The herald., 1897-11-18
Resolutions Adopted Which May Help
Producers to Realize Fair Prices
for Products
Associated Press Special Wire.

StdtS Will COIlllHuS " IcluSe W OlSdIl-
ize," said one orchardist, "then God
help them. This pulling apart means
ruin, while organization means saliva
tion"
Douglass T. Fowler of the state uni
versity said he had found that many
farmers clubs, in fact the vast major
ity of them, did not even exhibit COM
mercial samples of the products in their
ported financially. The Fresno Farm
ers' club had earned the thanks of ev-
cry raisin grower in the state of Cali
fornia. 1t had saved the raisin grow
ers 100000 during the present year. The
club was splendidly organized and had
sufficient financial support
The committee appointed to formu-
late plan for organization submitted a
report recommending that the chair
man appoint a committee of fifty, rep
resenting the various parts of the state
whose duty it would be to raise by sub
scription the sum of $4,000 to be used
for the purpose of holding exhibits of
California fruit products in foreign
countries.
H. Weinstock said he did not think it
was eXpedient for the growers to organ
ize for the purpose of marketing fresh
deciduous fruits.
Continuing, Weinstock said that such
fruits required prompt handling and eX-
perience had taught that organizations
formed for the purpose of taking the
marketing of the same out of the hands
of the shipping firms We're not success
full.
Weinstock then took up the subject of
the resolution and said his firm would
head it with $500
The report of the committee was then
adopted by acclamation.
| The afternoon session was opened
with few remarks from H. WeinstoclS,
| to the effect that where organization
among few growers in particular
district was possible, and results ad-
| vantageous, a general state organiza-
tion was not practicable.
Edward F. Adams coincided with Mr.
Weinstock. He said that he did not
think a general organization would be
effective.
Mr.. Adams offered a resolution fa-
voring the taxing of packages. 1t WAS
voted down.
Adams next took up the question OF
the free public market and offered a res
olution stating it to be the expression
Of the convention that the state board
of harbor commissioners should pro-
ceed to comply with the law enacted by
the last legislature.
y resolution requiring the postmas-
ter general to prohibit the mailing of
plants and bulbs was adopted
A resolution demanding from the
Southern Pacific company regular pas
senger time on all fruit trains was in
troduced by ]. Rutter. Rutter spoke to
the resolution and declared that We're
passenger time established refrigeration
could be done away with. The resou-
ton was adopted.
Another resolution introduced by Mr.
Rutter was to the effect that commits
sions charged should be on net results
of the sales and not on the gross results.
He said that, as it now was. no matter
what price the fruit brought the COM
mission man got his commission just the
same. The resolution was adopted.
The remainder of the afternoon was
consumed in an argument between Ii.
w tlllSlONh anu -. t'tt Pl'tils,, lIlt lett
| ter denouncing the methods of the COM
mission men and saying that the only
| salvation of the grower was to organ
ize and ship his fruit to his own agent
| for sale.
The evening session saw the continu-
alton of the discussion on transportation
and the failure of the harbor commits
sioners to carry out the law providing
for free market in San Francisco.
A resolution introduced by r. D.
| Stephens was adopted to the effect that
fruit growers in all localities where suf-
| ficient fruit was grown to ship one or
more cars daily should organize and shin
their fruit to their own agent for sa,c
and that these local organizations
should combine in a state organization
with a view Of collecting information re-
| garding shipments and other business
connected with fruit shipments.
| A resolution by Il. f. Adams was alsc
| adopted for the appointment of a COM
mittee Of five to confer with officials OF
| the Southern Pacific company to try to
secure a reduction of refrigerator rates
to the east to the same amount as fruit
from Oregon.
| COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
The county horticultural commission
ers met this morning.
| Mr.. Ehrhorn read the resolution drawn
up by the committee appointed the day
before, stating that as there is danger
of introduction of insect pests through
the mails it was resolved that Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson be requested tC
ask the postmasterg general for permis-
sion to inspect all parcels containing
plants coming into the state.
1t was decided that Mr.. Ehrhorr
should present the resolution to the
fruit growers convention and ask thai
it be acted on Immediately.
| Mr. Craw said that the railroad com.
pany had taken great interest in the
matter and issued instructions to theil
agents to report to the commissioners.
Mr.. Ashley of San Joaquin advocated
inspection and destruction of infested
fruit. He thought if a few patches were
destroyed it would tend to make people
more careful to clean their orchards. He
would like to know if commissioner
had authority to condemn such fruit in
dividually.
\ Mr.. Craw said the fruit could be con
Hemned asa nuisance. AS the Law
lgf res mmissioner a district, hi
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