The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-06-15
TEE FRUIT GROWERS AND SHIPPERS.
What the Association is Planning to
Accomplish.
1t Desires Unity Of Action to Prevent
GIuts In the Market - Only
One Auction-Room.

The Executive Committee of the Cali
fornia Fruit Growers and Shippers AS
ISOLATION held meeting yesterday after
noon relative to a conference which ID.
Weinstock. President Of the association,
had in the morning with Manager era
ham of the Fruit Growers Express.
The session was passed in the consider
alton of number OF communications
from New York and Boston with regard to
auction-rooms. The Secretary was in
structed to explain to them the rules Of
the association in that respect. There Is
an erroneous impression among the peo-
pie of the East that the association picks
out its own auctioneers, and they write
asking that they may be the ones selected.
This is a mistake, as the only require
ment of the association is that an auction
which it ships, in order that proper dis
trlbution OF the fruit at the best obtain
able prices may be had.
Outside parties had spoken in regard to
the rival auction rooms in New \ ork,
and the Secretary was instructed by the
committee TO write and ascertain the state
OF affairs. 1t was suggested that Mr..
Fairbanks, Pacific Coast Manager of the
National Fruit Association, in regard to
his suggestion that all combine upon a
union auction-house at the Pennsylvania
dock in that city, telegraph to his peo-
pie at that city and see if they would
agree to the formation OF such an auction
room. He did SO, and received an an
swer that the proposition was not an &C
ceptable one He will telegraph again
to-day, and find out more definitely
r.afI aa,. mi flEr N ha hnd
From all that can be learned here the
West Shore auction-room, where the fruit
of the Fruit Growers Association is be-
ing sold, is acceptable, and there are no
complaints at the other end of the route
OF delays.
"a year ago." said Mr.. Weinstock to a
RECORD UNION reporter yesterday, 1.-The
shipment Of carload of fruit was like
buying a lottery ticket The man with
twenty years OF experience in shipping
was no better off than the one who was
making his first shipment. He did not
know where to ship, for he knew nothing
of where others were shipping TO. and
his fruit might arrive in q market that
was already glatted and prove loss to
him. He had 10 ship wherever his judg-
ment dictated and take his chance of
being lucky enough to find the market
empty, or nearly SO.
The great thing lacking, and the great
thing to be desired, was unity of action.
Formerly each shipper did his best to
keep all knowledge of his plans and ship
ments, and of all information he had
gained, from all the other shippers and
Try and get into the market ahead of
them. The natural consequence was that,
as others had probably received the same
information that ne had, and each one
thought that he alone possessed il, so
much fruit was sent at one time to one
point that the bottom was knocked out
of the market and they ell met with loss.
It was like turning lot of men into
dark room and telling them to find the
door. OF course they would eventually
find it, but they would knock their heads
together many times before they did so.
It was necessary to remedy this evil, and
our association formulated plan for
doing SO.
This association aims to do three
things, and if it succeeds in accomplish
ing them great stride will have been
made toward promoting the prosperity
OF the fruit-gtowers. The first is pre-
yention OF glut in the market at any
point Here Is a bulletin that will ex-
plain to you how we propose to do it.
This is dated June 18th. one having been
issued each day since the first of the
month. Sacramento Is of course the best
point from which this information can
be gathered by our bureau of informa-
ton, as it is the gateway by which all the
fruit passes to the East, and our NORMA
ton is therefore absolutely reliable. AS
you see by this, during the twenty-four
hours preceding, II cars of apricots, 2
cars of peaches and 81 mixed cars, total
of 10 cars in all, left here for Chicago;
l of cherries, q of apricots and car of
peaches left for New York. q total Of
cars; of a car of apricots and I of car
of peaches left for Boston; of car of
apricots, ! car peaches and carload of
mixed fruit left for st. Louis; of car of
apricots. OF car OF peaches and l car of
mixed fruit left for st. Paul; Z of a car
each of apricots and peaches and car of
mixed fruits for Minneapolis, while Dem
yer and Kansas City get each car of
spricots and Sioux City car of peaches.
The shipper can see at glance just what
went to each market and judge where he
wants to ship.
'sThis is not all. however, as it is neces-
sary to know how much fruit will arrive
in each of those places on given date,
and you see this table below shows the
quantity and variety due in each of them
Oh each day. You see by this table that
tomorrow, which is Saturday, five car
loads of different varieties will arrive in
Chicago, and on the next day, Sunday,
eight carloads are due there. These thir-
teen carloads must be sold on Monday,
2,
fruit on the road. wish to divert some of
it elsewhere. to supply some other mar
ket. ou can easily see the value of such
Information TO all who belong to our as
ISOLATION.
1.-THE second point aimed at is TO bring
all buyers in any city under one ROOT,
thus insuring the highest possible prices
to the grower. The third point is to pre-
vent combinations among the Eastern
buyers and this will be aided by having
them all under one roof, in one auction
room, as the larger the number the
greater the competition and the less
chance of combination. The success of
the association is necessarily dependent
on the support the growers give 10 the
association. Should they give support to
the rival auction-room in New York,
which is the only city in which there is
more than one. il would be likely 10 de-
5troy the usefulness of the association,
and result III bringing back all the evils
of the past, which have been so destruc-
tive To growers.
The rival room is at present supported