The herald., 1896-06-26
ORANGE GROWERS MEETING
Small in Attendance But ROuS.
ing in Action
THE CITRUS FRUIT GROWERS
Decide Upon Holding Soon a General
Convention
On Friday They VIII fleet In This City and
Discuss natters Of Peculiar Inter.
est to Themselves
THE CITRUS FRUIT GROWERS
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A meeting of orange-growers of South
ern California, small in numbers, but
rousing in action, was held in the cham
Der of commerce yesterday morning, at
the call of representative orange-grow-
ers for the purpose of discussing the adj
visibility of holding at an early date a
general convention of the citrus fruit
growers.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. A. P. Griffiths of Covina. Mr.. w. H..
Young of Duarte was elected president
and Mr.. H. c. Chesebro of Covina sec
rotary. Representatives from San Ber-
nardino, Riverside. Highlands, Ontario,
Orange. Covina, Azusa, Pomona ard
Glendora were in the audience.
A discussion more or less spirited &C.
cupied the whole session as to the adj
visibility of holding a convention, the
time. place and the points to be pre-
scribed for consideration. Mr.. Griffiths
made the Introductory speech, in favor
of calling a convention of all citrus
fruit growers that cooperation in the
handling of products might be consid-
cred; that a general organization be
effected, and that central head be eS-
tablished. Before any part of the sug-
gestion was acted upon, one hours time
was fully occupied in disposing of
uestion that arose as to who was who
at the meeting, many of the assembly
being unacquainted with each other.
Mr. NJ. c. Hutchinson of Corona sug-
geSted that the names of all in the aud
fence be taken to ascertain how many
We're exchange" men. Mr. A. H. Naftz-
ger discountenanced the idea of poll
ing" the party in a lengthy speech. in
which he wished TO convey the idea that
the meeting should start out entirely UNI
biased. 1t should not be given out, err
roneously, that the exchange men were
all in it; but the whole attitude of the
proceedings should be Independent of
any affiliations of the participants He
stated further that personally he knew
the relationship of nearly the whole of
the gathering in connection with the
exchange, and he thought 1t unwise to
give the proceedings a coloring at the
start, that was not desired. He under
stood the object of the meeting to be
simply a step toward holding conven-
ton wherein all orange growers should
meet on an equal footing, and that all
they had to say on the whole subject of
citrus fruit growing should be grist for
the mill in which material of general
advantage would be ground out.
Mr.. William Penn Rogers interposed,
claiming that the meeting should have
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given too quickly.
Messrs. Griffith of Covina and P. ].
Drehr Of Pomona, on the opposite side,
then expressed their views; the latter
gentleman fearing that if the question
of exchange be introduced, an impress
sion might gain foothold that the OBJ
ject of the meeting was to swell the
influence of that organization. instead
of the actual purpose of discussing the
marketing of oranges and all that per-
tanned thereto, where every man was
to be in it,
The president then arose and empha-
sized these sentiments, and on motion of
Mr.. Naftzger seconded by Mr.. Griffith,
all persons in the room who were orange
growers were requested to rise. All
stood up but one. This ended the color
scheme of the meeting.
q A motion was then put by Mr.. Griffith
and seconded by Mr.. E. C. Winslow of
Highlands that convention be called.
A short discussion led by Mr. Hutchi-
son arose as to whether the small audi
ence showed a sufficient support for
holding convention, and whether the
orangeg growing districts were adequate
ly represented, to warrant the advisa-
bility of the move. Mr.. Hutchinson was
still on the track of finding out who was
who. In reply it was stated that the
reason for the small gathering was the
insufficient circulation of the notice.
1t was eventually amicably agreed
upon that convention be called to meet
in the chamber of commerce Friday,
July 10th, and Mr.. Griffith was appoint
ed to assist the chair in selecting a COM
mittee of five of the largest citrus fruit
growers of Southern California to settle
the minutiae of the convention. Some
light skirmishing was INDUCED in be-
fore Los Angeles was decided upon as
the meeting ground. Santa Monica was
proposed, with the ecetera of Jolly
good time, bathing, etc. San Pedro was
also suggested
The subject for discussion a the COM
ing convention was also considered. Mr.
Griffith proposed that Cooperation be
the topic. Mr.. Rogers moved that the
greatest latitude and widest range on
the subject of orange and lemon growing