The herald., 1894-07-22
GRAPE GROWERS MEET.
THE SCALE OF PRICES OFFERED
DOES NOT MEET WITH FAVOR.
A Committee Formed That Prepared .
Scale of Prices More Favorable
to the Growers General
Discussion.

The grape growers and wine makers
of this section held an all-day meeting
at the chamber of commerce yesterday
The disposal of the grape crop next sea-
son was discussed. The meeting was
informal at first and was called by L.
@. Bichousky, who presented some plans
to help the growers. He stated tina,
neither the growers nor the manufactur.
ers were making any money. An effort
was being made by number of cap.
italists OF San Francisco to form syn-
dictate to buy up all the grapes OF this
section by contract, the contracts to
bind the growers for five years. The
terms as set forth by the schedule are
as follows:
Sweet wines, all varieties except Mus
cats, grapes. first year per ton, 50; sec.
ond year per ton. $40; third. fourth and
fifth years per ton, SIP so. Wine, first
year per gallon, Is cents; second year
per gallon, % cents; third, fourth and
fifth years per gallon, 80 cents.
All grapes to be sound and to contain
at least rs per cent sugar (Balling.) For
each degree of sugar less than 25 there
will be deducted so cents per ton.
Grapes to be delivered at q winery in
the county to be designated by the pur-
chaaer. Wine to be delivered at rail.
way terminal point.
Port wine to contain 20 per cent
alcohol by volume. and per cent sugar
AnkericG tAId s'Wser' Muscau " uun-
tain 20 per cent alcohol by volume and
10 per cent sugar (Balling) after fortif.
cation.
Payments to be made as follows: One
third Immediately after receipt of
goods; one-third by three months &C.
ceptance, and one-third by six months
acceptance.
All future wines to be accepted on or
before December 3lst of each year. and
to be removed by the first day of March
following. Should any wines remain in
the hands of the seller after March 1et,
the purchaser will pay the owner of
such wines one-quarter "a of a cent
per gallon more for every month after
March 1st such wine is stored.
All packages for shipment to be fur
nished by the seller, and to be returned
promptly by the purchaser we'll rinsed
and sulphured.
The contract stipulated az to guam.
tity. delivery, etc. 1t gave an option
simply until August 10th, on the crop,
at which time the syndicate would be
formed and able to chow it's hand. The
benefit to the grape seller would be in
the fact of the crop being disposed of
for five years with no expense of market
ing, etc. The signing of the contract
would only bind the grower until the
10th OF August, when if he was not
satisfied with the financial stability of
the syndicate he could Withdraw.
Considerable discussion took place
after Mr.. Bichousky's remarks. Charles
Stern declared that the eastern market
was full of imitation wines and that
there was no justice in the prices, which
gave the same for good and spurious
wines. The good wines on this coast
,, did not begin to supply the demand and
the decsptions practiced were simply
| abominable.
The general sense OF the meeting was
| in opposition to the prices offered.
The meeting was here organized, Mr..
Bichousky being elected chairman and
George Smith Of Pomona secretary. 1t
was noted that the gentlemen present
represented 1900 acres, or about one
eighth of all the grape growing section
of Southern California.
i A committee, consisting OF Messrs.
| Brigden. Gregory, Allen. Smith and
Randel, was finally appointed by the
| chair to consider the ACCESSIBILITY of
! action on the proposed contract and to
make schedule OF prices that would
be of some advantage to the grower.
| The meeting then adjourned until 2
pm. when the committee presented its
report:
Price per ton: First year, 50; sec
ond year. 5000; third, fourth and fifth
years, $14. Wine (sweet wine price, !:
First year, 20 cents per gallon; second
year. 80 cents per gallon; third, fourth
and fifth years, 35 cents per gallon; the
grapes to be delivered at the nearest
! winery or (. o. b. cars on the railroad at
q point to be acceptable to grape grower
and syndicate.E The saccharine strength
is to be % degrees on Balling's scale,
with deduction of so cents per ton for
each degree below %. The grapes to be
accepted by the syndicate when ripe.
1t was decided that the committee be
| continued, and after some general dis
cussion tho meeting adjourned until
next Saturday morning at 10 80 O'Clock.
w. II. Nelson, who is in the drug
business at Kingville, No., has go much
confidence in Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhna Remedy, that he
warrants every bottle and offers to re-
fund the money to any customer who is
not satisfied after using it. Mr. Nelson
takes no risk in doing this, because the
remedy is a certain cure for the diseases
for which it is intended, and he knows
it. 1t is for sale by OFF & Vaughn.
Fourth and Spring street, G. F. Heinzs-
man, 222 North Main street, druggiats.