Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-08
RAISIN PROTEST.
Raisin and Fruit-Growers Protest Against
the Mills Bill.

Raisin and Fruit-Growers Protest Against
the Mills Bill.
All the raisin-growers in Fresno county
but three have signed the following pro-
test.
To the Public: We, the undersigned
ralsin and fruit-groBeTs of Fresno county,
take this method OF publicly expressing
our regret that any person or persons sub
slantially interested in The raisin and fruit
growing industries of the county, should
have allowed themselves, through personal
ambition or for political reasons to 90 upon
reco-d as favoring the passage of the Mills
bill, or any measure looking to the reduc
ton Of the small protective daties now
levied on imported raisins and fruits.
fit were true that the rebate now allowed
for damaged raisins equals, or nearly equals
the reduction made by the Mills bill, then
the bill would surely fail in that particular
OF lis avowed object, the reduction of the
revenue, and amount to nothing at all.
But such is not the fact. On the contrary
the reduction now allowed for damage does
not exceed, according to the most reliable
data obtainable, one-fourth, or at most one
third OF the reduction contemplated by the
Mills bills, and the saving to raisin-groWers
by said bill would not in any case exceed
two fifths of the reduction contemplated,
to wit, % per cent, and the small saving
that would accrue to us in the business, if
any here were, would be drawn almost
wholly from American producers and
laborers, and such profits we spurn as un-
worthy TO be accepted by any true Amer
lean citizen.
We do not wish to be understood as say
ing that we would profit by the Mills bill,
but that a small percentage of the loss
might be regained from our American la
borers and producers. As final and con-
elusive proof that the raisin-growers of
California are entitled to protection at the
hsnds Of the Government. we cite the fact
that we have TO pay from 81 25 per day and
upwards for labor, while Malaga and other
countries with which we are required to
colhpete pay not TO exceed 40 cents day
for labor, and while they can lay their raj
sins down IN New York for S cents q uox
freight, we have to pay from 80 to 50 cents
81 box 10 transport cur rsiSius to that mar
ket, giving the Spanish growers an ad-
vantage of from 40 to 40 cents per box in
labor and freights alone.
The imposition of the tariff, while it has
prevented Spanish raisins from being
placed en- the market at prices that would
drive the home product from the field, has
for on the contrary, by enabling the in
dustry to become firmly established at
home it has increased competition, and
raisins are now selling at from 81 80 to
81 70 per box, instead of $2 so to 50 75 a
few years ago. And we believe that the
removal of the tariff on raisins would only
temporarily reduce prices, for could the
home product be driven from the market
or seriously crippled, Spanish shippers
could soon dictate much higher prices than
are now paid by the American consumer,
SO that the only persons injured by the
tariff are the Spanish and other foreign
producers. We therefore insist that the
tariff should not only not be reduced, but
should in justice be raised to 81 or cents
per pound, thereby placing us ON an
equality with foreign growers and off
setting their advantage in cheaper labor
and freights. and yet impose no higher pro-
lection than that allowed On that prime ne
cessity of poor men and laborers, viz, rice.
We repeat that we regret that certain
persons interested in the industries of this
county have seen fit. for personal and DO.
litical reasons, to assist, as far as they are
able, IN passing measure antagonistic to
the best interests of this county and State,
and, as we verify believe, to the entire
country. Aud We here denounce the Mills
bill as damaging 10 the industries of this
county and the entire country, and as an
opening wedge, looking ultimately to free
trade, which means ruin to our raisin and
fruit growing industries.
W. Forsyth, Forsyth vineyard, 160 acres.
Robert Barton, general manager of Bar.
ton Vineyard Estate, $50 acres
J. T. Goodman, Goodman yineyarG. l40
acres.
B. r. Woodwork, Las Palinas, 100 acres.
Z. Kennedy, Kennedy vineyard, l6O
acres.
F. T. Eisen, Eisen vineyard, $50 acres.
G. HI. Matter, Matter vineyard, 160 acres.
a. z. Adams, Lind vineyard 120 acres.
r. Il. Mcdonald, superintendent of
Fresno vineyard. $50 acres.
I. II. and X. A. Ball. Ball vineyard, III
acres.
Austin & Hatch, Hedgerow vineyard, 100
acres.
j. M. Martin general manager of Iowa
vineyard, $40 ceres.
E FL. Gould, Gould vineyard 220 acres
Samuel l.. Hosue, 120 acres.
G. u. Hudson, 100 acres
c. X. Kirby, Sierra Park vineyard, $50
acres.
Daniel Nichols, 100 acres.
FL. Granz GrauZ vineyard, so acres.
] \. Devenage. Carolina vineyard.
f. Green, Sophie vineyard, 40 acres.
G. W Meyers, 40 acres
Hiram Southworth, 20 acres.
George E Goodrich, 90 acres.
d. Mclaughlin, Maiden vineyard, 60
acres.
]. W. North, 40 acres
II. Z. Cook, so acres.
X. 2. Fernald, Greenback yineyard.
G. H. Harding, Bell H. vineyard.
NJ X Cham hers a-a
c. c. Smith, Jerry vineyard.
Emil Breizner, Martha's yineyard, 3
acres.
f Knapp, Wayside vineyard, 20 acres.
C. L. Walter, Waiter colony. % acres.
l.. Stewart, Joryone vineyard, 20 acres.
]. 7. Lowery. 30 acres.
Nellie Boyd. G. F. Sewel, f. +. Ball.
Edwin Freeman, 20 acres.
B. f. Scott. 40 acres.
George T. Covell. 40 acres
A Warnekros, % acres.
George Z. Rowell % acres
Mrs. Cora Palmer, J. Jorgensen, 30 acres.
NJ. K. Jehusen, 90 acres.
n. Madsen. 10 acres.
J. Hansen. 40 acres
= Reed, William Moller, 20 acres
S L. Toft, 40 acres.
Yens Hanson. so acres.
Alfred ?. Arnold, 20 acres
L. Seebery 10 acres.
q. A. Black burn. so acres
George W. Fuller, 20 acres.
Carol Ghent, 40 acres.
7. W. Lee, 20 acres.
a. Otto, A. Thieie, c. FL. Peterson, j.
Jonassen, T. B. Snedden. c. Sanstedt, Cur
tis Fruit Company, Charles +. North, f..
Galloway. \. w. Moody. % acres.
L. a. Gould. 20 acres
l. Ames Gould, 20 acres.
Jennie c. Gould, 20acres.
j. A. Gould, 20 acres
Z. Burnham, 40 acres.
] |. Slater, 40 acres.
A Barr, 10 acres.
Harry Davenhill, 20 acres.
s. J. Hender, 20 scres.
Contest between Sheep aud Cattle Men.
The relations existing between sheep
and cattle men do not increase in friend
illness as the feeding grounds become year
by year more and more circumscribed.
On the contrary the rivalry and antago-
nism between the two classes increases in
intensity. Especially is this the case in
the great Northwest Unfortunately Con-
gress fails to take any action with view
to ending this conflict of interests, and the
Courts are to 4 great extent powerless to
check IL. Under the law any mart of the