Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-08-19

or three seasons WHEN oranges went
abegging for buyer at any price. This
programme was repeated over and over
until few growers met and formed
plan to organize all the growers IN
the section into union.
This was done, and from that day to this
there has been always a market for the
orange crop. The combined efforts OF
those directly interested succeeded IN
opening up all the markets of the coun-
try to our products, and these have
absorbed the crop ever since.
This is an instance of what may al
ways be done under such circumstances.
Such action is always ali absolute ne
cessity. Here the situation is peculiar
one. Our products are of phenomenal
value. A market for them most be
found at distant points. Many OF them
are perishable and must be marketed
as soon as they mature. 1t requires the ut
most energy and a great deal OF capital
to handle. Both these necessary
! elements them to have been lacking
here in the handling of fruit.
From this time on, the increase in our
fruit crops will call for large develop
ment of energy and a large supply of
capital to cure it and to move it to mar
ket. In many instances markets will
need 70 be opened by persistent push
ing of our products on the attention of
dealers and consumers; and while there
are few firms in San Francisco, and
some in other parts of the state who
have done excellent work and deserve
much honor for this, yet there are not
by any means enough of them to do the
business as it ought to be done, There
is peculiar need of more energy and cap
ital here in this end of the state.
In view of these facts, the Producers
Union now in process of formation, would
seem to be matter of necessity. The
producers are directly interested in the
finding of markets for their crops, and
ifthey can succeed in finding the right
men to take hold of their venture, they
must succeed. Careful and intelligent
observers say that in ten years the or
ange crop of this section will aggregate
25, 900 car loads. Beginning with next
winter there will open up and grow to
unimaginable proportions trade in
winter vegetables between this section
and the cities of what is known as the
northwest. The opening of the mar
kets of that section for their products
will absorb the energy of the best men
here, and will call into requis-
ition a great deal of
capital. The great transportation
companies here are behind this matter
and will push and foster the business by
every means in their power. All now
lacking to enrich the section by the sale
of these products, is that they be pro-
duced and put on the markets in proper
shape. This depends as matters now
stand, upon the farmers themselves,
and to this end a union is great step
in the right direction. The organization
may not be permanent one-and again
it may be. Possibly like the Orange
Growers Union few years ago this one
may open up the markets and at the
; same time induce capital in the
hands of experienced and wide-awake
merchants to come in here and take the
matter off their hands. But the organi-
cation may take such stable shape and its
workings may prove to be SO smooth as
to render its permanence desirable.