The herald., 1893-11-22

matter be referred to a committee who
would ascertain whether wider market
could not be obtained for their fruit.
| Mr.. Berwick replied that the east had
already listed some OF California's fruits
and that il wanted more. The only way
| to give what was desired was to give il
to them cheaper. To do this it was
necessary to get lower rates from the
railroads. They should not wait for ten
years to nationalize the railroads but
should 90 right ahead.
The chair called attention to the fact
that the discussion had taken a wider
scope than necessary and said that two
more papers remained to be read and
| that the discussions had better be de-
ferred until after the papers we're heard.
Mr.. Abbott then retired and Mr.. q. ].
Griffith assumed the chair.
DRIED FRUITS.
Mr.. E. F. Adams of Santa Clara was
then introduced. His paper was upon
A Market for Dried Fruits. He re.
viewed the commission system and said
! that the market for the fruit was to the
wholesale trade. The way was to con-
| centrate their fruit.
| He reviewed the commission business
as it was theoretically and said that
| their profit OF per cent was apparently
no more than right. But he declared
the curse OF the business was the fsct
! that every body in it, man, woman or
child was buying for himself. No per-
son was so constituted by nature as to
be able to sell fruit for another at any
proper figure when in competition with
his own fruit.
The disadvantage under which the
producer was placed were fret that he
was not informed at the beginning Of
the season OF the value OF his crop.
| Second, that the big houses in the east
/ would early make large sales after ficti.
tious and attempt to terrify the seller.
4 Third, that the commission mems rep
1 resentatives here would offer grower q
low advance for green fruit on his trees
which, when marketed, would enable
them to make good the short rules and
also sell at considerable profit. The
worst possible thing to do is to ship the
| fruit east in consignments to commits.
sionmen. It's place Is in California until
sold. Applause!
The Santa Clara Fruit exchange was
referred to and it's objects briefly touched
j upon. He then told OF how the apricot
market in that county had been para.
| lyzsd by the producers OF Southern Cal
ifornia selling at vastly lower figure.
! The people proposed to remedy the
present difficulty by establishing q gen.
eral fruit exchange. The way to help
themselves was not, he said, to abuse
the middlemen or the railroads but for
! every body to unite and work for their
own general interests,
convention will meet in San Fran
| NJ II IN ha otin
OF the horticultural commission, and
to appoint the gentlemen who are to
serve in the exchange board for the en-
suing year.
HOLMAN ASKS TO BE EXCUSED.
Mr.. Holman WAS also to have spoken
upon this subject of fruit exchange,
but he stated that his paper, which was
the report OF certain committee, was
incomplete and waited for the arrival of
certain fguses from San Francisco. He
therefore asked that the reading oil the
paper be postponed. oF
Mr.. j. H. B. Chamblin Of Riverside
| was called upon for his views, but as he
was out in the hall Mr.. Lelong read the
report of the committee in regard to the
preservation of fruit in transit to the
east. The committee was appointed at
the San Jose convention and was to ex-
anime the Perkins process. The report
treated of this process, and reported
that it deserved the utmost considers-
ton OF fruit shippers and railroad COM
panies, gs 1t presented solution of the
problem Of cheaper rates, both OF pre-
serving the fruit and gaining cheaper
rates as we'll.
MIR. cHAMBLIN SPEAKS.
A short discussion was held, after
which Mr.. Chamblin OF Riverside, who
had entered the hall, was introduced.
He spoke OF the system of fruit ex-
changes recently accomplished, or near
ly 30, among the citrus growers OF
Southern California. He reviewed brief
ly the objects and workings OF the Riv-
erside association.
| COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
| At the conclusion OF Mr.. Chamblin's
remarks, Mr.. Adams spoke at some
length in regard to the cooperation
among the fruit growers. and finally
presented the following resolution, which
was carried unanimously:
Resolved, That a committee OF five be
appointed to take il. 10 consideration the
entire subject of co operation in market
ing fruit and report to the convention at
come time on Thursday.
Mr.. Brainerd OF San Befnardino said
that Mr.. Campbell had stated that the
growers were satisfied with the price
paid by the consumer. This was ex-
actly in line with Investigations he had
been making. Last year lemons brought
10 cents, this year it was five cents,
while the consumer WAS paying prac-
tically the same price that was asked
the previous year. He wanted to know
whether or not some action could not
be taken to relieve the producer.
Mr. Adams spoke. in favor OF such
action.
Mr.. Thompson Of Pasadena said that
they should not kick about the expense
OF forming an exchange. On d recent
shipment of 3 carload oil green fruit he
had just received notice that he owed
$50 more on the carload, independent OF
the sale OF the fruit. II he had to lose
the carload OF fruit and $40 into the
bargain, he did not see why he should
not give the carload OF fruit and the $50
to the fruit exchange in the early part
| OF the season, so as to help towards its
success. His remarks wsfe received
with much applause.
MR.. CHAMBL1N AGAIN.
! Mr.. Chamblin then spoke again. He
treated OF the difficulty Of the marketing
| OF oranges. He declared that the citrus