improvement an anitimate find findltimate arItimate
itimate ltimate success of the pineapple it itustry L Lstry in instry
stry stryIt stryIt
It is of course not t tIt necessary for m me metell n no
tell the growers of If the position the thehave that thathave tihave
0 have always occupied occ lIJ1ied in attemptin attemptinjdothe attemptingdothe attemptinodothe
jdothe very vel things that Mr Andrewow Andrew AndrewsOW
ow seeks to to accomplish tIlclIllJlIi h Years Y lars agethen age agehen agohen
hen the growers were tIl complaining c cxcesive of ofxce c crceive
xcesive ie freight rats I was anion amonlose amonA anionhose
lose xce who were contending cont lulill for a redusion redue redueon re uc ucion I
ion yet if my memory dues not pla plaie Illay Illaye
to ie on e false and the report of the Florid Floridailroad Floridailroad l < lolida lolidaail
ailroad ail road Commission is i not incorrect incorrectlere
ere were certain growers 1Uels of pine pinejples pinepples hintples
jples employed em InyeI by b the th Florida < lol da Est Estast East Easjast Eastasl
jast Railway Rai way to canvass the pine pineiple pinepIe pinepie
pIe and vegetable1 e etablo section of th thut the thet thUt
ut t Coast to ascertain if there was waiw wasny witygeneraldemand
demand the grower growerT
ny w ygeneraldemand general among
reduction These canvasser canvasserlimed canvasserslaimed canvasserrimed
or T a
limed to have visited isitdull all of the grow grows
rs s and made a report to the Raklroammission Railroad Railrouiemission Railroadmmission
mmission to the effect that the theund they theyound theLind
ound und no objection to the existing rat ratcept rutexcept ratcept
cept from a few small growers growersImmediately gIowersImmediately growersImmediately I
Immediately after aft r this report was waiide wasI wasade witide
ide to the Railroad Commissionide Commission I I Iade
ide it my special business to try and an and and andnd <
nd d out what growers had been inter interwed IIlteriewed interwed
iewed > wed by these canvassers I wrote t tjowl trood to togood <
jowl many and saw sliwa a number in per peron perr
to this afteiigenl aftei afteliligent aftegent
on 1 r and I have never day
gent search and inquiry tpund found j jgle a aingle i igle
ingle gle man to whom the question was waser wasver wasr
ver er r submitted I shall not go jriti jrititails into intoetails rotsails
tails as to the subsequent positions positionsId positiond
Id d by the magnanimous canvassers canvassersconnection canvasserconnection
connection with the Florida Easast East Eastoast Eastat
oast ast Railway and of the many cour couries eoures
ies es extended to them them by the rail railid raild
id d It is not my intention to criti critie criticize criUthe
cize e the railroad company C > IIlpanV for it was wasentirely susentirely
entirely proper and IIncllifthimate ligitimate lig tnnate busi busiis
is s transaction for them them to endeavorfind endeavor endeavoifind
to find the true sentiment of tha grow growas
as regards the matter of satisfaction satisfac
i or dissalisfuction with freight freights freightrates
rates es s but the report made was abso absojly absolutely absoly
lutely jly ly false as every one knows knowsifter ImowsAfter knowsfter
After this report was v IS made the Rail Raild
d i Commission was appealed to to toie tce
ie e to Miami and Iul give the growers a aring aring
ring ring which thy th did and at which whicheting whichling
ling this false report was cussed cussedmssed cussedussed
mssed and denounced as well as assweet assweet
sweet scented ooinniitlee who had hadleit hade
leit leiterhaps e it itPerhaps itrhaps
Perhaps the question may be asked askedto
to o what this 1tUe chapter in the theory thecry
cry of our struggles stllil Its has to do with withpresent withpresent
present troubles and d I wish to say saylas sayas
has las as all to do with itli it for the very veryion veryon
situation has hasn hasbrought
ion on that our prrsenl n tseat
n brought on from the very facts factst factsthere
t there has been at all times a suM sufflit
it t number of growers gr veers who have forus for forbus
bus us and sumirv reasons stood en enly eny
ly y aloof or have hits c acted in open hos hosy hosto
y to our inttrnts illttI ts and to thwart thwartaccomplishing thwartaccomplishing
aiv u thing and I feel feeleven feeleven
absolute absoluteissity absolutessity
even nosy now under the
issity of doiny something that weId we welid
lid Id exercise tl > greatest care in inoingany iningany
oingany organs olgah orgasulion din lion forour better
There re is nosu no sti Slid > sa < thing as all
together but I believe there an anenough are areenough arsenough
enough men who tt I il 1 get together ani amstick anistick and andstick
stick together t t to > accomplish omplish the em emsought end endsought emsought
sought I for oi um m going to dravthe draw drawthe draythe
the dead line on those I whom I know knovhave knowhave knowhave
have always alwa plavi pla plug ld fast and loose willus will withUB witlus
us as it suited th r 1 personal personalmterest personalmterestThere interest interestThere interestThere
There is is no one more anxious to ge gethis gethis get getthi
