The record-union., 1898-11-30
President ElWood Cooper Delivers
the Annual Address.
Suggest Ways to Procure a Ready Market
for California Fruits.
1 Rigid Inspection Law Should be
Passed by the Legislature to
Prevent the Shipment Of Dam
aged and Inferior Products.


Of the Fruit Growers of Cal
ifornia, held under the auspices of the
State Board of Horticulture, was called
to order to-day by President Ellwood
Cooper. B. E. Hutchinson Of Fowler
and Alexander Gordon of Fresno were
elected Vice Presidents.
The address of welcome was then de-
hvered by DR.. Chester Rowell of this
place. He was followed by President
Cooper, who delivered the Presidents
annual address.
Under the head of Pure Foods,
President Cooper suggested that reso-
luton should be adopted asking Con-
gress to pass the Brasin's interstate
pure food law.
The work that has been done to ex-
terminate the insect enemies of fruits
was touched upon, and the results dis
cllssed The convention was advised
of the Importance, of having the Legis-
lature make an appropriation for
California exhibit at the worlds fair
to be held at Paris in 1900. That Cali
fornia fruits may find a ready mar
ket, the President made the following
suggestions:
First-That rigid inspection law be
passed to prevent the shipment of dam
aged and inferior products.
Second-That an amendment be made
to the pure food law which shall create
a commission backed by sufficient ap-
preparation and obligated to arrest and
condemn every food product that is
misbranded and that is not in accord
ance with the provisions of the Act.
Third-TbQf oaponptouf acapfC ho n.
pointed in various sections of the State,
from the planting of the vines and trees
to the shipment of the products
After the reading of the Presidents
address the following committees were
appointed:
On Resolutions-Will Johnson of
Courtland (Chairman), Dr. /. S. Eshle-
mann of Fresno, J. F. Bogue of Yuba
City, T. A. Rice of Ell Rio, Ventura
County, and George Bray of Santa
Clara.
Legislation-Frank II. Buck, Vaca-
vile; G. w. Hutchins, Marysville; v.
w. Blanchard, Santa Paula; w. j.
Hotchkiss, Healdsburg; v. c. Howard,
Woodland
Marketing, Transportation and
Freight-R. D. Stephens, Sacramento;
A. Block, Santa Clara; Alex Gordon,
Fresno; A. D. Cults, Live Oak; r. J.
Blower, Woodland; Edward Burwick,
Pacific Grove; W. B. Gester Placer;
Frank n. Buck, vacaville, and H. p.
Stabler, Yuba City
AT the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion B. NJ. Lelong read the annual re-
port of President HI. Weinstock of the
California Fruit Growers and Shippers
Association. The report showed that
the severe drought of the past seas IN
had caused shortage of but 8 per cent.
in the shipment of fresh deciduous
fruit, as compared with the season be-
fore. The figures are 1924 cars in
1893, as against 5,323 cars for last year,
a most remarkable and significant
showing.
w. B. Foster of Placer and Frank
Buck of Vacaville spoke on the East
ern markets. The former said he had
found more comoetition than he eA-
pected, while Buck declared that TO
compete successfully with Eastern
growers our growers must pack their
goods honestly.
After the report of the standing Com
mittee on Transportation had been
made, the convention passed resolu-
ton submitted by j. A. F1lcher, re-
questing the Legislature to make such
an appropriation as would insure an
adequate and credftable representation
of>California at the Paris Exposition.
The convention then adjourned.
At a meeting of the County Horti-
cultural Commissioners tonight the
vine hopper and remedies for it's exter-
mination were discussed.