The herald., 1894-01-11
TILE SCORES.


FRUIT GROWERS ALL RIGHT.
If anyone has got an idea into their heads
that the fruit growers of Southern California
are not in earnest in their efforts to place their
orange crops on the market in the bes t possible
condition and to the best advantage, all he has
to do 10 convince himself that he is laboring
under deIusion is TO attend meeting of the
Fruit Growers exchange.
Yesterday there was meeting of the district
exchange at the Rochester hotel building, Or
ange. There was a full representation OF va
rious associations OF the county present except
Cargill of Brookhurst Derby presided in the
absence of Cargill. Mr.. Rogers OF Anaheim
was appointed secretary pro TEN.
The chair, who had been appointed to secure
a stand and desk for the use Of the exchange
reported that the same had been secured.
On motion the services of Hysler at $50 per
month as clerk, which was reported as having
been secured, was approved.
Order of business was adopted.
There was considerable discussion over the
best method OF buying nails and the amount
needed by each organization.
Villa Park did not know just how they were
going to- manage about packing their fruit,
whether they would do it themselves or let the
job out by contract. Their representative said
that they would ship about so carloads OF or
anges
All the associations of the district except
Tustin and Brookhurst reported that they were
supplied with nails.
There was considerable discussion concern
ing the procurement OF boxes. 1t appears from
the talk that no positive contract had been
made and signed by the Arizona boXmakefs,
but it is tacit understanding that that com
pany will furnish the boxes at the figures here
toiore agreed upon and published in the HER
AID. carload OF paper was ordered and is on
the way.
b. H. Chamberlain of Riverside was present
and was interrogated closely as to the working
of the exchange in Riverside. He was asked
where the expense would fall which will be in
CURED in placing the oranges on the market
and stated that the expense would be pro rated
and would fall on each district according to
the number OF boxes of oranges sold during
the season. He said that the salaries of agents
to be sent east has not been fixed Each dis
trict can provide for the raising of money to
pay expenses as they may see fit. He said the
mode adopted by the Riverside exchange
to execute note as a corporation, and that the
note was signed by private individuals, on
which money was procured, and that the
money was to be taken out OF shipments of or
anges to liquidate these notes. He said they
had fixed upon cents per box and per cent
OF the net sales of oranges as the amount to be
assessed on shippers for defraying expenses.
Should that amount be more than sufficient
the surplus would be refunded to the several
districts.
Some one askedif there had been any amount
fixed per box for hendlidg fruit Mr.. Cham
beilain remarked that there had not but that
u would amount to about 70 cents per box.
He remarked that the expenses would be re-
duced 10 or 15 cents box below what it cost
under the old manner of marketing He said
that the buyers then paid hordes of employees
Tor something big wages and their expenses in
driving over the country in buggy which
would be cut off this year.
The San Francisco market was spoken of by
members OF the exchange, and it was reported
that the commission men of that city had got
together and had agreed to do their business
OF buying oranges through the Fruit Growers
exchange and that they would discourage out
side buying.
A question was raised as TO whether or not
the men who are sent east to attend to the
marketing of the orange crop of Southern Cali
fornia to work for certain localities Mr..
Chamberlain stated that no locality was to be