The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27
Congress Memorialized by
Santa Clara County
OrchardiStS.
Their Petition to Be Placed Be.
fore the Ways and Means
Committee.
Ask for an Increased Tariff to Enable
Them to Cope With Foreign
Competition.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. pa largely
attended meeting of truit-growers and clti-
zens was held in Judge Lorigan's court
room this afternoon, pursuant to call
recently issued by the Board OF Trade.
Resolutions asking Congress to so amend
the tariff as to protect the great fruit and
wine industry OF Santa Clara County were
passed. The purpose of the meeting was
to express some sentiment as 10 what the
tar if should be. so that Calitornia's repre-
sentatives in Washington could lay the
matter before the Ways and Means Com
mittee of the House, which will give hear
ings on tariff revision early in January.
Rush McComas was elected chairman OF
the meeting and Colonel T. R. Weaver
acted as secretary. Orchardists were pres
ent from all over the country.
A committee, consisting of Z. d. Good
rich, w. w. Tyler, Ralph w. Hersey, T..
R. Weaver, c. W. Childs, William Web
ner, J. H. Flick niger, w. w. Turney, G.
F. Freitag and N. P Craigin, which was
appointed by President T. R. Weaver OF
the Board of Trade to prepare resolutions
reported in favor of the report adopted at
The annual convention of the State Fruit,
ramento. 1t memorializes Congress to
raise the tariff on fruit and other products
upon the following basis:
Olives green or prepared-Act of 1890, free
act OF 1894, 20 per cent ad valorem; proposed
20 cents per gallon, specific.
Olive oil-Act OF 1890 35 cents per gallon =;
act OF 1894, 80 cents per gallon; proposed 81
per gallon. This includes any oil of which
olive is q component part.
Raisins-Act of 1890, 2l5 cents per pound;
act of 1894, ~ cents per pound proposed 81
cents per pound, which includes currants ana
dried grapes.
Almonds, unshelled-Act of 1890, cents
per pound; act of 1894, cents per pound /;
proposed cents per hound.
Almonds, shelied-Act OF 1890, III cents per
pound; act of 1894 3 cents per pound; pro-
posed 10 cents per pound.
Walnuts-Act of 1890. cents per pound
act of 1894, cents per pound; proposed I'M
shelled, 3 cents per pound; shelled, q cents
Prnnes-Act of 1890, cents per pound; act
of 1894, "a cents per pound; proposed "a
FigsEAct OF 1890, % cents per pound: &C,
OF 1894, IA cents per pound proposed B cents
per pound.
Preserved fruits-Act of 1890, 50 cents ad
valorem; act of 1894, 80 per cent ad valorem
proposed 40 per cent ad valorem.
Oranges, lemons and limeS-Act of 1890, ID
cents per cubic foot ON box of IL cubic feet,
% cents per box of ~ cubic feet, So cents
on box OF cubic feet and 20 per cent ad
valorem on each additional foot; act of 1894,
8 cents per cubic foot in packages and 81 90
| per thousand in bulk; proposed 90 cents per
cubic foo. in packages and 81 so per thousand
/ in bulk.
| Colonel T. r. Weaver, j. Fl. Flickinger
| ana A. R. Woodward were appointed a
| com mittee to attend the convention on
| tariff revision to be held by the Chamber
of Com MERGE in San francisco January Z.
| A resolution was adopted requesting Cal
| ifornia's representatives in Congress to
| work for the passage OF a tariff conform
| ing to the report adopted by the State
| Fruit-growers' Association. A resolu-
tion in favor of protecting the robins
| from hunters was passed. 1t was stated
that the robins did great deal of good
| by destroying injurious insects in the
orchards and vineyards.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Dec. pa meet
ing of Southern California citrus fruit
growers was held here to-day. 1t was de-
cided to send delegation to Washing ton
| to work for a higher tariff duty on foreign
lemons, oranges, lines and grape fruit.
| The resolution committee made a report,
which was adopted, advocating that an
| import duty of 40 cents per cubic foot On
| all citrus fruit be i'm posed by the Federal
| Government. Petitions to be forwarded
to the Legislature at Sacramento and to
| Congress at Washington, showing the
| Southern California orchardlsts' griev-
ances, were read. The committee recon-.
mended the appointment of an executive
| committee of one mem Der from each citrus
| locality 10 attend 10 the collection of the
necessary funds. The executive commit
| tee will meet Monday.