The record-union., 1895-07-29
UNION FRUIT AUCTIONS UPHELD.
MasS-Meeting Of 81 Dorado County
Fruit Growers.
RESOLUTIONS Condemnatory of Those
Who Were Instrumental in De-
featinE the Compromise.

a mass meeting OF fruit-growers of FL
Dorado County was held on Saturday
evening at the Coloma schoolhouse.
William Nichols was chosen Chairman
and a. J. Mailer Secretary.
The circumstances surrounding the
present fruit war now going on in New
York and Chicago was discussed and
considered. The action of the National
Fruit Association and their associates
was rOundly condemned for rejecting the
compromise offered by the California
Fruit-Growers' and Shippers Associa-
ton for consolidated auction salesroom
in New \ ork.
1t was held that the compromise pro-
posed was based on justice and equity to
all concerned, and that the reasons offered
by the National Fruit Association for re-
jecting it were feeble and unsatisfactory
TO the growers; that the continued fruit
war which is still going on in New York
is being conducted st the expense OF the
growers, whose interests, il was held, are
being ignored and seriously injured
merely to crafty the Stubbornness of
two or three New York fruit receivers,
who, instead of being the servants of the
growers, have usurped to themselves the
position of masters.
The growers who are supporting the
association by consigning fruit to them
were censured for doing what it was
claimed must not alone injure their own
interests but the interests OF every other
California grower as we'll. The follow
ing resolutions were unanimously car
rted by a rising vote
WHEREAS, The bitter experience of
the past has made it plain that two or
mean serious loss and injury TO the
grower, and whereas, at the annual meet
ing of fruit-growers held at Sacramento
in November last under the auspices OF
the State Board Of Horticulture, a resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted calling
upon all California fruit shippers to CO.
operate with the growers in organizing q
Fruit-Growers' and Shippers Associa-
ton for the following purposes: First
for establishing bureau of Information
to prev vent gluts; second, to establish one
auction saleSroom in each city; third to
make such saIesroom free aud open to all
buyers, and whereas, such association
has been formed, and is earnestly striv-
ing to carry out the wishes of the grow
ers, and whereas, we learn that the
National Fruit Association, Sgobel IL
| Day, New \ ork agents, and the Cali
forni3 Green and Dried Fruit Company,
p. Ruhlman II Co., New York
agents, have established a rival auction
salesroom in the city of New York
against the expressed wishes and the
earnest protest OF the California growers,
and whereas, the continuance of such
rival salesroOm means the perpetuation
OF the grave evils OF the past, aud makes
com binations among Eastern buyers
| possible, thereby menacing the welfare
! Of the grower, bringing the fruit into
needless competition with itself, and thus
| demoralizing prices. therefore be it
| ReSOiUed, that we, the fruit-growers of
| Fl Dorado County, assem- bIed in mass
| meeting in Coloma, do hereby pledge
I ourselves to withhold our support and to
! refuse TO consign our fruit to any ship
/ per, receiver, or auctioneer, unless he
! agrees TO sell our fruits, when sold by
| auction, in the union auction salsesrooms
approved by the California Fruit Grow-
! ers' and Shippers Association.
RcS0iUed That we call upon the fruit
| growers elsewhere TO stand by the pledge
! taken at the November Convention. to
/ support the California Fruit-Growers'
and Shippers Association, and the union
auction salesrooms.
! Res0tUed, That the Secretary of this
meeting be hereby instructed to make
| these resolutions known to the growers
! throughout the State.