Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-17
an Interesting sIesttng at San Franoisc co
NestardaY.

THE CALIFORNIA FRUIT uNIoN,
An Interesting Mest,ng at San Francisco
Yesterday.
SAN FRANCISCO, January l6th-The annual
meeting of the California Fruit Union was held
IN Pistts Hall In this city, yesterday, President
T. 7. Piatt. of Sacramento, presiding.
Secretary Fairbank read an interesting re.
port relative to the Unions work the past year
He reported especial progress made in the last
eight months in the effort TO ship fruits to East
ern markets. The most ostimportant step forward
taken during the year has been the establishing
of the auction method of selliI fruits in Chi
! eago. The plan met with such success il Bos-
; ton aud New York the preceding year that
many favored the method for Chicago, but there
were those who argued that this fact was no
criterion, as the auctoning of fruits in either of
the trst named markets was no innovation, 50
that II was not without opposition that the trial
! was made. The result has borne out the
most sanguine expectations. From actual re-
! turns the assertion seems 10 be substantiated
that total sales OF car at auction will
! be fully as large, and often exceed the
f, gross results realized by old methods OF
| selling. The method has the still further ad-
vantages of allowing the shipper 10 know i'm
| mediately, on arrival of his consignment
what IL is sold for, which enables him to decide
whether to continue shipping, TO dry, or 10 sell
| 10 local buyers. At the same time returns reach
shippers within eleven days from date of ship
ment thus obyiating 10 a great degree the nee
eSs1ty of securing advances on the crop. So
marked has been the success of these sales that
we notice our Florida friends are following in
our footsteps and are putting their oranges on
the Chicago market through the medium of the
auction-room.
The organization is now represented in twenty
seven Counties by 1865 shares held by 4gg
growers and shippers. There is about 81 ,600
due on originally subscribed stock, represent
ing some 200 shares. A change in the bylaws
relating to the cancellng OF stock certificates is
recommended. 1t is said that affairs have been
managed as economically as possible. All ex-
penses except telegraphing account Increased
by reason of general adoption of auction plan
| East have been reduced during the year.
Total receipts from all sources were $40 1S9:
total disbursements to January 10th, Sl2 1876 Q2:
which, with funds in Treasury at beginning of
| season, leaves s262 81 cash on hand, and Sll-
523 90 deposited at Sacramento. There is yet
due stockholders on Dividend No. l, Si3S, and
shippers rebates due are $500. AT the meeting
of Trustees yesterday Dividend No of per
cent. was declared: the reserve fund was in
creased by an additional per cent, and re-
bate of $40 on gross sales.
Shipping for the season has in the aggregate
been quite successful At the same time it has
been torcibly brought to notice of all who have
shipped that when they have full crop East
as was the case the past season, we cannot hope
to compete with them and pay the rates OF
freight now charged by transportation COM
panles. This, with other causes, serve 10 limit
the number OF cars and length of shipping sea-
son. The first car left Winters May 18TH aud
| the final car went from Wrights November 18th,
ten days earlier than preceding season.
OF $50 cars shipped, $40 went from Sacramento
153 from Vacayille and other points as follows
Wrights, 10; Mayhem, II; Natona, %; Colfax,
y; san Lorenzo, 33; Cordelia, IL; Penryn, Z;
Santa Rosa, 6; Marysyille, 6; Fresno. 10; San
| 10 e, 81; Winters, 25 Woodland, 2; Newcastle.
80; Portland, Orr 8; Suisun. II; Dayisville, "a.
Chicago received 1876 of these cars; Omaha, 49,
Kansas City, q; st. Paul, 3d. Boston, n; New
orleans, a. ct. LOUIS, IS; Council Bluffs 3; New
| York, Sc, Minneapolis, ".
Compared with 1887 shipments it is seen that
| the gain, or ninety cars, has been made chiefly
in shipments from new points, as Colfax Santa
| Rosa, Cordelia aud Mayhews, with heavy in
\ LID
| that 2S2 OlO boxes were shipped, 253,32S crates
| and an aggregate OF Il COZ, ,lo0 pounds. Gross
| sales amounted to s773117 A. Freight cost
s3i5 l56. carriage 81 430, and commission S77 29S
| leaving s34S 1S3 to be returned to shippers, or
| about 2.S2 cents pound. Expenses of packing,
etc., being estimated, gives an average of l9-l00
OF cent pound profit to the grower on all va
rieties of fruit. Estimates show that transport
! alton companies received nearly 81 80 for every
! 81 which goes into the producer S purse.
| Regarding kinds of fruit shipped, ii was said
| that apTicots did much better than in the year
preceding. Bartlett pears sold low, being re-
ceived East extremely green. Peaches sold well;
! even mediums sized freestones are much pre-
| ferred to large clingstones. Prunes and plums
| did not sell as well as last season Grapes sold
remarkably low, owing to poor condition. Fall
| and winter pears were low, not keeping well.
! Late pears TO extreme East did well. Prune
shipments to Chicago netted grower 35c. per
pound; to New York, 2.5c. Che ries to Mime
apolis netted Sc; to New York, 9 &C. Peaches
to Chicago netted 27c.; to Boston 20 Grapes
TO Boston netted &C.. nectarines to same point
&C.; apricots to Chicago, &C.; to New York SOC
Special traius made good time, but freight serv-
ice was unsatisfactory. The difficulty in max
ing proper arrangements so that Boston and
New York may secure continuous supply of
fruit was remarked
After the Secretary'S report was discussed
and adopted. Senator Johnston moved that the
Chair appoint a committee of five as a nominat-
ing body for Board of Directors
Hatch thought this was not necessary and
said the question of submitting to the selection
of the committee wou not be accepted by all
the members. Ee moved as substitute that a
committee OF three shippers and three produc-
ers be nominated by the shippers and producers
respectively, so that each side would be repre-
sented.
The manager OF the Union asked that this
proportion be not entertained. He was opposed
to anything that might throw frebrand be-
tween the shippers and producers and believed
Hatch substitute was made in a spirit that
would do so
Hatch hotly denied this.
Block of santa Clara called for the with
drawal of the original motion. He said he had
been told at home that wrongs were committed
by the management; that the producers were
abused, and he wanted to have all the charges
investigated, to the effect that the whole con-
private interests. The charges, he said, should
be made before the nomination. This disturbed
the meeting again, and motion to adjourn was
introduced and seconded quickly and a recess
was taken until 7:G0 O'Clock this evening with
out waiting for any settlement.
EVENING SESSION
At the evening session of the California Fruit
Union Fry OF Chicago said that California fruits
could not be sold except by auction in the East,
and that the passenger train is not so beneficial
as special train service. He also complained
of railroad officials keeping fruits late.
Resolutions were adopted approving of the
auction system of sales, and upon request of
wine men and vineyardists, William ]. Nosop,
g. w. Hancock, W. Barter, William Williams
S. Runyon, Mr.. DeLong, s. J. Stabler and c. W.
Reed were appointed to confer with them on
the taxation OF wines.
Messrs. Hatch. Gregory, Blowers, Anderson
and Flickinger were appointed committee on
freight.
long debate ensued over Eatch's charges
against the management of Union, made i'll a
newspaper interview. he point of complaint
was that the management appointed Porter as |
agent, who opposed the auction system at
Chicago, he being a large buyer, and that the |
managers have direc ed the Union fIuit trains Il
their individual profit.
Malone's resolution that another agent at Chi |
cago be appointed, and no member with large |
interests or making sales be allowed 10 manage |
the Union affairs, was deferred until tomorrow.