The herald., 1897-11-18

fSs Ur4AGne was NOMINATED by l.. J.
06x3osy in the midst Of . spirited talk
Ia3'to the necessity Of such an organisa-
tion and unaninounly elected to travel
ON Z campaign Of organisation. each To-
cal(ortoI render him all assistance DOS
sible ~ he reached 1t.
ASnumber Of subscriptions were made
In ambition to the membership fee to pay
Ipreatminary expenses, which will be con-
sidefed as advances made to get the
movement started and will be repaid af-
ter the association Is organised and each
locality is assessed according to Its out
put Of fruit.
The chair was empowered to appoint
an executive committee OF hve and a
finance committee of five more. to take
In hand the work of organizing. To the
finance committee of flve In Los Ange-
les committee OF one will be added
from each county to drum up subscrip-
tions In case they are needed. until the
machinery of the organization gets
thoroughly going.
The articles Of Incorporation of the
local associations include that theSAame
shalt be the Deciduous Fruit association.
with q blank left for the locality: its
purposes will be to borrow money. make
loans and make advances upon products
In possession or in control of the cor
poration; to purchase all supplies and to
lease, purchase or otherwise obtain real
or personal property; to erect buildings
and purchase machinery necessary for
the transaction of the business of the
corporation, and to sell or otherwise ex-
change the same.
To receive the fruit delivered to it by
its stockholders or members and to pre-
pare the same for market, either green.
dried or canned. under such conditions
and on such terms as its board of di-
rectors may prescribe. Of which d.
rectors there shall be five.
For the Southern California Fruit
Growers' exchange there are these arti-
cles Of Incorporation: The name as
above; the purpose, to promote the in
terests OF producers of fruits and other
food products of Southern California.
especially by collecting and disseminat-
ing information and statistics bearing
upon the preparation and marketing Of
said products. establishing uniformity in
methods of grading and packing. ex-
tending and developing markets.
AS DOIIOWlIiS anu AoltiAAS VI AAOhSy
upon products under control of the cor
poration, and promoting the formation
of local sco-ope.'ati associations to
affiliate with it; for purchasing all sup
plies for the different local associations
used in raising, preparing and market
ing said fruit and food products; for
leasing. purchasing and otherwise OBJ
tanning real or personal property neces-
sary to the transaction of the business
of the corporation.
For receiving. storing and marketing
for account of it's different associations
all fruits and other food products en-
trusted to the corporation for that pur-
pose on such terms as the board of di-
rectors shall prescribe.
Its principal place of business shall be
in Los Angeles, and it's capital stock
shall be $4,000, divided into 1000 shares
Of $40 each. Its objects, to collect and
distribute information, to establish uni
form methods of grading and packing
dried, green and canned fruits; to!act as
financial agent for local associations. to
seek better and cheaper transportation
facilities, to- purchase supplies for local
associations. and to inspect and issue
ofeinspection Of dried, green
and canned fruits.