Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-10-15
DRIED FRUIT.
THE PRODUCERS ORGANIZE FOR
SELF.PROTRCTIOY.
To Bring Seller and Buyer Into
Closer Communication in the
Common Interest OF Both.


Association was incorporated in San Francisco,
with a capital stock of s25oOO0, divided into
25o, ,OOo shares of the par value of 81 each. Any
producer may hold stock not 10 exceed one
share FOR each acre of orchard or vineyard.
Dealers must subscribe to Aot less than 200
shares OF the stock each.
On Saturday last a meeting was held in this
city in order to lay the mater before the grow
ers in this section, with view to securing them
as members of the ASSOCIATION.
The officers of the Association are: 4. T.
Hatch, President; II. Weinstock, VicePresi-
dent; w. NJ. Bramha'l, Secretary; Grangers'
Bank OF California. Treasurer. TrGstees-A. T.
Hatch, suisun; J. ". Cassidy, Petaluma; John
T. Cutting, San Francisco; Z. i. Blowers. Wood
land; J. H. Flickinger, San Jose; y. q. Freeman,
San Francisco; ". W. Cozzens San Jose; Isidor
Jacobs. san Francisco
The meeting was called to oTder by the Vice
President. Ii. NeinStOck. He said that while
we We're 4OEtunate enough to be able to live in
country blessed with a rich soil and a superb
ciimst te, these of themselves will not bring
prosperity. Ii depends on ourselves whether or
lot we make good use of our opportunities.
The fruit growers have done something IL the
past, the entire State has reaped a benefit, but
lheJ have not gone near far enough. This i'm
POI ant organization is yet but in It's infancy.
leW .ar-seemg growers understood that without
organization, they would be at the mercy of
each other, all would be competing, undeIsell-
ing in and bidding for The same market; If the
Fruit Union IS properly supported, all Will be
assisted our crops viii bring much better
prices ana our lands appreciate in valCe.
While this has worked so successfully
with green fruit, like benefit would follow
with dried fruits. This organization has only
been started few weeks and already the
products 1t proposes to handle have appreciated
i'll value. Since its organization dried grapes
ma "a NJ 90 "a
by those who are well iniormed that they viii
go still higher. Through the meGium of this
association the one with the least 10 sell viii
enjoy all the rights and privileges of the most
favored grower and the most successful shipper.
We were quite fortunate in securing the services
OF John T. Cutting for manager, and the services
OF W. N. Bramhall, one OF the best informed
men on the coast on drleds fruits, for Secretary.
Mr.. Bramhall was the next speaker. He said
the purposes for which the association had been
formed were
To encourage and develop the dried fruit nut
and raisin interests Of the State OF California
To establish as nearly rs possible uniform
grades OF the above named products
To provide places for the sale ana shipment of
the same; and 10 procure the most favorable
rates of freight possible
To arrange for adequate commercial connec-
tons in the market OF the world.
To procure and disseminate among members
information as to the best known methods of
preparing Tor market the several products in
when this Association is interested.
TO collate information as to the state of the
marEet; conditions Of trade and supply and
demand OF the various products with view to
provide data upon which ID base selling values
IN the best interest OF The members of this
Association.
To do all things which may be incidental or
appert ntly conducive to the attainment OF any
OF the above objects.
He had spent many years OF his life in the
dried fruit business, and had been engaged in
handling that product in this county for the
past eight years. his year. last year and the
year before that more fruit was dried than was
used in all other ways combined. Last season
the crop OF dried fruit ana raisins amounted to
1900 tons. II look 81 900 tons of green fruit 20
make it. The canneries only used 10000 tons of
green fruit. The entire shipment OF fruit> Fast,
up snd down the coast, only amounted 70 20
go tons. Add together the fruit shipped and
canned, and you have only IS 900 tons while
the dried Product was 81 COO tons. and et today
when speaking OF died fruit, this product is al
ways put at the bottom OF the list, when it
properly and by large majority belongs to the
head.
