Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-10-16
FARnERs' UNION.


XA~Ak3A1S
The Cahuenga valley Producers
Meet and Pass Resolutions.
Another largely attended meeting OF
the Cahuengs Township Producers'
Union was held at the Laurel school
house Monday evening.
The Committee on Sugar Beets made
IN encouraging report. in which it was
suggested that, as the conditions are ex-
tremely favorable to the manufacture Of
beet-root sugar in this section, it would
be but q short time before Mr.. Spreckels
or other manufacturers would take ad-
vantage of them. 1t was stated that IN
1880 700 acres of sugar beets were raised
ON the Hammel & Denker ranch, which
averaged twentv-six tons per acre. The
analysis gave from IA to IL per cent OF
sugar. and the average was IL per cent.
The Committee on Vegetables reported
that q partial canvass OF the foothlll
farms showed about 300 acres already
planted to early tomatoes, about lG0
acres to peas, about so acres to string
beans and 20 acres to Chill peppers.
The members present subscribed to
the constitution and bylaws. The fol-
lowing resolutions were then introduced
and unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, That the sudden and entire
suspension of service upon the Cahuenga
Valley railroad works q great and wholly
unjustifable hardship upon the numer-
GUS residents of Cahuenga valley, who
are in no wise responsible for the appar-
ant or real defects in it's charter, which
constitute the alleged grounds OF objec-
ton to the running of said road.
RESOLVED, That. whereas, many OF the
inhabitants of said valley have purchased
and improved property, and at great ex-
pense established homes for themselves
and families in said valley, depending
on said railroad for communication with
the city of Los Angeles; they are in con-
sequence greatly damaged and in
jured pecuuiarily by it's suspension; and
WHEREAS. Such suspension was pro-
cured at the instance of few speculat-
ing members of an organization in Los
Angeles calling itself the West End
Board of Trade, whose ears and nostrils,
it is claimed, are disturbed by the incon-
siderable noise and smoke resulting from
the operation of said road; now, there
fore,
Resolved, That the suspension of ser.
vice on said road is indefensible, mas.
much as it inficte, without adequate
cause, great and irreparable injury upon
innocent parties.
Resolved, That, though unlearned in
the law, we believe there is wide dis.
tinction between restraining the con.
struction of new road over q disputed
line, and tue sudden and perpetual en-
joining of the operation of the Cahuenga
Valley railroad, which had been for years
in regular operation for the benefit of the
public.
RESOLVED, further, that we believe
there is hardly line of railroad leading
into any city, however long in use, that
might not be enjoined from operating on
equally available grounds.
Resolved, That, Independent of any
consideration for the owners of said
railroad, and without considering
the large donations by individ-
uals in aid of its construction, the people
of Cahuenga valley, who have come to
depend upon it, have acquired an inter
est in its operation which should not be
lightly considered by either courts OF
City Council, and which cannot be dis
regarded without inficting q wrong upon
the public and upon private individuals
Resolved, That the officers of the
Cahuengs Valley Railroad Company
and the proper law officers o
the county of Los Angeles be
and they are hereby requested tc
take such steps as may be necessary
and proper to bring the case involving
the stoppsge of said road before the Su
preme Court of the State at the earliest
possible moment; and that such officers
be furnished with copies Of these resolu
tions.
The Executive Committee appointed
Messrs. P. E. Benedict, P. T. Durfy
Charles G. Moll, s. Cole and W. s. Ben
edict a committee to devise q method by
which the early vegetable growers may
to their best advantage, dispose of thei
products.
During the evening the meeting wa
addressed by Mr.. Hickson, who il
former years disposed of many of tn,
winter products of this frostless valley
and who thinks now such products car
find markets in the East and North
though increased indefinitely in amount
The Union adjourned to meet at TIT
Pass school house Monday evening, DC
tober 21et.