The morning call., 1892-05-20
WINEMEN'S CONVENTION.
What Was Done at Its Closing
Session Yesterday.
Interesting Addresses by Captain Thompson
and others-Repcrt of Committee to Ar
range for Display at the Worlds Fair.

| Dy Chairman Dc TURK at lU:25 yesterday
morning. There was a full attendance, in
cIuding few ladies.
Captain 7. II. Thompson, one of the
| Worlds Fair Commissioners, addressed the
convention. He stated that he knew little
about viticulture, but that it was the wish
of the commissioners to assist that depart
ment in every way possible to make cred
liable display. Up to December last they
had received applications for over $500. 600
| from the various State industries, not in
GLIDING the departments Of agriculture, hor-
ticulture and mines and mining. He con-
sidered the financial problem a knotty one
and hard to solve The maintenance of the
California departments will require an
enormous outlay. The expense of postage
alone is now $50 per. week. The depart
ments mentioned above, which have as yet
received no appropriation. he thought were
some Of the most important ones. lie
spoke in high commendation OF Mr..
| Mcneil, superintendent of the vticuliural
department.. and said the commissioners
were disposed TO assist the viticulturiSts IN
| every way possible. 1t was his opinion
| that the success of the display depended on
individual exhibitors.
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION.
Charles Bundschur. chairman of the COM
mittee appointed for the purpose OF sug-
| gestng plan OF organization, read the re-
! port of the committee as follows:
First That general. harmonious and artistic
| exhibit OF tie grape and grapevine and It's prod
/ ucts, consisting OF wine, brandy, raisins, etc,
/ should be made IN the California State building
at the Columbian Worlds Fair. That concen-
! trated classified exhibit should be prepared for
! The national building, for the purpose of COM
petltl0n and awards.
Second-COuhty groups and Individual pro-
dueers should have therein as much distinctive
recognition as practicable.
Third- Said exhibit should include all ap-
paraius and paraphernalIa pertaining 10 tie
| production. preservation, rackug and storing
! OF wines, cellar uIenslls eooperes aud dis
| lillerles.
Fourlh-The organization and collection OF the
| exhibit should be managed bp the Board OF State
NttcultuTal COmmiS Ssi0neTs, It's chief officer and
Superintendent Mcneil of the State exhibit.
However, as the dulles and labOTs connected
with faithful aud 1udci0us performance Of this
task are Veiy eXdeting aud complicated, we
recommend The appointment Of a committee
which, In conjunction with the Board OF State
Niilcultural commissioners, the chief yticutuTal
officer and the superintendent OF the State viii
cultural exhibit, shall constitute the vticutural
central committee In ali matters pertaining TO
wlne, grapes and yitcultural products.
Fliih-Ibe said committee shall be organized
on the following basis: Wines Sweet and dry)
z members, brandies 3, Taisin- grapes q table
grapes 2 grapes aud grapevines 3, c0OpeTage 2,
machinery utensils and dlstlIleries 2, literature
and statistics . Total "a
SiXtli-This committee should be appointed by
the chair with due consideration of q fair
uNlSlOu OF III NllcuHutaI QlStllCiS, Dut ptlHcl@
pally with view Of concentrating IT'S members
within easy reach Of San Francisco so an execu-
tive committee may be enabled TO establish
permanent communication with Superintendent
Mcneil and the officers OF the vltlcullura coin
mission.
Sevenih-When the amount OF available space
and appropriation OF funds viii be definitely set
tied The committee should work out It's plans 10
detail, submit Inc kame 10 lie California State
Commissioners or 10 the chief OF Ihe VitcultuIe
Department In Chicago for appreciation and
thereafter devise ways and means 20 success
fully carry them through. Resueelfuiiy sub
mtled: S. T. ConnOr A. q. Chauche, II. NJ. La
Rue ID. ID. DayiSsOn, E. Z. BlchOwsky, Charles
Bundschu.
The report was taken up and each clause
acted on seriatim, the result being lis adop-
tion with few minor amendments.
THE DRESS REHEARSAL.
