The record-union., 1896-04-09
FRUIT INDUSTRY.
EFFORTS TO CREATE HARMONY
AMONG GROWERS,
So as to Avert a Recurrence of Last
Years War Meeting Held at
San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, April Sat the
Fruit Growers Convention held in the
city of Sacramento in November OF last
year a committee was appointed whose
duty was to be the taking of measures
for the averting of last seasons fruit
war. 1t appears that owing to undue
competition among the wholesale fresh
fruit dealers in the last named city Cal
ifornian shippers had been obliged to let
their products go for song more than
once.
The committee met to-day in the office
Of the State Board Of Horticulture: ii.
Weinstock, President of the California
Fruit Growers and Shippers Associa-
ton, presided. Frank H. Buck of Vaca-
vile acted as Secretary, beside whom
were present: r. d. Stephens of Sac
ramento, Joseph Martin of the Cali
fornia Green and Dried Fruit Company,
H. A. Fairbanks Of the National Fruit
Association and William Johnston of
Courtland and A. L. Thatcher of Sui
sun.
The Chairman stated that the COM
nittee had been doing its best since its
appointment for the establishment of a
harmony of interest among fruit-grow-
ers and shippers and others interested
in the trade in order to avert recur-
renee of last years disastrous fruit war.
Their efforts had been directed toward
the consolidation under one roof of the
three great fresh fruit auction houses of
Chicago.
Other members of the committee
spoke in the same strain, after which
nd
adopted:
Whereas, At the State Convention of
Fruit growers held in Sacramento, No
vember Is, 1895, committee of confer
ence, consisting of seven growers and
shippers, representing the various ele-
ments engaged in the fresh fruit trade,
were appointed, with instructions from
the convention to harmonic existing
differences between shippers and grow
ers, with the view OF establishing con-
solidated auction sale rooms in the va
rious Eastern markets for the sale OF
California fresh fruits; and whereas,
said committee of conference having
thoroughly gone into the matter and
having found that the consolidated
salesrooms established on neutral
ground convenient to the various rail-
road terminals in each city are not
alone entirely practical and desirable,
but for the welfare of the fruit inter-
cts are Imperative; be it therefore
Resolved, That this Committee of
! Conference do hereby call upon the
California Fruit Growers and Shippers
Association to establish such consoli-
dated auction salesrooms upon neutral
| ground in the various Eastern cities,
said salesrooms to be under the abso-
| lutte control of the California Fruit
Growers and Shippers Association,
and made free and open to all buyers,
auctioneers, receivers and shippers of
California fresh fruits upon fair and
| equitable basis to all under such rules
and regulations as the association may
establish; and be it further
Resolved, That this Committee of
Conference. representing as it does the
growers and shippers of fresh fruit of
the State of California, hereby earnest
| ly call upon all growers, shipping in car
load lots, and upon all cooperative So
cieties and fresh fruit shipping compa-
MES whose names are not yet enrolled,
| to become members of the California
Fruit Growers and Shippers Associa-
tion, and to lend their fullest and heart
| lest support to said association in its
endeavors to carry out the desire of the
growers and shippers of California to
establish and maintain consolidated
auction salesrooms free and open to all,
and to continue the publication of
daily bulletins, tabulating the daily
| shipments of fruit for the guidance of
growers and shippers.
| 1t was decided that copy of the res
olutions be submitted to the California
Growers and Shippers Association for
that body's adoption at its meeting next
Saturday afternoon in the Sacramento
Chamber of Commerce