The herald., 1896-06-10
Meetings Held Yesterday in the
lndustry's Interest
A CENTRAL ORGANIZATION
0eneral Control Of Sales Given TO a Body
Of Directors
Representatives Present From Various Local
observation-disclosures OF Value to
Nut Men-Cracking Gaod Time


Southern California was held in the
chamber of commerce yesterday, pri-
| mariiy to form central organization to
| have general control of the manner of
| selling, price and the grading of wal
nuts, for the better protection of grow
ers. The convention had been called in
May. but owing to the small attendance
at that time it was postponed until yes
| terday.
Morning and afternoon sessions were
held The convention was called to or
der at 10:30 a. m. by the president, Mr..
ing gentlemen were present: r. M. Full
Ter, VIM. Wedemeyer e. H. Ashley, j.
A. Montgomery. J. ]. McClelland, A.
Dorman, H. L. Montgomery, T. l..
Gooch. d. M. Cate. T. r. Passions, c. "A.
Coffman. G, Grow, A. Kelly, w. b. Car
uthers. G.. W. Hutchings A, Duftiel. ].
Moyse and /. p. Fleming all of Rivera;
$. T. Daniels, George d. Carleton, Sgd
mer Ross, A. McDermont and b. F. Por-
ter of Fullerton; Col. p. Il. Swaine and
Chas. S. Swaine Of Los Nietos; A. T.
Pendleton and A. H. Basten of Placen-
tia; George H. Bonebrake and M. Men
delson of CapistranO; John r. White Of
Burbank. Willis Morrison and 4 Z.
Davis Of Downey, VIM. Shugg of Monte,
and Mrs. H. A. Bond and A. w. Worm
of Los Angeles
The election of officers was first in or
der. Mr.. A. E. Davis was reelected
president and Mr.. Sydmer Ross chosen
secretary. The chair appointed the fol-
lowing committee on order of exercises
for the day: Messrs. Dorman, Porter,
Montgomery, Mendelson, Snow and
McDermont, who in turn presented the
following program: Organization Of
growers; best mode of marketing and
preparing for market; diseases of trees;
cultivation and irrigation, general re-
marks, and time for next meeting.
During the morning session the first
two points of the program were present.
ed for general discussion.
For the benefit of those who were
not locally organized Messrs. Dorman
& Coffman Of Rivera, Porter G. Ross of
Fullerton and H. K. Stow OF Tustin.
all of whom are exter s've walnut grow
ers, gave an account of the form of or
gani.nti's In the .ssocia,l M OF their
sevc'hl 'cs'iiies. il wes shown that
through the associations the cost of
handling walnuts was three -fourths of
accomplished individually, and, that by
organization. special protection was af-
forded the small grower.
On the best modes of marketing,
Messrs. Gooch, Coffman and Porter
gave the benefit Of the experiences of
advantage of sulphuring walnuts for
the market was the subject of much
discussion. 1t was agreed that the use
of sulphur was of no particular benefit
but it was necessary for good sales in
the eastern markets.
The beginning of the afternoon session
was devoted to the question of general
cooperation among the growers of
Southern California, which resulted in
the adoption of the following resolution:
Resolved. That steps be taken for
organization and such organization
a 40 cd nf tI,a o,,;r Il
tors of all local associations of Southern
California"
A meeting was subsequently held by
number Of directors in which it was
decided that they be constituted body
with full power to control the manner
OF selling. price and grading Of nuts,
and that a meeting to determine the
above points for the next market be
held in Los Angeles the first Tuesday
in August.
Diseases Of trees, the next number
OF the program, was very skillfully
treated by Professor Newton Pierce of
Santa Ana, in which he exhibited spec
linens of walnuts affected with a dis
ease prevalent In Los Angeles and Or
ange counties, as well as numerous tubes
hlled with cultured bacteria. He ex-
planned his experiments and incubation
of seventy-five trees, seventy-two of
which were completely infected. His
remedy of spraying trees twice a year,
before the nuts are set and later in the
spring with the Bordeaux mixture was
full Of interest and information, and
occasicned a lengthy discussion. Five
cents per tree was said to be the aver
age cost Of spraying.
Cultivation and irrigation, the next
topic, was left in an unsettled state.
Mr.. Grow of Rivera thought that until
the shell OF the nut began to harden.
trees should have plenty of irrigation,
II drainage were good. Messrs Mont
gomery and Coffman declared walnut
trees to need neither irrigation nor cul-
tivation.
Many other points of interest and of
great value to walnut growers not spec
1hed on the program, were brought be-
fore the convention. DR.. Worm Of Los
Angeles made a complimentary address
at the close of the meeting on the large
amount of information given by men of
experience on this growing industry in
southern California, that was not only
OF beneht as an exchange Of ideas, but
was OF invaluable educational advant-
age to those just entcring the field. At
Dr.. worms suggestion, a vote was car
ried to the effect that each of the local
associations contribute a special trea-
tise on the cultivation of the walnut
tree, in that particular section. to be
read at the next convention which was
fixed for the second Tuesday in Decem-
ber.
The following resolution was adopted.
Resolved, That the horticultural com:
mission OF this state be requested to
adopt vigorous measures to prevent
the selling or distributing, by any ner
son, OF walnut trees affected hv q nv r5is