Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-17
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SAN JOSE, November 10th The rnorniro
session of the Horticultural Conyention was
of committees. ''
The Committee on Shipments report crona
but half the usual size, but prices higher than
last year. Much damage was done bv early
trosts and the codlirg moth. California
fruit few years ago only reached the wealth v
people in the East, but there is now az rnncb
increase that 1t is necessary to reduce the
price so SO to secure consumption by q LARGER
class. Inc RISKS are great in shipping 8 coo
miles through various climates, and shippers
often lose; but an ever-increasing market at
$40 to $50 per ton ia assured.
The Convention adopted the following res.
olution on the subject: That it is for the hest
interest of growers that they be pren2red IN
dry their surplus fruit, and only shin To mar
ket in its fresh state that which is sound ana
of good quality.
The Committee on Nursery men referred to
the crsZs tor low priced trees as causing the
dissemination of pests, recommend the crea-
ton OF public sentiment against Importation.
and strict quarantine law striugently en-.
forced. The report referred TO the strict reg.
uiatlon IN Europe against transmission from
infected districts, which is not permitted eyen
in transit or by mail. 1t is the dntv of
nurserymen to carefully disinfect before
sending out, ana it is the duty of the mr.
chaser to carefully examine before planting.
Evergreens received from the East and tropi.
cal plants are greatly to be dreaded, as liable
to Introduce curculio and other pests.
Hsines, of Santa Clara, thought the report
not strong enough on quarantine that S. L.
Lslb, lawyer of San Jose, says it is consSi-
tutional to quarantine against all infected
districts, and We know the East and Austria
lis are infected.
Pryol,. OF Oakland, said half 8 million trees
arrive there annually from the East. He ex-
amined one lot and found woolly sphis through
cut the whole case. The importer cared little,
and though County COMMISSIONS. Of Herti-
culture, he could not prevent all the trees be.
ing sent north, having no power to seize or
arrest. The Commissioners should have
power to act the whole year. Anything done
should be done right, and not half way. We
cannot afford, and the law should lot permit.
delay.
The fruit gro wers' report recommended en-.
tomological bulletins; annual reports free
packages for fruit; more attention to drying,
aiming therein at the highest excellence |:
established Horticultural Societies in every
section, communicating with each other: a
State Board, and an annual Convention of
| truit-growers which should be made perma.
nent.
| La tAaC dihSuselun OI lTES packages, Button
of Santa Clara ssid if packages were free
canGeries would sell them at half the price at
which fruit-rasers buy them, and the infec-
| ton would spread. Packages should be also
destroyed.
| Pitkin said il was better to disinfect, as
Tree boxes would go all over the State. No
law could compel consumers to destroy the
boxes, and people will buy cheap boxes to
repack.
Jessup, of Hsywards, said ra;sers can con.
tract with Gamers TO burn boxes, and if
| commission merchants refuse to paw for the
| boxes and withdraw their trade, the boxes
| gathered from consumers would do little
damage.
Powers said the Gamers would allow two
and one half cents if free boxes were general,
Professor Dwinelie said Cutter, of San
| Francisco, told him he would allow half
price on free boxes, as he had to keep two
men employed ali the season returning the
| boxes. Consumers vera often prevented
from purchasing because of the cost and
annoyance of paying for or returning boxes
charged much over their value
I'll. J. Haines moved to so amend the re-
| port as TO say the boxes should be new and
free. Passed, and the report was adopted
| Holt of Riverside, said large numbers of
| fruit-g growers in the southern counties could
not reach the Convention at Riverside at tho
time of tie fifth annual citrus lair there next
spring.
De- Long, Of Marin, proposed resolutions
in favor OF shipping only the best quality of
fruit: Carried.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
SAN JOSE, November 16th.-At the after
noon session of the horticuIturists. ToUnserd
moved that the Convention should be perrus.
nent, meeting next year in San Francisco ct
a tina to be fixed by the State Board of Hor-
ticultural Commissioners. Carried unani
mcusly.
The report of the Committee on Paclxera
was made by j. II. Barbour, of San Jose.
| The fruit. packing companies, growers, can.
neTs and shippers interests are mainly identi.
cal. The Gamers being nearer the consumers
know what they want and can inform the
| growers, who ask, What shall we plant? He
named fruit and kinds Of fruit in order Of
preference by consumers in cans. Peaches
are the backbone of canning. O; free.
stones, early and late Crawfords meet
the general demand. Lemon aud orange
ciings are best, but such as have a red
pith should be avoided. Apricots are wanted
of large size, of a uniform deep color. The
freestone ideal apricot is not yet grown in
canning quantities, but he has ssen large
hybridiz5d specimens. OF pears. B,rtIetts
are also suitable. OF cherries, white are
preferred, and are alone salsble in the East
and foreign countries, but Black Tartarian
have proved superior, and are sent largely
to New Mexico, Arizona, western Texas
Kansas. Colorado and Wyoming. Plums
are liable to swell In the cans unless cooked
all out OF shape, and are discouraging to can.
ners. Strawberries are declining la supply.
The press wrongly represents that California
has the world for market. OF over 600 600
cases Of canned goods annually put up in Cal.
ifornia, less than %. COO are exported to for.
eign countries; less than II, 600 to Great
Britain, which, with its colonies, is the only
country where there is no duty on canned
goods. London is glutted with California
apricots. One Gamer alone sent II 900 to
15,0C0 to Colorado, being more than to the
largest foreign consumer. In the States along
the Missouri and Mississippi rivers we com.
pate with Baltimore, where the coat of all
materials and labor is much less, including
sugar. Ouc only point of superiority is
the fruit, and less than a third of
that sent to canneries here ia fist.
class fruit. The tendency of the markets is
10 raise standard on the packer which he
cam Of meet unless growers improve. Price
is the largest factor in extending the market.
4 reduction therein of one-fourth would
double the sales. The demand for California
fruit at present rates Is fully met, notwith.
standing the misleading announcements to
the contrary. The present prices cannot be
m sintained if the markets are to be found for
an increased supply. Santa Clara valley alone
will produce more apricots thaa the world
wants at present rates,
La the discussion the cause of the higher
price of sugar here than at the East was at
trihuted to Spreckels, and is regarded as
serious handicap on Californis canning tend.
ing to lower the price of fruit seriously.
Barbour believed that unless q change
therein occurred Gamers could not pay over
one and a half to two cents for apricots.
| C. Hayden, Of G. W. Meade & Co.. San
Francisco, from the Committee on Dried
Fruit, said the demand was unlimited. Sales
of California amount to over 1000 600
pounds annually, shipped from San Francisco
| all over the world, He advised an improved
! q lality. and stated the means of preserving
| fresh appearance.
Adjourned.
! Largely Attended FuneraI-Deafh of n
HOung lawyer.
| SHASTA, November 16sh.-The funeral of
! George Henry Opperman took place at Shasta
| this afternoon, and was one OF the largest &C.
curing at this place for long time. Mr..
! Opperman died suddenly at Deadwood, Butte
county, while under medical treatment. The
deceased was buried with honors By the Odd
| Fellows, Ancient Order of United Workmen
and American Legion of Honor, the Work.
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