Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-17
OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
The Orange Growers Pro-
tectiye Union.
FORMS OF CONTRACTS SIGNED.
The Way Now Open For Growers
Of Citrus Fruits to Get the
Top Of the Markets.

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at Denver. Col;
The Denver contract Is similar to al
Others in eastern cities, Omaha. Kansas
City, Minneapolis, Chicago, etc., etc.
THE EASTERN coSmABr.
Memorandum Of agreement between the
Orange Growers Protective Union. a
corporation, Of Southern California.
and the ssruby. Estabrook Mercantile
Co. of Denver, Col.
The said corporation hereby appoints
the struby- -Estabrook Mercantile Co.
its sole agent in the State of Colorado
and the Territories Of New Mexico, Ari-
zona, Wyoming and Utah, for the hand
ling Of all oranges and other fruits,
green and dried, controlled by IL.
The said corporation agrees to pay to
the Struby- Estabrook Mercantile Co.
commission of seven and one-half (71)
per cent on all sales made in said State
or Territories, whether on commission
or f. o. 3. In California; any orders
coming direct to said corporation from
said State or Territories shall be re-
ferred to the Struby- Estabrook Mercan-
tile Co.
Ii is not the intention Of the Orange
Growers Protective Union TO antagonize
any established business.
The Struby- -Estabrook Mercantile Co.
agree to distribute the oranges and fruit
Of the Union among all reputable houses
in that line doing business In said State
and Territories, appointing each such
house, if possible. as sub-agent and fur
nishing each with such amounts of fruit
as II can handle.
The Struby -Estabrook Mercantile Co.
further agree to diligently further the
interests Of said corporation by placing
men at once on the road to explain its
objects to the trade; to appoint one or
more suitable sub-agents at all proper
points. to take orders, ETC., In the State
and Territories named.
The Struby. Estabrook Mercantile Co.
shall from time to time, as often as may
be necessary, fix the prices at which all
fruit coming from the Union shall be
sold, aud as to oranges the Struby- -Esta-
brook Mercantile Co. agree for them
selves and sub-agents to sell no fruit
coming to them from any source below
prices so fixed. All agents and sub
agents must bind themselves TO adhere
rigidly to prices SO named to them by
said the Struby- Estabrook Mercantile
Co. who shall report them and each
change made in them TO the Orange
Growers Protective Union, who reserve
the right Of supervision over such prices
to the extent Of equalizing them In diff.
ferent districts.
As to the oranges the Struby- Esia-
brook Mercantile Co. agree in making
prices, to fix the price Of bright clear
fruit above that OF dark or smutty, and
generally to sell fruit strictly on the
merits OF different marks, not making
the good sell the poor. Fancy navel
oranges should bring fancy prices.
1t is understood that any agent or sub
agent cutting under prices fixed as above
shall be deprived Of the agency Of said
corporation. In fixing prices due con-
sidsration shall be made to all circum-
stances of market. fFcights,
etc. Excessive prices are not contem-
plated, but rather fair prices, which will
remunerate growers and encourage con-
sumption.
All agents and sub.agents shall keep
books showing business done for said
corporation, which books shall at all
times be open to inspection by agents Of
said corporation.
All memorandum Of sales shall show
the quantity of fruit sold, at what price.
and name and address Of purchaser;
and fruit packed under different marks
shall be sold separately. returns to be
made for each mark.
The Struby. Estabrook Mercantile
Company agrees to hold all sub-agsnts
strictly to these provisions. Agents are
to give date of arrival of car In making
returns.
The Struby- Estabrook Mercantile
Company agree to guarantee all sales
made by themselves and sub-ag in
said State and Territories. 1t ia desirs-
BILE all fruit business be done for strictly
cash. They further agree to make re-
turns promptly.
In case OF fruit arriving In bad order
at any point the Orange Growers Pro-
tective Union shall be promptly mott.
fed, apparent cause being given.
The Struby- -Estabrook Mercantile
Company also agree to keep the said
corporation fully advised from time 10
time II the state of the market In their
district and of other matters OF interest.
The commission Of u per cent.
named herein to be paid to the Struby-
Estabrook Mercantile Company is to
cover charge for guarantee and all COM
missions paid by the Struby' 'Estabrook
Mercantile Company to sub-agents.
The Orange Growers Protective Un-
ion. By
JAMES BErrsKR and
o. r. CHuBB,
Agents.
The Struby .Estabrook Mercantile
Company.
+. +. STRUBY, President.
Denver, January 8, 1886.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CONTRACT.
This memorandum of an agreement,
made and entered into at the city and
county Of San Francisco. State of Califor-
mia, this seventh day of January, A. D..
1886, by aud between the Orange Grow
ers' Protective Union of Southern Cali
fornia, corporation dnly organized and
existing under and by virtue OF the laws
OF the State OF California. and having
its principal place Of business at the city
and county of Los Angeles. in said State,
the party Of the First part, and Dalton
Bros, Eveieth h Nash. Hickson, Justi
4 Co., Littlefield, Allison 4 Co., A. Lusk
4 Co., San Lorenzo Fruit Co. and l.. g.
Sresovich 4 Co., all doing business at
the city and county Of San Francisco, in
said State, the parties Of the second
part.
WITSEssETH: That, Whereas, said
party OF the Firat part controls in large
degree the orange crop Of California, and
Whereas, Said parties Of the second
part handle and control in large degree
the market for the sale of oranges upon
the Pacific slope, and.
Whereas, 1t Is mutually desired be-
tween said parties TO deal with each
other for the good of all,
Now, THEREFORE,, said parties mutu-
ally covenant and agree to and with each
other as follows, to wit
.First-Said party OF the First part
will ship to said parties of the Second
part and to none other parties, such
oranges as shall by 1t or on its account
be sold upon the Pacific coast. Said
oranges so, US aforesaid, to be shipped
by said parties Of the Second part, and
each Of them at the best obtainable
prices, and at prices iu no case less than
the prices fixed as the minimum selling
price by Gu. King. whom said party OF
the First part hereby appoints its agent
for the transaction OF its business at the
said city and county Of San Francisco.
Secondhand, in consideration of such
agreement to ship to said parties OF the
Second part, and to them alone, the en-
tire quantity of oranges by it to be pro-
duoed for, or by ii to be placed upon the
market Of tho Pacific coast, the said par
ties Of the Second part hereby mutually
agree to and with each other that they
will aud that each of them shall sell any
and all oranges by each Of them received
from said party Of the First part at the
best market price. and in no event at
less prices than those named as the min
imum selling price therefor by G. j..
King, the agent of said party of the