The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
ORCHARD|STS
. TO CONVENE
At FRESNO
Important Problems
to Be Solved.
EXCURSION RATES SECURED
PLANS FOR FREE CITY MARKET
TO BE ACTED UPON.
Eminent Horticulturists Present Es-
says on All Branches of Fruit
Industry and Kindred
Pursuits.
EXCURSION RATES SECURED
PLANS FOR FREE CITY MARKET
TO BE ACTED UPON.

President Ellwood Cooper and Secretary
Lelong of the State Board of Horticulture
have just issued the following call for
the annual convention of fruit-groWers:
The twenty-third State Convention Of Fruit
Growers of California will convene at Fresno.
under the auspices of the State Board OF
Horticulture on Tuesday, November %, 1885,
and continue in session four days.
A cordial invitation is extended to all fruit
growers, shippers. packers, nurserymen and
others interested in horticulture and kindred
pursuits, to be present and take part in the
proceedings of the convention, and it is to be
hoped that every branch of the INDUSTRY Will
be well represented.
There are many problems that confront or
bined wisdom and energy of the great body Of
fruit growers working in harmony. AT this
session among other matters of great import
will be marketing, and increasing the con-
sumption of California fruit products The
committee appointed by a special convention
to represent the producers in connection with
the free pubic market in San Francisco calls,
as instructed, a special meeting of all in
terested, whether growers of fruit or OF other
perishable products, to meet on Wednesday
vention at which time a plan will be pre-
scented by said committee for a permanent or
Eminent horticulturists Will present essays
during the sessions on subjects that are deemed
of the utmost Importance TO the fruit INDUSTRY
in general, and all interested should take an
active part in this matter and attend the
be afforded visitors to visit orchards and vine
yards, also rasin packing houses in operation.
The state Association OF county hOTllCulLu-
raj Commissioners will also hold sessions dur
ing the week.
Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway
Company Will issue excursion tickets to all
persons going TO the convention and returning
at reduced rates from all points on their lines
to Fresno, provided a receipt for the ticket
purchased be taken at starting point. This
will be countersigned by the secretary and will
entitIe the holder to return ticket at one
third the regular rate.
The greatest care will be given by the
Fresno Horticultural Club. the Chamber of
Commerce, the One Hundred Thousand Club.
the Merchants Association and citizens to
make the visit of all in attendance of the most
pleasant character. Very respectfully,
ELLWOOD COOPER, President.
B. M iFLONQ Secretary
Parties desiring to go by the San Joaquin
Valley route from San Francisco should take
the steamer of the California Navigation and
Improvement Company, pier No. }, Washing
ton-street wharf, leaving at p. m daily, eX-
cept Sunday.
r. D. Stephens, Ellwood Cooper and
Thomas A. Rice, the committee on pro-
gramme have arranged for a number OF
important papers, which will be of para
mount interest to fruft-grOwers.
Among the subjects to be discussed dur
ing the session are: Vegetation, market
ing transportation, freight rates, distri-
button and the growing and curing of
fruits. One of the important topics to be
acted upon is the establishment of a free
market in San Francisco. Every phase of