this thi pineapple business on a prope propeibasis propeoasis plol > er erbasis
basis than myself but I am not gomto going gomg gomgto goingto
to forget all tin past and fall intothe into intthe intothe
the same trap that has brought us t tthepresenl to tothe is isthe <
thepresenl the present crisis crisisI
I have been right Ii ht here for eighteenyears eighteen eighteeiyears eighteenyear
years and the antics of some of ou ousuppued our oursuP outsipFied
has been beenin b beenin en enin
suppued suP fied pineapple growers
in direct opposition oppostlOn to the accomplish accomplishmenl
meat of anything that would advance advanceour advanceour
our interests A majority of the pine pinePple pineapple pineapple <
apple growers are anxious to accompush accom accomplish accomplish
plish something but a large body bo y olmen ofmen of ofmen
men are unweildy and past experience experiencehas exp rlence rlencehas
has demonstrated demonstrat d that their confidence confidencehas
i has been badly shaken in those merwho mer merin menwho
who might aby abl take the matters well wellIn wetin
in hand And there is ample groundfor grouni grounifor ground groundfor
for this distrust t yet I believe thaconditions that thatconditions thatconditions
conditions are better for a business or organization 01ganization oranization
ganization than there has ever been beeibefore beenbefore beerfore
before fore but there is going to be a closeanalysis closer closeranalysis closeranalysis
analysis of f the men who are to take an atctive analtive anactive
active ctive part in this matter than hatejn has hasem haseen
ejn in in the past and a man who can catnot cannol cannot
not show a clean Bill of Health as re regards reards regards
gards ards his fidelity to the pineapple j grow growers row rowens row rowera ¬
ers ens through throughall all of their struggles In the theow thepast thepast
past is going to be set aside no matter matterow mattertlOiveincere
tlOiveincere ow sincere his repentance may appeart appear appeaat
at t this time for I have no confidence confidencin confi ence encein
in any man who flops and tries to trim trimi trimhIasaals
i E Us hIasaals sails to toeatch catch the breeze no mattercv matter
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from which source the zephers sprhregardless sprin sprinregardless spring springregardless
regardless of the fact thai those attic actioare actions actionsure atticare
are one of the many atoms which tertowards ten tejvtowards s sowurds
towards bringing disaster to a ggre ggreindustry glent glentmdus are areindustry
industry mdus ry and to thousands of If people peopleI
I wish to say to the growers of t tEast tl tlbast the theEast
East Coastbeware 1 can look ba baover bnck bnckovel haover <
over the eighteen years of my rot rotdence Icsl Icslence re redente
dente ence here and recap many times win winin when whenIn whin
in my fight for the public interests interestsmy i imy of ofmy
my county count 1 have uttered the aim aimwarning oatwarning lIIne lIInewarrling
warning that t rat I now give voice totwareonly tot tobware tobeureonly
ware ureonly only to be assailed by those wl wldid who whodid w wdid
did not cure to look deeply into matte mattewhich nmttelS nmttelSwlnch mattewhich
which affected vitally the financial financialterests ii iiteresls in interests
terests of the county and the individual individuinterest individualinterest individtinterest
interest of all of our growers growersAs glOWCISAs growersAs
As every everyone one in this county know knowthere knowsthere knewthere
there is not a man on the East Com Comwho Coust Coustwho Conwho
who has so openly attacked the ovi ovithat evils evilsthat evlthat
that assailed and threatened to destrour dostrc dostrcour destroy destroyollr
our business than myself At one tin tinwhen time timewhen ticwhen
when the president of the Indian Kiv Kivand HivUl HivUland Rivitad <
and Lake Worth Pineapple GrowerAssociation GrowerAssociation Grower GlowelsAssociation
Association was in the Bahama Islam Islampacking Islandspacking Islaspacking
packing the Bahama pineapples an anstenciling und undstenciling at atstenciling
stenciling them as packed at than MhunFla M thanFla iumi iumiFla
Fla thus trying to leave the purchasunder purchase purchaseunder purchaserunder
under the impression that they wei weigelling wcre wcregettinA wegetting
gelling Florida pineapples 1 assailsthe assails assailcIhe assuilethe
the method through the Titusvillpapers Titusvilpapers Titusvill litusvillepapers
papers 1 was in turn assailed u sailed by th thassociation the theassociation ti tiassociation
association and letters poured into th theditor the theeditor U Ueditor
editor of the paper assailing me trot froievery flOm flOmevery trotavery
every possible standpoint even to th thextent the theextent tlaxtent
extent of blackmailing the paper I Ithreatening b bthreatening uy uythreatening
threatening to withdraw patronage patronagel i iI if
I I l was allowed to disclose di close what the thewere they theywere thevere
were doing rho Titusville court restrds retjrds ret rccords
jrds will show that 1 convicted one o othe of ofthe c che
the chief moguls of this suppose4tnerican suppose supposeAmerican supposed supposedAmel
Amel American l an pineapple growers association associalioif