In 1857 the 6O,OCo,000 of people in the United
States used 300G00,000 pounds of dried prunes,
raisins figs, currauts, apricots etc. California
furnished less than > 100000 pounds or less
than one-eighth of that consumed, while the
seven eighths is produced elsewhere or i'm
ported. California should furnish the severn
eighths and drive the imported article out OF
the market. We have intelligent and educated
people in the business, and il Will only be Il
question of time-a very short time at that
worldwide reputation and demands for them
will come from every quarter of the hab-
table globe. A few varieties of raisius are
produced in Spain that as yet, we cannot CON-
pete with, but they will not only soon be
edualed, but eXcelled by the California pro-
ducers. The Mediterranean and Adriatic Latin
races, which make the raisins and produce the
olives and dates OF commerce, are not cleanly-
| in fact. they are filthy. They can be seen pack
| ing dried currants with their bare feet and not
clean feet either. They are filthy people, lack
| saal l..
| fruit than we have. A few years ago no one
| knew how to make raisins in this State, and To-
| day we are leading the world.
| OF what avail however, would il be to US tC
I have all the markets of the world If we fail tC
get the uttermost result of our labor. If we fai
10 secure for the grower by sssoeis stng ourselves
| together, then are we n1t only throwing aTay
| our opportunities, but we are stfi Eiu.g blow ri
| ing and stock-IHlsing in California are goiu.
| back. California should reap tbs benefit OF hei
| superior advantages. The profits of her vine
| yards ana orcharoS are not going where they
| should, into the pockets of the producer
| He read from Chicago trade circular, showiul
| that Malaga raism were quoted at s. per box
while California Muscatels not only equally a
coed but better, were quoted from 81 20 to 81 so
| Why this difference? The 5paniarti sends hi
| rasins 10 New York Boston or PHILADELPHIA
| Here they are sold at auction. It attracts nun
, dredS OF BUYERS, some coming thousands O
miles, and the dealers run them up in price
Now in Chicago to-day there are some forty agent
| who have California raisius TO sell they Iun
them down in price i'll order TO effect sales, an,
the producer gets nothing. Those dealers ruI
about every day. They are noted tor thei
vlgor, energy ard greed. All they want is (,
make a sale and collect their commission Littl;
do they care for the mortgage on the fam of tn,
producer.
He said since this organization had beer
formed dried fruit had advanced all along III,
line.
This organization had been modelled afte
the California Fruit Union, which has been AZ
enormous benefit to this State. Men will tel
You here to-day that they would not under an,
| consideration go back to the Old way 1t wa
the road to ruin. In those days men did no
act adyisedly-they were fighting each other il
the dark. TIN California Fruit U1fon is ,
brilliant example oi a successful cooperation
This one will be Just as valuable The price 70
this seasons crop of raisins was made in July
London layers started at 81 80 When To,
price is sent 10 Chicago the agent goes out /,
sell. What's your pnce?" zone dollar anc
ninety cents lo-day" 3. l don't want them
can do better" what viii you give?'' "a
viii give 81 75." well, don't buy viii Sc,
you again.
The agent goes and telegraphs immediatel,
something like this: Market overrun witt
stock Am offered 81 70 for carload. TELEGRAPH
me if you think it cest to SELL Wen, the pro
ducer scratches his head, thinks it best to sell
and so wires his sgelt. Then some othe
greedy commission merchant knoces then
down TO 81 6o, y 80 and so on. We have beel
foolipg away our reisin crop. Fresno count
house in Fresno-George ". Mead u Co.-fxe,
its price at - per box, and said they would no
sell for less. lie did not sell box for severa
weeks, but orders at his own price are comm
in foc MS entire crop and more.
CIRCULAR WORK.
Below is given a sample of their circula
work:
SAN FRANCISCO, October I2. 1SSS.
| DEAR Sir: Our arrangements or ssles "a n
the markets of the r ast are now complete "
have inquiry from the East for larlse qlIsntit
OF almonds. ijy concentration, as much as po'
sible the California almond crop in the hanG
of any competent party, there viii ne bette
| chance for every grover to get the best posSibl
returns frou sGics. We respectfully offer yo
| our seTyices for selling your almonds, Stain
that our charges for selling viii De per cent
J ! that upon receipt of samples (Which Should III
| be less than FIVE pounds OF each grade, we wi
report the market at the time and the prospect
| for future prices according to the informatio
we may then have. We ask you. however
case OF forwarding samples, to name your ow
price for your almonds, in sacks. delivered o
cars at your station, and name quantity yo
have OF each class. 1t is, perhaps. needless
, say that properly bleached almonds will brin
q much better price than the unbleached. 5
Letting your correspondence and samples. v
are yours very truly, W. II. BRAMHALL,
Secretary.