New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-30
Bow ABOUT THE ORANGE 1RUST'
A DECIDED DIFFERENCE OF oPIN1oN-coMM1s+
SION MEN DO NOT WANT ONE.

A DECIDED DIFFERENCE OF oPINIoN-CoMhlhe
SION MEN DO NOT WANT ONE.
The reports 10 the effect that trust 10 control tho
Florida orange crop was about to be organized are
found on investigation, 10 have boon somewhat asraJ
from the facts The project with regard 10 tho Florida
orange crop which has caused so much talk is not
fayorably regarded by the majority of the trade In
this CITY, Tho trouble has been caused by an enter'
missing Young dealer who sells imported fruits st ac-
ton I'm park Place, and who responsible for having
called the meeting for Thursday His name Is T. L.
Go6dseu and his colleagues In the trade, almost TO
man say that they will not attend his meeting.
Mr. Goodsers version Of the scheme Is rose-tlnted.
He discovered long ago, he says, that the only way
70 dispose of fruits which are peculiarly subject to
deterioration and decay Is to knock them down at
auotion. Accordingly he handled $4,000 barrels of
Almeria grapes last year. all OF which he SOLD under
the hammer, and realized on thcm a sufficient sum
for the producers 10 Keep theIh cooraDy unui 1ney
could realize on their next crop.
"Of course said Mr. Goodsell, al am not moved
wholly by motives of benevolence, but my honest de-
sire Is to aid bringing about state OF affairs In the
trade hero which will assure to the orange growers OF
Florida a fair return for their fruit To-day they are
the worst paid Of any producers In this country their
product. under the present system often proving a
dead loss. Some of the advantages claim for tn"
auction system are first. that the price Is bid up In
oss fom deterioration after arrival arc greatly dimn'
kbod NV the auction system. The fruit Is sold on ts
arrival and he receives his returns at once. IN the
auction room every part of tho stock fetches some
thing.
~Rut 7 believe that other advantages would DO
GAINED by a meeting and discussion, such as nave
proposed Order and system are lacking IN tho trado
and should DO supplied by a general agreement ana
efort.D
On the other hand tho leading commission mer-
chants were outspoken in their opposition to the
scheme Among those seen by Tribune reporter
was G. S. Palmer of No. 166 Reade-st, whose views
are representative OF the entire trade. He said no
would not attend the meeting, and did not believe ha1
any NJ the RESPONSIBLE receivers of the Florida fruit
would be seen there. 1t was inevitable, no said,
that tho fruit would be sacrificed If sold As Mr. Good
oI by auction, and he could not see now tho
interests of the producers or OF ahypouy esq eAcPe
good bargains could be improved by following Mr.
Goodselrs advice. 1t was certain that dealers nero
wero not going 10 take $4,000 interests IN inc
scbeme as had been reported, and the only likely
result OF all the talk would be tho diversion OF some
az the stock now sent here from the regular COM
OissIon houses into the auction room
From all that could be learned III various quarters
II was apparent that Mr.. Palmers maj sugge> uCh
summed M the whole monopoly or trust in
tbe business appears 10 be impOssblty, ana even
II large part Of the Florida growers shCud decide 10
,rv tLe auction room, the moro conservative WOuld
ortinue H. send their trade through the usual chan
nes Tho result of Mr.. GoodsePs meeting on Thurs
dov however, will be watched win Inuch curiosity
hv tbe entire trade. There VIII De delegates present
from Florida and from several other distant points,