The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-04
FRUIT EXCHANGES.

The scope of the Organizations to Be
Enlarged
The success achieved by the citrus fruit ex-
changes in marketing last years crop and the
favorable start this year have set the decduous
fruit growers thinking, and a movement has
been started to organize them on the same
lines, with the view of marketing future crops
OF deciduous fruits on the cooperative plan.
1t is. possible that the citrus fruit exchanges
now existing will enlarge their scope and start
in on the deciduous crop after the citrus season
Closes The San Antonio Fruit (citrus) ex-
change has taken the initiative i'll this matter,
as is evidenced by the following circular letter
addressed TO prominent deciduous fruit grow
ers
SAN ANTONIO FRUIT EXCHANGED
POMONA January l, 1895
DEAR Strive have oug been convinced an
organization of the deciduous fruit growers
was imperative, il the interests of the crop were
to be preserved and any profits realized upon it
by the growers. In TACT, IL was the idea OF the
promoters of the orange exchanges to ulu
mately bring all other crops under the control
OF similar or the same organizations. Carrying
out this idea we extended an invitation to u
number OF prominent growers in this district
TO meet at our office on the 27th rlt., to con-
slider the ACCESSIBILITY of undertaking the work
of organization.
Although the call was not very largely re.
Eponded TO, nun Der of prominent growers
and earnest workers met and agreed to under
take it, appointing Il representive comm Tt.
to draft general plan, which might be sub
upon or added to as other views and fcl Their
discussion might prove necessary.
This committee met yesterday and forum
lated the following plan to initiate the CAM
paign. Their report reads as follows:
We agree on central organization:
1. To make all sales and distributing of fruit
on the pro rata plan.
2. To establish the grade of al fruit passing
through lis hands, and this decision shall be
final.
3. TO determine the method of organization
of associations which shall entite them to the
benefits OF the cooperative system.
A. To establish warehouses at the most con-
yenicnt points for the economical handling OF
the dried products.
While these points are briefly and tersely
general way leaving the delai to be worked
out by each district or association in Way that
will meet local requirements.
Now we earnestly wish that you would select
q dosen or two Prominent, conservative, earnest
m en-, who are willing to do little work in
their own interest and that of their neigh bors,
and invite them to meet and consult for this
purpose, submitting, If you wish, this letter Of
these four points nucleus from which to
tegin and as soon rs your efforts shall meet
that delegate convention be called to meet in
1 os Angeles at the earliest possible day.
1t is well in our opinion, to invite representa-
tives from and enlist the sympathy and co-ope-
ration of any organizations already existing
for the handling of deCiduous fruits.
No time is to be lost IL the work is to be util-
lied for the marketing OF next seasons crop.<
IL will take six months hard work to get an or.
ganization in to such shape that ii can do efect,>
ual work. So we beseech you, If this meets
ut once; get the work started and get such mems
interested that you can safely turn it over to
them to continue 1t.
The plan we have adopted, and which the