New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-28
CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALES.
PLAN FOR ESTf BLISHING A CONSOLE
DATED AUCTION ROOM ADOPTED
COMPETITION BETWEEN RIVAL EXPRESS CON-
PANIEs-ARMoUR & co. SAID TO BE
STRIVING TO CONTROL THE

COMPETITION BETWEEN RIVAL EXPRESS COM
PANIEs-ARMouR & co. SAID TO BE
STRIVING TO CONTROL THE
CARRYING TRADE
The plan to have ali California declduous fruits
received in this city sold in consolidated auction
room was adopted by the parties in interest at
private meeting held in the offices OF Sgobel Day.
No "a State-st., yesterday afternoon There were
present Major II. Wenstocx. exMayor OF Sacra-
mento president OF the California Fruit Growers
and Shippers Association. by which the plan was
proposed: +. T. Earl. OF the Earl Fruit Company;
" r. Doe, New-York manager OF the Porter
Brothers Fruit Company; Edward Ruh,man. OF 7.
Ruhman q Co.. and r. 5. ". Day, OF Sgobel &
Day.
The plan accepted substantially as already
published In The Tribune Under it the association
expects TO secure suitable accommodations In the
building bounded by West. Reade, Washington and
Duane SITS, which 1t Is proposed shall be known as
Tho California Fruit Building"
All the sales will be hell in the new auction
room at specified times. TO be agreed upon by the
receivers Brown a. Seccomb and the r.. L. Good
sell Company will continue t. be the auctioneers
and Will hold alternate sales in accordance with the
preferences of the receivers There Will be " OF
each carload of fruit withheld for the payment OF
rent and certain incidental expenses The agree
ment covers only the present season. and Is gener-
ally regarded as only ar experimental one. Inc as
ISOLATION has similar rooms in Chicago and Phlia-
delphia and intends to establish others in severa.
leading cities.
THE existing and past competition" said q lead
Ing member of the fruit trade to a Tribune re-
porter yesterday rs not 80 much between the re-
ccivers OF California fruit II Is between riVaI
railroad and express companies wnlch are u!i"b
to control its transportation The growers. shippers
and receivers represented at the meeting to-uay
handle from 400 800 carloads OF California Irut
each season. The annual receipts are uiViueu pc
tween the principal cites about as follows Chlcako
200 carloads; New York. 100; Boston. 900, Pha-
delphia. 500: Baltimore lOJ Kansas Ciy, lp OHiana
20: New Orleans -: Montreal. 80 This would make
1850 carloads, but some OF the cities mentioheu WI"
probably receive enough more this season IMAM
have estimated to swell the total receipts 10 iuiIy
5000 carloads, quantity which 10 amply sulcient
the carriers 10 SHalp So"Pep''O' ~
frcights and rebates ~ <,.
The chief rivalry Is between the Fruit Growers
Express Company. which runs over thc soutn t, Il
Pacific Railroad entering TINS CITY over tne .iIo
HALLWAY and landing at Chambers-st.. and the Con-
tinental Fruit Express Company when runs over
the santa Fe system and lands at the West Snore
railroad pier at Franklin-st IL IL an open secret
that the Fruit Growers Express Company is con-
trolled BY Armour & Co.. the Chicago meat pack
ers who place a large number or the.r
cars AT rs disposal for conveying iIull tnTouE"
from California to tho Atlantic seaboard III Is aso
knovn thnt 10 the Continental Express company ~
Given nj least strong moral support. II not actual
financial backing Shy several large California lruit
companies. The bitterness OF the contest may u,
Inferred from the fact tina; IT IL currently reported
among weli-posted members OF the trade mar
philip Armour recently declared that his nrm was
ready TO spend 10000 II necessary 10 assure ,.'c
success OF the Fruit Growers Express company