Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-17

oeivod by said parties OF the Second part
and paid by said party Of the First part
as commission for selling and handling
said oranges.
That they will each deliver and turn
over to said party OF the First part eny
and oil orders that they may receive io5
oranges for any eastern market; ano
that they shall not buy from any grower
upon the Pacific coast or seek 10 oDsaih
any shipper upon said coast, other 'ns1
q grower or shipper connected with SAio
party Of the First part. ~
That they will not order from SAID
marty Of the First part oranges in. such
auant;tv AZ TO overstock the market oil
The Pacific coast; but will order only
snch Quantities as they believe they can
sell to advantage
the First part shall also respect the
wishes OF said parties connected with
said party of the First part in making
shipmeuts to any OF said parties of the
Second part; and there shall be no at
tempt on the part Of any Of said parties
Of the Second part to draw away from
any other OF said parties Of the Second
part the shipments that heretofore have
been made to them.
That they will use their best efforts to
induce all shippers of oranges to make
shipments to said party Of the First part.
Aud in case Of any violation Of any OF
the provisions hereof, said party Of the
First part may at its option discontinue
any and all shipments of oranges to the
offending party.
This agreement does not relate to
oranges produced In any other localities
than the State of California.
In witness whereof the said party OF
the First part has caused its corporate
name to be hereunto set by its duly
authorized agent, and said parties OF the
Second part have hereunto set their
names the day and year hereinabove
written.
ORANGE GRowRRs' PRoTEcUrvE UNION
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, PER ).
DE BARrH SHORE, President.
DALTON Bros.
EvELETH & NASH;
HIxoN, JUsTI 4 Co.,
l.. G. SREsovfcH & Co.,
A. LUsK l. Co.,
LrrrLEYIELD, ALLISON q Co.,
San LORENZO FRUIT Co.,
2. w. Yates.
ADDENDA.
The Union has already sold one car
load at San Francisco and two at the
East at So per box, net. This was for
Seeding oranges grown In Los Angeles.
Southern California produces in round
numbers 500, 900 boxes year. This
year the yield Is estimated at somethin &
over 300, 900 boxes. Florida produces
SOC. 900, and in4portations from OUT
side the United States amount to about
1000, 600, or fully up to the total yield
Of the United States. The Florida crop
is all mark eted prior to the lst OF March,
and nearly all Of 1t month earlier than
that date. The California crop Is mar
keted mostly in the months Of February,
March and April, some oS it getting
into market in December and seme strag-
Cling on until later in the summer. The
only competitor it has is In the fruit
from the Mediterranean coast. Nearly
all of this 10 handled by one fruit house
In New York City, and thus shippers
are protected from competing with each
other. 1t Is expected that this fruit will
net the foreign grower about 81 per box.
The Florida people think they must get
81 so per box on the tree. The Union
proprose to get as much for their clients
or know why California oranges are not
as good as those grown elsewhere. The
Italian producers have passed resolutions
this year to hold back their fruit until
wsrm weather shall set In in the United
States. So it is reported. II so, Cali
fornia shippers had better not hold until
too late In the season. Meantime the
Union has the inside track. They have
wide awake agents all over the East.
They are in daily telegraphic communi.
cation with the head Office here, so that
1t will be always 10 full possession Of ell
facts affecting all markets in the coun-
try. Let the growers get into the
association and help protect them.
selves. The Office is at No. 80 Baker
Block, where the polite and efficient Of
ficcrs will be pleased to put their patrons
in possession Of all particulars rs to the
markets. methods Of shipping, etc., etc.