, 1881-11-23
A Returned Chioagoan on the
Fruit.Raising interests Of
the State.
The Perfection Of the Product, md the
Enormous and Growing Trade
Tlleroln.
California Grapes and Wine-Raisin- Max
Ing and 0ranga- 9rowing-Trouble-
some Insects.

uttax pllt1t md general market Tor tho lstr|bu-
ton Of California and other Western and troptc-
nj FRUITS It is to this city TINT tlcarly all OF tho
h,,iauns, orntlges. lemons. etc., sent from Cnha,
Pnnntnn. and tho West indies. aro BhIppod by
why Of Nuw Orluuns, and Eustorn buyers COM
ccntrnto in ChleuHo 10 make thofr purchases. As
III everything eisc, the Gartlon City loatls III the
American fruit trac. Sir. Washington Porter,
OF tho wtll-kn0Wn lt-tlnportt1.g firm OF pnr.
ter 1:roters, of this city, tas spent the past six
nunths In California, wllrre tho ilrtn have vaBt
hmuunts Invested IN fruit In Vineyards and
orchards. The gentleman returned a dny or two
nHu, mud lust evuhlnR a TRIBUNE reporter had n
vcry Interesting talk with him on the frnlt
question. There IL no knowing. no npproxt-
nAt!t,g," said ho. Of tho fruit raising abilities
Ut tho great Stuto Of California. Its RESOURCES III
this rcKMrl are unlimited ant, 1t Oilers tho widest
Held md tho grentest and Bureat ruturn of my
pGco IN tho world. Though rrtiit-rh!sng there
is III IT, infancy. nppruherd, from whit know
staio il, that Industry. VintluuIiure must % IL.
come ono OF IT. Hrcntest industries und re-
sources The wlne-Krapc rntsud III California
in Frnncu, anu tho CnllrurnIA wInps must, aoon-
or or later. drive forgIgn fnlportatnus frotn our
h"vs W ntcrsat t. pt ots en-
THUGS and California; chuu,paglo and its rod and
qtvr 9 winss aTs rghgr ana puEnr th any Of
liut lis to general fruit prospccts1' snll tho
..,, ~, faE flsl'1r cNor'
tho Santa ClarA district alunc boIlcvo therc Is
nver s:.Vu.ot0 invested u ths Industry. Cnl!-
1n,a r.n nS"ta ,ey carry q, .ne pam lor size 1niu
tic rruii.cro, aruot,ts t., in ti,n naurc,rnt9. Il
WI! take H., on an nyoragg, 1T three pears to the
iyhich waugh tynnty nn,nds mi I1nn nr,n ft,ias
yeir hnya handled uf tno urrsont cr0n ;piUTI
u othars Gust III Of hero. ~ res ' ,housaai'I hsuaaI
tons hava boon dlspOse1 Of west OF Dun.
nuce Of tho srop Ina iran tnke,, bv J tfn
cunning co,npaulas. OF Mi tto Industries
.o,!assts,l xith trait.ra,anE tnIak that
si1SS,im nf lin mira nnnltaI inwcstnI IN Yr.st
IN tho st,,e. ] vory smsil % proportion i III t the
na Inrroy nin VIM amd ~ amo 9 "s nr,,i, - -
i,lao Into rislf,s." 'N' '''' ''''' ~" '-0A' 40
riggs III II, Industry promm4ke N well2' ..,
IL tH raa!,s s r. ts
tho bcst I.onJon i.ynrs, Thay aro prottor. i r.
eeaner and r,nro Uniform. Gf co eourso ste; tboy
nn,t With nro irmn,on "', n" ,nn,Et,,. Han,EEs.
r,lIslns. Hi,t thoir tIMyor ia t,,nre
rici, a,ia mellow, and ti,osc Who o. aro known o as
To Tic M9iMua i,ndom I"vnr t,tt wiz HUH IN
rulsjIsY California nr,uns lin wi,lrai tietI ~, ~.
.rh Gnrth n ahts iine Tno at,noTd crop and En-
mrfnnrn In TIA t,ttnr,, ami tI,ov ,vfti "r,rnIv
ijruru in tho ttn,ns cf tho ,,r9y,,,nts "f f7hIs
WE1uHEfUt Et1tb. IHQrG BILL 0thrr tNtktlG-
trrs u0iiiinE to tho fr0ut, and tbny must a.
trnct uttontjott. i Hpunk INV IF thn "
nnv,ro 49,, ,,,u,,.o ~. ,,,,,.,.,
Aalsa AMI culslNu Or FhENch AND GER
~ MAN rltoSEs.
For several yc.rs growers hive been export
fruit wbcb IL mol onlS eH,,ai tilt nttrr ~ .tgK In,,
amy which hns yet colno from foreign yorts.
ona. s''s''"' '"''' ''''1 - A'a''' 'n'ot's1'u8
wi irow docs tho rc1attyo coat oomparo with
tho lDruRn rruIt?"
"'rh9ro is Just where the trouble Is Mt pres-
as that State 9ets unou9li trees plantUd and
with tho foroKn goods. Thcae artIclcs hnve
ngSn @ il9ha hefanss m Of tiie'r excellent auAlity
nand hus oxcecdrsl tho production. Nov thoro
arc tHHro buing raised. but thts IL biz country
anu the dcmana for eood Hootls Is alwnys fully
equal to tho supply. Another ebirlt la the dried
pttteu pilin. They Aro n deltc!Utls LUXURY
PlNms gr0w tsher iu EalItur1ia than flu any other
w. an",ay 10 me plum IN California. It grows
il 10 end to tGoe waaih TIL that e oouS % 10 @ produeod
Wvnu snnt liz, n1"u, ~, a., ..,,.t,..r
..En ~ annas ~ fc,'.,, ..xtsssio,,,o
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