The morning call., 1893-11-17
Initial Steps to Having a
State Exchange.
IT'S PLAN AND PURPOSES.
Address to the Orchardists of
California.
ITS PLAN AND PURPOSES.
A Corporation TO BE FoRnED.
Mass-Meeting of Fruit Growers to
Be Held Here Late in De-
- cember. -

The prin eipal work Of the State Horti-
cultural Society at its meeting last month
at San. Jose was: the appointment Of: a
committee to organize a State Fruit Ex-
change. This committee chose the fnllow-
ing board of :dlrectors: John Markley of
Sonoma, A.. l. Bancroft of Contra Costa
County. Fl. p. 1StabEer of Yuba, Z. A.
Wheeler of West IS de. Frank H. Buck 6i
Vacaville and George Ditzler of Biggs,
who selected E. F. Adams of Wrights as
manager and secretary.
Yesterday this committee met at the
Office Of the State horticultural Society
and was occupied until dark upon details
Of the enterprise.
Whatit has done and the breadth and
magnitude of the proposed work are
clearly set. forth iu an address to the fruit
! growers Of California, which is subioined.
A mass-meeting of the fruit-growers of
the State has been called to convene iu
this CITY December 90 for the purpose of
carrying out The work. If the temper
shown at recent meetings be a guide it
may be set down as a fact that the or
chardfSts are unit in sentiment on the
question Of State organization, and great
results are looked for from the December
meeting.
p'ES 10 "HE
To the FTlit-gyoWers OF California: IL is
now evident that the products OF our orchards
are increasing more rapidly than the market
for them. Certainly no one VINO is selling fruit
IN 1893 Will dispuee il. The only years in when
the owners of orchards and vineyards seem TO
make money are The t.off' years. when crops
are light and prices fair.
In years OF full crops like the present AT
which our entire crop can find a market Weld
expenses and interest only upon the best lands
termed with suf1ceDt capital and thorough
n HI
sell from growers who must r, aiZe utterly de-
motaiiZedp1lces and;preyented those who might
make a ifoht from selling al all until weak
holders have closed OUt.
Iheeontlnuance of present conditions, in the
lace oil. cur Incr aslng acreage, means a blind
struggle for existence resulting in Bankruptcy
dnu foreclosure 10 thousands of orchardisls
whom visions of unTeas0ifabIe profits have
tempted 10 engage IN the business with insuffi-
cSent .knOW3edge. and inadequate capital. IL
means also depreciation OF values anG reduced
or.no protits 10 those who, except TOR the com
petition of those distressed for ineuey and igno-
rant OF values might do very well.
" Re plain and only remedy Is counsel and co.
operation among growers, 20 the end that every
ercharaist shall. early 10 each: season, know
aoouf what lruIt vii hat year be placed on The
mars els OF the weird and about what price that
means Tor his fruit, and that be shall be then
enabled TO get that price.
q llaln English This means a Central Bu-
fean of Information and selling agency open 10
All Tult.gfoWers, so that he fruit product OF
tne state shall be put upon tile market as
nearly as possible in the manner In which it
would be sold II entirely owned by Que great
capitalist. using every existing outlet and such
new ones as eau be created.
evidence is abundant that growers desire
thls a9d are prepared 10 uEfte upon it,. The
market success OF the cooperative societies Of
Santa Clara County and elsewhere In the State
nave well shown forth The possibilities OF CO.
operation and realized many of them. Ii is
proposed that districts yet unOrganZed and
individuals not conveniently situated for local
organization shall unite with the existing So
m Air of
agency, which shall 90 for all whatever ex-
periencs shall determine 10 be the most eco.
noinicaEly done through one agency.
10 this enc the State Horticultural Society,"
very pi operly taking the Initiative, at late
meeting appointed a committee instructed 10
appoint !. ON their Own number a board of d.
fectofs for State eXchauge, who should at
once incorporate and prepare for the busines IS
OF 1884. That committee having beld several
meetings freely recognIz d the: necessity OF
prompt action and The propriety of the leader
snip OF the Stale horticultural Society; at the
same time, as Individuals, they were averse to
permanently assuming such responsibility
except as representatives OF. a. larger constr.
iueDcy acting With more deliberatlon. They
therefore decided:
Flrst-TO appoint. as Instructed, the board of
directors which should proceed TO do the things
necessary TO be done at once.
Second-ThaI the terms of Office of directors
ana manager should expire within tbe shortest
time possible TO convene representative body
OF Tultgrowers specially called TO consider this
question.
InHG-1ndl sucn convention when called
should select lis OVID directors TO carry on the
work during the first fiscal year.
This plan the directors are now carving out.
manager has been appointed who, by expert
ence gained In organizing the Santa Clara
County Exchange, has been deemed qualified to
begin the active work end who viii devote his
entire time 10 the organization of the State tx.
change. A convention to be called by the State
horticultural Society in tile latter part of De.
cember Will choose board OF directors to take
cha ge OF The exchange thereafter.
Every fTuit-grower In the State who can pos
sibly do SO should attend this meeting and aid by
his presence and his counsel in giving form and
force 10 this most important movement for the
benefit OF all. In the meantime the present
management presents this as their view of our
Lfoper OBJ cts: That the exchange be
FirsI-A bureau Tor the collection and dis
trtbution OF every item OF information bearing
On the current prices OF all classes OF fruit in
each season.
Second-The selling agent, without charge
except actual expense. for all fruit-grOwers of
the State who desire IL.
Third-Tbe active agency for opening new
markets and extending old ones for all fruits
and fruit products OF California.
The detailed operations by which these OBJ
jecis are TO be gained must necessarily be left
10 the board of directors of The exchange 10
work out. To this end 1t is believed thai The
board should he large enough to allow repre-
sentatiyes OF all interests and all sections. The
convention Will be asked 10 increase the num-
Der OF dir ctois from seven to eleven.
IN The meantime, Without waiting, the pres-