Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-06
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Assessment sastcrz-Co Convention OF Grain
Growers.
SAN francesca. September 5tb.-About a
week ago communication was addressed by
the State Board of Equalization to the Board
of Supervisors of this city. as local Board
OF Equalization, 60 the effect that the State
Board proposed to investigate the method of
assessment in the city, with a view of deter
mining whether the work was properly per-
formed, and of revising rates if expedient.
Tonight the Board of Supervisors passed
resolution deprecatiog the proposed action OF
the State Board as likely to work hardship
to taxpayers, and as an expression OF the
sense OF the Board as opposed to any such
measure.
An adjourned meeting of the Convention
of Grain. Growers was held in the room over
the Grapgers' Bank this afternoon. ii. NJ.
Laru OF Sacramento. was Chairman, and
Il. J. Ostrander. Secretary. About 25 dele
gates from the principal grgin-growing coun-
ties were present. A report, which was
adopted was made by Charles Woods, Chair.
man of the committee appointed at the last
meeting Of the Convention, to report plan
cf organization, having in view the promo
ton of the interests Of the wheat-growers of
the State. The report was an individual
one, the Chairman not having been able to
meet the other members of tbs committee.
Mr. Woods opposed the idea of separate
organization of wheat-growers, independent
of the Grangers' Bank and the Grangers'
business Association. The latter institution
had capital, experience and capacity to bst-
ter effect ths ends than any independent or
ganization could strive for. After years of
uncertainty the Grangers' Association now
stood upon firm footing in the business
community aud had earDed and holds the
confidence of the farmers. There was no OBJ
jeet the grain. growers could desire that could
be accomplished Us speedily by an indepsn-
dent organization. Alr. English, of Contra
Costa county, urged the necessity of placing
exact facts OF the wheat situation
before the farmers of the State.
The wheat crop this year would
not be ever twenty-five per ceat. as large as
it was last year. There would not be over
500, 600 tons of this years growth for export
Against this the demand is greater than ever
before, and the tonnage is also greater That
is, there is now i'll this haIbor tonnage of
40, 900 tons aad $50. 600 tons more on the
way, or known to be bound for here and
there Is probably $4,000 or G0,000 tonnage
coming here from Australia with coal, eX-
pecting to take wheat out That Is,
the demand is greater, or would be
If the growers were not forcing
Wfital u1u1 bllc hCb, aEu lIStSulS
be lower. except that shippers find more
wheat rushed TO deep.water wharves than the
tonnage in sight can bandle. While every
thing would be in the hands of the growers,
if they oaly knew their advantage, the re-
verse Is the case, and San Francisco brokers
are debating terms to the growers. 1t is not
known, even to the growers themselves, that
this years wheat crop in California will
average for the whole State not more than
one-quarter as much as last year. 1t is not
known to the growers generally that freights
are s. higher than there is any need they
should be, and it is not known generally to
what extent the wheat crops in other parts of
tha world have been total or partial failures
this year. If these things were known,
growers could safely hold their wheat, both
this years growth and the surplus from last
years crops, for two cents per pound. Money
is plentiful and cheap in San francisco, and
now can be had for six per cent, and there is
every reason why wheat-growers should hold
on for twenty per cent. advance, and
not rush into the market at an un-
callei-for sacrifice. MIR. Woods thought
the object desired would be accomplished
by a circular letter, setting forth
the eitu alton as outlined by the last speaker,
and sent to all the wheat-growers in the
State. He moved that such q letter be pre-.
pared ard sent, and the motion was carried.
It was then agreed thai the Convention meet
again one week from tomorrow. 1t is ex-
pected that large number of growers, repre-.
senting large proportion of the stored
wheat in the State. will be present at the
meeting, and that an agreement will be en-
tered into not to sell for less than two cents
This agreement, it is hoped, will force the
price up to the desired figure by the tins the
bay Is filed with tonnage enough to take al
q ba xUDpat and oh hannYna
anxious for cargoes. Several speakers urged
farmers 10 send their grain for shipment to
the new whafves and grain sheds at Port
Costa.