The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-07
UNION FRUIT SALESRO0M
Resolutions Are Adopted at
SuiSun, San Jose and
Elsewhere.
UNITED ACTION BEING TAKEN
Statement From One Of the Firms
Not Connected With the
Association.

The question of the maintenance of
several auction-rooms in the different
Eastern cities for the sale of California
green fruits is being vigorously taken up
by prominent fruit-growers throughout
the State.
Colonel Weinstock, who is.closely con-
nected with the recently organized Cali
iornia Fruit-growers' and Shippers Asso-
citation of Sacramento, addressed we'll
attended meeting of fruitmen at San Jose
June II, where resolutions were adopted
calling upon all parties interested to stand
together and place their shipments only
with that organization.
On the same date the fruit-growers of
Suisun and vicinity also had mass
meeting, at which the following resolu-
lions were adopted:
WHEREAS, The experience of the past has
made it plain that the existence of two or more
auction salesrooms in each Eastern city for the
sale of California fresh fruits has seriously in
California fruit into competition with itself
and making combinations among Eastern buy
ers possible; and whereas, at the annual
State convention of fruit growers, held
in Sacramento in November last under
the auspices of the State Horticultural
Society, resolution was unanimously
passed calling upon California growers and
shippers to establish an organization, to be
known as the California Fruit Growers and
Shippers Association, which should have for
its objects First the establishment of a
bureau of information to prevent gluts; sec
ond, the establishing of consolidated auction
room at each auction point; third,
the making of such auction salesrooms
free and open to all buyers; and
whereas. such association has been
formed, and is earnestly striving to carry out
the expressed wishes of the growers in the
hope of remedying the serious evils of the past;
and whereas, we learn that the National Fruit
Associ alton, Sgobel & Day New York agents,
and the California Green and Dried Fruit Com
pany, P. Ruhlman e. Co. New York agents,
have established q rival auction salesroom in
wishes and despite the earnest protests of the
growers of California, which rival salesroom
threatens to perpetuate the grave evils of the
past in scattering the Eastern buyers in two
or more salesrooms and in bringing California
sruit in needless competition with itself; there
fore be it
RESOLVED That we, the fruit growers and ship
pers of Suisun, Solano County, and vicinity, in
mass-meeting assembled, hereby pledge our
selves to withhold our support from all ship
pers, receivers or auctioneers who do not agree
to sell our fruits, when sold in auction, in the
Union Salesrooms approved by the California
Fruit Growers and Shippers Association; and
be it
RESOLVED That we call upon the growers and
shippers elsewhere to likewise stand by the
to lend their hearty support to the California
Fruit Growers and Shippers Association.
RESOLVED, That the secretary of this mass
meeting be hereby authorized to disseminate
these resolutions as widely as possible among
the fruit-growers throughout the State.
The National Fruit Association referred
to in the Suisun resolutions Is represented