if f libel iii connection with his attend atlempo altlmptto
to o keep from the people he was sup suposed supposed sunnosed
posed nosed to represent the antiAmericarusiness untiAmerlcai untiAmerlcaiBusiness antiAmericanbusiness
Business the association was sanction sanctionng sanctioning sanetiotng
ing ng This prosecution and exposure exposureind exposureand exposurend
and nd also the stopping of the shipment shiftmenf
of sf f Bahama pineapples into our ntat marke markeiranded mllrkftbranded ke kehanded
branded as Florida Flori a fruit was yas broughihout broughabout brough broughtahout
about by my individual efforts I ariot an anlot amnot
lot rehashing these things to lay air airilaim any anyclaim anluint
claim for the achievements for as asrower i ifrower u
grower rower I felt that as I had the factn fact fuctsin
in n my possession that it was my dut duto duty
to o put a stop to it and expose those Ihosvho thosrho
who were doing us this thi injustice Thi rhis rhisis
is 3 one of the fights that I made itnichile am amirhile and andwhile
while I was endorsed endorsed by b some I wa waoundly was wassoundlv waoundly
oundly condemned by others for stircontinued stir slircontinued stircontinued
continued on oj page 8 8T 8T
SlLUCIE T LUCIE COUNTY TO TOSOON TOSOON
SOON ON BE IN ADVANCE ADVANCESt
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St Lucie county will now be in theaI the Ihesad thelead
lead sad aI for handsome county buildings At Atspecial Ata AIspecial
a special meeting of the county com comlissioners commissioners corntissioners
missioners the contract for the con contruction contruction conI
truction of a new county court house houseas housewas
I was as awarded tor the sum of 327300Cnd 327300nd 327300C 8273000and
and nd the contract for steel vaults etcas etc etcas etcI
I was as awarded for for369300 369300 The build buildig building buildi
ing ig i g is to be completed by Christmas Christmasilready ChristmasAlready
Already treacly a large amount of building buildingupplies buildingsupplies buddingipplies
supplies have been ordered and within withinhe withinthe withirne
the he ne next few days will begin to arrive arriveWhen arriveWhen arriveWhen
When completed the St Lucie county countyourt countyurt countycourt
court urt house will be among the hand handnmest handsomest handimest
nmest county buildings in the t e Slate SlateIvery StuteEvery Statevery
Every modern convenience in In courtuse court courtouse courthouse
house ouse very use building will be found in this thistructure thisstructure thisructure
structure structureWhen tructureWhen ructureWhen
When the St Lucie county people peoplewake peopleawake peoplewake
wake and issue bonds for the building buildingf
of f a network of hard surface roads IheDunty theaunty the thecounty
county will be in line for rapid and solidrvelopment solid solidevelopmenl soliddevelopment
development A county without hard hardnrface hardsurface hardirface
surface roads is out of date dateFlorida dateFloridaEast Florida Floridaast
East ast Coast HomeseekerI Homeseeker HomeseekerINEAPPLE HomeseekelPINEAPPLf
INEAPPLE I N EAPPLE GROWERS GROWERSSHOULD GROWERSSHOULD GROWfRSSOULD
SHOULD BE ON ALERT
Pineapple importers were astoundeilliuiauojr astoundeThursday
Thursday over newspaper dispatchefrom dispatches dispatchesfrom
v vfrom
from lliuiauojr Washington stu stuate stating that the Sen Senate Senate
ate had decided to increase the duty pi pipines on onpines of ofpines
to 8 a thousand in in bulk and i ihalf a ahalf t thalf
pines when shipped ii iicrates n ncrates in incrates
cent a pound
crates half a The original Payne bill bi bill callecfor called calledfor callerfor
of 8 a thousand in in bulk 01 01in or orin o oin
duty
for in crates a Several importers of this thiscity thiscity thicity
appeared before the Senate com committee committee cornmittee
city mittee and explained what injury thinwould this thiswould thiswould
business businessmi busmessThey businessThey
would work to the pineapple
mi They stated that vnf it it wnnlfi would l nrncucnm nrncucnmmean prncticall prncticallmean practicall3mean
the exclusion of smaller sizespines sizec sizecpines sized sizedines
mean received a promise from th thtV the theFinunce theFinance <
ines and
pines
tV committee 4U that the l flllttf duty litMil litMilper would wouldremain wouicremain
remain Finance as in the Dingley bill whichwas which whichwas
cubic foot or an average o o14c of of of14c I
was 7c per Taliaferro o oFlorida of ofFlorida of ofFlorida
crate Senator
14c a
said the revenue from pine pinei pineapples pino pinoapples
Florida i luiu with the increased s Increas unoofl d tariff would wouldbe wouicbe wnlllf wnlllfbe
apples Instead of that the im imi im importers insporters
double do ble
be declare i i that it it mill will Im be an so higtas liicrr liicrras high highas
porters discontmuancA discontinuance discontinuanceof
meanthe the practical
as to mean A to this Un sisitrtt country tr from frntYl I Cu Cuba Cuba 11 11ba
of shipments sizesUnder sizes sizeswould sizesUnder
but the larger
ba of anything the new schedule the dutywould duty dutywould
Under increased over 125 per cent centi centmaking centmaking
would be crate 32c instead of14c of of14c
