The record-union., 1896-12-05


| mittee on Cooperation:
| RESOLVED, That we earnestly urge
| Iruit growers to organize cooperative
| ORGANIZATIONS throughout the State and
thus assist in promoting and protecting
tne Irfut growing interests of Califor-
nia.''
| STEPHENS OBJECTS.
| Ihen MI. stephens got the floor again
ana commenced answering the remarks
made by Colonel Weinstock.
"Ai1dln johnston, who was in the
chalr, called him to order, stating that
the question was on the amendment
( ana not ON the question of Weinstock's
report.
THE BATTLE RACES.
! otepnens replied that he had listened
70 long and scattering arguments upon
the subject, and proposed to have his
talk out.
The Chairman raped his desk until
the chamber rang, and still Stephens
talked on.
VIII you take your seat or confine
yourself to the question:" roared
Chairman Johnston.
1 VIII not!" returned Stephens 81
am free American citizen, and I don't
| propose to be bulldozed by any Chair
man OF this convention or any other"
and then he talked on, his remarks be-
ing punctuated by raps of the Chair
| mans gavel
Johnston finally appealed to the con-
vention which seemed to think-by a
small majority-that Mr.. Stephens
should contine himself to the ques-
ton.
Then Mr.. Stephens proceeded on the
| OLD line, answering the arguments
brought against his proposition. He
mad evidently won victory over Chair
man Johnston, and the small major
| lty, willy nilly, and though Motheral
| OF Kings County twice attempted to
| move the previous question the Chair
man ruled him out of order. He next
appealed to Mr.. Stephens personally
| to allow vote to be taken.
This Stephens declined, saving that
| Motheral reminded him of the French
Justice who had heard one side of a
case and was then ready to give his
| decision, absolutely refusing to hear
the other side. He again stated that
he had not cast aspersons upon Colonel
| Weinstock, but that his charges had
| not been answered
| At this point Fowler raised the point
| the amendment.
The point was declared we'll taken,
but the ruling had no effect upon Ste
| phens, who continued mis- argument
He stated that the great shipping COM
panies had no hold on himr-no mort
gage on his land, but there were many
| who were in their clutches. In con-
clusion he appealed to the convention
not to vote to organize. He alone of
the committee which had formulated
the report was present, and he init
mated that the action of staving off
consideration until the present time was
preconcerted.
| SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED.
Fowler of Fresno closed the debate,
and the substitute was adopted by
| light vote, several persons voting no.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
| The report of the Committee on Reso-
lutions, which is quoted complete in
the report of the mornings session, was
next read, and those relative to the
Hamburg Exposition and the protection
of forests were adopted unanimously.
It was suggested that there was no
| necessity for recommending the OPEN
ing Of forestry stations, as they were
already open to the public. This, how
ever, was denied, and the resolution
was adopted.
NICARAGUAN CANAL.
| The following additional resolution
was also offered and adopted:
Whereas, California's wheat exports
declined from $4,000, 900 in 1882 to
S,424 900 in 1894, while Argentina's
increased from 6SO0O bushels in 1882
to over 100000 bushels in 1894, and
our wheat growers are unable to COM
pete in the worlds wheat markets with
rivals 5000 miles nearer those mar
kets, and
| Whereas, A similar competition i'm
perils the future of our fruit industries.
and
| Whereas, To develop to an incalcu-
liable degree American commerce and
| to double the efficiency. of the United
States navy and American commercial
marine, there is nothing so eminentIy
necessary as the construction of the
Nicaragua Canal; therefore, be it
Resolved, That this Convention of
California Fruit Growers, assembled
in the State Capitol, December 3, 1896,
urges upon the Senate and House of
Representatives at Washington the
duty of taking immediate steps to con-
struct said canal.
Resolved, Further, that the Secre-
tary Of the State Board Of Horticulture
| is hereby directed to forward a copy of
these resolutions to the Chief Executive
| of the United States, to each of the
| heads Of departments and to every
| United States Senator and Congress
man, and in March, to each Of the
new officials of the above character"
GOOD ROADS.
| The following resolutions were offered
and adopted:
| 1--WE recognize the far-reaching i'm
portance of good roads to the develop
ment of our interests and appreciate
the efforts made by the Bureau Of
Highways in this direction. We bespeak
the earnest and favorable consideration
of their recommendations by the mem.