This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Watermelon Distributors Report Growth in Acreage
At the Melon Distributors' Association annual meeting in Atlanta, Florida, Georgia and Alabama showed acreage increases this season, with Florida about 33 1 3 percent and Georgia around 25 percent. James L. Leonard served as president, Mercer Brown as vice president, and R. H. Pennington as secretary and treasurer. The gathering urged railroads to improve stem end treatment and freight practices while backing government spraying research and cooperative marketing efforts. Additional talks covered perishables handling, disease prevention, and uniform diversion forms for shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Melon Distributors’ Association
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Missouri
Ateie
Leonard
WR. H. Pennington
Evansville
Ind
Bureau of Markets
Railroad Administration
Robert Taylor
AL c. L
Orlando
Taylor
Wells A. Sherman
Bureau
Frank H. Johnson
Ammenge
Sohneon
Quece
Accu i
Agai
Johnson
BE. Winburn
F. C. Meier
Bureau of Plant Industry
Washington, D. C
J. F. Hartsough
J. A. Sams
R. R. Co
Sams
Legislative Committee
David Brown
Albany, Ga