on a
making duty of dollars have ave been beenlost beerlost
14c Thousands deal this thisseason thisseason
lost in i me the ouuau Cuban pineapple pnnMi1 v vseason
account of the heavy supple suppleand supply suppland supplyand
on
season Importers areauni areaunithat are a unit unitin unitin
and low prices increasein increase in the theduty thiwould the theduty
that an
in declaring the Florida andPorto and andPorto
not protect
duty would particularly but butwould butwould
Porto Rico interests Cuban industry Litu Lituor Littleor Little Littleor
would ° kill the Ihfsmarke IhfsmarkeBoesnto
market marketin
this
7o come me to
or no pineapples pinenpplescomc southern ports get all of ofthe ofthe
in bulk The made in that way Sofar So SoaI
the shipments the theImporters theimporters
hav have beentaken been taken bv
far aI no steps tohae have thisrate this ate relu reduced et as asnothing s snothing
Importers to done untIl the tariff bill billg billgoes
nothing can conference he of the theSenate Senate an anouseNew and andHouseNew andHoUaeNew
g Boesnto ouseNew goes > es into York Produce News NewsaJ
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TO GROWERS GROWERSOf GROW RS RSOF
Of PINEAPPLE PINEAPPLEGeorge PIN APPL S SGeorge
George E Andrews Writes AgaOn Agai AgaiOn Again AgainOn
On the All Important Subject SubjectINTEREST SubjectINT SubjectINTEREST
INTEREST INT R ST NOT SHOWWill SHOW SHOWNWill
Will Not Call Meeting Unless a StrongSentiment Strong StrongSentiment StrongerSentimcnt
Sentiment DevelopsII Develops It is Now Up toThe to loThe toThe
The People to Make Plan Success SuccessWalton SuccessWalton SuccessWalton
Walton Fla June 28th 19 19Editor 1909 1909Editor 19EditorIIIIUUNE
Editor EditorIIIIUUNE EditorIIIIUUNEIn THIHUNK THIHUNKIn lfIIlIUN1In
In reference r < ference to my request relue t for iexpression i iexpression an anxplession
expression of sentiment from from all tl tldifferent the thedil1elent tiliflerent
different pineapple pineap le growers in all se selions sec section setions
lions as to caring calling a meeting to leian lei hctan heal healun
an address acl ress I had prepared on changin changinout changinlf
out methods of marketing our fruand fru fruand fruIt fruItund
and making an earnest effort to biiil biiilup I build > ui uinp
111 up our industry on a solid and sensible sensiblF sensibleF
F 0 B basis I have the following followin i isay t tsay to tosa
sa saI say
I sayI I wish to thank the few gentlemewho gentlemen gentlemenI gentlennewho
who have written me encouragini encouraginiletters encoulIIglngletlOls encouraginletters
I letters and to congratulate the balanc balancn balanceon
on > n a airily fail ly successful season that thatjudging thatjUIJging thatimdging
judging by their silence they nitsinve nits musliave must musthave
have had since nothing different o ojetter or orbetter s sbetter
better seems to be desired or since the thev they theyeVC11 thevrn
eVC11 v < > n do not care to make an expretiun expres expresiion expression
iion of of encouragement for anything anylhiniUfierent anythingdillelent anythinlifferent
Ufierent that at least promises belle belleor betteur
101 or all it probably will be better t tvait to towait twait <
wait a more opportune time in th thlear thtear the thenlUI
lear future fut lire wren when perhaps someon someonjlse someoneelse someonIse <
else will he more successful than T i irousing ii iiirousing in inarousing
arousing a sentiment for better condi condiions conditions condiions
ions ions in our industry industryI
I wish to thank especially those wh whlave who whohave witnave <
have lave offered me m money to help the ex extense expense exsense
pense tense I have been put to in my effort efforto effortsto
to o get the majority together but musecline mus muslecline must mustdecline
decline as I am always willing to pa paor pay payfor paor
for or my own mistakes mistakesAs
As I stated in my last letter I abso alsoitely absoutely absohltelv
utely itely will not take up this meeting un utvess unless unass
less ass 1 1 have a strong sentiment FOR IT ITnd ITnd 1Tand
and nd it is up to the growers to inditali inditalihat indwatethat indkatshat
hat sentiment sentimentThere sentimentIhere sentimentThere
There is only a keen disappointment disappointmentu
in u I the feeling that we are no longer longeihappy longerhappy longela
a happy community in a frugal hide hidelendence independence ladeendence
pendence lendence but have a feeling of offterribk offterribkncertainty terriblimcertainty terrible terribleuncertainty
uncertainty for our credit our living livinghe livingthe livinghe
the he maintenance of our homes and a aearfully a afeUlfully raarfully
earfully dissatisfied feeling that we were weure were
ure re not getting the fair and just profits profitsf
of f our hard work of our investments investmentshat
hat at least is how some of us feeut feel feellit feelbut
but lit to CHANGE IT NEARLY ALL MUSI MUSIEEL MUSTFEEL MUSIEEL
EEL ALIKE Sincerely yours yoursGEO yoursGEO yoursGEO
GEO E ANDREWS ANDREWSMPORTANT ANDREWSMPORTANT ANDItEWSIMPORTANT
MPORTANT TO ALLGROWERS ALL ALLGROWERS ALLGROWERS
GROWERS OF PINEWe PINE PINfSWe
We the undersigned pineapple grow grows row rowCIS
