The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-09
STATE BOARD OF TRADE.
What Was Done at Its Annual
Meeting Yesterday.
Increased Eastern Shipments Of Fruits, Wines
and Brandy-Co-operation With Miners.
Election Of Officers.
The State Board of Trade held its annual

The State Board of Trade held its annual
meeting yesterday afternoon at the rooms
of the State Board of Horticulture, go
Suffer street. A large number of mem bers
were present.
General n. P. Chapman of Red Bluff, Chair
man of the Committee on the Industrial
Resources of the State, submitted a volu-
mlnouS report, showing the shipments 4
fruits, wine and brandy during 1891. They
were as follows:
Total shipments OF fruits OF all sorts decidu-
Gus and citrus, canned and dried. OF nuts aud
or17, 645 carloads. OF these 253 824. 900 pounds.
or 1881 ears, went by the Southern Pacific
lines; 99,076. 425 pounds. or 1883 cars, by the
Santa Fee Declduous fruit SD pments were
enough 70 fill 1862 cars citrus fruits 1888. dried
fruits 3454. raisns 1886, nuts 500. aud canned
The wine shipments for 1891 were ll.114,029
gallons, brandy 799, 612 gallons. There is con-
siderable wine aud brandy held in cellars and
warehouses. Al VIVA alone there ale 100000
gallons OF brandy.
During 1890 total fruit shipments were 323..
Sl5, $50 pounds. or 1916 cars. 1850 less car
loads than in 1891. In 1850 total fruit ship
ments. not counting VINE aud brandy, were 546
carloads.
OF shipments during 1891. 13S. SIS. 425 pounds
went from south of Iehachapi. About 50 per
cent OF The decduous fruit went from Northern
California, While practically all citrus fruits
The gain in greenfrut shipm nts (oiher than
oraneesl for 1891 over 1890 Is 17,174, 19l
rounds. or about S5S earloads--a galn OF fully
% per cent.
In 1890 prune shipments footed up 0 224 700
pounds. IN 1891 (by Southern Pacific alone) 3d..
LA, 600. an increase of over 645 carloads and
over 100 per cent From San Jose 17,5S0O 600
pounds of prunes were shipped IN 1891; Sacr,-
mento, 100000 pounds; Marysyille, 100000
pounds; San Francisco. 534. 600 pound; otuer
parts OF the State, 492, 600 pounds. Other dried
fnits show loss.
Nut shipments for 1891 were 1886 $50
pounds gain of 6,6l2.390 over The year pre-
ctding.
Kaisni shipments for 1891 were 47.734OOo
pounds, an increase OF 6.6I3, go pounds, or $50
carloadS, 1890. Tie southern counties
alone show decrease IN rasin shipments for
1891 OF 3275, 900 pounds.
Zig shlnments, according to Southern Pacific
reports, show 4 gam OF only 1850 pounds over
The year before. Total shipments were A, $50
pounds,
Orange shipments from six southern counties
during 1891 fooled up over 1906, 600 boxes or
1858 carloads, gain Of 1878 cars over 1890,
or ABOUT 30 per cent"
HOPEFUL.
General Chapman stated that the industry
was in most hopeful condition, but that
what was most needed TO insure perm anent
success were intelligent and adequate meth
DDS 10 reach consumers He concluded his
reports S follows:
There is no doubt in my mind that a transnor.
tatoh company that can haul sugar Tor 60 cents
hundred from San Francisco TO ST. Louis. or
asphalIGm from Fresno 10 New York for even
less. can haul Il uit for less tnau 81 80 per hun
dred pounds when The business requires H. But
IL VIII not be done SO long as the TRANSPORTATION
companies have reason 10 believe that fruit
growers are making enormous profits at present
rates. The fruit-grOweTs have created for the
TRANSPORTATION companies in ten years an annual
tonnage OF over 1000 carloads OF eastbound
fruits. and there has been practically no freight
displaced III dong this; II is substantially all
gam 10 Tie railroad companies.
Mr.. A1cAfee from the Com mittee on
MaTket-seeking Fund, reported that the
committee vas endeaVorng TO secure a mar
ket Tor California dried fruits in England.
de had been in communication with Eng
lish dealers. who reported a favorable pros
pect Tor the sale of our fruits, and read
extracts from private letter written by the
head OF one CT the largest London houses
to the efecs that this trade was gradually
increasing. The letter stated that neaches,
pears and nectarlnes entered the English
market Tree, while all other fruits were
dutlable. The English people. IL said, had
strong repugnance to the peculiar odor
arising from California peaches, cunse-
quently they dId not command so ready safe
as other fruits.
Several members expressed the opinion
that peaches eXhaling this peculiar odor
had not been properly prepared for ship
ment.
THE MINERS.
The Miners convention, which recently
held session in this city, sent in a commu-
nication requesting the Board of Trade to
cooperate with that body in regard to the
resumption OF hydraulic mining and tending
toward the prevention Of all hindrance TO
the full development Of the mines, also
toward securing Congressional aid for the
purpose. The letter was signed by w. c.
Ralston. Secretary of the Miners AssOcia-
tlon. The document occasloned much de-
bate, both favorable and adverse.
Mr.. Mills stated that he was in favor of
hydraulic mining provided the farmers were
not injured thereby, not otherwise. He
moved that the communication be referred
TO the general manager with instructions TO
report at the next meeting OF the board.
Ex-senator Boggs thought the object Of
the bill was TO obtain appropriations from
Congress not to change the law IN the least
de said that If the board took action in the
matter its opinion should be carefully
Wo-ded, and great caution should be exercised
10 avoid committing itself.
Mr.. Mills moved that the manager be in
structed to formulate resolution fav oring
the action taken by the miners convention
to be submitted by representatives of both
bodies. Adopted.
Mr.. Maslin had heard rumors of the dis
continuance OF the Signal Service on this
Coast, and greatly deprecated such action.
he regretted the transferenee of Lieutenant
Finley TO another point. and read COM
In dnlcaton from the Academy of Sciences
which stated. among other things, that an
attempt Is being made to replace the lieu
tenant in his former position.
Mr.. Mills was opposed to personalities
and considered this political move. He
deprecated any attempt at aboliShing the
coast branch Of the Signal Service, bat he
was perfectly satisfied with any officer
whom the Government should place at its
head. He said that he understood that a
branch of the Agricultural Bureau will
shortly be established ia this city.
SIGNAL SERVICE.
The board was instructed to inform the
Academy of Sciences that in the event OF
an attempt being made to abolish the Sig
nal Service on this Coast it would cooper
ate with the academy to prevent such action
Considerable discussion ensued, at the
close OF which Mr.. Mills offered the follow
lug resolution, which received a unanimous
adoption:
Resolved, That In the opinion OF the State
Board OF Trade the Department OF Agriculture
at ashingiOn should be requested to establish
branch OF Inc department in this city, to be
pr sided over by Commissioner, who shall in
QuiTe into the needs of agriculture OF the aid
lands lying west OF the hundTedtn meridian.
General Chapman moved that the Govern
meDt be earnestly requested not to discon-
tinue the weather service In this city
Mr.. McAfee moved, as an amendment
that a letter be addressed to the Academy
Of Sciences, leaving that body to communi-
cate with the authorities at Washington.
Adopted unanimously.
General Cbipman, as Chairman Of a spe-
cfal committee OH the rivers and harbOrs of
the State, read long report on their i'm
portance and needs. He urged special and
immediate work on Humboldt Bay. and
that the Sacramento River be made navi-
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