The record-union., 1894-11-24

did not favor pushing the matter too
hard, as he believed the company would
act fairly.
K. ID. Stephens said the question could
not be allowed to stand in this shape. IF
1t were laid on the table, that would in
dlcate that the growers were satisfied
with the simple putting on OF expedited
trains.
Block had moved that the expedited
service would not be sufficient, and
Sprague moved as substitute, that while
the expedited trains were desired,
that lower rates of transportation we're
also desired. The substitute was carried.
COOPERATION.
On the question of the best method of
John S. Dore said that it was his
idea that good results could only be
reached by combining only those
whose interests lay in certain lines. The
ralsln-growers could com bine to share
prohtS IN proportion to the quantity and
quallty of their goods, with good effect.
No com bination can stand where men Of
conflicting interests are mem bers Of it.
Inc trouble IS that the farmers will not
stand togther. These troubles were what
broke up the raisin combine.
Mr.. Williamson said that it was diff
cult question TO decide how to cooperate.
de thought the State Exchange offered
N-AO ONSS AiCthOt 81 ldI put lOIlu
NATURAL FOOD AGAIN.
The question as to whether the use of
fruit was preventive of disease, with
request that 1t be answered by w. ).
Manning, was answered by that gentle
man IN long diSquisitiou, in which he
stated that bread was the staff of death
and that all the ills OF life were attribute
able TO it.
A motion was passed to refer the sub
n 10 Stnf ard Of ,ltf,
request that it report on it at the next
convention.
THE RUSSIAN THISTLE.
With regard to the Russian thistle. a
resolution was passed on motion of
Buck, that it Is the sense of the conven-
ton that the county of Los Angeles,
through its Board of Supervisors, should
use every means in its power to eX-
terminate 1t as speedily as possible, in
order to prevent its spread over the
State.
THANKS ALL AROUND.
On motion of Mr.. Buck the thanks of
the convention were rendered to the citi-
ZenS OF sacramento for their generous
hospitality and their efforts to make the
session pleasant one for the delegates.
II. ID. Stephens said that it was the in
terest OF each individual grower TO aid in
every possible way the members of the
Dors, and 1t was the opinion of many of
the delegates that much could be done by
members making detailed statements of
their shipments and their profit or loss
attending them, which should give relia-
BILE data on which to base their REQ nests.
lie moved that the thanks of the con-
yentlon be rendered to che Chairman and
Messrs. Smith and Lelong for the efficient
ana courteous manner in which they have
conducted the session.
The motion was carried.
On motion of Block, the thanks of the
convention were rendered to the Vice
Presidents and to Brainard c. Brown, the
Official Reporter.
on motion of r. d. Stephens, the
thanks OF the convention were extended
TO the Sacramento newspapers for the
able, full and complete reports of the
daily sessions of the convention, Mr..
hlmbalI seconding the motion in the
name OF the convention.
AS Mr.. Perkins, the inventor of the
Perkins process for preserving fruit in
transit, was sick and had left the CITY. the
subject could not be taken up as was
wished, and the convention adjourned
sine die.