Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-26

omitted from the committee.
| The Chair stated that as Mr. Hatch said
he should antagonize the plan, it would be
proper that some one else should take his
| place On the committee, and unless he
heard objection his resignation would be
regarded as accepted. No response being
made, the Chair announced vacancy upon
| the committee, and, upon motion, A
| Block, of Santa Clara, was elected to fill it
| Moved and carried, tina. when this organ
4 ization is completed and incorporated
| it act, so far as possible, in harmony with
all other organizations having the same OBJ
iect in the State.
| Mr.. Cassidy, of Petaluma, presented a
petition from fruit shippers, asking q
| change in the size of fruit boxes, SO that
those for plums, grapes. apricots, nectarines
| peaches, etc, be 20 inches long, II inches
| wide and 81 inches deep. Those for apples
pears, ounces, ETC., % inches long, II
| inches deep and y wide.
Mr.. Block, with some warmth, said he
was utterly opposed to the proposition
He said some time ago the fruit growers
agreed upon and sadopted the present-sized
| boxes, and he never had heard any objec-
| ton except from commission men, and
now they had sent in their petition, to up
set what the fruit-growers had done. He
moved that the paper be laid on the table
which was accordingly done without oppo-
| sition.
Dr. Kimball, of Haywards, expressed re-
! grets that the attention of the Convention
| had been exclusively occupied until its
| close with the question only as to organiZa-
| ton. He would like to have committee
of three appointed to fix price and ar
range for the selling of fruit from all the
| growers at such price, around the bay and
vicinity. to the canneries of San Francisco.
| Mr.. Block desired the committee TO have
broader scope and take in the entire
| State-the question of prices which all can
neries should pay, ETC., and which growers
should ask.
Mr. Wilcox. of Santa Clara, suggested
that the whole matter be left in the hands
of the Committee on Organization and
Corporation. Upon motion it was so or
dered.
| DIR. Obed Harvey of Gait, moved that
the petition for change of size of fruit boxes
be also taken from the table and referred
TO the same committee, and it was so or
dered.
David Lubin, of Sacramento, made a
motion that committee of five be APP
pointed to consult with the railroad au-
thorities about the reduction of freight to
$500 per carload for fruit, and to, if pos
sible, induce the company to inaugurate
the plan of receiving shipments of quarter
carload lots, as he had proposed the day
previous.
The suggestion was made that this ques-
ton came clearly within the scope of the
organization about to be formed. whereupon
Mr.. Lubin withdrew his motion.
The Chair stated that as no committee
had yet been appointed, as yesterday di-
rected, to urge upon the next Legislature,
concerning including various kinds of trees,
as subject to being infested by insect pests,
that he would appoint Mr.. Sorcoran, OF So
mona, A. Kinney, of Los Angeles, and
Mr.. Wilcox, of Santa Clara
Mr.. Nutting, of San Francisco, was called
upon, and stated that 100000 people about
Boston are unable to obtain California
fruit, except at prohibitory rates. Grapes
for example, bring there fifty cents a
pound, while growers here get only one
and two cents. No dealer in Boston can
get California fruit, except through one
firm in Chieago-that of Porter Bros.-who
virtually hold monopoly of the business.
The question of the time when the
Committee upon Organization should re-
port was then discussed, and it was finally
decided that when the Convention adj
journed it should be until the second
Tuesday of November at 10 a, NJ. On that
day an adjourned meeting will
be held to hear and adopt the report, End
10 effect permanent organization. After
adopting a resolution thanking the Cham
Der of Commerce for the use of its hail,
and requesting its use for the next meet
ing, the Convention closed.
An informal gathering of the Committee
upon Organization was held Immediately
after adjournment when it was agreed that
the committee would hold a preliminary
meeting for consideration of their work,
next Tuesday III San Francisco at Mr..
Estee's Office.
State horticultural Society Meeting.
A meeting of the State Horticultural So
ciety was held at / P. N. to-day, at 40 Cali
fornia street, President Hilgard in the
chair. The following We're elected mem
bers of the society: A. ]. Lyon, Vacaville:
A. L. Bancroft, w. R. Nutting, San Fran
cisco; J. E. Packard. Pomona; CIV. Owen,
Santa Cruz; David Lubin, Sacramento;
Casper Toisetti, San Leandro; and E. T.
Reynold, Chico.
Under the rules of the society nomina-
lions were made for officers, to be voted for
at the next meeting, as follows: For Presi-
dent, E.W. Hilgard; Vice-President, A. r.
Hatch; Secretary, e. j. Wickson Treas
urer, R. ]. Trumbull. Also as Directors
J. A. Wilcox, L. Coates, F. C. belong. w.
G. Blackwood and D. Lubin.
a letter was read from the proper au-
thority, stating that the awards made at the
New Orleans Exposition will be paid from
the first money received from the United
States Government.
Quite large number of new varieties of
fruit We're presented by different growers,
and their merits discussed. Also the rela-
tive merit Of dried fruits under evaporation
system and sundrying. Among the ex-
pressions heard S. ?. Saunders, of Santa
Clara, favored the sun-dried fruit, and
thought it would soon take the place of
evaporated fruit. On the other hand. G.
NJ. Gray, Of Chico, spoke of the highly sat
isfactory result obtained on General Bid
wells place by evaporation. Two hundred
and ten thousand pounds had been.
thus dried there this season of finest
quality. He did not agree with
Mr.. Saunders, but thought the
evaporated fruit would soon hold the pref
erence over sun-dried fruit It looks bet
ter, he said, and certainly tastes better
Specimens of crystallized fruits of all
kinds were exhibited from the establish
ment of w. S. Townsend, San Francisco.
where it is prepared. 1t was very delicate
and tempting in appearance. The state
ment was made that crystallized pears sell
at the East at so cents per pound wholesale
and 75 cents retail.
This subject is TO be considered among
others at the next monthly meeting of the
society, and the proprietor of the crystalliz-
ing establishment is to be requested to
attend and give information concerning it.
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