Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-07
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.
Important Gathering of
Grape-GrOwers.
LEGISLATIVE PROPOSITIONS.
Valuable Property Consumed by
Fire at HanfOrd-DOings in
Railroad Circles.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
SAN Francisco, March 6.-The
Grape Growers and Wine-Makers'
Association met here to-day. Louis
d. Comb, of San Jose, presided. A
set of articles for incorporation Of the
Wine Exchange was reported by the
committee in charge of the movement.
THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS
This afternoon resulted as follows :
Presidents, H. w. Mcintyre, of Vina,
CAL; President, ". McPherson
+. T. Eisen, Jno. L. Doyle, E.
w. Maslin and j. De Barth Short /;
Treasurer, H. II. Kohler; Secretary,
f. II. Rixford; Directors, A. G.
Chance, H. w. Crabb, I. J. Rose, M.
M. Estee and j. B. j. Portal.
RESOLUTIONS ON TAXATION.
After the annual election of officers
q resolution submitted by III. w.
Crabb, Chairman of the Committee
on the Internal Revenue Tax, was
taken up. The first clause to the
effect that the special internal revenue
tax system should be abolished, was
adopted. Over the second clause, de-
mandipg that the internal revenue
tax on fruit spirits should be reduced
to not exceed fifty cents per gallon,
there was much debate, several speak
ers holding that the internal revenue
tax on spirits should be abolished
altogether. Finally the following
resolution was substituted for the
original one "That, in order to equal
ize the cost of the production, the
tax on fruit spirits should be forty
cents less a gallon than on other
spiri s, and that at the present rate of
taxation the tax on fruit spirits should
be reduced to fifty cents"
The remaining clauses of the reso-
luton were carried as submitted and
the following additional ones added
Resolved: That the privilege of
bonding be extended TO all producers
Of fruit brandies.
Resolred: That an additional duty
of 20 cents per gallon should be placed
on all imported wines containing
more than Is per cent. of alcohol.
Resolved: That the duty on foreign
fruit juices should be at least so cents
per gallon and when containing more
than Is per cent. of alcohol should
pay an additional tax OF ~. on each
gallon of alcohol in excess contained
therein.
Resolved: That the bonding period
should be extended from three to five
years.
RESOLVED: That the law should be
50 amended that fruit brandy in bond
may be transferred iuto smaller pack
ages to suit the requirements of the
trade.
Resolred: That fruit brandy may be
bottled and cased in bond and may
be exported in bottles and cases free
of internal revenue duty or its with
drawal on payment OF tax.
Resolved: That the law should be
SO amended that fruit spirits may be
free of tax in fortifying sweet wines,
and that all brandy should be marked
by gauges of the year in which it is
distilled. We recommend that Con-
gress pass law protecting the purity
OF wine and forbidding the manufau-
ture and sale of spurious wines.
Resolved: That the duty on i'm
ported raisins should not be less than
two cents per pound.
Resolved: That Congress be respect
fully requested to pass a law authoriz-
ing the President to appoint Com
nissioner-General to represent the
United States in the proposed exhibit
ton to be held in Paris.
THE WINE EXCHANGE
H. w. Crabb was empowered
to appoint committee from through
out the different wine-producing
counties to solicit subscriptions to-
ward the proposed exchange and to
call meeting and otherwise carry on
all business tending towards the es-
tablishment of the exchange.
The matter of sending a delegate to
represent the United States at the
Madrid conference, was taken up and
it was resolved to submit the name Of
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