The members participated in an extended
discussion on the dress rehearsal to be held
at the Mechanics Pavilion in January next.
The secretary read copy OF a letter ad-
dressed to the California Worlds Fair COM
missioners. stating that the proposed ap-
preparation of 5000 TO the vltcultural de-
partment was greatly inadequate to its
needs and asking that it be Increased TO
$4,000. The letter was mailed on the Sd Of
the present month and no reply had been
received.
MIR. Haraszthy moved that committee
of three be appointed to ask for reappor-
ti0nment of funds.
Much discussion ensued and the chairman
announced that the committee would be
appointed later.
The following resolutions were offered and
adopted:
Resolved That the application OF Hon. fl. n.
Larue OF Sacramento for the position OF chief OF
vlticulture at the Columbian Exposition, under
j. NJ. Samuels. Is heartily indorsed, anu that we,
the viticulturists OF the Stale In convention as
sembled, respectfully urge Director General
George X. Davis 10 appoint Mr.. Larue at the
arest possible date.
H. 4 haa iagfo of q For
Yticutural purposes set aside by the State
Worlds Fair Commissioners IL entirely too
smal 10 make crediiable display OF viticultural
products.
ResOlVed That IN view of the Importance OF Wit
iculiuTe In California. OF the numbers OF people
engaged and tie amount OF capital Invested in
The industry. and OF the important part that viii
cultural exhibitors VIII be called upon 10 take
I'm preparing creditable display In the Califor-
MIA building the State Worlds Fair Commits.
soners are respectfully but urgently requested
10 Increase the amount set aside TO at least
$4,000
1t was then moved that a committee of
three De appointed to again bring the matter
properly before the State Worlds Fair
Commissioners. The chair appointed Messrs.
Larue, Mcintyre and Stanley.
David Wehner addressed the convention
on cooperage, after which the convention
adjourned until o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session Secretary Scott
lCuu q ICtbCl HUN NONtIuUI mhihldUl It.
GREETING his inability to be present. and
also Telegram from j. de Barth ShOrb.
president of the State Viticultural Commits
sion, stating that his political engagements
at Fresno would prevent his attendance
The secretary read crop reports from sew
eral counties, including Santa Clara, Ala
media, SOnoma, Napa, Solano, San Benito.
San Joaquin, Fresno. Los Angeles, Santa
Cruz, San Diego and Yolo, in each OF which
the vines had been damaged more or less by
frost. ranging from 10 to 70 per cent.
Professor Husmann Of Napa County said
that one Of his neighbors had saved large
vineyard from destruction by frost by
planting large growthS OF eucalyptus trees
adjacent TO the vines, while other vineyards
not so protected had succumbed to frost.
Several members stated that the prOxim-
ity OF eucalpti to any crop was always at
tended with deleterious results.
h. Z. BlchOwsky OF Los Angeles spoke on
the condition OF the southern crops. lie
said the Mission graz es were in the best
condition, while the seedless Sultanas were
badly affected by pests. The vine disease
was not thing of tie past.
An extended discussion ensued on vine
pests and the best means Of exterminating
them.
Mr. Larue cited an instance where his
sons vineyard, In Napa County, was saved
from destruction by frost, when the ther-
mometer stood at 2S degrees. by starting
large number OF fires in the vineVard.
F. A. Haber of this city, manager of the
lnglenoOk vineyard. Napa County, read q
paper on wine storage. He said: "From
1875 to 1891 the actual shortage of the
worlds wine product was /, 900. 900, 900 gal
Ions. The greatest deficit was shown by
France. The problem presents itself: how
can this anomaly be reconciled? One cause
was the increased consumption of beer in
wlne-producng countries. In Paris to-day
there is twice as much beer consumed as
good wine, which has become a luxury.
France imported last year 245, 900, 900 more
gallons of wine than she produced. Spain
and Portugal are in like condition"
FICTITIOUS WINES.
The most pernicous competitor of Cali
fornia and the world is the manufacture of
fictitious wines. France used 400. 900. 900