The record-union., 1896-04-12

Last year this association decided to
ship over one railroad, but 1t did not
work, as there were two auctions and
two roads and the opposition secured
good time and good service. Therefore,
through these meetings and discussions
the small fruit-growers are benefited.
He claimed that where there are two
auctions, better prices are obtained, as
was shown in New York. If this be
true, 1t rebounds to the benefit of both
the association and the opposition.
He was told now that he could ship
over any road and have any auc-
tioneer he wanted. He was glad
that he would be accorded that privi-
lege. He was among friends here whom
he had known for years, but he did not
want to surrender his property to their
control.
He had agents at points that were
perfectly satisfactory to him and did
not want to give it to agents at points
selected by the association. He was
told that he could do as he pleased, but,
in fact, he could not do SO. The rules
would bar out free agencies. He did
not object to the one auction plan, but
did not want to surrender all his rights
except that Of selling at the associa-
tion's rooms. He never yet had known
great interests concentrated under one
control that did not eventually fall into
the hands of a few. He advised that
the resolutions be amended, and that
the references to the State Convention
be stricken out
WEINSTOCK ANSWERS.
Mr.. Weinstock said that Mr.. Stephens
was making charges by innuendo that
were not pleasant 10 near or to bear.
Someone was charged with changing
the resolutions and with garbling facts.
He thought if any misrepresentation
had been made, that Mr.. Stephens was
as guilty as anyone else.
He read at length from the report of
the convention Mr.. Stephens remarks
Oh the resolutions there passed, and his
reply to them. Mr.. Stephens says now
that the resolutions We're rescinded the
next day, and that the fact is not stated
in these resolutions. He denied this and
read from the next days proceedings.
He denied that the preamble was
stricken out by the convention. 1t was
Withdrawn by him, because Mr.. Steph-
ems objected to it. He read the reso-
lutions as finally adopted, appointing a
committee Of conference of seven to try
to harmonic all the conflicting inter-
ests.
STEPHENS INSISTS.
Mr.. Stephens said that it afforded
him pleasure to enlighten his friend.
the Chairman, and show him what
really was the case. The Withdraw wal
of the preamble became really the ac-
tion of the convention. because only
their votes could carry it out 1t being
subsequent action, it really rescinded
the previous days action as much as
If it had been done In another conven-
tfon. II these resolutions had accorded
with the last action Of the convention,
the association would not have heard
from him in opposition to them. It
was because only the first resolution
was alluded to. They are misleading,
and have been printed in the Sacra-
mento and San Francisco papers and
have gone all over the State for the
fruit-growers to read. He wanted to
put himself right. If they would
amend the resolutions so as to give him
control Of his own property, he would
vote for them, but not otherwise He
was free now, and free to change agents
at any time If he was not suited.
VIEWS OF OTHERS.
Mr.. Hatch said that he was In favor
of only one auction-room in any city
where it can be maintained. 1t seemed
to him that the association should act
on the resolutions. one way or the other
He felt like Mr.. Stephens, that he
would like to have something to
say about his own goods, but
If they were not sold under one
roof, and he could prevent their
going to any place where that was not
the case. he would do so. He would
like to see the fruit-growers unanimous
Mr.. Salisbury said that in New York
the disposition among auctioneers had
been not to sell in one room, but he had
received dispatch yesterday from
Brown & Seecomb, stating that they
were willing to sell in one room, or do
whatever else was agreeable. If Mr..
Stephens would examine into the sub
ject, he thought he would agree that
the resolutions were simply to take the
goods to the point of concentration for
a market.
John R. Adams, of the Union Auction
rooms at Chicago, was called on by the
President to explain the workings of
one and two auctions.
He said that the fruits shipped to
New York would always bring the most
money, because the best fruit Is always
shipped there, and there Is more money
there than in Chicago, although there
are not as good facilities for handling
1t. He did not think that two auctions
brought more money for the fruit, but
only more buyers. You can get better
prices with 800 buyers than with thirty
An auctioneer can work up a furor and
keep it up so that the bidders will bid
well on the last lots in order to avoid
being bitten by a fall in prices.
There may be a feeling where buy
ers are split up, but one auction makes
better prices, because 1t concentrates
the buyers. 1t is necessary to have a
continuous sale, however, and never
let the buyers leave till the sale is
over. Another important point is the
order of sales. Let auctioneers be pres
ent and ready to succeed each other
quickly, and put them on their mettle
TO keep the crowd together. He thought
that by Mr.. Weinstock's plan growers
could ship over. any road or to anyone.
Mr.. Frost Of the Independent Auction
Company of Chicago said he was forced
into his present position. He had not
been handling green fruit and had
come to California merely on an edu-
cational trip and was getting his edu-
cation very rapidly. If the plan dis
cussed to-day meets the approval of
the growers he was not here to oppose
1t. The interest of the growers was his
own also. His idea in coming here was
to consolidate into an independent