Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-22
THE WREAT-GRowERS ASSOCIATION CO
CALIFORNIA.
The following Communication was yesser.
dag received ~ the Chairman of the Board
of Supervisors OF Sacramento county:

| The iollNTlng communication was yesser
day received by the Chairman of the Boar,
Of Supervisors OF Sacramento county:
MARCH is, 1852.
Pursuant to notice given through the pubic pres
a number OF the prominent grain-groweIs OF thu
STATE held meeting IN San Ftan=,seo on the 14tt
OF September last Tor the pnrpoSe OF consultation
with view of deysing some means for the protec
ton OF their interests agaiBst the various combin
ations which have beeD formed by those engaged IL
buying and selling, ami transporting the produces
| of the California grain fields to MARKET such COM
finations beng inv riaby det mental TO the inter
est OF the graiRgrower, having been 50 managed as
to defraud him of large portion Of the profits Of
| his industry.
cussed and the necessity Tor concert of action the
part of the grain-grewers being unanimously coli
coded it was decided to organize the " Wheat
Growers Association Of California" whose objects
and purposes shall be as follows:
l. To bring the gr2in-groYers OF this State into
closer communication with view OF securing con-
cered action when deemed necessary to guaru their
general interests.
, To provide means for collecting and disseminat-
ing among the members of the Association reliable
statistical information concerning the crop prospects
and annual aggregate product OF the grain produc-
ing districts OF the world, the probable demand for
consumption and amount available for supplying
such demand, the available tonnage for moving
the surplus product OF this coast to market, ana
such information concerning storage facilities, rail-
road and luiand water transportation, as snail De
requisite to enable the members OF the Association
to act inteligenty in the transaction of their bust
ness.
3. To discourage all practices which may tend to
lower the standard OF California wheat in the mar
kets of the world, and to endeavor to enhance the
value of our wheat and to increase the productive
ness OF our land.
T. To provide method TO enable the grain-grow-
ers of the State to with promptness and efficiency
in any emergency when their interests are threat
ened.
Such an Association has been formed and legally
incorporated under the laws OF this state. Being
Association merely Tor the mutual protection OF its
members, it has capital stock, and its principal
object will be to aid its members to receive for their
proAct price more nearly approximatipg its value
In I've great markets OF the world than has been the
price heretofore fixed by the combinations Of speeu
lators and shippers who have SO long controlled the
wheat market OF California.
In order to make the Association complete sue
cess 1t is desirable to have the cooperation OF all the
leading grain growers OF the State, and consequently
at a meeting OF the Association held in San Fran
cisco, Monday, october 10, 1881, it was decided to
appoint committee in each of the wheat-produciug
counties OF the State to solicit persons in the bust
ness of grain growing TO become members OF the
Association. At the meeting held January 8, 1882,
all of the former committees were continued and
new committees appointed to canvass the
counties not already provided for The following
named gentlemen were appointed Tor your county ::
p r. Beckley, j. W. Wilson, Benjamin Bailey, J.
]. b uer Samuel Blair, Stephen Butler and Edward
Christy.
Its sincerely hoped that Your committee will make
an effort to secure as large 4 membership posi-
BILE as we are satisfied that each member Of the
Association will be benefited to an extent far in
cess Of the small amount each will have to
tribute to make the Association s7li-sustainlng.
Each subscriber should endeavor to be present at
the next meeting of the Association as matters Of
Importance will there be acted on Ii subscriber
is unable to attend III person, your committee is
authorized to receive the Initiation fee and propose
his name.
Tue initiation fee will be $40. and the annual dues
wi be fixed hereafter at regular meeting of the
Association at such sum shall be found cessary
to carry out the objects of the Association, but
to exceed in any event So per annum. The next
regular meeting of the ASSOCIATION will be held in
Grangers' Hall, San Francisco, on Monday. April 10,
1882, at ? P. NJ, at which time it Is hoped that a
large representation from your county will be pres
ent 10 take rt in the deliberations of the organi-
ton. Respectfully, w. L. oYERBISER,
a. c. PAULSELL,
L. NJ HICKMAN,
}. W. MCCAHTaY,
IH0S. UPTON,
Committee