The herald., 1897-09-17
NO DISEASED ORANGES
GROWING SOUTH OF NoaALEs IN
SONORA
j. A. Filcher and a German Capital
ist Quoted on California Trade
With Germany

Secretary Virgins of the chamber of
commerce has received communica-
ton from A. D. Shepard, assistant gen.
eral passenger and freight agent of
the Pacific system of the Santa Fe road,
in regard to the Importation of diseased
Mexican oranges.
Mr.. Shepard says that he is advised
that no diseased fruit is growing south
of Nogales in Sonora. The trouble
which the orange growers wish to pre-
vent exists in southern Mexico. In this
case cars would not come over the
Southern, Pacific, but would be landed
north of El Paso, Eagle Pass and Laredo
Mr.. Shepard thinks that the chamber
of commerce should communicate i'm
mediately with the authorities at Wash
ington, requesting that they arrange fol-
inspection of. cars on the frontier, and
also for fumigaton Of equipment at any
destination in the United States after
the cars are unloaded.
So far the Southern Pacific company
has had no shipments Of Mexican or
anges offered for any point.
j. A. Filcher, secretary and manager
of the state board Of trade, has written
to Secretary Virgins Of the chamber of
commerce calling his attention to an
interview with German capitalist pub-
lished in the San Francisco Examiner.
Mr.. Filcher says that what Mr.. Steph-
any says about the exhibit at Berlin at
tracing attention is very true; but that
as was proven by the Atlantic expert
ence, the people will not contribute for
&c Of hai ;o1,
readily as for one they can see them
selves every day or two. This is to be re-
GREETED as exhibits Of the state board of
trade and the Los Angeles chamber of
commerce set up in New York, or Lon
don, or Berlin. would do the state five
times as much good as the hone exhibits
do.
The following is an account of the in
terview with Mr.. Stephany published in
the San Francisco Examiner:
Hilmar Stephany, a capitalist of Ber-
lin, who a number Of years $50 lived at
Fresno is at the Palace. Mr. Stephany
is here from Germany to purchase Cali
fornia products, especially dried fruits
and wines, for number of German
wholesale firms. He expressed surprise
yesterday that-the orchardists and busi-
ness men of California did not establish
fruit and wine exhibit in Berlin similar
to that of the state board of trade on
Post street. During brief interview or
the subject of German demand for
California products, he said:
"If the trade were properly catered to
Germany would soon take more than
half of all the dried fruits now raised in
;eS tota L
alone that will take 1900 carloads of
dpied fruits from California this year.
There are other large German firms who
would purchase just as extensively if
the California business men promoted
and fostered the trade. Last year I
wanted 100000 pounds Of dried figs for
German firm. I could not find 10000
pounds in the whole state. This year
dried apricots and prunes from this state
are in great demand in Germany. can
not imagine a finer advertisement for
your products and one that will greatly
increase their sale than for your state
board of trade to send an exact dupli-
cate of its Post street exhibit to Berlin.
Let the Germans see ard thoroughly un
derstand what Is produced here. In that
way big business will be developed.
1.-The California wine trade with Ger
many is hampered by the unsteadiness
of prices. Sweet wines two years ago
sold for 161s cents gallon wholesale.
Now the price is 321s cents. Claret at one
time was cents gallon wholesale. 1t
then jumped to % and "a cents. Now it
is down to 12 cents and possibly may go
as low as cents. A steady high price
;eS fo I,otto To ho {Y,od do 1eo,
unsteady prices"