The record-union., 1895-07-18
FRUIT AUCTION WAR NOT SETTLED.
The Plan of Compromise Submitted
to the Nationals.
An Answer Expected Sometime To-
Day From the Latter's Officials
in the East.

Yesterday President Weinstock of the
California Fruit Growers and Shippers
Association forwarded to II. a. Fairbank,
Manager Of the National Fruit Associa-
ton. communication embodying the
plan or proposition adopted by the
former body, looking to compromise of
the rivalry now existing in the matter of
fruit auction in New York. The propo-
sition was as follows:
ALTERNATE SALES.
1.-THE growers and shippers of Cali
the Erie and the West Shore roads re-
spectively, to New York, as they do at
present, and to continue to employ their
respective receivers and auctioneers, as
at present. but all receivers and auction
GERS, with the consent Of the West Shore
and Erie Railway Companies, shall agree
to alternate the sales in the auction rooms
on the respective docks. In other words,
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays of
each week the sales shall take place on
the West Shore Pier; Tuesdays. Thurs
days and Saturdays the sales shall be
held on the Erie Pier.
The buyers examining all the fruit on
fruit on hand to be sold at each sale ire
spective of the place of exhibition), then
adjourning to the salesroom on the West
Shore Pier or the Erie Pier as the case
may be, and there attend the auction. Ii
there is any advantage as to the sales
taking place on any OF the days OF the
week, so arrange the day of the sale that
neither sale will enjoy any advantage not
participated in by all the others, nor
n
per or grower, nor any fruit.
"While this plan will not bring all the
fruit together, 1t will at least bring all the
buyers and all the auctioneers under one
roof, and will dispose of all the fruit on
hand at each sale. the members of the
association, of course, being entitled TO
an oven rotation of sales on the various
days. The controlling idea in this plan,
other than complying with the wishes of
the fruit-growers expressed in conven-
ton. is to establish perfect equality
among the members III everything that
pertains to or is connected with the auc-
ton sale of California fruits in the city of
New York."
TAKEN UNDER CONSIDERATION.
Manager Fairbank of the National Asso-
citation was asked last evening by REC
ORD-UNIoN reporter whether or not the
association he represents had decided to
accept the proposition.
'We have not yet taken any action"
replied Mr.. Fairbank. "You see, it was
about noon to-day when this communica-
ton from the California Association was
received. and we have not had time in
which to consider it.
I'VE are to hold consultation this
evening"" he continued, land tomorrow
morning we will wire our people in the
East the result thereof. / don't see why
the question cannot be settled by to-
morrow afternoon. one way or the other.
ANDERSON FAvoRS II.
J. 4. Anderson of San Jose. the director
of the California Association who had ten
dered his resignation, telegraphed from
his home yesterday that he would be
here on the evening train TO consult with
those Interested in the matter at issue.
He added, however, that he was strongly
in favor of compromising the present
difficulty.