Coast noting notingstter notingletter notingtter
CIS rs s of the Florida East
letter stter of Mr Geo E Andrews in the thelast theEast theash
East last Coast papers asking growers to torrite towrite torite
write him in regard to their sentiments senlimenlsn
011 n i a thorough organization of the pine pinepple pinetple pineapple
apple industry urge every grower to toc toat toonce
at c once write Mr Andrews at Walton Waltonbating Waltonstating Waltonating
bating their intention to attend the theleeting themeeting theeeting
meeting when called Do it the mo motent moment mocut
ment tent you read this thisLet thisLet thisLet
Let us lend this movement the sup suport support suprt
port ort rt of our presence and hear the plan planiresh planthresh planfresh
thresh it out thoroughly and do what whatre whatwe
bad situation silualionA situ tion tionC
we re e can to help a very
C A Robinson Wm Fredricksen FredricksenG
F G McMullen H C Starck SlarckF
S F Webb C H Racey Raceyohn RaceyJohn Raceyrhn
John ohn Miller R E Bray BrayL
F L Hamor E S Harmer
W W Luce LuceH
H S Thomas ThomasW R D Hokew Hoke HokeF HokeW
W H Harris HarrisC F W Wills WillsC
C B Gifford GiffordW E E Seery SeeryR SeeryW
W H Robinson RobinsonJ R T Garrison GarrisonJ
J H LeTourneau LeTourneauS H E Sewall SewallS
S C Stewart SlewartW N McClinton McClintonW
W G Gilmore GilmoreG R R Ricou RicouD
G E Coon CoonThomas D E Austin AuslinJames AustinThomas AustinThomas
Thomas Hellier HellierW James Neal NealGROWER NealW Nealw
W N Coon CoonGROWER CoonGROW
GROW GROWER R CONDEMNS CONDEMNSWORK CONDfMNSWORK CONDEMNSWORK
WORK ON SABBATIRock SABBATHRockledge SABBATH SABBATHRockledge
Rock Rockledge ledge Fla June 27 1909 1909Editor 1909Editor 1909Editor
Editor TRIBUNE TRIBUNEI
I have been a silent but very much muclinleresled muchintcrestid muckinterested
interested reader of your editorials editorialsand editorialsand editorialsand
and also of the article of Mr Geo EAndrews E EAndrews EAndrews
Andrews on the pineapple siluationNow situation sil situationNow uution uutionNow
Now therefore I ask this one opportun opportunity opportunityto opportunityto ¬
ity ityto lo say a few words promising nolto nonto nol notto
to bother you again if perchance il ildoes itdoes i1does
does bother youIn you youIn youIn
In the first place I believe believeyou you Mr MrWilson MrWilson MrWilson
Wilson to be at heart a moral reform reformer reformeror reformer ¬
the side of reform reformas
er eror or at least one on
as you see it With this preliminary I Iwish I Iwish 1wish
wish to make a few comments on Mr MrAndrews MrAndrews MrAndrews
Andrews article calling for a massmeeting mass massmeeting massmeeting
meeting of all the pineapple growers growersand growersand growersand
and the subject it is his desire to discuss dis discuss discuss ¬
cuss cussI
I am in full accqrd with him as far faras faras faras
as he explains himself being a small smallgrower smallgrower smallgrower
grower myself also a loser But while whilethe whilethe whilethe
the object Mr Andrews desires to at attain attnin attain ¬
tain is much to be sought for and commendable com commendable commendable ¬
mendable in every way Let me call csllhis callhis clollhis
his attention t to the moral and andscript scriptur scriptural r ral ¬
al side of the question which the en en ¬
tire population there and elsewheseems elsewhc elsewhcseems elsewheleseems
seems to have entirely overlooked overlookedignored overlookedignored or orignoled
ignored with perhaps u few exception exceptionIt
It is this thiswhile while the rates and meof moi moiof mode modeof
of selling has a tendency no doubt doubtkeep doubtkeep to tokeep
keep down prices have any nn of the pe pepie peo people ps psplc
pie ever remembered the Sabbath dt dtto d dto dall dallto
to keep it holy I have long observ observthat observethat observthat <
that it is a common and customai customaiIhing customary customarything customathing
thing to work pick and pack haul a aship at atship und undship
ship on the Lords day Now I kiio kiiomany Imow Imowmnny kncmany
many will say sa it is necessary necesHlUy to Ke Kefrom Lefront <
from losing our fruit but is it I asagain a aagain as usagain
again Is il itl Where does trust at atfaith and andfaith a afaith
faith come in The seventh day daythe daythe is isthe
the Sabbath in it thou shalt not do atwork at atwork any anywOlk
work thou nor thy son nor thy dauglter daugl daughter daugter
ter thy man servant or maid servan servannor servant servantnOl servarnor
nor thy oxen nor thy ass nor 111 111slranger thy thyHtraPAcr tlstranger
stranger within thy gates Now win winnecessity what whatnecessity whnecessity
necessity is there for this wholesale wholesaviolation wholesaleviolntion wltolesaviolation
violation of the Sabbath Positive Positivenone Positively PositivelynOlie Positivenone
none except c this nervous slronuoi slronuoiage strlnuousage stcnuoiage
age of commercialism in which th thrace U Urace the therace
race for filthy fill hy lucre has supplantsfaith supplanted supplanlefailh supplantedfuith
faith and respect for Gods Law I sa sathey say saythey sithey
they would gain more and prosper nimif mor morif more moreif
if they were to lose a few ripe crates cratesbecause cratesbecause cratebecause
