The record-union., 1896-12-27
FRUIT INDUSTRY.
GROWERS MEET AT SAN JOSE
AND LOS ANGELES.
Resolutions Adopted MemorialiZing
Congress to SO Amend the Tariff
as to Protect Products.

SAN JOSE, Dec. 26.-A largely at
tended meeting of fruit growers and
citizens was held in Judge Lorigan' S
courtroom this afternoon, pursuant to
call recently issued by the Board of
Trade.
Resolutions asking Congress to so
amend the tariff as to protect the great
fruit and wine industry of Santa Clara
County were passed. The purpose Of
the meeting was to express some sentl-
ment as to the tariff, SO that Califor-
MAS Representative in Washington
could lay the matter before the Ways
and Means Committee of the House
which will give hearings on tariff re-
vision early in January.
Rush McComas was elected Chair
man of the meeting and Colonel T. r.
Weaver acted as Secretary. Orchard
lists We're present from all over the
&C untry
A committee, consisting of f. E.
Goodrich, w. w. Tyler, Ralph w. Her
scy, T. r. Weaver, G. w. Childs, Will
lam Wehner, ]. H. Flickinger, w. w.
Turney, c. F. Frcitag and n. p. Crai-
gin, which was appointed by President
7. r. Weaver Of the Board Of Trade to
prepare resolutions, reported in favor
of the report adopted at the annual
convention of the State Fruit Growers
Association, recently held in Sacra-
mento.
1t memOrialiZes Congress to raise the
tariff on fruit and other products as
follows: Olives, green or prepared, 20
cents per gallon, specific; olive OIL 81
per gallon This includes any oil of
which olive is a component part; raj
sins, 212 cents per pound, which in
ciudes currantS and grapes; almonds,
unshelled, q cents ped pound; almonds,
shelled, 10 cents per pound; walnuts.
unshelled, } cents per pound; shelled. q
cents per pound; prunes, 2la cents per
pound; figs, 3 cents per pound: pre-
served fruits, 40 ped cent. ad valorem;
oranges, lemons and lines, 30 cents per
cubic foot in packages, and 50 30 per
900 in bulk.
Colonel 7. r. Weaver, j. II. Flick
niger and A. r. Woodward We're ap-
pointed a committee to attend the con-
vention on tariff revision to be held
by the Chamber of Commerce in San
Francisco January 1st
A resolution was also adopted re-
questing California's Representatives in
Congress to work for the passage of a
tariff conforming TO the report adopted
by the State Fruit Growers Associa-
tion.
A resolution in favor of protecting
| the robins from hunters was passed.
1t was stated that the robins did a
great deal of good by destroying in
furious insects in the orchards and
vineyards.
MEETING AT LOS ANGELES.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. Z6.-At a meet
inG of the Citrus Fruit Growers of
Southern California held here to-day it
was decided to memorialize Congress to
levy higher tariff upon foreign lem
ons, oranges, lines and grape fruit
The resolutions adopted favored the
impost duty Of forty cents per cubic
foot on all citrus fruits. Petitions ad-
dressed to the California Legislature
and the United States Congress setting
forth the grievances of the Southern
California orchardists We're read.
The appointment by the chair of an
Executive Committee of one member
from each citrus locality to attend to
the collection of funds to defray the
expenses of a delegation to Congress-
was made.
The Executive Committee of the Fruit
Growers will meet again on Monday.