The San Francisco call., 1896-11-22

At THE CAPITOL
To Meet There December I
to Consider Their
Interests.
Distribution" Will Afford a
Leading Subject Among
the Delegates.
A Large Variety of Topics-Repre.
sentative Attendance Desired
From the State.

There are many problems that confront
the orchardists every year and they meet
in general convention every winter to
counsel over the difficulties they have to
encounter. The convention will be held
this year in the State Capitol at Sacra-
mento, commencing on December and
continuing to the 4th, under the auspices
of the State Board of Horticulture.
At this session, among other matters of
great Importance to the producers that
will be considered, are the marketing and
distribution of California fruits in the
East, the opening of new markets and the
feasibility of establishing stores in all
large cities. President Cooper, in the call
for the convention, says: There is no
apparent over-production of fruit but an
apparent under production of effort on the
/ part of the producers to distribute their
fruits, therefore the great and all "a bsorb-
ing question of distribution will claim the
attention of this convention, and all those
interested should not fail to attend"
The other subjects on the programme
are:
Should tree planting be encouraged or dis
| outraged? il so, what kinds, varieties, etc.;
! how 10 improve our orchards; should not un-
| profitable trees be worked over or cut out?
| protecting orchards from frost; review of the
years fruit shipments; the feasibility of estab-
| fishing free public market in San Francisco;
| transportation and eight rates on green and
dried fruit; marketing dried fruits abroad, and
| advertising our fruit products in the Eastern
markets; processes and packages for transport
| ing fruit; selection, grading and care OF fruit;
| cultiyating, fertilizers, irrigation and irri-
eating to develop size and quality of decdu-
| Gus fruits; pruning, thinning, gathering and
! grading fruit; insect pests, tree diseases and
| remedies therefor: parasitical and predaceous
| insects; budding and grating (new processes
| TO be illustrated).
| The convention will also consider Con-
! gressional legislation affecting the fruit
industry. P B. Armstrong of the Hatch
| Armstrong Fruit and Nut Company of
Acampo aud Senator B. F. Langford have
! called a convention of almond-growers, to
meet also at Sacramento on Decem ber 1,
for the purpose OF taking action on the
tariff so as to make the growing of
almonds fairly profitable.
| Re sardlng this question Mr.. Armstrong
says: "a high protective tariff on almonds
is an absolute necessity to enable the
growers to live. TIE almond growers
should formulate a basis on which TO
make their claim. The almond-growers
are strong enough in this State 10 go be-
fore Congress with their claim and secure
measures of relief.
The convention will be addressed by
many able speakers. President Ellwood
| Cooper will present an address, reviewing
the work OF the year in all the branches
OF trade, etc, affecting the fruit industry,
and will have many recommendations to
make to correct existing evils. Senator
b. +. Langford will present the argument
on Congressional legislation w. III.
Harmon, forecast official of San Fran
cisco, will read paper or How to Pro-
tect Orchards from Frost; General N. 2.
Chapman will address the convention on
the encouraging or discouraging of tree
planting; Leonard Coates of Napa, on
marketing dried fruits abroad; William
b. Gester OF Newcastle, on transportation
and freight rates on green and dried fruit !;
James E: Gordon OF San Jose, on growing
pruneS from commercial standpoint !;
Colonel Phllo Hersey of San lose, on CO.
operative unions; Professor S. NJ. Wood
bridge, noted chemist of Los Angeles,
will MAZE an address on the requirements
of the soil, to be illustrated. Other papers
on important subjects will be presented
by Mrs. Eilwood Cooper Edward Berwick
of Monterey; Alexander Craw, the State
Quarantine Officer; B. N. Rowley of the
California Fruit Grower, w. Egbert Smith
of Napa, G. ]. Berry of Visalia, Edward
f. Adams of Wrights, Alfred NJ. Lynes OF
Santa Barbara, B. f. Walton of Yuba
Citv, c. F. Loop of Pomona, and others
New methods of budding the olive and
walnut will be illustrated by B. NJ. Lee
long, secretary of the State Board Of
Horticulture. By the new method dis
covered a tree is at once transformed into
another sort of from six to twelve inches
high or m ore.
From the numerous letters received the
attendance from throughout the State
will be quite large, and fruit-growers
should make an effort to attend, as mat
ters of great importance to their business
will be acted upon.
The Chamber of Commerce at its last
! Al
ing of X. D. Stephens, J. A. Woodson and
J. o. Coleman, on reception and enter
tainment. Frank II. Buck of Vacaville is
chairman of the committee on pro-
gramme, and it is safe to say that rare
tr at awaits those who attend.