The record-union., 1893-12-30
THE FRUIT INDUSTRY.
GROWERS HOLD A CONVENTION
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Resolutions Heartily Indorsing the
Principle of State Cooperation
in Marketing Products.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29.-The Fruit
Growers of California met this morning
at Pioneer Hall to consider the question
of establishing State Fruit Exchange
for the marketing of California fruits,
raisins, nuts, ETC., ratifying and indors-
ing. should the convention so decide, the
steps already taken to that end by this
society.
The meeting was called to order by B.
LeLong. The following officers were
chosen: John Markley, President; A. f.
Hatch, Vice President; b. LeLong. Sec
retary; E. ". Maslin. Assistant Secre-
tary. The Finance Committee is COM
posed of Robert Williamson of Sacra-
mento, A. Gordon OF Fresno, a. l.. Ban
croft of Contra Costa.
Committee on Resolutions-H. z. Stab
ler of Sutter, w. NJ. Motherall of Kings,
Nj. w. GLADDEN. of Sonoma, 2. w. Butter
of Placer and e. A. Wheeler.
President John Markley made an open
ing address, favoring an exchange retinue
and showing its feasibility.
The Secretary read the plan of organ
ization of the exchange as Professionally
organized, with directors and officers to
serve to January l, 1894, and also the
plan of permanent organization prepared
for submission to the convention.
The report of the directors OF the Pro-
visional Exchange sets forth that co-ope-
ration is absolutely necessary for the
prosperity OF the fruit interests, and that
this can best be effected through the
medium of a State Exchange. 1t pro-
posed that capital stock of 100000 be
subscribed, divided into 10000 shares of
So each. and that the business of the ex-
change be managed by board of eleven
directors. The cost of organization to date
was $40, of which $50 had been collected.
\. w. Motherall offered the following
resolutions:
ReS0iUed, By this mass convention of
the fruit-growers of California: That
this convention heartily indorses the
principle of State cooperation in market
ing fruit on the general lines laid down
by the officers and directors of the Cali
tornia Fruit Exchange; that this conyen-
ton recognizes the California Fruit Ex-
change, as now organized, as an author
lied representative of the fruit-growers
of California; that a committee of five
fruit-gYowers shall be Immediately
appointed, to report at a proper
time to this convention the names
of eleven fruit-growers to serve as
directors: that all cooperative associa-
tionS Of fruit-groWers and all individual
cieties shall pay to the Exchange, in con-
sideration for general services rendered,
the amount of one-half OF l per cent. of
their sale of dried-fruIt products in each
year, or so much thereof as may be re-
quired; that the services for which such
payment may be expected to provide will
be the gathering and distribution of in
formations; the opening of new markets
and the extension Of old ones; the obtain
ing Of better and cheaper facilities for
transportation, etc.
w. ii. Aiken offered a memorial on the
tariff, which was read and referred to the
Committee on Resolutions. The memorial
sets forth that the products of the soil had
not received a just or fair share of the
benefit of the protective system until the
present Tariff Act was passed; that it is
no more than right that foreigners should
pay the present duties on fruit products
for the privilege of competing in our
markets; that California production has
greatly reduced the former cost of such
products, and that the present duties no
more than compensate for the higher
freight charges and cost of labor which
the domestic product must bear.
The memorial further sets forth that the
tariff bill now pending strikes at the
prosperity of the California fruit inter
ests.
The following fruit-growers were Sc
lected as Directors of the California
Fruit Exchange to serve for the next
year: +. II. Wood of Santa Clara, Ed
Wheeler of Santa Clara, B. T. Walton Of
Sutter, c. L. Thomas of Los Angeles,
John Mackbey of Sonoma z. Z. Allen of
Butte, E. w. Maslin of Placer, G.. I'll.
Morris of Fresno, d. L. Fowler of
Fresno, w. j. Dobbins Of Solano, Philo
Hersey of Santa Clara. At the night ses-
sion the fruit-growers' resolutions were
adopted protesting to Congress against
reduction of the tariff on foreign fruits
that compete with the California produc-
ton.