The herald., 1897-09-07
PASADENA

PASADENA, Sept. e-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) At the meeting of the Tourna-
ment of Roses association this afternoon
at o'clock a quorum of fifteen members
was present, and the financial report for
the year was submitted and accepted. Con-
siderable discussion took place and meet
ing was set for the first Tuesday in october
at $3.50 p. M, in the board Of trade rooms,
when there will be an election of officers
'or the ensuing year. Officers would have
oeen elected today, except that among
those present there were only few recent
members. and the directors wish to get as
much new blood interested as possible.
The financial report is submitted by the
executive committee, composed OF Edwin
Stearns. chairman, Calvin Hartwell, J. s.
Torrance, P. M. Green, John Mcdonald, M.
H. Weight, Herman R. Hertel and c. c.
Brown.
The report shows membership OF 100
names, each of whom contributed So, the
membership fee; total. $S25. In addition
there is a special fund of contributions from
the electric road, Twilight club, Shakes
peare club, Pasadena Manufacturing COM
pany, Kerckhoff- Gunner company and some
twenty-five citizens, amounting to Sl69.2o
The total fund, including balance OF
s1O251 on hand from 1896, is $1096.76. Dis
bursements and total expenses, $lO5l.62
The directors believe that the Tourna-
ment of Roses has brought, directly and In
directly many desirable citizens and many
thousands of dollars into the city by means
of the wholesale advertising which Is done
through the columns of the daily papers
recounting the splendors of the occasion.
The only cost for this is the S. membership
fee. The directors feel that from year to
year the association should have more and
more hearty support from the citizens.
During the year the board Of directors
held fifteen meetings, and records were
kept of all business transacted.
In conclusion the board of directors de-
sire to thank all who in any manner as
sisted in making the annual Tournament OF
Roses parade Of January 1, 1897, the success
it was, and to assure their successors that
they will freely give them the benefit Of
their experience heretofore In assisting in
making the parade of January I, 1898, a
grand success.
VINEYARD INTERESTS
The grape growers and wine makers met
in lively session this morning at 10 o'clock
in the recorders court room. The Grape
Growers union definitely fixed the mini
| mum price for their grapes at $l3 per ton
| f. o. b. at Lamanda Park, Pasadena or
Santa Anita. Chairman Craig of the re-
Gently organized Grape Growers union
announced the first thing on the program
as the report of the committee appointed
at the last meeting to inform the wine men
that bids for the crops would be in order at
| this meeting.
| Chairman ]. w. Hugus then announced
| that cards had been sent to the wine max
ers inviting these bids, but the wine makers
had not responded.
Mr. Patton of the San Gabriel winery
said that he would buy 1000 tons if he could
select the variety Of grapes and the vine-
yards. 1t was not a business proposition,
| he said, for him to buy 5000 tons. or even
one-third that number, at random. Thir-
! teen dollars per ton was the highest price
wine maker could pay and come out even,
continued Mr.. Patton. The growers seem
to want to take all the profits and leave the
| wine makers the risks.
| Mr.. Crisp had the notice read which was
| sent to the wine makers giving them the
| option to buy where they pleased, so they
paid $13 per ton or more.
Mr.. Stearns, a Los Angeles wine maker,
said that with the present market wine
making is a losing game, and the grower
should not expect to make money unless
the wine maker does. He could not afford
to pay more than 50 or $40 per ton.
| The wine makers withdrew presently to
allow the growers to concoct some other
scheme whereby they could get good prices
for their grapes. Mr.. Hugus then advo-
Gated the return to Mr.. Woollacott's mo-
ton to the effect that the minimum price
which the growers Of the union would ac-
cept shall be $13 per ton. The motion was
| seconded.
Mr.. Smith Of Pomona objected that this
would give the growers nearest the wineries
an advantage. Mr.. Woolacott then
changed his motion to provide that the
grapes are to be $1S per ton f. o. b. at La
manda Park, Santa Anita or Pasadena.
This motion carried. and thus the price for
| the season was cinched.
| The growers then signed the rules of the
permanent organization, the wine makers
were given the ultimatum and the meeting
| adjourned sine die
| Some of the wine men will pay the price,