The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-11-06

and so advertised that the resident citi-
zens should know where to go to OBJ
tain such goods. The prices should be
fixed so that there should be no compe-
tition as against honest and fair-deal-
ing merchants who should keep similar
goods on sale.
At least ten competent men or women
should be kept travelling through
smaller towns and places to make new
markets. They should, where it is pos
sible, hold public meetings and lecture
on fruits, and should have samples to
show to the audience such fruits as
could be supplied, and should be suffi-
GENTLY VerSed in the cost of tranSporta-
ton and commission rates that they
could publicly state what price the
consumers should pay for such goods.
1t was shown in the discussion of the
Wilson tariff bill that raisinS sold I. o.
b. Fresno at 515 cents, while in Wash
ington they were selling at 30 cents.
Nuts, rancid and muSty, are sold in the
East in Out-of-the-way places for four
times the price that good, fresh and
sweet nuts could be sold at. Spoiled
dried fruits are sold at higher prices
than good fresh fruits could be sup
piled. Olive pickles l quote from let
ter I have in my possession as follows:
Il hear those that have eaten the So
called bottled olives at hotels in this
vicinity say they were sour, bitter,
puckery things, and I did not wonder
at the verdict, when | was told that
large fruit-grower in a neighboring
town said that he sold thousands of
bushels of green plumS every year to
put up as bottled olives.
These conditions must be changed
before we can hope to greatly increase
the consumption of our fruits.
The subject of marketing fruit was
very ably discussed at the last con-
vehtion, see pages 35 to 46 inclusive Of
the report. A careful perusal would
seem to justify the conclusion that
there was but little more to be said.
We are here now to organize plan
that l hope will unite all parties and
lead up to something feasible that will
save the fruit industry. One of
the most important features to secure
the development of State organization
combining all the fruit-growers will be
State inspection laws. These laws
should embody every food product
This subject was presented at the con-
vention held in National City April,
1888 See page 800 of that report.
There does not seem to be a question
as to the necessity of such a law, and
while the fruit growers can formulate
all its provisions, the enforcement can
only be successfully carried out by a
legal officer clothed with State author
ity.
Competent and careful inspection will
give confidence to the dealers in the
purchase of fruits, and will increase
their value 1t VIII stop the shipment
of worthless and unsound fruits,
which depreSseS the market value of
good sound fruit 1t will increase the
consumption for the reason that con-
sumers can rely on the quality of what
they purchase.
The State will reap advantages far in
excess of the cost of maintaining rigid
and competent inspection laws.
recommend the appointment of a
committee to draft such a law.
RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION.
This subject assumed a more i'm
portant phase in the discussions at our
last convention than ever before. L re-
fer to the official report, pages % to al,
inclusive The fact that the railroad
company had competent officials pres
ent who calmly and frankly discussed
this subject with US promises good for
us: and I have the hope that with our
concentration we will get all the relief
that we can in justice expect or de-
mand I recommend the continuance
of the present committee.
A BUREAU OF INFORMATION.
! It is of the utmost Importance that
such a bureau should be established
with a competent statistician and a
sufficient clerical force to gather Sucn
! information from every possible point
where our fruits can be sold, as would
| insure the realization of fair returns.
! This will be an important feature in
securing new markets, and necessity
where all shipments are under one di-
rectiOn.
This Bureau of Statistics could be
established in the offices of the State
Board of Horticulture, thereby saving
the expense of rent and many other in
| cidentals that would be necessary il
in separate building.
The sum of 81, 600 each year would
in my opinion, be sufficient to maintain
such a bureau The State would reap
hundredfold from the establishment
of such an office.
! All these questions, so far as treated
are a part and inseparable from the
subject of marketing fruits. [ trust the
suggestions will be favorably consider
| ed by the convention.
THE TRAMP DANGER
I call your attention to this growing
evil and to the necessity of plan or law
to arrest it. 1t is daily becoming more
and more serious. The annoyance and
! fear that the rural population are sub
! jected to makes life unpleasant, and is
creating a feeling of discomfort with
their surroundings and lessening the
courage and hope that impel industri-
Gus people to be satisfied with their
! conditions.
One hundred years ago a woman could
travel alone the length and breadth ri
the settled country without fear of mo-
/ lest2t!On. Now there is scarcely an
| isolated district where it is safe for he}
to go alone.
It is a common occurrence for men t.
be held up and robbed in every country
place at night time. where they en-
counter this class. Ten years ago il
WcUld have been ten times more easily
controlled than now. Ten years henc;
The system viii assume such a statu,
that an outbreak, appalling in its re
suits. will be the consequence.
/ an we'll aware Of the feeling that i.
So deeply rooted in the American mint
regarding the freedom of the citizen
that dislike Of prying into the motive!
and actions Of the Individual Such
political policy in our early history wa!
SAFE because the whole population pos
sesssd that degree Of honest and in
Gusirious habits that made it unneces
! SJry 10 adopt laws regarding the pTi
vate character Of the citizen. In my
vcyGEin3 between my place and Santa
Barbara, a distance of twelve miles, i
is rarely that I do not meet one or NOR,
tramps. and sometimes as many as ter
or q dozen
I presume this is the condition gen
orally in South California. Many ar,
Notwithstanding. and nearly all are for
eierers Our fruit orchards are acces
sibic to these hungry Migrants Cali
fornia is likely to suffer more from
this evil than any other State. for tn
reason that our climatic condition.
make il possible for this class to row,
from place to place almost every day il
the year.
hope and trust that the fruit-grow
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