The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-17
Will Control the Output of Their
Vineyards
AN ORGANIZATION EFFECTED
Price Of Sweet Wines to Be Advanced
Very Soon
Nearly Every Sweet Wine Maker Has Joined
the Association and It viii Begin
Operations At Once

The sweet vino makers OF Southern
California met at the United States in
ternel revenue ONCE in the Baker block
yesterday in adjourned session, and COM
pletsd the organ AVIATION for this section.
As the result of this meeting an agree
ment vas reached oy which the out Tut
Of sweet wine in the entire state will be
hereafter controlled by the makers Of the
wines themselves. An organization look
ing toward the protection of the vine-
.yardists has been made. and they now
propose to put stop to the Improbable
com petition that has been in vogue for
years past. 1t was mainly, If not Ell
tireiy. through the efforts OF Captain J.
Nj. Youngber: of San Francisco that the
vino makers of this section were induced
to enter into the present orgnization. 1t
10 similar to the one that has already
been formed in the northern and central
portions OF California, ana becomes ANAL
gamated with that.
Captain Youngberg is the secretary of
that organization, which was completed
about two weeks ago. He came to Los
Angeles last Tuesday for tue purpose of
trying to induce the wine makers Of this
section to enter into some agreement for
their protection, and also to Affiliate with
the other association. Nearly every wine
maker was visited, and the objects and
workings of the association explained,
70 that when they first came together
Thursday nearly all knew what they were
asked to do. Some of the vinevardists
failed to attend that session, SO it was
adj burned until yesterday. when practice
ally all OF the delinqusnts were present.
Captain Youngberg once more told
what the association expected TO accom-
plish. The work OF the association is
conducted entirely through a general
board OF trustees. This boa d selects an
examiner Of wines. 1t is to estab lish
the price oil WINS. which for the coming
year will be 20 cents gallon. and will
be made through the trustees. TIE,
money from such sales is to De divided
pro rata according to the number of GAL
lens each subscriber has sold. Certificates
will also be issued for the amount Of
wines turned over by the makers to the
trustees. These certificates are negotia-
BILE and transferable.
Regarding the grade of wines, port
shall contain 20 per cent of alcohol and
~ OF sugar; BIZ good color, clear and
sound, free from acid, pure and free
from antiseptics and undilut+d with
water. Angenca, muscatel and sherry
will be the sane except IN proportion Of
sugar. If large surp1us Ut wines should
remain at the end Of tie year, arrange
ments will be made t0 export it.
Q. B. Pironi, of the w st Glendale
Vineward and Winery company, was
elected chairman and II. +. Allen score
tary, both pro tenn, OF tie Southern Cal
ifornia association.
g. b. Bafham and q. @. Birchowsky,
OF L.. ]. Rose & Co., were selected ss
trustees f:om this distr ct to attend
state meeting Of trustees that will be
callet as soon as Captain YOungberg re-
turns north.
After signing the articles of agree
ment the meeting adjourned subject to
call Of the chair.
Out of o total of tweuty-eight wine-
makers in Southern California, all but
five have signed and four of these are
expected to join as soon as the plan is
fully explained. The following are those
enrolled: S.Quasti, OF Bald vim oistillery;
G. b. Plroni; l.. j. Rose g. Co.,; San
Bernardino and Howrey vineyards Of
Mrs. +. B. Weis; San Gabriel Wine com.
pany; Sierra Madre Vineyard companay;
Cucs monga Vineyard company; Ed
Reinert q 20. J. F. I. Boge; Jacob Blu
dell; Sunset Wine company; H. Boett-
cher; A. Ram baud. John Mcclure; g.
Bavha: Charles Stern & Son; Peter
Etiene; Mountain Wine company; H. e.
Myer, and g. Montelona. Those who have
not yet been seen are q. o. Rust. G.
Young, Joseph Younx, J. Vache & Co.
and maker Of musca. wine in San
Diego county who will not be visited on
account OF the distance.
1t is expected that the new association
VIII be running by December LIST.