The San Francisco call., 1896-04-11
Output of the District to Be
Controlled by Central
Organization.
1T WILL REGULATE PRICES.
Packing.H Houses to Be Operated and
Money Loaned to Needy
Vineyardists.

FRESNO, CAL, April 1o.-After years of
cutting and slashing, OF distrust, doubt
and discomfort, which bankrupted many
growers of raisins and almost totally and
hopelessly demoralized the whole raisin
industry in this valley, plan has finally
been formulated whereby the marketing
of raisins has been raised to basis which
promises results of the greatest moment to
California growers. This is the outcome
of many weeks of almost incessant labor
by eight prominent business men, fonr
from the Hundred Thousand Club and a
like number from the Chamber of Com
merce. The plan agreed upon by this
committee was unanimously approved yes
terday by what is known as the commits
SION packers of this valley and also adopted
unanimously by both civic organizations
in a special meeting last night. To-day
twelve of the most influential packers took
the initial steps toward the formation of q
raisin combine.
The plan outlined last night is covered
in the following salient points: The for
nation of a corporation with a capital
stock of 81 ,00o, 900, 100000 to be paid in
before any contracts made with the grow
ers are delivered to the corporation. The
name of the corporation will be the Cali
fornla Raisin Association. The object
shall be to loan money to raisin-growers
TO concentrate the selling of raisins as far
as possible and to esta blish central sell
ing agency; to buy, pack, stem, grade, box
and sack raisins; to rent, build, purchase
and operate packlng-houses and ware
houses, and to do anything and everything
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caring for and disposition of raisins and
the product of raisin grapevines.
All sales of raisins shall be made by and
the right TO sell shall be confined to the
corporation, under certain restrictions.
All contracts made by the corporation
with growers, packers or dealers in raisins
shall contain clause requiring all ralsins
placed with the corporation to be sold
only at the prices and subject to condi-
tions fixed by its committee, and its con-
signments will not be made under any
circumstances. The corporation will agree
that the minimum advance on good
average quality of raisins shall be l cent
per pound, exclusive of packing and stem
ming charges, which advance shall be a
guaranteed advance to the grower.
As fast as raisins are packed, stemmed,
graded and inspected certificates shall be
issued by the corporation to growers for
their respective deliveries, which certif-
Gates shall specify the date of delivery,
quantity, kinds and grade according to the
inspection. These certificates shall show
the advances made and all packing charges
against the ralsins. After raisins have
been received and accepted by the corpo.
ration and certificates have been issued to
the grower such certificate shall be con-
elusive evidence of the weight. kind and
grade designated by the inspectors brand,
and any allowances made on account OF
rejection thereafter shall be borne by the
corporation.
Packing charges shall be fixed as fol.
lows: Dehesa clusters, so cents per 90
pound box; London layers, 32H cents pc,
2U-pound box; London layers (plain
papers), 80 cents per %. pound box; mus.
catels tloose), 20 cents per 2O-pound box
muscatels Qoose), SO so per ton in So pound
boxes; sacked goods, S6 per ton.
A growers committee of five and five
members of the board of directors of the
corporation sitting jointly shall determine
when the necessary percentage of raisins
for the season of 1896 has been obtained
in order to make all contracts made by the
corporation with the growers binding and
in full force