The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20
THE FRUIT GROWERS
Subjects Discussed at the Con-
YentiOn at AarySYille.
address on Behalf Of The Traffic ASSOCia-
lien Of California.
Benefits to Be Secured by Cooperation Of
Farmers Throughout the State.
Resolutions Adopted.
EpeoiEl 10 THE MORNING CALL

subjects concerning planting, proposition
TO have Congressman urge the completion
Of the Nicaragua Canal by Government aid
and memorials TO Congress looking to the
more thorough inspection Of all imported
trees. The business session closed late
this evening and tomorrow will be devoted
TO excursions, dinners and a banquet in the
evening.
THE TRAFFIC ASSOCIATION.
1sidor Jacobs. member Of the Executive
Committee of the Traffic Association and
President OF A. Lusk & Co. of San Fran
cisco, being unable TO attend on account of
illness, forwarded an address TO the con-
venton and it was read to-day by B. n.
Rowley, editor of The Fuit-Grower. The
paper was devoted to ia cts regarding the
Traffic Association of California its pur-
poses. benefits and methods by which CO.
operation can be had throughout the State.
The transportation question:" says the
address, is the most important problem
that the fruit growers of this State will
have TO meet in the future. In past years
you have appointed committees TO interview
the Southern Pacific officials in regard TO
freight rates. Very little satisfaction was
ever received, and why? Because the ex-
euse has always been that the Southern
Pac iic COmIan is member of the Trans
continental Association. This Transcon-
tinental Association is combine of twenty
six railroad systems, whose aim is to keep
harmonious The different railroad interests
on through business originating in Cali
fornia and coming hither. You can readily
realize that, no natter Nhat you desire, YOU
ale al the mercy Of this ccmbina,io ion, as one
vote out CT the twenty-Six will kill any
proposition which may be made for any
change in the rates.
RUIN0US FREIGHT RATES
Your interests are, therefore, dependent
on any one vote in the Transcunlinental
Association. That being the case why
should We strive 10 lose sight of facts nearer
home by seek ng 10 introduce our products
In foreign countries? Rather let us discover
method to work out our salvation here in
this country before We seek out new foreign
belds. The State Board of Trade of Cali
lolnla publish what they propose TO do to
Introduce our fruits in England aud Ger
many, but are peculiarly silent on any
pToposlt on TO try and regulate freight rates
on green. dried and canned fruits, so that
our producers can probably continue their
business. We need not look very far for the
reasons and power dominating the State
Board of Trade; but the frut-growers Of
California are too intelligent to be cauch, |
by such chan. even if it be backed up by |
Of the Stale. In The formation of the |
Traffic Association of California the mer- |
chants and manufacturers of S Francisco |
realize that the Interests of the producing |
element Of this State are identical with their |
own.
ALL SECTIONS INTERESTED.
In former times San Francisco had the |
trade of the great North west, as well as of |
the south. Now that railroads have reached |
those sections San francisco needs the |
q 4 IA in 20 lpr f1..v,
lore, the continued prosperity of the interior |
means the prosperity Of San Francisco: |
therefore, no matter what power may be at |
work to stir up the interior against San |
Francisco in Traffic Association matters il |
behOoVes you TO stand firmly together in CO. |
operation on tie question. Remember this |
gigantic combination, the Transc0ntinental |
Association, holds the interests of this
State with grip Of iron. The Legitimate
combine IS aimed at our Interests by keep
ing up rates, and in order to completely |
accomplish this they subsidiZe all our |
water competition. They pay an annual sub
SHY TO the Pacific Mail Steamship Gem
pany OF $4,000 per month or $40 900 A year:
they pay Il subsidy of S5O0,uUO a wear
to the Canadian Pacific; they also subsi-
DIE the sailing vessels around Cape Horn |
The entire subsidy amOun's to over one and
nall million of dOller: per year. and all |
paid to stitie legitima e competition.
TIME FOR ACTION.
Tbs time has arrived when something |
must be done, else our interests will go to |
ruin sooner than any of us imagine. We |
are an exporting State and must ship goods |
al least TWO thousand miles to reach the |
mass OF consumers. Therefore, more than |
any other State in the Union we need low |
rates for such haul. We need population |
and We need competing railroads running |
through our State. Connecting railroads |
would soon give US the low rates as well as |
the population. You all must admit that |
this railroad question is to-day the most im-
portant that you have to contend with.
Now for the remedy: Meet combination |
with combination. BY being combined Won
VIII mold the remedy in your own hands.
10 night such gigantic combine as the rail-
roads experienced railroad men must be
chosen, men of experience who are known
throughout the length and breadth of the
country for their knowledge of railroadng.
but also for their great knowledge Of |
manipulations In Transcontinental Asso-
citation affairs. The experience of such |
men Is offered you in the Traffic Associa-
ton of California, but the question is. How
can their services be made available to you?'
LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS.
Let this convention, under its auspices
start local traffic associations throughout |
every iruit-producing county. Let such
traffic associations be county associations. |
Put the cost OF joining your local tIaffi as
soclatlon at the minimum so as to take in as
many members as possible. See that every
merchant or producer in your respective
work of the Traffic Association be never
lost sight of, viz. the building up of your
interests by so regulating traffic tn t the in
terests OF our State may be developed and
not retarded Then when your local traffic
associations are formed, let each local as
ISOLATION apply for as many memberships
as they desire to represent them in the
Traffic Association of California. This will
AZ once entltie every membership of every
local association to the uses of the main as
ISOLATION and of the experience of it's Traffic
Manager Then united together the great
work will 60 On.
PROSPERITY ASSURED.
LET me say that hope the credit of
starting many of the county traffic assoc la
tons will be due TO the frut.growers of this
State, as what interest in this State more
than yours is there that is more vitality al
Iected by this great question? Let us not
near OF the era Of over-production. Give
US Immigration, give US railroads, and give
us low rates for our products out of the
Siatc, and over-productien will be thing
OF the past. Prosperity will then be our
portion. and our State will be dotted with
vineyards and orchards, the proprietors of
which will live in substa initial homes, sur
rounded by prosperous and happy families.
Let us stand shoulder to shoulder, always
remembering that we are laboring for our
OVID good as well as the commercial emanci-
patton of the WHOLE"
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The following resolutions were intro
duced:
WHEREAS, An organization has been formed
under the designation OF the Ttaffic Association
Of California with headquarters at San fran |
cisco: and whereas. the objects of the assoeIa-
tfon shall be for the purpose OF regulating
traffic. that the Interests and resources OF our
giafe may be developed by overcoming, through
united effort, discrimination, inequality and ex- |
cessive carriage charges; also 10 foster our COM
meTcial Interests aud industries by developing |
new territory for our trade and opening new
fields for our merchants and producers 10 dis |
tribute their goods, PRODUCTS and manufactures;
also to enhance the commercial prosperity of |
the State OF California by encouraging the build
ing of canals, Improvement OF wateT-c0urses aud
rivers, competitive systems OF railroads, steam. |
shfp lines. and for such further purposes as may
tend develop the interests Of our state; there
fore, be II
Resolred, By this NEE ing OF fruit growers In
convention assembled. That we do hereby In
dorse tne aims and objects OF ihs Traffic Asso-
eIaliOn cf California, as herein set forth; further,
Resoirtd, That each delegate OF this conven.