Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-03-07
FRuIr uNION.
An Agreement Between the I'm
len aud the shippers.

A0sA - - AhH0
AT q meeting Of fruit growers and
shippers at the rooms Of the Protective
Union, yesterday. the following agree
ment was made:
Know all men by these presents. that
We, the undersigned, have agreed among
| ourseIveN. and pledge our word OF honor,
that we will most faithfully carry cut
this agreement.
This agreement Is made to control
shipments OF oranges TO San Francisco In
such way as not to overstock said mar
| ket, and In that way TO obtain reason
BILE price, which we have agreed to be ~
. box for average quality of oranges, that
| is, the sizes TO run from 200 or less; that
they shall arrive in sound condition,
and be well packed in layers, and uni.
| form size IN each. box. IL is, too, under
stood that this price may be changed from
time to time by a majority OF the orange
growers and shippers herein repre-
sented.
II is understood that any signers Of
| this agreement may send to any commits
sion man he chooses, but preference Is
| due and will be given to the commission
houses of this Union, and In case that
| shipments are made to outside commits
| sion houses, or II sold to anyone within
| California or Oregon, that such oranges
must be sold by such commission house
| at So or more, and II sold here absolutely
| to any party that such oranges be sold
| at such price as will make the cost
stand in the San Francisco market at
| So. Il Is. too, understood that bright,
| smooth fruit, liks that OF Riverside.
| Duarto and other favored localities, and
| choice budded varities, are higher GLASS
| than the ones referred 10 as average or
/ anqes and ill be sold at such higher
price as the demand may warrant; and,
again, inferior oranges. by reason OF
smut or other imperfsction, or ex
cessively small size, will be sold at less
| price, and that Mr.. King, our agent
| at San Francisco, will look into such
| matter of quality, or when decayed, and
| will in consultation with the commission
house tix the price such oranges should
be sold at. To intelligently do this ship
ping. and giving each party to this con.
| tract fair share of the business, 1t has
been agreed that the probable amount of
oranges each of the undersigned may
have is given below;
Cars.
eermain Fruit Company. owning 100
Porter Brothers, owning .......... l0v
| Wolfskill, owning. .........-..........-.2 .2o ~
| Coleman Co., owning g.-.,...-..,..',.. Ivy
Dobbins, owning ...........-....-.......- ~
| DR.. Cougar, for Pasadena, owning 20
| L. J. Rose, for himself and Titus. owning 20
| Rev. Mr.. Loop, for Pomona, owning ~
| VIM. Workman, owning. ..-s..- --..-.-.- ~
Alfred Day, owning. ...,..........,...-+,,... -. .
| e. J. Shepherd, owning. g.........-...-..-,..lo loo
And each party of the above has the
right to ship his fair proportion, which
| Is as his number of boxes are to the
whole number above given, and that the
Secretary notifies each party as his turn
comes, and the order OF shipping has
been agreed herewith, and memorau-
dunn has been left in the hands of Mr..
Rice, our Secretary, for his guidance in
notifying shippers. When not abso..
lutely consigned to some designated
house, either the agent Of the Union or
otherwise, then all other consignments
will be made to Mr.. King, our agent,
and he will supply such commission
houses Of ours as they may need them,
and will keep us informed how fast ship
ments may be made.
We claim the right to sell an average
orange, as before described, at 81 80 ON
board af cars here at Los Angeles, or
other shipping points.