The herald., 1897-06-27

Ithht Win accomplish this end II : betts
Iwoy Win be benefactor Of mankind.
l The trada In the eastern cities 4
well pleaeed with the work thus far dont
Thy the exchange system for two rea'
sons. First the system has adopted
uniform and reliable system OF grading
and packing the fruit. The eastern
merchants recognise the pack as al
honest one and they can rely on thu
brand. Second. the tendency Of the sys-
tenn IL to protect the eastern buyer a.
the exchange will not flood any market
SO as to break down prices. At present
the eastern buyer Is only partially pro-
tected. If the exchange handled all the
fruit he would be fully protected an6
the growers would be benefited at the
same time.
| WHAT THE GROWERS THINK
In order to ascertain the sentiments
Of the leading fruit growers of Southern
California The Herald sent out a list
Of four questions to leading men in the
exchange and out of the exchange. to
those who were friendly to the move
ment and to those who were unfriendly.
In answer to these questions we have
received the following replies:
First-In what way has the fruit ex-
change benefited the citrus orchardists
In your section?
To this question the following answers
have been received:
George Frost Of Riverside: It has
united and concentrated the growers
into association for the purpose of pack
ing their own fruit independent Of mer-
chant shippers, thereby saving from 10
| to 15 cente per box.
1t has enabled the grower to market
his own fruit, thereby largely saving a
usual commission of 10 per cent on fruit
boxing and freight.
1t has compelled the merchant ship
pers to buy and pay cash to those out
side the exchange. which has not been
done for years before the organization
Charles D. Adams of North Ontario:
In Ontario the cash purchases of Cit
rus fruits had largely ceased. Growers
| were at the mercy of the buyers and had
Hobson's choice to either consign their
fruit or to let it rot. Much money for the
consigned fruit was only obtained by
bringing lawsuits against the commits
sion dealers, which were in every case
successful. The oddum resulting against
the leading firm operating here was SO
great that 1t withdrew from the town
and has not returned. The organizat ton
of the fruit exchange cured all this and
has made a cash market not only for it's
members. but for the other growers also
who have been profited by the work Of
their neighbors.
Russell Heath Of Carpinteria: BY con-
centrating the fruit of many orchards
where 1t could be properly cured, graded
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separate orchards, packing for market,
and selling without coming in competi-
tion with other producers.
George Summers of Long Beach: We
believe in the exchange simply on the
broad ground Of cooperation. We are
satisfied that cooperation will always
produce the best average results with
the minimum of expense.
A. L. Reed of Whittier: It has made
the handling. curing and marketing Of
citrus fruits possible. Prior to the or
ganization here each one was COM
PEELED to pick and handle his own fruit
or let the commission men do it for him
in their own way. but at the producers S
expense.
w. H. Shureman Of Claremont: The
fruit being all sold strictly according
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dends being declared in accordance
Herewith, the inferior fruit is shown up
so that If two neighbors each send a
hundred boxes Of navels to market and
one gets $1.25 per box net and the other
$3.50 per box. the one who gets the
smaller price will investigate the cause
and apply the remedy-whether it be
scale and smut or lack Of fertilizers or
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cultivation and irrigation or other de-
fects.
w. H. Jameson of Corona: 1t has en-
abled US to get better prices for oranges.
George H. Dole Of Riverside: BY
demonstrating to them that in coop
Grafton they can pack their own fruit
at the minimum cost and sell it at the
minimum cost and realize for it fair
average price. Also by compelling the
outside packer to reduce his charge for
packing from so cents per box to 30 cents
or less, as we'll as to make a reduction
in the rate of commissions. Also by CIV
ing an opportunity to those growers who
prefer it to sell their crops on the trees
or at the packing house for cash, prac-
tice which at the time Of the organiza-
ton of the fruit exchange had become
nearly obsolete.
s. H. Herrick Of Riverside: 1t changed
the method of handling fruit from a
practically pure commission basis to a
nearly cash basis and made outside deal
ers seek the growers instead of the grow
ers seeking the dealers.
F. Scoville of Corona: First, by fore
ing buyers to pay cash for fruit that goes
through the exchange. Second, the sys-
tenn has resulted in exchange growers
taking better care of their groves.
j. F. Jones of Pasadena: By stimu-
lating the care Of the orchards and in
creasing the price of the fruit.
]. r. Baxley. president Of the Santa
Barbara lemon exchange, says: 1t has
emancipated growers from the control
of the local buyer, who, partly from
parsimony and partly from necessity,
arranged prices SO that the risk on any
decline was greatly lessened to himself,
and any advance whatever told with
specific force in his own favor. 1t ena-
bles growers who produce less than car
load lots to get the benefit Of outside
markets, with which markets such
growers were practically unconnected
before. 1t places the lemon business on
a settled basis for the grower and large
ly eliminates the element of chance and
speculation.
Earl F. Van Leuven, secretary of the
San Bernardino county fruit exchange,
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