Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-02
PACIFIC SLOPE.
CONVENTION OF FRUIT.GROWERS
In SAN FRANCISCO.
Political Gatherings-Th Rain Nov
ing Cornerstone Laid
in San Bernardino.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RrooRp-uslos ]
CALIFORNIA.
The Fruit Growers Convention.

CALIFORNIA.
The Fruit-Growers' Convention
SAN FRANCISCO. October lst.-The Fruit-Grow-
eTs convention met again az 10 A. H. TO-DAY Mr
Blackwood in the chair.
Mr.. Trumbuil, referring to the scanty attend
ance, said that the Convention was not a repre-
sentative one. Little notice had been sent
throughout the State as far as he knew The
attendance has been very small, and the fruit
growers who have at times attended have been
very dilatory. The Convention should take ac-
ton to have such Conventions properly brought
to the notice of fruit-growers He moved that Il
committee of five be appointed TO make arrange
ments for the next Convention
Mr.. Nilco said that it was difficult to get morc
than one truit-gTower in iiity TO attend a Con-
vention He thought il would be better TO hold
district Conventions every quarter He did not
think il any use for a Convention to DE- called
here, and have only six or seven fruit-growerS
attend
Mr.. Hatch agreed with NJ. Milco's idea as to
district Conventions. But he thought that there
should be central Convention once a year lie
referred to the beneficial effect of advertising
upon the attendance at former meetings
Mr. Canteiope, OF N9eaville, thought that the
present failure o.the Convention was due to II
lack OF advertising. lie had found that few
held.
Mr.. Gray, of Chico. thought that the time set
was too early for Il full attendance Meetings
should be held the last OF October.
Dr. Chaplin asked if it were necessary for four
ieet naming posters to be put up throughout the
state in order To get enough fruit growers to-
gether TO form Convention. lie knew that
notice had been given by nearly every promi
nent paper in the State
Mr.. webb was sure thai not less than 100
papers III the State had given due notice. He
was satisfied that the fruit-growerS throughout
tne state knew and have known OF this Conyen-
ton.
Mr.. Caldwell had seen the notice for the last
three weeks in flp pJfyuJ Draoc 81,
the time set for the Convention was too early
Frult-groTeTs are now very busy gathering fruit
Dr. Chapin thought the difficulty was the
time set. When meetings were held in Noyem-
Der, fruit-growers did not like to attend a con
ventlon because they could not keep warm
hr. Cantelope said that there could be no
more favorable time for his section OF the eoun-
try than the present. lie had begun 10 think
that fruit growers had lost interest in the
matter.
Judge Blaekwood thought that the lack of
attendance is due TO the fact that fruit is now
being gathered
On motion of Mr Trumbull a committee Of
five was ordered appointed to consult with the
State Board of Horticulture with respect to an
nuai meetings
Mr.. Aiken brought up the subject of statistics
as TO growing crops, and thought that system
should be devised whereby reports of growing
crops in the State can be obtained. He offered
q a resolution asking the Legislature to provide
for the publication of monthly crop and stock
reports, giving quality and condition Of crops.
price of labor, amount harvested, price of prod
ucts rainfall, temperature, etc,
debate on this subject then followed.
SECOND DISPATCH.I
SAN FRANCISCO, October 1st.-At the afternoon
session the Convention discussed the motion to
appoint committee 10 procure the appoint
ment by the Legislature of Commission To
gather statistics concerning crops and stock.
Discussion was postponed to hear Colonel An
drews on the subject of the New Orleans EXhi-
bltion. He said that everything was going on
well, and that goods were now being shipped to
New Orleans from every part of the State. The
wine,growers, e the silk-eulturists, E. j. Baldwin
and w L. Coleman were going 10 make fine
exhibits. Ii was probable that the States col
lection of minerals would be sent to New Or
leans Colonel Andrews referred TO report
that he was going to make money out OF this
movement; the fTuit-growers, the wine growers
and others were going to pay him we'll But he
stated that this was an absurd report, which the
fruit-growers themselves seemed to think also
Colonel Andrews then stated that he was ap-
preached by u merchant of this city, who pro-
posed to make a business enterprise of the Com
missionership. If he could be appointed Assist
ant Commissioner, he would procure from1Her-
chants samples Of ali the goods they sell. and
sell them in the South, whereby s50,000 could be
made.
