The morning call., 1894-09-01
NO COOPERATION.
Producers and Dealers
Fail to Agree.
THE so PER CENT CLAUSE.
Wine-GroWers Who Refuse to Be
Swallowed Up.
THEY WILL STRIKE OUT ALONE.
Every Effort Was Made TO Arrive at
Some Satisfactory Conclusion,
but Without Avail.
THEY WILL STRIKE OUT ALONE.

The negotiations which have been pend
ing between the California Wine Associa-
ton and the grape-grOwers' representative
committee of seven for the past few
months. have fallen through.
This conclusion was reached at a late
hour yesterday afternoon by the growers,
who had been in session the entire day
with view of patching the affairs up in
order TO SUIT all parties concerned.
p. G. Rossi, chairman of the committee,
gave out the folio wing letter, which is self
explanatory:
Hans Kohler, Secretary California Vine As.
sOcaatlon-DEAR SIR: l beg TO aeknowl-
edge the receipt of your favor of August
20, the contents of which have been duly noted.
In reply TO he same beg TO say that l have
called meeting OF the Grape growers and
Wlnemakers' committee, which took place to.
mously adopted. L am sorry that all our labOrs
and our efforts have been unsuccessful. l re-
main, very respectfully,
P. C. RossI. Chairman.
WHEREAS. This committee of grape grow
ers submitted to the California Wine ssocia.
ton communication suggesting certain i'm
submitted TO them; and whereas In a cOmmu.
nlcatlon from the secretary Of the California
WINE ASSOCIATION TO this committee IL is stated
that said association declines to acceue to the
proposed amendments; therefore. be il
ReS0tCed, That this committee OF grape grow.
ers decline to accept the proposed contract in
It's present form.
RESOLVED, That the chairman of the commit
tee be instructed 10 address a communication
10 the California Wine Association and trans
mil the preceding resolutions.
/. Z. ROsSi Chairman of COmmittee), F. Ber-
niger, George West, John SWEET C, j. Wet
more, William Wehner.
line following communication, which ex-
plains the workings of the committee since
It's organization and the difficulties under
which it has labored. was handed to l. de
Turk. as chairman of the meeting
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. 81. 1894
L. de Iurk, Esq, ChdirntGn-DEAR SIR At
a meeting OF wine-makers held June l. az the
rooms OF the State Viticultural Commission
oan francisco. the undersigned were ap-
pointed committee on WAYS and means for
the advancement of the viticuItural Interest of
our State Soon after our appointment we
were approached by parties now prOminantIv.
connected with the California Wine sSOcjatio1
ard Informed by them that il we could Obtain
practical control of the output OF grapes aud
wine of this State capital and experienced
stood ready 10 contract tor this control for the
term of hive years at prices at once favorable no
The grower and draler. Thinking TINS a
plausible and practical suggestion we went IN
work without delay, perfected a schednIe NJ
prices and terms under advisement of the par
ties alluded 10 above and presented the same TO
The Wine.maKers and growers in the country
This schedule was generally signed and the
practical control of the grape and wine
output of the State promised TO US on
the lines prOpO sed. After the California Wine
Association was Incorporated, we submitted
the options obtained by US to their officers and
met them in conference many times for the
purpose of perfecing these terms and prices ia
such manner as TO make the same acceptable
TO them. For many days we believed that our
differences could be harmoniZed, but on this
day we are IN receipt of a communication from
the California Wine Association rejecting i'm
toto many items which we consider essential
for the protection of grower and winemaker
ana now, sir, we beg leave TO report TO you as
chairman OF the committee having appointed
US, that we have failed in our negotiations Will
the said California Wine Association for this
coming vintage at any rate, and beg of you TO
Inform the growers and winemaEers of the
State 10 this effect We are still ready to serve
the interests which have appointed us should
ways aud means be discovered by your commit.
tee which would improve the present unsatts.
factory condition of our industry. Very re.
specially, L. G. Rossl, +. A. West, C. j. Wet.
more. John SWEET, +. BeringeT, William We h.
ncr
Resolutions were adopted thanking Clar-
ence WetmOre for his valuable assistance
In cooperating with other members of the
committee in endeavoring to secure a salts
factory agreement between both parties.
The meeting was then adjourned to the
call of the chair