Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-13
SACRAMENTO FRUIT.GROWERs.
The Break Made by Them at the State
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Rannrt

Inc Dreak Made Dy Them at the State
Convention-COrrecti of Report.
Through the loss, in transmission, of a
| portion of the RECORD UNIONS report OF
Wednesdays proceedings of the Fruit.
| Growers Convention, some facts were
thereby made to read incorrectly concern
| ing the interesting scene which occurred in
the afternoon. The missing portion and
| the necessary connections are therefore
given, as follows:
After the roll-call of those who had sub
scrlbed stock was concluded, Senator Rou-
tier said there were owners of 1000 acres
of bearing fruit in Sacramento county who
would like to be members of this corpora
ton provided they did not thereby lose all
power over the disposal of their fruit when
shipped. He therefore, to test the ques-
ton, moved that it be the sense of the
meeting that when a member ships a car
load in the train of the Fruit Growers
Union, that he be permitted to consign his
fruit to such person, at such place, as he
sees proper, thereby awaiting himself of
the reduced rates the Union may acquire
Tor Its members, but permitting them also
to sell their fruit to whomsoever they
choose.
cuSSlon, but no expression of the Conyen-
ton was obtained. Mr.. Leib said he was
inter ested in this subject, but he had con-
cluded to go into the corporation and fight
1t out when the bylaws were adopted; or.
II he was beaten, to accept that the Union
was wiser than he
Mr.. EStee added that nothing adopted at
this meeting could have any binding effect
upon the corporation, and he therefore
asked that the fruit-growers from Sacra-
mento county join the Union and help
to adopt bylaws that included their de-
sires
r. ]. Trumbull wanted to know if the
1rult-growers of Sacramento desired 10
have the benefits of the Association with
out paying for it.
Mr.. Reuter- (emphatically)- Sacramento
don want anything without paying for it,
nor would she accept it in that way. We
are ready to subscribe, if in doing so we
are not to lose all control of our fruit.
Without any expression having been
made by vote the subject was finally
dropped.
BREAK FOR THE UNION.
Drury Melone said he could see some
prominent fruit-growers in the room whom
1t panied him to see not join this move
ment. He appealed to them in q very eff
feetiye way to come forward and subscribe,
and thus make the Union what they were
contending for. Loud applause.l
After moments silence, David Lubin
arose and said think something should
be done now TO relieve the fruit-grovers.
in the direction of finding market for all
the good fruit grown in the State, and as
nothing can be done without uniting to-
gether, | am in favor of joining and having
all my friends join this Union loud and
prolonged applausel, and making it a vast
and grand concern for good to the State of
California. Let us bury all differences of
opinion and all prejudices and work for a
single aim. You may put my name down
for 125 shares. Loud applause, and "Good,
Good.
Senator Reuter- next arose and said ::
You have failed to answer me civil ques-
ton, but am going to subscribe anyway
Put me down for fifty shares.
This caused the utmost uIroar, and i'm
mediately a break was made, and many
who had been standing out now rose to
their feet and started forward to subscribe
The question being raised whether the
law concerning the organization of stock
h3idiIig associations would not continue
the officers until 1887 it was tie unanimous
expression that those elected are to be so
chosen until next January, when they shall
resign, if the law would otherwise continue
their terms.
This seemed to remove most of the re-
naming obstacles, and the number of
those going forward to subscribe for stock
was greatly increased, and accompanied by
general stamping of feet and clapping of
hands, amounting to perfect bedlam.
THE CLIMAX CAPPED
As the long-continued applause began to
die away, A. I. Hatch, of Solano who still
retained his seat at one side of the hall,
was loudly called for by scores of voices.
After waiting a moment, he walked for
ward to the platform and said: (" | was
the originator of the movement for this
Convention, and have regretted the differ
ence of views during the progress of the
formation of the association; but it looks
now as if an acceptable plan may be form
ulated by the corporation now being
organized, and if So want to act with the
rest of the fruit-growers of the State.
Therefore, reserving the privilege TO get
out of the Union if | find cannot remain
in it without jeopardizing my interests l
will say that if | was the first to start the
association and am the last to come in, you
may put me down for 500 shares"
This capped the climax, and was fol-
lowed by long and exciting applause.
FURTHER SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Several minutes were then occupied in
subscribing fer stock, and the utmost good
feeling prevailed as it became generally
believed and understood that members of
the Union would be allowed to consign
carload shipments TO whoever they pleased
at the East, dealing direct with consignees,
and the car being forwarded in the Unions
special train.
Among the subscriptions made after the
break led by Mr.. Lubin were: D. Lubin,
125 shares; Joseph Reuter-, 50; C. w.
Reed, 50; E. Booth, so; Sol. Runyon, 100;
a. 7. Hatch, 500; John Studeris, so; VIM;
Knox, %; ]. w. Madeley, 8; John Crofton.
80 ]. e. French, 5.