The herald., 1897-11-19
NO HOPE FOR OLIVE GROWERS
UNLESS ADULTERATIoN OF OIL
Is STOPPED
Among Other Resolutions Adopted Is
One Asking That the Nicaragua
Canal Be Built
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dustry and devoted the entire forenoon
to its consideration. Immediately after
the convention was called to order the
Committee on Resolutions, William
johnson, chairman, reported back fav-
orably on the resolution calling for a
gross sales; a passenger train service
on Eastern fruit shipments; the en-
forcement Of the law calling for free
public market in San Francisco, and the
elimination Of plants from the United
States mails. The three resolutions
were unanimously adopted after few
minor changes suggested by the COM
mittee.
This matter being disposed of. Presi-
dent Elwoood Cooper took the question
of the olive up, reading an interesting
paper on the subject. taking rather a
gloomy view Of it.
He said that there were 2,500,000 olive
trees In California, and the product of
these trees, If picked, would fill 5000
cars. The olive acreage was growing
rapidly and it was necessary that this
industry should be protected. The trou-
BILE with the California olive grower
was that he did not understand how to
pickle his olives. When this was learned
an immense market would be opened up.
His experience has been that great
harm has been done by adulterating with
cottonseed oil. Steps should be taken to
stop this adulteration. For infants there
was no better medicine than pure olive
oil. Physicians had used it with the
very best results. The superintendent
of the home for feeble-minded at Glen
Ellen had written a series of essays
on the splendid results he had obtained
by using 1t.
Continuing, President Cooper said that
oottOnseed oil was drying, gummy, in
digestible oil, and was positively injur-
iOus whereas olive Oil was directly the
opposite.
The growers, Mr.. Cooper said, should
take steps to ascertain the true charac-
ter of cottonseed Oil, and with this OBJ
ject in view a committee should be ap-
pointed whose duty it would be to see
that tests be made by the state univer-
sity.
In conclusion, President Cooper said
that formerly sardines were put up in
olive oil and were very healfhful and
nutritious food. Now, however, only
cottonseed oil is used and hence sar-
dimes have become a dangerous food.
President Cooper took rather gloomy
view of the olive oil industry.
He was followed by General N. p.
Chapman of Red Bluff, who took a more
encouraging view of the situation. Gem
eral Chapman said that he had an olive
orchard and he thought 1t was to be one
of the coming industries of the state.
He endorsed what President Cooper had
said about adulteration and said that he
had made visit to Italy at time when
pure oil could be obtained there. 1t was
doubtful, however, If at the present time
any pure oil could be obtained in Italy.
Prof. A. p. Hayne followed, saying
that he had spent ~ number of years
along the Mediterranean and while thera
he saw many hundreds of acres of olive
orchards cut up into fire wood When
asked why they were doing this, they
replied that they could not possibly COM
pete with cotton seed oil.
Just before noon adjournment a reso-
luton OF respect to the memory of Sol.
Runyon, deaceased, was read and unan-
imously adopted.
The afternoon session of the .conven-
ton opened with the reading of a reso-
luton regarding the Nicaragua canal,
asking that the canal be built in ac-
cordance with the pledge of the Republi-
can party The resolution was intro
duced by Edward Berwick and was OBJ
jected to by Gen. N. p. Chapman of Red
Bluff. who said that such a resolution
should have no reference to politics. The
resolution was amended accordingly
and was passed.
w. T. Wenzell Of San Francisco was
next introduced and read an essay on
fruit jellies. He said that by chemical
analysis 1t could be ascertained whether
a jelly labeled "currant jelly" was or
was not currant jelly. The coloring mat
ter of such fruits as currants, raspber-
ries, etc., was readily transferred to
alcohol. whereas the coloring matter of
apples was seldom transferred to the
pulp when boiled. The result was that
where so-called currant jelly was made
of apples the coloring matter had to be
introduced. Acetate of lead formed a
light greenish blue precipitate, and in
this way the presence Of the precipitate
would demonstrate the presence Of the
adulteration.
The evening was consumed in dis
cussing questions from the question box
on q number of subjects.
President Cooper appointed commit
tee of fifty to raise a fund of $4,000 to
send an exhibit of fruit to Europe.
The committee Is composed as follows:
r. D. Stephens chairman; B. F. Wal
ton, Yuba City; A. Block, Santa Clara;
Dwight Hollister and William Johnston,
Courtland; T. M. RICHTER, Campbell; s.
w. Marshall, Fresno; Robert T. Curtis,
San Bernardino; ]. A. Filcher, San Fran
cisco; Ed M. Ehrhorn, Mountain View;
G. w. Childs. San Jose; A. w. Judd,
Watsonville; H. p Stabler, Yuba City;
Edward Berwick, Monterey: A. P. Hall,
Penryn; A. d. Cults, Live Oak, Butte
county; John Markley, Sonoma; DR.. I.
8. Eshelman. Alexander Gordon and
John 8. Dore, Fresno: I. II. Thomas and
Ben Maddux. visalia; Frank A. Kimball,
National City; r. H. Hewitt. G. J. Grif-
nth and Frank Virgins. Los Angeles;
Nathan w. Blanchard, Santa Paula; H.
*. Snow. Tustin: e. s. Sheffield, Santa
Barbara; r. e. Jack. San Luis Obispo;
=. w. Holmes, Riverside: John e. Pack
ard, Pomona; John G. Gray ana e. W.
Togg, Or0ville; General N. p. Chipman.
Red Bluff; Mark l. Mcdonald and, Lu-
ther Burbank. Santa Rosa; Leonard
Coates, Eapa; klffed Holman md James 4
". Kerr. San Francisco; John Rock. |
Nllce; Fred G: Niles. Penryp; J. r. Mad
den. New eastlei Prank III Buck md w. J