The record-union., 1897-11-19
kWeinStOCk Lubin &C CO., 4OO-4I2 X ST.. SaCran7el

in concentrating their fruit into those
centers? Why do they not send their
products to the Western markets.
which they claim are neglected."
Mr. Stephens answered that it was
because the combination possesses
power when his fruit starts and they
find out where it is going and divert
their cars accordingly. They hold this
power through their crop mortgages,
by which they can compel the mort
gagors to send their fruit, whether they
wish to or not Mr.. Earl this year, he
said, would not let one grower sell his
peaches to the cannery when he did
not wish to, and made him ship them.
Mr. Earl got his commission and re-
frigeration and did not care what the
grower received. The individual could
not afford to send his fruit to small GEN.
ters and fight the combination that
would send it's cars there also. If
the growers had ten or fifteen cars
they could send them to different places
and thus force the distribution Of fruit.
Mr. Weinstock said that facts show
that the Western markets had received
a much larger proportion this year
than before and it had been constantly
growing. He did not think that New
York and Boston had received their
usual share. AS to the charge that cars
were diverted in order to kill Mr.
Stephens fruit he was here to defend
no one and could not speak on that
point.
Mr.. Stephens said that was the
trouble, neither Mr.. Earl nor Mr.. Por-
Or fny ho,,
selves and deny or allow his charges.
Mr. Weinstock thought that Mr..
Stephens assumed an unsound position
in what he stated. He thought he was
also mistaken in his idea that New
York and Boston had received more
than their share this season.
Mr.. Stephens was sure that those
cities had received much more than
their share and that the Western cities
did not receive more than last year.
He thought he had proof that Mr.. Earl
had last season sent four Mayhem cars
to New York to meet one of his and
also sent four Mayhem cars to Boston
to meet one of his. By the combination
he meant Messrs. Earl and Porter, who
used the machine of which Mr.. Wein
stock is President, without his knowl-
edge, perhaps, but which, in his opin-
ion they absolutely control.
Mr.. Weir1stock said that Mr. Stephens
had made several filings, connecting him
with the two firms named. He wished
it distinctly understood that he was in
no way connected with them, and rep
resented his own opinion only. No man
owned or controlled him, and he was
fully as independent as Mr.. Stephens.
What he stood for was what he con-
sidered the best interests Of the grow
ers of the State.
A question as to what caused the
r'inds of oranges to crack was an
swered by one member that he thought
it was because they became overheated.
as bread cracks in baking. Another
thought it happened while trees in rich
ground are young, but that it stopped
as they grew older. Others thought 1t
was on account of too much late irri-
CATION. A great diversity of opinion
and experience was found to exist.
What varieties of lemons are the
most profitable to the producer? was
the next question and was not an
swered.
What to do with almond trees that
do not bear and what is the most profit
able almond?" was also not answered.
although Mr. La Rue gave his expert
ence in the matter. Graft them into
other fruit or dig them up" was the
answer of a member from Napa.
PHYLLOxERA.
Mr.. Mcdonald said his all was invest
ed in a raisin vineyard and if all the