Mr.. Jessup said that he had collected fruit ex-
hibits, and that the people had responded gen.
erouSly to all demands upon them. He thought
that it was necessary TO reach out i'll every di-
rection to secure a market for our fruits. Unless
we do so we shall suffer.
Mr. klee stated that he would start out to-
morrow 10 gather an exhibit of trees grown
here, so as to show the different climates OF Cal
ifornia.
W. NJ Williams sent to the Convention box
of peaches from two-year-old tree, and known
as the Lyons Cling" Messrs. De Long Mico
and Hlckson were appointed q committee TO ex-
anime and report.
afations for departure for New York Satur
day. Harry Edwards could not attend the Con
veution.
Synod Of the Pacific.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 1st.-The Synod of
the Pacific. which meets once year, while EN-
bracing all the Presbyterian Churches i'll Cali
fornia, as well as Nevada, has never yet held Il
meeting further south than Gilroy, where it met
in 1872; so that members from the southern
part of the State, which is all embraced in the
Presbytery of Los Angeles, have been unable to
attend without ineurring the heavy expense, as
well as the serious loss of time, involved in
yearly journey to the more central portion. AS
that part of the county has been 50 rapidly de
yeloping during late years. there has been a
corresponding growth i'll the church, so that
LOW the Prcsbytery of Los Angeles includes
more ministers than any other Presbytery in the
Synod, except that of San Francisco. and within
six as many churches as the one containing the
greatest number. which is Sacramento. In view
of this the arrangement alluded to had come to
be quite burdensome, as well as somewhat I'M
satisfactory, to that section Of the ecclesiastical
body, and so, as an act of Justice as well as of
concifGtion, it was resolved at the session held
last year in Sacramento to hold the next
one in Los Angeles, and the Stated Clerk
Rev. +. l. Shcarer, was instructed to nego-
tiate for the passage OF members Oh the
most favorable terms otSainab!e. This instruc
ton he faithfully carried out, and succeeded III
making such satisfactory arrangements with
the railroad company that quite q party of
ministers and elders. together with members
of their families, ana others desiring to attend
the meetings, ayailed themselves of the oppor
tunity of doing so, and also of visiting the city
of Los Angeles, ana looking at its various at
TRACTORS including, of course. the fragrant
orange groves for which it is so famous.
The train containing most of the excursionists
left this city yesterday afternoon, and the party
was reinforced at various places along the
route, so that when fully under way it had in
creased sufficiently to insure successful meet
ing even without any additions from the Los
Angeles Presbytery, which is expected to turn
out in full force
The hour for the Synod to meet was fixed at
II O'clock to-day, but owing to changes in the
timetable of the railroad, bringing the train to
Los Angeles in the afternoon instead of the
morning, it was understood that it would
simply convene at that hour and adjourn until
this evening, when it is expected that the
Synod viii be regularly opened with religious
services. and IL sermon by the retiring Modera
tor, Rev. J. ". Ellis, the pastor, of the First
Church of Los Angeles, in which
the sessions will be held.
Grand Army of the Republic.
SAN FRANCISCO. October 1st-The following
has been issned by the Adjutant General of the
Grand Army of the Republic:
HEADQUARTERS GRAND ARMY |
OF THE REPUBLIC
TOLEDO, o., September Is, 1884.
General Orders No. 4.
The country at this time is being aGitated by
n great political contest and while ii must be
by all that no class OF citizens have
higher right TO freely express their political
and take part in the campaign as their
convictions shall dictate, than those who
through unselfish patriotism went forth to save
the nation yet the o1nmander-in-C Chief deems
il his duty to remind comrades that the Grand
Army of the Republic is strictly non-partisan
Our law upon this subject is plain and emphatic,
as follows:
g No officer or eomrade of the Grand Army of
the Republic shall i'll any manner use the organ
ization for partisan purposes, and no discussion
of partisan questions shall be permitted ut any
of its meetings, nor shall any nomination for
political office be made See Chap. D, Art. XI.,
X and R.
It is. therefore earnestly hoped that no Post
will violate this fundamental law OF our asSocIa
ton by participating in any political demon
stration whatever.
The wearing of Grand Army badge or uni
form at Il political meeting IS III the highest
degree improper and comrades should refrain
from so offending against the spirit OF our Rules
and Regulations.
Bv command of JOHN S kouNTz,
Commander-in-Ch
" W AIcoEN. Acknowledgement.