Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-09-05
THE GRAPE GROWERS
Form a Regular 0rganiza-
ton for Work.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Agree to Rent the Rose Distillery
and Hold Grapes at SIS
per Ton.
About forty Of the grape growers OF
the city and vicinity met yesterday at
10 4. n. in the Board Of Trade rooms.
d. M. Moe airy was ele,ted Chairman
aud the Secretary. Geo. Rice, read the
rspors Of the committee appointed at
the last meeting.
The report was as follows:
Los ASesLEs, September 4. 1885,
To he Grape Growers and Winemakers
Association.
GrsrLENEs:--You committee have
the pleasure of reporting that they have
examined the R,se Dslillery aud found
that the establishment, by advice OF
Mr.. Roses cooper, eau be retitted and
thoroughly overhauled so as to answer
our purposes Of making up this years
crop Of grapes without going to the ex-
pense, 10 time aud money, Of re-cooper
ing the same. The re cooperiug would
rsqure alb ut two months time, thus
making it almost impossible to use tn
distlllsry for our purposes. But the
necessary repairs EN- be completed III
some two weeks. at an expense VI about
3l00
Y,ur COMMITTEES repor ed these facts
to Mr.. Rose by letter by last Thursday'-
mail. requesting an .swsr by telegraph
AZ once.
Mr.. Brewer explained that Mr.. Rose
had accepted this lass proposition.
Tue committee report that the follow
ing number Of tons Of grapes have been
,,ledg, to the association upon the fol-
lowing bash:
THE PLAN PROPOSED.
This agreement made and entered into
b. and bet seen the undersigned parties
hereto, each for himself, and with each
and al of the Others whose names are
slRned hereto, and with each and all OF
the parties who shall sign duplicates
hereof, and they with him
WITH1ssBTH: That In consideration Of
Of the due org .nizAti n and incurpora
ton Of the Grape and Wine Growers
Association ~ be hereafter organized |
and incorporated for the purpose Of Ieas-
ing the distillery Of L. J. Rose and Of
manufacturing grapes raised and owned |
BY tho oW 1sTs of ..a;> stock Il; s;sss ..sssS
citation, into wine and brandy in the event |
that such stock holders shall 50 desire |
and In that event pay the said associa-
ton the actual cost Of such manufacture
and no more, except . fair allowance
ciation: Do hereby mutually hereby
agree to take aud pay for the number OF
shares Of stock in said association indi-
Gated by the figures set opposite our
names subscribed hereto, at the rate Of
one dollar per share.
Provided, That the number Of shares
Of this stock in said association shall not
exceed twenty five hundred. each Of
said shares emitting the owner thereof
to the privilege Of having one ton Of
grapes raised aud owned by him manu-
factured by the association into wine
and brandy on the terms aforesaid.
And il consideration OF the premises
and Of the further consideration Of the
mutual agreements Of each Of Us with
the others, we do agree and bind our
selves that we will not sell or in any way
dispose Of the grapes now owned by US
to any person or persons whatever. ct
less price than SIS per ton.
Provided always, That unless At least
two thousand of such shares Of stock OF
said association are actually subscribed
for, aud the said association duly organ
issd - aforesaid, this agreement shall be
voidable at the option Of any OF the
subscribers hereto.
Los Angeles. Cal, September 1886.
SUBSCRIBERS.
J. Il. Brewer SIS, Matthewson l. Man
chester IS. W. d Mcclure $40. A. E L 1T
81, John Moore $50, William Hay $40,
james Furlong $40. l. Gibbs $50. |. In
| versriy eI5. John Wight SIS, M. w.
GetcheIl $40, Il. Biays $40. N. ]. Col
den $40, NJ. T Berry $50, s. Mcklniay
| $50, DIN Mckinley $50. J Compton IS,
| Geo. A. Nadeau $3.50, Thos. ii. Brig.
ham $50. J.. Radford $40, Geo. J. Ma
d an $40, l. v. Draper $40. VIM.
lmus SO, J. w. Bate elltr $50, Geo.
W. Ssmonlon SIS. VITAL F. Wig ,es
$3.50, J. ) Carlton $40, James Craig $40.
Philbin Bros $50. A H r gers $50. H.
R-ibsnyder S25, II. A Wrtuch $50, VIM.
Raymoi q 80, o A. Rogers SIS. ). w.
| Young el5. 4. K. Slaughter SIS. NJ. L
wicks $3.50 E.cA urIIar rspsessn.s
share an each share entitlss the holder
TO crush ton Of grapes. The total to
this loint re- resents about 1900 tons.
subsequently, there WIRE sign AZ fol-
lows: ]. N. NJ ntgom-ry SIS, MIcaaeI
Dater 20. J q. B II $50.
| The lee u that msa who subscribes
for twenty shares has he privilege Of get.
ting twenty tons OF grapes Issued fiji has
SO much. Should he quirs only fifteen
tons crushed that would be all r,gns, but
be could not crush twenty i've tols, nor
any other number IN excs-s VI the num-
Der Of his twenty shares.
It was d .cided that the number Of
tons above INSCRIBED be deemed sufii.
cient to guarantee the success VI
the enterprise, in as much as Q gre It
many will c1me ia when the matter 10
mad public. Mr.. Brewer stated that
one aps grower would not come in be-
cause Mr.. McPherson had offered him
elz for his crop IN the vineyard. His
are raisin grapes.
ORGANIZATION.
The matter Of org ,nizltion came up
and on m ,tion of Mr.. Brewer. M. l..
Wicks was elected director.
On motion of Mr. Golden +. H.
Brewer was elected director.
o. motion Of Mr.. Golden Sam. Nc
Kiulay Was elected director.
On motion of Mr.. Rice Geo. A. Ma
dsau was elected director.
On motion of Mr.. Brewer J. w.
Batcheller was elected director.
On molten of Mr.. Weyse Vital +.
VIgnes was elected director.
On motion Of Mr.. Golden John Phil.
bin was elected director.
A committee Of three on bylaws and
constitution was elected as follows:
Geo. Rice (Chairman), M. w. Getchell,
A. H. Rogers. Tho committee was iu
structed to report At thu next meeting Of
the association.
The committee meets next Monday,
at room Is, Baker Block, at 8 a. n.
The Board Of Directors were instruct
ed to 60 to work at once with prelimin.
airy matters to get the winery in order.
| 1t was ordered that when the meeting
adjourn it be to meet on next Wednes.
| day at 10 A. N. in the Board OF Trade