The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-05

As to holding cars three or four days in
Chicago, he said that If a car arrived at
Chicago and the conditions were unfavor-
able for a sale it was held twelve, twenty
four or thirty-six hours for an opening
and possibly shipped off to Cincinnati,
Milwaukee. Cleveland or another point
north, south, east or west, and sold before
it was a physical possibility for the m
formation to be transmitted back to the
shipper here.
D. T. Fowler offered a substitute to the
report of the committee on co-operatlon 10
the effect that the fruit-growers in each
section of the State proceed to form CO.
operative organizations.
Mr.. STEPHENS got the floor and proceeded
to reply to Colonel Weinstock- Vice Pres
ident William Johnston was IN the chair.
He raped for order and told Mr.. Stepn-
ems to speak to the question OF the suostl-
tute. Mr.. Stephens claimed he was speak
ing to the subject and proceeded to talk.
In about two minutes Vice PRESIDENT
Johnston, who apparently did not want to
allow the "tall sycamore" OF the Sacra-
mento Valley to say what he wanted in
his energetic strain. whacked the gavel on
Lieutenant Governor Jeter's desk with
much noise and commanded:
''Silence! Talk to the question, sir"
II am talking to the question, sir" said
Stephens.
GU are uOby Sdlu IuO CudlIs
Then they proceeded to dispute. tit for
tat, like this:
81 am"
"You are not"
81 am"
"You are not; sit down or talk to the
question"
Mr.. Stephens became stirred to the
depths. He shouted until the Senate
chamber reverberated with his tones:
II refuse to be gagged and bulldozed by
the chair
81 am not bulldozng," said Vice-Presi-
dent Johnston, jumping to his feet, and
mixing more noise from the gavel with
Mr.. Stephens stentorian tones. The situ-
alton became exciting. The eve of the
fruit-grower flashed and several jumped
to their feet exclaiming:
'Mr. Chairman"
II am talking in the interest OF my
home and my children, and | refuse to be
bulldozed," shouted Mr. Stephens, waving
his arms for emphasis.
What is the wish of the house?' APP
pealed the chair.
The vote taken was to the effect that
Mr.. Stephens should contlne himself
strictly to the question. The majority of
those present we're not in sympathy with
his charges, and this had become evident
earlier in the day.
but with a lesser latitude. He was con-
tinually interrupted by Messrs. Motheral,
Fowler, Block and others, Mr.. MotheraI
finally moving the previous question in
order to shut him off. This was ruled out
of order, ana MIR. Stephens talked a few
minutes longer, with more Interruptions,
and finally sat down.
The substitute offered by Mr.. Fowler
was adopted by a large majority The
a in hot ho 90
the committee on cooperation and the
substitute is that the former carries with
it matter crlticizing the Growers and
Shippers Association
A resolution was adopted providing for
an exhibit of California fruits at the Ham
burg Horticultural Exhibition, which
opens next spring, and requesting the
Supervisors of each county in the State to
make the collection of fruit. Resolutions
were also adopted requesting frult-growers
and shippers of the State TO ship first-class
fruit only; requesting the regents of the
State University to open the forestry
stations to students and botanists not
students of the university; calling on
Congress to construct the Nicaragua
canal; asking the State Legislature to
pass a pure-food law and indorsing to the
Legislature the efforts of the Highway
Commissioners to make good roads.
San Diego, Los Angeles, Sacramento,
Anderson. in Shasta County, and San Jose
were nominated as places for holding the
next Fruit-growers' Convention. mo-
ton was made that two conventions be
held, one in the northern and one in the
southern part of the State; one in the
spring and one in the fall, and that the
whole matter be left with the State Board
of Horticulture. The motion Prevailed
with one fixing Shasta County as the place
for the northern convention.
A vote of thanks was returned to the
Chamber of Commerce and the citizens of
Sacramento and the State officers for the
agreeable manner in which they had en-
tertained the fruit-growers.
A huge bouquet of yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS, tied with yellow and white rib
bons, EN- blematic of gold and silver, sud-
denly appeared in the chamber. The pres
ident was appointed a committee of one to
present it to Governor B add, who was in
the executive office. The Governor could
not attend the convention this afternoon,
owing to the hearing of a case of commu-
tation of sentence. He extended his best
wishes to the convention.
A vote of thanks was rendered to the
press for its fair and impartial reports
of the convention. On motion of A
Block of Santa Clara, a vote of thanks
was returned to the ladies who attended
and ornamented the convention. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Stephens, vote of thanks was
returned to President Cooper, Vice Presi-
dents Johnston and Fowler and Secretary
belong for the agreeable and efficient
manner in which they had performed
their duties. A special vote of thanks
was returned to M. Stephens and his
committee for iii ir efforts in making the
convention success.
The fruit-growers were invited to attend
the Farmers Institute at Santa Rosa next
Friday. and accented.
At o'clock the convention adjourned
sine die.
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