The record-union., 1897-11-28
AN ECONOMIC COIJNCII,

Santa Rosa Republican: The Ger
mans nave begun non-partisan study
of the causes of loss of trade and the
consequent hard times in that country
The subject has been confided to about
score of leading thinkers-experts in
trade and manufacture and officials of
the empire. The economic council is the
title given to this body of men and the
task assigned to them is to recommend
to the Government the industries that
need fostering-"protectin if you
please-and the proper extent and plan
of protecting such industries. The out
come of this experimental conference
will be awaited with considerable in
terest and anxiety. 1t is in line with
what has often proposed in this coun-
try 1t is a meeting, not of wid-eyed
theorists, but of substantial business
men, fnanciers, and leading scholars
are expected and hoped to be far above
the plane of partisan politics. At the
same time it is distinct recognition of
protection to industries as duty of
Government The relation of the coun-
ell to the manufactures and trade of
Germany is essentially the same as that
sions at Washington, to the finances of
this country. 1t is the employment of
the best brains Of the land in an effort
to solve problems of prosperity.
FRUIT ORGANIZATION
San Jose Herald: VIII the fruit grow
ers effect a State organization? The
sentiment in that direction al the recent
convention at Sacramento was marked.
Undoubtedly the will is good enough,
but how about the power. That it
would be for their interest is perhaps
not to be doubted.
We are told that because local organi-
"a ton has been effected with more or
less success in certain places, we may
reasonably expect success for State
| organization. That does not follow ne
cessarily. although it might possibly be
made to follow. When we look out upon
| the extent of the deciduous fruit-grow-
| ing business and note how 1t covers the
! State of California, the Pacific Coast
and almost the whole country east of the
| Mississippi, the question or erecting an
| organization that can do much to IN
| fluence markets looms UP very big ana
| formidable. Something might be done
| in matters appertaining to transporting
| and marketing our products. but more
| than that looks very problematical, &c
say the least. There is nothing like try
| ing, but it does not pay to neglect solid
and immediate advantages while pursu-
| ing those that are uncertain and remote
| OF one thing every Santa Clara fruit
grower may rest fairly well assured
| The fruit that he dries or otherwise pre-
serves, is not going to be rushed upon
| the market and sold at a sacrifice be-
| cause it will not keep. And the more
of his crop goes to the drier and the
| cannery the less there will be to glut
Eastern markets There is no combina-
| ton, no organization necessary to work
this scheme 1t will work itself accord
| ing to the personal wishes and action OF
| each individual grower.
FUMIGATION OF ORCHARDS.
Riverside Press: 1t was hoped that
the State Fruit Growers Convention
would take up the matter OF the law re-
earding the compulsory fumigation OF
orchards. The old law authorizes coun-
| ty Horticultural Commissioners to fum-
| igate and charge the expense to the
owners, and where the latter refuse to
pay the expense should become lien