because that would in itself its lf have havelendency havetendency a atendency
tendency to keep the market from be being be11g b blug
lug 11g glutted and what causes the mil raioad milIoad nilroad
road to run its freight trains on Sunda Sundasolely Sundasolely Sundasolely
solely in the interest of the people anthus an anbus and andthus
thus the whole thing is honeycombe honeycombewith honeycombedwith
with wickedness wickednessOur wickednessOur
Our country has been allowed t tprosper to toplospel i itrosper
prosper above all other countries bu bumless but butunless btunless
unless we take warning from histor historve history historywe
ve will go as did Rome and ancienicrusulem under underf ancient ancientJ
J f icrusulem icrusulemI
I expect to make my home among amonjYOU amon amonsou amongyou
you YOU Mr Editor and wish to say ii iihis in inthis i ihis
his connection I know ofno of no kindelearted kinde kindelhearted kindetearted
hearted a more philanthropic peopl peoplban peoplethnn peoplpun
ban those I have met in your countyaid county countymd countyand
md what I say Is to bring the questiotlome questiot questionhome questiottome
home tome to them Would they not bnose b bnore be bemore
more prosperous if they recognized th thmmpotant the theomnipotant thmnipotant <
> mmpotant grace of God in all thei theiiffairs theiraffairs theiHairs
affairs But morality kindness o oleart of ofheurt oeart
leart and philanlrophy are not Chris Chrisianity Christianity Chrisiainity
ianity but are a necessary and prom promnent prominent promrent
rent part of it There can be all threraits three Ihreiraits threetmils
raits in any anyone erne person and yet thaterson that thatperson thuerson
person terson be lacking in ii the true essential essentializ
viz iz salvation And what say tintreachers tillreachers tin thepreachersl
preachersl treachers I refer all to Ezekill 23 2328m
1829 verses and to Hebrews 1026 19 26 verse versen vellIeIn versn
In n the mean time I ask the charity o oill of ofall oII
all ill II assuring you all who may read read this Ihiicontinued thiscontinued thicontinued
continued on page 8 8LORIDA 8fLORIDA 8LORIDA
LORIDA SHIPPERS SHIPPERSENTER SHIPPERSENTER SHIPPERSNTER
ENTER COMPLAINTS COMPLAINTSA
A complaint was filed with the In Inerstale Inarstate Intelstate
erstale Commerce Commission las lasialurday last lastSaturday lastaturday
Saturday in which 202 railroads oper operling operating operLing
ling in thirtyseven states were namei nameis named namedas
as s s defendants The complaint was wailed wasfiled wasled
filed led by the Florida Fruit Vegetablthippers Vegetable VegetnbleShippers Vegetablehippers
hippers Association and charges that thaie thatthe thatie
the ie railroads i fin in question discriminaligainsl discriminate discriminateaAulnst discriminateainst
gainsl ainst Florida shippers in favor oi oihippers of ofshippers oftippers
shippers in California Mississippi Ala Alaama Alarma Alabama
bama ama Texas Georgia North and South SoulliarolinaandCubain SouthCarolina Southarolina
Carolina arolinaandCubain and Cuba in the rates on citrus citrusruits citrusfruits citrusuits
fruits peaches pineapples strawrries straw slrawerries strawberries
berries tomatoes lettuce cabbage cabbageolaloes cabbagepotatoes cabbagetatoes
potatoes olaloes celery and other fruits and andegelables andvegetables andgetables
vegetables vegetables1he egelablesThe getablesThe
The complaint says that the th rates ratesi ratesin ratesmany
in i many instances are actually in h excessthe excess excessf excessof
of f the rates charged for fruits and andegelables andvegetables andgetalles
vegetables raised in California and the thether theother theher
other her states named The charge is isIso isso isalso
also Iso so made that the Florida shippers shippersre
are re e charged more for refrigeration refrigerationlan
than lan shippers in other portions of theuntry the Iheunlry thecountry
country countryCOLOR unlry unlryOLORED untryOLORED
COLOR OLORED O MAN KILLED KILLEDBY KILLEDBY KILL D DBY
BY TRAIN AT VIKING
Louis Sebastian a colored man wa wakilled was waskilled witkilled
killed by a train on the East Coasrailroad Coas Coastrailroad Coasrailroad
railroad near the Viking station shorll shorllafler shortly shortlyafter shortlafter +
after 1 oclock Sunday morning Hi Hibody Hibody His Hisbody
body was literally cut to prices death deatlresulting deathresulting deathresulting
resulting instantaneously Sebastiaihad Sebastiathad Sebastian Sebastianhad
had recently been employed on Ih IhKoblegard the theKoblegard theKoblegard
Koblegard plantation at Viking am amleft and andleft anleft
left this city on the 1110 11 10 train Saturday Satur Saturday Saturday
day night for that place It is trace au suppose supposethat supposed supposedthat poses posesthat
that he laid down on the track am amwent and andwent anwent
went to sleep Engineer William Fojhad Foyhad Foy Foyhad
had charge of the engine of train 85due 85 85due 85due
due in Fort Pierce at 118 1 18 a m failec failecto failedto failecto
to see the sleeping man on the tractand tractand tract trackaud
and the pilot of the engine struck Sebustian Se Sebastion Sebastian
bastion with fearful force The traitcame trait traincame traitcame
