The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-11-06
ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT COOPER.
He DiIates Upon the Importance Of
Beneficial Parasites.
Recommendation That the Fruit
Growers Convention ask for
Appropriations.

President Ellwood Cooper of Santa
| Barbara in his annual address to the
| Growers Convention yesterday,
made some important recommendations.
His address was as follows:
This is the Nineteenth Fruit-Grow-
ers' Convention, and the fifteenth held
under the auspices of the State Board
| of Horticulture.
| At the convention held in November
| last year it was the sense of those pres
ent that this one should be held in San
| Diego.
TIE Executive Committee having re-
! ceiVed so many letters urging a change,
il was thought best for the interest of
| the fruit-grOWerS to meet again in this
| city The disorganiZed plan of shipping
| fruits in their natural condition, which
has caused such unsatisfactory re-
! suits to the producers for this year
| crops, seemed to impress said commit
| tee that this question was of para
mount Importance, and Sacramento s
| being the center of the great bulk of
such shipments induced the change.
In my address to the State Board, at
| its meeting held in San Francisco in
| April | was impressed with the impor-
| tance of meeting in this city to discuss
more fully the questions underlying that
which alone can secure a satisfactory
result Of our efforts and labor in fruit
! growing and to treat special subjects
| III which we are comparatively we'll IN
| formed with less consideration. Said
address will be found in Bulletin No 90,
| page 3.
At this time will dispense with gen
| eral remarks on the subjects [ present,
and Will refer you to the very able ad-
dress delivered at the last convention
by the late L. w. Buck, who presided.
The same is to be found in the proceed
ings of said convention, pages 8 to IA,
| inclusive; also, to my address, page
! III, Report of 1S93-94
MARKETING THE FRUIT.
This subject involves the best
thoughts of the producers. the most
careful and conscientious inquiry, eau
| tious eriments-conditiOnS that Will
unite every fruit-grower to the plan
that must eventually be adopted to Sc
cure success to all-that is, to be united
in one body-all shipments directed as
one body. Such a project at first
! thought may seem too vast. and may be
at the beginning very imperfect, but,
! however deficient as a perfect plan, II
will be much less disastrous than the
Individual or haphazard shipments that
are now made.
A few years of experience will correct
whatever may be insufficient to secure
the best results.
We are growing fruit in greater
abundance than we are securing mar
ketS to consume it. 1t is apparent to
all what the result Of crowding markets
will be.
How are we to open and secure new
markets? The former plan, or the eX
listing plan, of selling through commits
sion companies or consigning to various
| houses will not meet the emergency
| While it Will not be my purpose to cast
any reflections upon those who have
sold most Of our fruits-as 1 believe they
have given their greatest efforts to DC
the best possible thing for our interests
i-still this dOesnOt meet our conditions
All rival auctions, rival commission
houses. must be set aside in the inaugur-
alton of a general plan that will com
bine all the fruit products of the State
The deciduous or ripe or green fruit
shipments, the oranges, the lemons, the
dried fruits, the nuts, the raisins, the
olive (either in oil or pickles., arc
equally interested in the marketing.
I call your attention to the proceed
ings of a walnut-growers' convention
held in Los Angeles in August last. J
committee was appointed to issue {
circular letter containing in brief tn,
sentiment of the members present. The
I
THAT every district should form asso
Citations combining all the walnut
growers, if possible, after the plar
Of the Los Nietos and Tustin AS
sociations That after the com
pletion of the district association!
there. shall be formed a central organ
ization to have entire charge of the
sale of the walnuts; that there shall b,
established a uniform system of grad
ing; that inspectors shall be appointed
to examine ana pass upon the quality
of nuts before Shipment; that the brand
of the central organization, with thu
grade of the quality, shall be placed
upon every sack, also the privat'
brand of the grower-at least, wher,
any considera BILE quantity is shipped
50 that in the event of any dispute arts
ing as to quality or condition it will
facilitate the adjustment and place
the oversight where it belongs, and thu
loss, if any, to the proper party.
1T is the opinion of the committee
conforming with the unanimous expires
sion Of the convention, that such rule
and regulations as briefly indicated
above will relieve the growers of wal
nuts from any anxiety as to the sale o
their crops. 1t will insure cash return
as soon as shipment is made. 1t vii
increase the net result for the prOduc
y per cent The entire cost 10 the pro
ducers in carrying out this plan 0
marketing will not be over ! per cent.
The fruit growers should have
house managed by themselves in ever
large city, where every kind Of frui
grown in the State, including wines
should be on sale. in original packages