Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-21
THE FRUIT UNION.
MEETING IN SAN FRANCISCO OF
THE STOCKHOLDERS.
Special Report of Yesterdays Pro-
ceedings from the Record
Unions" Representative.

SAY FRANCISCO, January 20th.-The Cali
fornia Fruit Union convened at las p NJ.
in the Grand Hotel Music Hail. for the
| first annual meeting, II. p Livermore
President, in the chair, with H. A Fair
bank as Secretary. The President stated
that the large number of applicants for
stock had delayed the hour of meeting,
and others were still present waiting to
have stock issued TO them. On motion, F.
w Madely was appointed Secretary pro
tenn, that the regular Secretary might con-
| inue the work of receiving and acting
upon applications for stock.
The President stated that the present
meeting was for the ratification of the bv-
laws, and the election of new Board of
Trustees TO serve during the ensuing year
HIS stated that no systematic canvass had
been made for membership, as the Board
did not feel authorized TO do so that while
| a goodly amount of stock had been sub
scribed, large number of fruit-growers
had not come in, or been reached although
he thought, so far as he could learn, all APP
proved the Union, and would eventually
became members.
The first business was announced to be
| the consideration and ratification of the
| bylaws. That portion, said he, relating to
| issuance of stock, has had the approval of
eminent counsel, and inasmuch as any
! change on their part might necesstate a
| reissue OF certificates of stock (as this sec
| ton OF the bylaws is printed on the back
| OF each certificate of stock, he did not
| think 1t necessary, or perhaps best, TO
change that portion. He also stated that
| Of
through the r. G. Dun q Co. Commercial
Agency, list of about 500 leading fruit
dealers throughout the East, with
whom correspondence can be conducted
! concerning increased sales of California
| fruit Replies have already been received
from some dealers to the effect that sales
| would be made with decreased rate of
profit, next year by Eastern dealers.
| Calls were made for a formal report
| from the Board of Directors of whatever
they had done since they We're elected
| Mr.. Livermore replied that the Directors
| had regarded their terms of office and
duties, as really temporary, and that no
ACTON had been taken which they regarded
OF sufficient importance for report.
| Upon motion the bylaws were then
taken up and read for information of all
present, with the understanding that they
would be open to amendment after such
| reading.
| William Johnston, of Sacram ento. made
the point of order again that report
| should be made of the transactions of the
Board of Directors by the Board, and as a
member of the Union he demanded re-
port.
MIR. Livermore said his informal remarks
| already made covered the operations of the
Board, and that the making of report
had been defeated by the number of appli-
cations made to-day for stock, no time be-
ing thereby allowed in which to make a
| report.
| Upon motion the Board was requested to
submit report tomorrow morning.
K. ID. Stephens, of Sacramento, offered a
revised set of bylaws as a substitute for
the present bylaws of the Union. TThe
| revised laws are those recently published
IN the REcoRD-UNIoN as adopted by the
| fruit-growers at Sacramento. A warm
| debate ensued upon the reading. which oc-
| cupied, IN speeches and votes, three-auar-
tiers Of an hour, and resulted in a refusal to
hear them
THE further report from our representa-
tive would have been by telegraph, but the
storm having cut off that means of COM
munlcatlon, we are without the report
| EDS. RECoRD-U MON