The record-union., 1894-11-24
Afternoon Session.

At the afternoon session the question
box was still in order, and Motheral
gave his views in relation to the methods
of fertilization of fruit trees and also on a
remedy for scale, favoring sheep dip.
Block and others gave the results OF
spraying with different washes. Block
tavoring early spraying.
10 the question as to what should be
done with man who is able but refuses
to clear his orchard from pests, several
suggested that he be compelled to move
out of the community.
The question as TO whether, if the rail-
road company charged nothing for trans
portatlon of fruit, the grower would even
then be able to get anything was referred
to the railroad company for solution.
The question of proper fertilizers for
various kinds of trees was debated at
some length. Block favored anaIyzing
the soil. to know what elements were
wanting.
WILL MEET AT SAN DIEGO.
The question of location for the next
session of the convention came up and
Fighter nominated San Jose. Raughler
nominated Santa Rosa and KimbalI San
Diego.
The latter moved that the State Board
of Horticulture be requested to ap-
point the place of meeting in San
Diego County, the locality TO be chosen
by the board. He assured the convention
of a hearty welcome and that their visit
would be made as pleasant as possible.
The motion was seconded by Miss II. S,
Jones on behalf of the ladies who attend
the conventions.
The vote resulted in nine for Santa
Rosa, forty-two for San Diego, the ladies
voting for it ITO man." one for San Fran
cisco and fourteen for San Jose. San Diego
was declared the place recommended, and
Mr.. kimball made a neat little speech.
make such great difference, as the con-
vention Is for the interest of the
whole State. San Diego cannot, he
said, raise such variety of decidu-
Gus fruits as Sacramento, but thew
raise line fruits of other kinds There
were lemon trees OF twelve years old
there, from which thlrty-five boxes have
been picked as one crop
The President announced that many of
the members intended to make an excur-
sion to Folsom and visit the prison to-
morrow Saturday, and that ladies ac-
companying the party would be admit
ted to the prison.
NOT SATISFIED.
1u regard to the question as to whether
the expediting of fruit in five DAYS was
all that was necessary to be done for the
shipping of green fruits, Dore said that
people might think the growers were sat-
istied, but the dried fruit men wanted the
same privilege.
X. ID. Stephens said the expediting of
green fruit was great gain. The condi-
tions of green and dried fruit are very
different, and there has been great dis
elimination against green fruit. There
is very serious question here. Green
fruit can be expedited in ventilator cars
To CHICAGO. hnt forward m
further East without refrigeration would
result In loss of the fruit. Messrs, Smurr
and Curtis left here the other day after
having made their proposition, with the
understanding that the growers were sat-
lstled with what the company had offered.
Mr.. Buck said that train known as
the Butter and Egg Express is run from
Chicago TO New York in thirty-six
hours, the fastest time in which the fruit
can be put through. AS the service from
Chicago is more reliable than this side of
Chicago, that was the reason his efforts
had always been devoted TO getting a
service to Chicago and adjacent points
Dore said it was more a question of
freights, and that no discrimination be-
tween dried or green fruits or other kinds
of produce.
Robert Williamson said competent
committee had been appointed to confer
with the company, and he thought it
SnOuIQ De left Win the committee.
Mr.. kimball thought the arrangement
completed at the time Messrs. Smurr and
Curtis were here, to be the most impor-
tant made yet. He believed that the COM
pany was In earnest IN what lt had
offered. from all his correspondence with
Mr.. Huntington and others in the past.
He believed that the committee would do
all that it could, but he did not believe in
putting too much on their shoulders. He
thought the committee too large. He