The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-08
THE STATE FPu|IGROHtRS
Tenth Annual Convention Begun
at Sacramento
GOVERNOR BUDD ATTENDS
The Chief Executive Not in Line Will,
the 0rchardists
President cooper's Annual Address-Los
Angeles lien In Atteniancs-Ihe
Standing Committees

Special correspondence to The Herald.
SACRAMENTO, Nov. 6. Especial Cor
respondence {, The Herald. 1.-The State
Fruit Growers ninteenth annual conven.
ton assembled in the capitol building in
Representative Der, at 10 80 O'Clock
vest, rdAy. presided over by Hon. Ellwood
Cooper, president, OF Santa Barbara.
Governor Budd was invited to seat by
the president, and preliminary TO bust
ness maJe brief address, which was
very well receised, IN tine course of which
he alluded to the veto last winter of the
act appropriating money TO support aud
continue tbs state board Of horticulture
in its WORK VI riadiag the fruit growing
interests of the scale pests, and repeated
h,s argument that the state should rot
furnish to individuals fruit destruyin.
pests free OF cost, but urged that meas
urea be taken 10 secure amendments to
existing laws whereby the fiuit interests
meht be betterei and assureu the con-
vention of his COO peration.
1t would seern that the fruit growers
are one side OF this question and the gov
ernor on the other. 1t is to be hoped they
Will HAL lupHiht iHSlT NicWS anu tGb ~
gether on common grncud. The governor
welcomed the convent II to Sacramento
and invited it to visit Folsom with him
on Saturday ami inspect the water power
and electric rlant there
Georse p. katzenstei.'s address of well
come on behalf of the Sacramento Cham
Der of Commerce and the citizens gsner-
ally f.4l.owed, an then the convention
immetiaetly settled down TO business.
a vote of thanks was passed TO the gov
ernor and also TO Mr. katzenstein for
their cord ial words OF welcome.
President Cooper read his annual ad-
dress, a ID this document proved to be
a carefully prepared aEj comprehensive
statement OF the fruit growing situation
of the state. repiete with Information o.
coed value placed in intelligent form by
a gentleman who has passed almost THU
ty wears of an active lie in frult and nut
growing, graphing VITA aad overcoming
obstacle Of an uneXampled nature. MIR.
Cooper has succeeded and in the meas
ure OF his success IS to be taksn the fact
that to accomplish dem lie results intelli-
gence Eiust be used ana not trust III acol-
dent
1t 8 quite i'm possible to give Mr.. Con
per's report here in full, and a synopsis
Of it would be vauleless and unjust. AS
the convention proceedings are 10 be
printed IN lull, the address will be Access
81 lie to all and ought to be freely c.rou-
lated ana read. rhs report y as referred
to a committee raised by the convention
Itself consist ng of d. l.. Fowler, OF Tres
no, +. ". MaaeIey OF Placer and Ii. L.
Sta Bier Of G1sa.
Gh iorenosn was q wet dismal and un-
propitious time, more sue gesiive OF cold
water Con ventian, but the afternoon W
pleashute- and the attendance materially
lar.ef, the meeting being made up of
earnest men ana wonen gat, cred toseth-
er to devise ways AM means OF lettering
the fruit growing interests.
Southern California was not largely
represented, bat few Interested ones
wsrs prsseH. among them heihe hbot
Kinney, John scott, Alexander Grow,
ststa rntom oioG st. skate baaid @: horti-
culture, and K. II. Hewitt. Los Anse es;
c. j. Hewlttand Z. c. Thompson. PAsa-
deua; Professor Sprague, Antelope VAL
ley AMI Felix Haven, Riverside.
On assem- bling il tina aftsTaoon the
president nounce the standing com
mittscs. Mr.. Abbot X nney was made
Chairman OF the mniiiteo on legisia-
ton ana Nj. II. Wsinstock OF Sacramen-
to chairman Of comm ttes on transpUrta-
tion. These are the most i'm poftznt com
nittees of the convention. and the presi-
dsnt could not have placed them III more
com potent and energetic hands. for with
favorable legislation and ilh rality TOW ard
the stzte board of horticulture in Kidding
the state of its destructive pests constant
" encountered, and the arIsnPcmcut
isf transpostgti n on a basis Just to pro-
ducer and railroad the problem OF
fruit growing in California is solved and
prosperity assured.
Mr.. Wei stock introduced resolutions
authorizinz the organization ot state
fruit growers uni, n, looking tn the ship
ment OF fruit to eastefh auction points
to hs offered at ons open auction in each
city, thereby prsCluding the possibility
OF California frult going to two or Ihore
marts at the same time ana thu compet-
ing against taeif; ali joining this unIon
to SD = fruit over any line / ey wished,
but ali 10 go to a comm mail et.
Tho resolutions prov k.d a lengthy dis"
cussion, but the facts and figures pre-
scented by Dir. Weinstock showei that he
had Travelled ov the entire h9ll ia tho
east where our fruits are marketed and
had informed aim self very thoroughly OF
the whole situat on. and his ar, uments
we're ioscibly coHC!usita. Mr.. WsiostOcE
has very pleasing voice and manner and
bTistled on every polat VITA solid facts
wnIch were incontrovsrtiole, aud MS
questio 10 other spe ksrs and replies
when questioned showed him a complete
master uf the marketing part OF the ques-
tion
This consumed the first day.