Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-03
jet to taking few more bets of the same

Jet to taking few more bets of the same
kind.
Mr.. Runyon said he thought that con-
certratlon bad been sufficiently discussed
here anG at the meetings in San Francisco.
lie would Ike to hear from Mr.. Porter
WHAT THE AGENT PRoPHEsirs.
Mr. Porter said the matter of concentra-
non was not one of theory with him. He
had been IN the fruit shipping business for
fifteen years. If he could have the handling
OF all the fruit he could secure double
! prices. When lie was shipping alone from
ms state he made thousands of dollars.
Last year, ON account OF opposition, he lost
$4,000 on fOrty-one carloads If YOU want
4, to give your fruit away in tie East do not
concentrate. You want to be able to say to
/ the people III the East you can have the
lruit Ii you Will pay US our pr T. Run a
car INTO Chicago. Have q scale vi prices
SO much for the entire car 50 much
Tor 100 boxes, SO much for so
i boxes, so much for 10 boxes. so much for a
Single crate. Make your own prices. Con-
suit with the deaiers. and alter you have
neard them all, render your verdict
Gay so much crate or box, 50
or 50, or whatever you think the
market will stand. You thus protect the
retailer, each man has his own trade.
ana you have no trouble in disposing of
an ycur fruit at q handsome profit Adopt
Z tnls plan, and you viii make money Di-
VIDE 1t up, and your lands will depreciate
COS per cent. in value. If there were fifty of
us IN the market, one would offer the fruit
al ~ per cent: oil, another would give 10.
another would do little better and Won
would get nothing for your fruit. The
agents would be lighting on yonr money
and what fruit would not rot on their
! hands would be sold at loss You are too
Tar from the base of consumption to send
the fruit over there promiscuouslv.
RESOLUTIONS OF ENDORSEMENT.
Mr.. Stephens referred to the fact that Mr..
Hatch, the President of the Union, came to
this State barelu0ted boy without n dol
! lar IN the world. To-day he is one of the
lruit Kings OF the State, owns 500 shares in
the I nlsn, which represents 800 acres of
orchards and bearing vines. 1t is q fact
that he made all this wealth by selling his
1rIilt 10 shippers, the men he now wishes
To crush out. Mr.. Buck, the Manager. Mr..
DeLnng, the Treasurer, and Mr.. Runyon.
the Trustee-all men of large acreage and
untold wealth-started with nothing. have
accumulated riches, built palaces upon
their estates, and all from the profits of
fruit bought from them by those same ship
pers. Look at the orchardists along the
Sacramento river; look at their palatial
mansions. Where did the money come
from that erected them? Was il not
through this very same channel
John C1ofton offered resolution that
they lndorse the action of the Trustees in
selecting Mr.. Porter as their agent.
Mr. stephens said We enter no protest
as against Mr.. Porter. We do not propose
to make target of any man. We did not
come here to disturb or interrupt in any
manner the deliberations of this meeting
/ hope every gentleman present who votes
upon this motion will vote in the affirma-
i've. A vote against it would be a vote of
censure against friend ami neighbor and
would be discourteCus thing to do.
Mr.. Cratton-If You didn't come here TO
interrupt this meeting. what in The devil
did you come here for? In the san Fran
cisco meeting the American river men
kicked up rutupuS. They were then
conceded what they wanted. and they still
continue to kick. You were a leader
amongst them, and Mr.. Routier said he
would withdraw if he didn't get more.
Mr. De Lon5-lf you people are going
with Mr.. Stephens, go with him, and if !
you are going to back us up so that we can
20 ahead and be able to talk with the rail
road company on the LIST of April, say so.
We came here to do business with YOU.
The Chairman then put the Crofton mo-
ton. II was carried without q dissenting
vote, but several growers present did not
vote.
The stock books were then opened. $3.50
shares were subscribed. and the meeting
adjourned