Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-08
Wine Growers Meeting.


copy the proceedings of the Wine
Growers meeting which convened in
Sacramento at = p. N. the previous
day:
In the absence of the President, G.
G. Blanchard, Vice-President Snyder
called the meeting to order, and stated
the objects of the meeting to be to eX-
anime and compare the duplicates of
the wines exhibited at the last Fair,
to examine wines sent in now for eX-
animation and award the premiums
and to transact such other business as
should be considered necessary for the
interest of the industry.
The Secretary read the minutes Of
the meeting held in September last
and the same were approved.
The committee on the classification
of grapes, through the Secretary, re-
ported that they had, as per authority
given them, awarded the contract of
painting the grapes of the State, or
twenty varieties of them, to Miss
Hannah Willard of San Jose. That
they had invited sample paintings
and bids from the artists of the State,
and all things considered Miss Mill
lard's bid was the most favorable.
they had contracted for twenty vari-
cites at $l2 each, the Society paying
the travelling expenses of the artist
from point to point. That under the
contract eight varieties had been
painted. The paintings were shown
and excited much admiration. They
were satisfactory to all present.
Major Snyder said he had written to
l.. Prang d Co., of Boston, fine art
publishers, in regaid to the execution
of chromOs, and had received an
answer which he would ask the Secre-
tary to read
Prang & Co. offer to do the work for
the following prices: Drawing in six
colors, about SIS; printing, $25 for 100,
$3.50 for 1000, and less for greater
number. Less colors would cost less,
and more colors more.
Miss Willard being present stated
that all the paintings would require
more than six colors to do them justice.
The committee was asked to make
out their report in writing, and hand
the same in at the adjourned meeting
to-day.
DR.. Chandler, of Suffer county, said
he noticed from the reading of the
minutes that committees had not
stated in their reports the varieties of
grapes to which they had awarded
premiums; and offered the following
resolutions: "That when premiums for
the best grapes for any purposes be
declared, the names of the varieties be
given to the association and placed on
the minutes before any premiums be
paid;' which was adopted.
The Secretary said he had noticed a
very important communication SUBJ
mitted by Mr.. Newmark to the Cham
Der of Commerce of Los Angeles, on
the subject of wine distillers and q
change of duties OH imported wines.
The communication was read and
referred to committee of three-H.
WOhler, VIM. McP. Hill and c. Stro-
bel-tO report tomorrow.
The Secretary stated that there was
to be a meeting of the delegates from
agricultural societies in the Pavilion
this evening to take into consideration
an appropriation for the encourage
ment of agriculture and other indus
tries, and that it would be well for this
association to be represented.
The President appointed II. Wohler,
I. N. Hoag and George West said
committee.
Mr.. Wohler called attention to the
manner in which vineyards were
taxed: first, the land second, the
growing vines as an improvements;
third the wine produced; and fourth,
the other improvements, and moved
that committee be appointed to
memorable the Legislature to correct
this practice.
The President appointed the follow
ing committee: WOhler, Hill, West,
Strobel, and the President was added.
The committees on the wines were
appointed as follows:
Dry wines - Dressed, Strobel and
Wrinkle.
Sweet wines-Dr. Chandler, Krug
and Aiken.
Special wines = Backus, Hill and
West.
The committees examined the wines
and reported as follows:
Dry white wine-Gundlach & Dres-
sci, Resisting, 1871; best dry wine, 1868,
j. r. Snyder; red wine, 1870, Major
Snyder.
The committee appointed to exam
inc sweet wines awarded the first
choice to Robert Chalmers of Coloma,
for Green Hungarian, for vintage of
1872; Orleans Hills Vinicultural Asso-
citation, first choice sweet tokay, for
vintage of 1871; OH sweet wine for en-
try at the present time, Robert Chal-
mers, first choice, for sweet Catawba,
vintage of 1871.
The Committee on Special Wines
awarded the first premium for sherry
| to George w. West, for the year 1869;
ports, none worthy of premium; spark
ling, none offered.
The association adjourned to meet
to-day at O'Clock A. NJ