The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-01
Hon. p. p. Bishop and the Fruit EN-
change.

Hon p. p. Bishop and the Fruit Ex.
change.
In the following article in the Times
Union, Hon. p p. Bishop, of San Mateo,
defines his position relative to the Flori-
da Fruit Exchange. SIR. Bishop says:
had made up my mind not to trouble
the public with any further expression
OF my views on the marketing Of oranges;
but am unable to keep entirely quiet
under q remark ascribed to Mr.. Green
leaf in the report of an interview with
him, which I find in your issue OF the
oath inst. He is alleged to have asked
When such a we'll known grower as
Nr. p. P. Bishop, the main leader in tho
organization of the exchange. publicly
goes entirely back on it what can be ex-
pected Of others.
Now, il it is certain that the Florida
fruit exchange can increase its popular
ity by giving out the impression that l
am hostile to it, perhaps [ am doing
wrong in writing this letter. 1t is inn
possible for me, however, to find salts
faction in being misrepresented. Since
the organization of the exchange, l have
expressed myself publicly in regard to it
on one occasion only. In a letter which
appeared in the Times-Union of Nov.
18th, l stated certain facts which fore
Swallowed the present decentralization Of
the market, and set forth what regard
ell as the one effectual remedy in these
words '.If those shippers who have no
definite arrangements with consisners
.who they personally know to be trustwor-
thy and to be already in control of
large trade, will entrust their oranges
to the Florida fruit exchange, we can
hope for the maintenance of decent
prices" In private conversation l have
constantly put forth the same view. To
this extent, and to this alone, l have
gone ''entirely back on the exchange.
1t is true that the scalps have tried TO
make point on the fact that 1 do not
give the exchange the control of Bishop,
Hoyt & Company fruit. But they have
imposed on nobody who has any brains.
assigned reasons which could not fail
to be satisfactory to person capable of
comprehending them III am charged
with inconsistency, the obvious reply
is. that do not belong to the class de-
scribed in the sentence just quoted from
my former letter, and 1 defy any man
to point out an instance in which the
state of the market has suffered from the
proceedings of Il consignee of Bishop,
Hoy. & Co.
One of the scalper's circulars insinu-
ates that have a sinister motive in ad-
vising the patronage of the exchange
by certain class of growers-that
want their fruit sacrificed in order that
my own may be sold at a better price.
What Il beautiful instance of cause and
effect that would be. Ii the general
market value of oranges could he forced
down to fifty cents box. what a Croesus
should become.
shall believe what is said about the
effect which my example would have, if
l should ship through the exchange
when sec orange growers generally
taking such pains as have taken in the
preparation Of fruit for market and in
the establishment of agencies for the
sale Of it,
While still believe that the operation
OF the exchange are, on the whole, BEN
etiting the market, it is but honest for
me to express the opinion that its use
fulness might be greatly increased. Mr..
Greenleaf, the gentleman with whom
had the honor to serve rs n member
of the committee on bylaws, and many
other persons. are well aware that the
present policy Of the organization has
nothing i'm common with that which l
sought to have adopted. never belived
in the possibility of forcing the entire
trade of Florida oranges under the con-
troll of single house in each of the
great cities. Instead of making war
on the whole body OF commission mer-
chants, I would have entered into q
close alliance with such of them as are
known to be trustworthy, for n warfare
on the scalpers.
Youth Of Englnnd's Upper Glasses.
Cockaign's London Letter.
The dav has zone by when iobbery