came on to the city and Engineer Foywith Foy Fojwith Foywith
with a crew returned to the scene 01the 01 of ofthe ofthe
the accident and brought the mangled mangleebody mangledbody mangledbody
body to town townActing townActing townActing
Acting Coroner F L Hemmings impanelled im impanelled impanelled
panelled the following jury George GeorgeBloodworth GeorgeBloodworth GeorgeBloodworth
Bloodworth L M Wheary W ECassiday E ECassiday ECassiday
Cassiday H 0 Harmon David Alex Alexander Alexander Alexander ¬
ander and J M Noseworthy who af afler after after ¬
ter hearing the facts rendered the fol following following folIo ¬
lowing Io wing verdict That the decease deceasewas decel sed sedwas ed edwas
was lying on the railroad track at Vik Viking Viking Vik Viking
ing Florida and was struck by an en engine engine engine
gine of a passenger train of the Florida FloridaEast FloridaEast FloridaEast
East Coast Railway Railway Company going goingsouth goingsouth goingsouth
south about 1 108 08 a m June 27 Deathwas Death Deathwas Deathwas
was caused by accident without the thefault thefault thefault
fault of the engineer or railroad railroadA railroadA
A pair of unbroken eye glasses and I
375 the property of the dead man manwere manwere I Iwere
I
were found beside the track Sebasi Sebasitian Sebusthan SebasI Sebastian
tian had been around Fort Pierce forabout for forabout forabout
about three years coming here from fromJamaica fromJamaica fromJamaica
Jamaica He had no relatives hereMrs here hereMrs hereMrs
Mrs Astor Summerlin and two twodaughters twodaughters twodaughters
daughters left Sunday for Sorento Sorentowhere Sorentowhere Sorentowhere
where they will spend several weeks weekswith weekswlthfriends weekswith
with wlthfriends friends
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YEARS Y ARS WORK WORKIS
IS GONE OVER OVERStockholders OVERStockholders OV R RStockholders GCE
Stockholders of the Improvement ImprovementClub
Club Meet in Annual Session SessionDIRECTORSARECHOSEN SessionDIRECTORS SessionDIRECTORSARECIIOSEN
DIRECTORSARECHOSEN DIRECTORSARECHOSENThe DIRECTORS ARE CHOSfN CHOSfNThe
The President Read Annual Report Which WhichShows WhichShows WhichShows
Shows the Club to be in a healthyState Healthy HealthyStale HealthyState
State Considering Conditions ConditionsThe Conditionsfhe ConditionsThe
The stockholders of the Fort Pierce PierceImprovement PierceImprovement PierceImprovement
Improvement club convened in annual annualsession annualsession annualsession
session at the hull on Monday June28th June June28th June28th i iwhich
28th and reviewed the years business businesswhich businesswhich
which taking everything into consideratinn consider consideration conslderatic ¬
atic ation has been a profitable one oneThe oneTho oneThe
The following stockholders were elec elected elected elected ¬
ted as directors for the ensuing year yearMrs yearfIS yearh1rs
Mrs C M Horton Mrs W N Heniry Hen Heniry Hendry
iry Mrs A M Sample Mrs Clarence ClarenceSummerlin ClarenceSummerlin Clarence3ummerlin
Summerlin and Mrs A D Penney PenneyThe PenneyThe Penney1he
The above named directors then held heldi
of selecting selectingflicers selectingofJicels selectingflicers
a i meeting for the purpose
flicers for the club and the following followingvere
vere elected Mrs C M Horton pres presdent presidlnt presdent
dent Mrs W N Hendry vicepresi vicepresilenl vicepresident
dent Mrs A D Penney secretary secretaryMrs secretaryMIs
Mrs Clarence Summerlin treasurerfine treasurer treasurerThe treasurerfhe
The president submitted the following followingU followingreport i ieffort
report jui i ui of U the LUC fjunb past i jrcui years I o work workStockholders workstockholders rvuiiv rvuiivlockholders 1 1jui
Stockholders of Fort Pierce Improve Improvement Improvement Improvement ¬
ment Club ClubLadies Ladies and Gentlemen GentlemenIn
In accordance with the requirements requirementsf
of If f our constitution it devolves upon me mehe meus mes
president to male a report of ofthe ofhe
us s your J I IDual
the he years work at this the fourth an anual annual
nual Dual meeting of the stockholders of the theort theFort 4
Fort ort Pierce Improvement club I have haveound havefound L
ound during the past year that some somef someof i
of f our stockholders and the public at atarge atlire atirge
arge are somewhat uninformed as to tohe tothe i ihe
the he work done by the club and I think thinkt thinkfitting
it t fitting for me at this time to make makeL makebrief
u L brief financial statement of our work workWe workWe workWe
We started the year on June 29 1908 1908vith 1908with4552 1908tith
with4552 vith 4552 in the treasury and unpaid unpaidtills unpaidbills unpaidills
tills to the amount of 7870 7870leaving leaving a aleticit adeficit aelicit
deficit of 3318 3318We 3318We 3318We
We also had outstanding a mortgage mortgager
for or r 800 which was given at the timeur time timeur timeour
our ur building was wa > erected and anda a note for
400 which amount was borrowed by byhe bythe byto
the he to retiring board and used in ceiling ceilingnd ceilingand ceilingnd
and nd finishing the hall and in building buildinghe buildingthe
the he se gallery making our total indebted indebtedness
ness ass one year ago 123318We 123318We 123318 123318We
