Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-08-31
California Wines and Fruits in New
YORK.


Mr.. o. @. Weyse. Councilman from
the Fifth ward in Los Angeles, who has
been spending several months in New
York City, has addressed lengthy let
tor to Mr.. Isaias w. Helhnan on the
subject Of wines in that market, with
also mention Of oranges from Cali
fornia and their excellence as compared
with Florida oranges. Mr.. Weyse says
Of wines:
II am convinced that California wine
men are cutting their own throats by
overlooking the market with an unripe
article which is not yet suitable TO bot
tie and too crude and harsh to be agree
able, and which. in my opinion, is the
cause OF an existing prejudice against
California wine that will only be over
come when our winners and large deal
ers will withhold their products until
they have attained reasonable maturi-
ty, say two years.
This position has always been advo.
Gated by the HERALD, and controverted
by other journals that had no knowledge
of the subject. Arpad Harasz!hy, in
his address at the State Viticultural
convention in this city, stated that some
wines were better at forty years old than
at less age. Mr.. Weyse will hold the
wines of his firm for another year. He
also states that he will establish depot
and wholesale salesroom near the Pro
duce Exchange in New York, for the
sale of the vintage Of Maud, Weyse &
Co.
In regard to oranges Mr.. Weyse most
emphatically says:
II confess that until l came here |
never had much confidence in our
oranges, but assure you that there is
not an orange on tho New York market
that equals them Those OF Florida
have more sweetness but no favor,
while those of Los Angeles, besides be-
ing still sweet enough, have delicious
flavor. When l showed them to the
dealers here, they We're astonished.
One OF them was perfectly cnthu-
siastic. He carefully weighed the fruit
in his hand and found it ''very heavy"
which is a great virtue. Then opening
it, he smeIled and tasted it, exclaiming,
why, this is beausifnl;" took it to a
neighbor, who Immediately came. over
and tried to induce me to order car
load, offering me SIS hundred for them.
Mr.. Weyse is firm in the belief that
our best frai.. properly packed, will pay
handsomely TO ship to New York. He
will call his establishment Los Angeles
fruit and aoine depot, and give his attsn.
tion to the establishment of the reputa-
tion OF Los Angeles county products.
This project OF Mr.. Weyse is very I'M.
portant one to the people Of this city
and county. 1t is Of immense advan-
tageto them to have an active, intelli-
gent gentleman like Mr.. Weyse in the
great market Of New York to constantly
keep on hand our best productions, in a
Los Angeles Exchange, in the heart of the
city, where the merchants of all nations
can see them and leave their orders for
fruits, nuts, wines, brandies, raisins and
canned fruit.
Such an exchange is necessity for
cur wine and fruit-growers. aud we trust
that they will open a correspondence
with Mr.. Weyse and supply him with
the best Of our products, to the mutual
advantage Of both. A large and lucra-
tive business ought to spring up from
this enterprise which Mr.. yveyse pur-
poses to establish in the great American
metropolis. With cheap freighta and
quick time. and fine fruit and other pro-
ducts, Los Angeles and New York ought
to be in ide closest commercial relations,
and this new enterprise will accomplish
such result.