The record-union., 1896-12-05
contentment, happiness and prosperity
OF the farmers"

contentment, happiness and prosperity
OF the farmers"
RESOLUTIONS REPORTED.
John Markley for the Committee on
RESOLUTIONS submitted the following,
which were received and placed on file:
Resolved. That the fruit-growers of
California in convention assembled re-
quest the United States Governments to
take proper and sufficient steps to pre-
Vent the waste and destruction of the
pupilc forests on the mountains of
California.
Resolved, That we believe a forest
system should be inaugurated This
| forest system, like those of other civ
| llized countries, can be self sustaining.
1t should especially guard against the
scourge of fire.
Resolved, That experience demon
strates that mountains denuded Of
forests result in destructive torrent ac-
ton to valley lands, deteriorate the eli
mate and diminish the water supply.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
sent to the President and Cabinet Of
hcers. and to our Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress.
| THE FORESTRY QUESTION.
Resolved, That the fruit growers of
California in convention assembled, re-
quest the Regents of the State Univer-
sity to open the public forestry stations
under their charge to students and bot
anlsts even though they are not con-
| nected with the University.
HAMBURG EXPOSITION.
Whereas, There exists in England
and in continental Europe large un-
developed market for high class dried
fruit products, and
w hereas, Such market is now being
developed and enlarged, and that es-
pecially in Germany carload lots of
California dried apricots, pears, plums,
prunes, raisins and peaches are being
purchased by the wholesale merchants
of Hamburg, and
Whereas, There is to be held in that
city from May till October, 1897, a
great exposition to be known as the
Hamburg Exposition, and
w hereas, The wholesale merchants
or Germany are desirous that Califo--
mia fruit growers make at such expo
sltion an extensive display of their fruit
products, and believing that such ex-
hlbit would be of great and Immediate
benefit to the fruit trade of this State;
| therefore, be it
Resolved, And whereas the State
Board of Trade has heretofore ap-
pointed Committee on Exhibitions.
consisting of B. N. Rowley, ]. A. Fill
cher, Il. w. Maslin, Craigie Sharp,
Mark L. Mcdonald, and
Whereas, Such committee can pro-
cure free transportation of such ex-
hibits from San Francisco to Hamburg.
RESOLVED, That the fruit gr6wers in
convention assembled at Sacramento
December 4. 1896, hereby advocate and
indorse such proposed exhibit, and
Resolved, That we request the va
rious Boards of Supervisors of this
State to proceed to collect a fitting and
representative display or commercial
exhibit Of the fruit products of their
respective counties for display at such
exhibition, and
Resolved, That such Boards of Su-
pervisors be requested to communicate
and cooperate with the above exhibit
be uniform In character, and promptly
and properly displayed and conducted" :"
COOPERATION.
Then 1t was that the adverse report
OF the Committee on Cooperation, ad-
vising against organization at this time,
was taken up. There was every pros
pect of a spell of exceeding heated dis
cussion, and when Russ D. Stephens
took the floor to explain why the report
should be adopted he was given the
most profound attention, his remarks
being punctuated by applause. The re-
port in full was published in Wednes-
days Record Union"
STEPHENS MAKES ASSERTIONS.
Mr.. Stephens handled the California
Fruit Growers and Shippers Assoca-
ton without gloves, boldly proclaiming
that 1t had not done its duty to the
growers throughout the State. He as
serted that all cooperation attempted
heretofore had been dominated by two
shipping houses-Porter Brothers and
the Earl Fruit Company The results
had been demoralizing to the fruit in
dustry. as growers with mortgages on
their farms had been obliged to stand
in with the shippers He accused
Colonel H. Weinstock with being i'm
plicated in this connection as Presiden.
of the organization, and quoted from a
report submitted by him showing in
creased Shipments to Boston and New
York, the Only places where independ-
ent markets had been established, by
that means glutting those markets and
bringing them into disrepute
A. Block replied, denying Mr.. Steph-
ems assertions. He was a member of
the association and believed business
had been fairly conducted. He did not
mind being called a thief when the as
sertion was untrue, but thought Colonel
Weinstock should not be assailed while
absent and unable to make reply.
Fowler of Fresno said he did not
think the association had done precisely
right, but did not agree with Mr.
Stephens sweeping assertion.
o. r. Runyon, on the other hand,
said that while he did not speak as loud
as Mr. Stephens, he meant more. He
not only agreed with him, but went still
further
Mr.. Stephens once more took the floor
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