a ait
We leave office today with 5336 in inur inour
our ur treasury with nounpaid no unpaid bills billsand billsandwith and andn ca caith
n KJl due rent fLil fLilschool by the COUII COUIIty i iP
with ith 1250 aue us as l
ty P school board making a total of 65 65I
86 I i and with the note against us reduced reducedto
to 3 200 making a net gain during thetar the theear theyear
year ear of 29904 We have also putin put in a asmplete acomplete aimplete
complete set of scenery for our stage stagerhich stagewhich stagehick
which has cost us 21735 and whiching which whicheing whichbeing
being > ing durable and in the nature of a aermanent apermanent armanent
permanent ermanent improvement we can count countas
as 3 t an asset which will bring our gain gainr gainfor Y Yr
for > r the year slightly above 500 500We 500We 500We
We have been somewhat handicapped handicappedic
the ic e past year by the large number ofnt of ofmt oftent
tent mt shows in our town for because of oficse ofthese ofese
these ese several of the companies which whichere whichwere whichare
were ere booked here were compelled to toincel tocancel toncel
cancel their engagements the Pickerts Pickertssing Pickertsbeing Pickertsing
being sing the only company playing here herele herethe
We We the theublic thepublic theiblic
the le e past season have given
public ublic one high grade entertainment entertainmentlis
this lis is season the Chicago Glee Club con coni concert conrt
cert rt on w which ich i our profits i iiall were very verysmall verytall
small tall We paid this company 125 and andir anaour andr
our ir r receipts were only 139 leaving us usI
14 4 I profit Our only entertainment of ofiy ofy ofany
any iy considerable profit given by home homelent hometalent s slent
talent lent was the bazaar and entertain enlerlainlentin entertainment entertainentinDecember I IFor
ment lentin entinDecember in December whichnetted18744 which netted 18744 18744For 18744For
For the benefit of those who are in inrested interested inrested
rested I would like lik to cite a Jew few items
of disbursement as j
132 licenses 2550 taxes 2149 Interest In Interest Interest ¬
terest on note and mortgage 9665payment 9665 9665payment 9665payment
payment on note 200 printing 2285oil 2285 2285oil 2285oifand
oil oifand and supplies 4730 janitor janitorservices services
32 lumber and materials 6484 li librarians librarians librarians ¬
brarians services 60These 60 60These 60These
These figures show only our large largeitems largeitems largeitems
items of expense The report of our ourtreasurer ourtreasurer ourtreasurer
treasurer will give detailed statement statementI
I desire to call your especial especialattention especialattentionto attention attentionto
to the library which is owned by the theCily theCity theCity
City of Fort tierce Pierce and not by the Im Improvement Improvement Improvement ¬
provement club the club acting as cus custodian custodian custodian ¬
todian only thas It has been hoped that thelibrary the thelibrary t le lelibrary
library receipts would be sufficient atleast at atleast atleast
least to pay the cost of keeping it itopen itopenbut open openbut openbut
but our books show that while we nave navepaid havepaid nave navepaid
paid out during the year 60 for service serviceof serviceoj serviceof
of librarian the receipts from the thelibrary thelibrary thelibrary
library have amounted to only 1926 1926leaving 1926leaving 1926leaving
leaving cost to the club of 4074 We Wehave Wehave > i ihave
have a very excellent library and 7t 7thas it ithas ithas
has been disappointing that it has been beenpatronized beenpatronized beenpatronized
patronized so little This condition the thepublic thepublic thepublic
public of Fort < Pierce can and should shouldrectify shouldrectify shouldrectify
rectify by more liberal patronage andthe and andthe andtheooks
the theooks books which we have being of a ahigh ah ahigh
h high gh standard I am sure that such suchpatronage su suchpatronage h hpatronage
patronage would be mutually helpfulWhile helpful helpfulWhile helpfulWhile
While in some ways our years work workhas workhas workhas
has been a disappointment to us inas inasmuch inasmuch inasmuch ¬
much as we have not ben able to payoff pay payoff payoff
off as much of the old indebtedness In indebtedneesaswe ebtedne s as aswe s swe
we had hopped to do yet we feel that thatall thatall thatall
all things being considered the year yearhas yearhas yearas
has as been fairly successful successfulas as we haveincurred have haveincurred hv hvmcurredno
mcurredno incurred no new indebtedness indebtednesllwhip which we wehave we wehave wehave
have not been able to meetWe meet meetWe meetWe
We have finished the year without withoutborrowing wi withoutborrowing hout houtborrowing
borrowing money moneythe the first time in thehistory the thehistory thehistory
history of the club that this thlsh has hqs s been beenione beindone beenlone
done We Wehave have also for the first time timeIn timein
in In n the history of the club cl b lost oureec oureecretary oursec oursecretary o rse ¬ i iretary
retary and andtreasurer treasurer both of ofwhomre ofwhomrecontinued whom re recontinued re recontinued
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