Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-06-03
ROOM For ENTERPRISE.
Openings for Investment and
Energy.

the history of the past orange season
now closing. This fruit has been pu
on the markets Of hundred cities, ant
ON the tables Of thousands Of consumers
where it never had been known before
some similar effort for the introduction
Of California grapes should be made a
once. There is not much time to los'
in this matter. In three months
the fruit will be ready to senS
forward. and by that time all tn,
preliminaries should be attended to.
There should be agents appointed IN
every city where it Is desired to ship
grapes. This work is already half done
| The dealers who handled the oranges
stand ready to take hold of the grapes
The Orange Growers Union have the
names Of these people and communities
| ton with them is an easy matter. 1t Ia
hardly probable that the organization
above referred to will take up the mat
ter OF shipping grapes. That body was
organized by large orange growers, and
the officers were mainly OF the same
class of producers. Not being personal
ly interested in the grape business, they
will not feel the same earnestness as
they exhibited in making a way for the
oranges. To do this matter as vigorous
ly as that was done would require those
| interested to take hold of the affair and
do il for themselves. Let the growers
of grapes fit for shipment get together
at an early day and form an organization,
appoint committees-one on transporta-
ton, whose duty it will be to confer
with the railway companies, and another
On the Eastern markets, whose duty will
embrace appointing Eastern agents and
getting daily adyices OF how the fruit is
81 ling, and when fresh supplies will be
needed at each point, As grapes are
quite perishable, provision must be
made for very wide distribution, and
the sending of supplies frequently, and
Of moderate quantity in each. The
HERALD has published statements made
by reputable dealers Of large experience,
which 20 to show that between the
Mississippi river and the Atlantic sea-
border there will be no serious difficulty
encountered in the way of marketing
25, 000, 900 or more pounds of California
grapes in a natural state between the
first of September and the first of De-
cember. There can easily be sold 1900
to 1900 carloads. II these can be shipped
in lots of, say Is cars to the train, there is
not likely to be any trouble in getting
the railroads to carry them for about
one cent pound. The grower will get
one cent more. For handling them here
one cent will pay well. The jobber
should have two cents to cover loss from
decay and other contingencies. This
will enable the retailer to sell for dime
at most. ALI the way through the
above is very moderate estimate and
the figures probably can be enlarged.
This statement Is only meant to cover
the business Of the first year. With
each succeeding season it can be greatly
increased. Even as it Is for the pro-
Queer, the shipper, and the transporta-
ton companies, there is $3.50, 900 to come
into the Stlte. Next year ii can be
made to count up to 81 500, 900, and
where the limit Ia would be hard to fix.
To get rid of $1,000 or $1,000 tons of
the crop would be q decided relief to the
market which lie sure to be depressed by
the large crops now on the vines. II would
take off good many raisin grapes and
thereby make better market for that
crop, as the supply would be kept down.
1t would also prevent Muscats being
pressed OF the distillers TO make heavy
wines and brandies. and these in turn
would be diverted to the Mission vint-
ages, thereby creating better demand
for that variety. By the way. II lie said
that the Mission grape was shipped to
the East last year in natural state and
that they carried in fine condition. 1t
this is correct statement, it is one
whose importance would be hard to
overestimate. Anyone who has positive
information on this subject to give the
public will confer favor by reporting
the same to the HERALD. in whose col
umns it will gladly be published. Should
anyone have anything to say, please let
it be explicit, stating quantity, time,
route, days on the road, condition and
place Of arrival, aud all other particulars
Of the shipments, where this is possib BILE.
WINERIES.
Here is another excellent opening to
make money. There are by no means
enough wineries or distilieries in the
country to take care of the growing
grape crop. There ore good many
more than there were year ago, and
therefore there will be better demand
for grapes. But there will be great
many more grapes than there were last
season. 1t is not likely that prices will
be at all stiff. This will result not be-
cause the value Of grapes is less. but be-
cause the buyers have the market in
their own hands. Grapes here are
worth as much as they are in
Sonoma or Santa Clara, yet the
prices there rule higher than here.
This is simply because there are more
wineries and distilleries. There is a
mint of money in grapes at $50 per ton
to convert into any sort OF vino or into
brandy. There are several places in the
county where there is no crnsher at all.
ANY good business man who will go into
such place can get land for nothing on
which to build. He can also get consid-
cradle money subscribed to help put up
the building. In such places he has
only to pay going prices for grapes,
and at anything under $50 per ton 1t is
like picking up coin in the highways.
In some parts Of the county the peo-
pie are taking hold OF this matter in the
right way. At the Azusa and elsewhere
they have combined and are preparing
to put up joint stock winery, canning
and fruit company. This movement
will prove of incalculable benefit to that
section. All the producers take
more or less stock in the af-
fair, even IL II is only one S25 share.
Let places thus far similarly without
such facilities club and following this
good example put up wineries for them.
selves. As there Is money in 1t for
others so is there for the producers who
will take such care of their own affairs.
In some way there must be gotten better
facilities for working up the grape crop.
There has not been better year for a
long time than the current one TO enter
on this line of development. The vim
taQe of last season was light in quantity
and of exceptional quality. 1t went
rapidly into the hands Of the dealers and
ali the cellars are as dry as popular
politiciarin campaign times.
oANNERIRs AND DRYERS.
There is also the deciduous fruit of
California to take care of, and it is
rapidly increasing industry. What has
been said about wineries might be repeat
ed in every particular and almost with
out variation regarding the deciduous
fruits OF the country. There may not be
quite 80 great immediate returns as on
the first proposition. but it rests on a
very solid basis and will prove better
investment with each passing season.
They are all propositions which have a
future, aud the wise man who takes
hold Of them at once in proper shape will
never see a shadow OF reason to regret
the step be takes.
ChiIls and Fever, Malaria.