The record-union., 1896-11-22
AN IMPORTANT CONVENTION
Fruit Growers Of the State Will Meet at
the Capitol.
Distribution of Fruit, Opening of New
narkets and Other Subjects
to be Discussed.

There are many problems that con-
| front the orchardists every year. and
they meet in general convention every
winter to counsel over the difficulties
| they have to encounter The cOnven-
| ton Will be held this year in the State
Capitol, at Sacramento, commencing on
December 1st and continuing to the
4th, under the auspices Oh the State
Board of Horticulture
AT this session, among other matters
of great Importance to the producers
| that Will be considered, are the mar
| ketlng and distribution of California
fruits in the East, the opening of new
markets, and the feasibility of estab-
fishing stores in all large cities. Presi-
dent Cooper, in the call for the conven-
tion, says: There is no apparent over
production of fruit but an apparent
underproduction of effort on the part
of the producers to distribute their
| fruits. Therefore the great and all
| absorbing question of distribution will
claim the attention of this conven-
ton, and all those interested should not
fail to attend"
The other subjects on the programme
are: Should tree planting be encour-
aged or discouraged; if so, what kinds,
varieties, etc?" How to improve our
orchards-should not improbable trees
be worked over or cut out?" Protect
ing orchards from FROST; Review of
the years fruit shipments; "The
feasibility of establishing a free public
market in San Francisco; "Transpor-
tation and freight rates on green and
dried fruit; Marketing dried
fruits abroad and advertising
our fruit products in the Eastern
markets; Processes and packages for
transporting fruit"-selection, grading
and care of fruit-cultivating, fertil-
| izers, irrigation, and irrigating to de-
velop size and quality of deciduous
fruits; Pruning, thinning, gathering
and grading fruit; Insect pests, tree
| diseases and remedies therefor; !;
'Parasitica1 and predaceous insects;
| budding and grafting-new processes
to be illustrated"
The convention will also consider Con-
gressional legislation affecting the fruit
industry. P. B. Armstrong of the
atch-Armstrong Fruit and Nut Com
pany of Acampo and Senator s. F.
Langford have called a convention of
| almond growers to meet also at Sac
ramento. December 1st, for the pur-
pose of taking action on the tariff so
| as to make the growing Of almonds
fairly profitable. Regarding this Ques-
ton Mr.. Armstrong says: "A high pro-
| tective tariff on almonds is an abso-
| lutte necessity to enable the growers
to l1ve.F The almond growers should
| formulate a basis on which to make
their claim. The almond growers are
strong enough in this State to go be-
fore Congress with their claim and Sc
cure measures of relief, because there
is scarcely any other great industry in
the United States SO sadly In need Of
protection. Growers should not fail
to attend this convention, because by
proper presentation of the case we can
| get the tariff adjusted so as to make
our business a profitable one, instead
of doing it year in and year out at a
| loss"
| The convention will be addressed by
many able speakers. President Elwood
Cooper Will present an address, review
ing the work of the year in all the
| branches Of trade, etc, affecting fruit
industry, and will have many recon-
mendations to make to correct existing
evils. Senator 3. F. Langford will pre-
sent the argument on Congressional
legislation. W. H. Harmon, Forecast
| Official of San Francisco will read a
paper on How to Protect Our Or
chards From Frost General N. P.
! Chapman will address the convention
on the "Encoura ging or Discouraging
of Tree Planting; Leonard Coates of
Napa on Marketing Dried Fruits
Abroad; William B. Gester of New
castle on Transportation and Freight
Rates on Green and Dried Fruit;
James E. Gordon of San Jose on
| Growing Prunes From a Commercial
| Standpoint; Colonel Philo Hersey of
| San Jose on "Co-operative Unions;
| Professor S. NJ. Woodbridge, a noted
| chemist Of Los Angeles, will make an
| address on the requirements Of the
soil, to be illustrated. Other papers on
| important subjects will be presented
| by Mrs. Elwood Cooper, Edward Ber-
wick of Monterey, Alexander Craw, the
State Quarantine Officer; b. N Row
| ley of the California Fruit Grower"
w. Egbert Smith of Napa, c. j. Berry
of Visalia, Edward F. Adams Of
Wrights, Alfred NJ Lynes of Santa
Barbara, B. F. Walton of Yuba City,
G. F. Loop of Pomona and others
New methods of budding the olive
and walnut will be illustrated by B.
| NJ. Lelong, Secretary of the State Board
of Horticulture. By the new methed
discovered a tree is at once trans
formed into another sort Of from six
to twelve inches high or more.
From the numerous letters received
the attendance from throughout the
state Will be quite large, and fruit
growers should make an effort to at
tend, as matters of great Importance
to their business will be acted upon.
The Chamber of Commerce at its last
meeting appointed a committee con-
sisting Of r. d. Stephens, J. A. Wood
son and ]. 0. Coleman on Reception
and Entertainment Frank H. Buck
of Vacaville is Chairman Of the Com
mittee on Programme, and it Is safe
to say that rare treat awaits those
who attend
ADJUSTMENTS.
At the CllIrie Opa,.o bo,,.o &L,c o,,o~,