The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1894-11-21
OF IMPORTANCE TO HOP-GR0WERS.
Proposed State Convention to be Held
Here.
Those Concerned in the Hop Industry
May Organize for Their Own
Mutual Interests.

This weeks issue of the american
AgricutturiSt, published i'll San Fran
cisco, will contain an editorial saying:
1.-The Pacific Coast Hop-Growers' Con-
vention, suggested in our Hop Growers
Exchange this week, should be held
without tall. We suggest that il meet at
sacramento on Tuesday, January Sth,
and request all who favor THIS plan TO
name delegates, as Alr. Hart suggests,
and notify us here at our san Francisco
Office how many they will send. We
have already brought this matter before
our hop-planters about Sacramento, and
nope to be able to report that they have
already met and appointed preliminary
committee TO arrange tor the convention,
The time for action has come. Let the
convention be held at Sacramento, begin
ming on Tuesday, January 8th. The
-4gTtcuttuTtSt is ready to lend the entire
influence and help of Our HOPPE roWers'
Exchange to the turtherance ofthis move
meHt We have suggested 10 Dr.. +. y.
Snyder OF Sacramento, who is promi-
nently interested in the hop-growing in
dustry in that vicinity, to call a meeting
OF the local hop-growers at once to APP
point preliminary committee to have
charge OF the proposed convention"
ADDRESS TO HoP-GRowERS.
James Hart Christopher OF Washington
has issued an address to hop-growers, in
which he says:
Either we must find the cause of pres
ent low prices and apply the remedy, or
in a short time growers will not own
their farms. II seems to me certain that
there is first an reproduction; second,
the funds OF the farmers were very linn
tied, and they were las body compelled
to sell to repay the amount borrowed Tor
harvesting; third, brewers have reduced
the quantity OF hops per barrel so as TO
l. floa
average production OF former years, and
L doubt not but that subtituteS are used
for any deficiency.
Acreage is so largely increased on the
Pacific Coast that ms tead of raising about
240,OO0 bales, the United States next year
is likely TO produce not less than 800. 900
bales. What viii be done with them?
The demand does not require more than
225, 900 bales, and II we have 70, 900 bales
excess all Tor sale Ito which must DE
added the quantity in stock, it seems TO
me that the hop industry is fast pursuing
the wild idea OF our grain raisers; that is,
To grow all you can, market or no mar
ket, and the result will certainly be the
same-ruin.
Now is the time, when growers have
some spare time, and | think a confer
ence Of representative hop-growers held
early in January at some central point
where the Pacific slope growers could
"a
ness-like manner, might save them thou
sands OF dollars next year. Let every
district IN every county call a meeting,
discuss the subject and for, say every
twenty-five growers, elect one delegate.
Let him go prepared with ali tho data OF
his district, number Of growers, area in
cultivation, NUN Der of bales for each past
three years, number OF bales raised not
gathered, prices paid each year, cost Of
production, etc. Great good would result
III practical way, and it would lead to q
free exchange OF Information III The
growing season and at harvest time
Without doubt New York would send a
delegation, for l believe l would be safe
in saying that the Hon. ID. l.. Fisk, Presi-
dent OF the New York State Hop-Grow-
ers' Association (Brookfield, Oneida
County, y. ", would favor this plan.
Beyond doubt it is time now to ex-
anime and see where the growers are at
Farmers seem to have perfect dread of
trusts, and yet they are daily taught by
experience that they are the strongest
weapons with when to carry out a plan
for the benefit OF those in the trust. 1 do
not believe any will deny that state ment,
Ii is a fact. Then why don't the growers
use the means TO obtain the end? None
are more deserving. None labor more
constantly. None need it more. None
earn it by efforts in labor more, and vet
no businesslike effort has been put forth
to get It,
The cost of such a conference would
be only slight The expenses would not
be high. The proceedings should be
carefully recorded and the main facts
brought out SO that they could be dis
tributed by the delegates upon their re-
turn to each member in his own district
and Dit is needless L hope to say to no
others. Tor if you allow factors,
merchants, agents, etc., to participate.
the plan of your battle ground will be
forwarded to the camp of the Philistines.
and the hop buyer and brewers associa-
ton, whose headquarters are at New
York, will lay plans TO defeat you. Are
you not aware that this association has
member in Congress from New York
whose special duty it is to keep his eve
upon all legislation affecting their inter-
ests?"