The herald., 1893-05-10

puaru OF organizers, one from each dis
trict, to secure good working commit
tee. with Mr. Chamblin as chairman
A constitution for the government o
the entire association to be adopted anC
set OF bylaws to be adopted by each
district association for their own gov
eminent, dependent largely upon theii
local nesds and requirements.
Mr.. Baldridge Of Covina made briei
but humorous speech in which he par
rated several droll stories to illustrate
the peculiar condition of things which
Confronted the fruit growers. He showed
the value OF organization, for the pack.
ers md shippers were organized and the
growers were not. Hence the fruit in.
dustry held up better shan 1t could have
done under any ordinary circumstances.
The old gentleman made good and
clear-headed speech. Hs talked clear
bread and meat.
Mr.. Chamblin said his name had been
reported by the committee az chairman
OF the board OF organization. He
doubted il he could attend to the duties
OF that position with justice to the in
tereets OF the society. He favored plan
OF organization that would allow the
committee to appoint their own chair
man. He asked that such plan be al
lowed and 1t was SO ordered.
The committee was then nominated
by the delegates and confirmed by the
vote Of the meeting as follows: 7. H.
Chamblin, s. j. Fox, w. Il. Collins,
Mr.. Hall, John Burr, L. l.. Gooeh, W..
M. McFadden, Frank Kimball, Harley
Johnson and w. w. Blanchard.
Mr.. Chamblin made a brief and
pithy speech at the close of the meeting.
He reviewed the condition of the orange
industry, and said that while the scale
bug had been a formidable pest, there
was worse condition ahead OF us than
that. 1t was the demoralized condition
OF the fruit market. The packing and
shipping companies were engaged in
making contracts with growers, and one
man hes contracts for 500 car loads, and
another has contracts for 1000. The
man who has contracts for 1000 car
loads watches every chance, and his
main effort is to keep the 600 carload
man from selling single box. The
speaker went all through the ramifica-
tions Of the trade, and showed up all the
evils that beset the growers. He real
lied there are important combinations
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the preferences shown by transporta
ton companies are made not to the
growers but to the packing companies
and fruit contractors. He could prove
cases where navel oranges had sold for
so cents per dozen atretail the east, and
yet the best yield that the producers
could get back, after all this enormous
profit on oranges, was from 25 to 40
aan4u nor how IIo aoi1 ana ~ fba s~rort
needs Was the presence OF lively and
energetic young men from Southern
California in the eastern markets. He
favored sending 80 active young men to
the east to distribute our crop as 1t
should be distributed. We can afford
to pay them $3.50 per month salary and
$3.50 more for travelling expenses and
then make four times on our fruit what
we are making now. We can bring
about this state OF affairs when we lay
aside personal and local prejudices;
when we concede that one man can
raise as good fruit as another, and that
all the brains and energy are not CEN
tered in the head of any one person.
He believed that the fruit-growing popu-
lation Of California was mass of in
telligent and energetic men who
could defend their own interests and
would do 30 when brought face TO face
with present conditions under proper
auapices. There are lots of fruit going
eaat that should not 90 east. They
be sold at % cents . bushel. The pack
ers are interested in shipping them, to
make their charges for packing and COM
mission; and meanwhile these inferior
are jeopardizing the prices OF
good and meritorious fruit. These are
the evils which we have to meet, and
we are ready to meet them now.
A vote of thanke was rendered by the
convention to Mr.. Chsmblin for his
able and lengthy arguments on the vari-
GUS questions involved, aud the meeting
then adjourned. to meet at the call of
the chairman.