The record-union., 1899-06-18

The Fruit Growers Convention called
for yesterday afternoon met in the
Supreme Court room for further con-
Sideration of the questions involved.
r. D. Stephens called the meeting to
order, and said that it was deemed well
as the committee appointed at the
former meeting had not been able to
get around and see all the growers.
and there were also probably many
growers who had not attended the
former meeting and were not familiar
with what was done there, that a
convention should be called for this
time The object was to endeavor to
get all the growers interested before
taking action in electing officers.
Nominations for Chairman being
called for, J. N. Barton of Placer was
unanimously chosen.
Alex. Gordon of Fresno and j. +.
Madden of Newcastle were chosen Vice
Presidents and B. M. Lelong Secretary.
MIR. STEPHENS SPEAKS.
r. D. Stephens, Chairman of the COM
mittee, stated that a three days es-
sion, day and night, with a full inter
change Of views between the members
of the committee, had resulted in the
adoption of a plan and recommended
tions that woud be presented in ma
jority report by the committee.
Fred c. Miles, the Secretary, read
the majority report, as follows:
MIR. Chairman, and Members Of the
F,ruit-Growers' Convention : Gentle
men: At a convention Of fruit-growers
held in this place on May 23d last the
following resolution was adopted:
'' Resolved, That we advise the i'm
mediate organization of a Fruit-Grow-
ers' Association of Northern California.
The purpose of this organization shall
be to establish a car line or any other
method of securing transportation re-
lief and facilitate the profitable mar
keting of our fresh and dried deciduous
fruit. (Signed) Alexander Gordon
(Chairman), F. A. Chadbourne, w. r.
Fountain, W. E. Lovdal, H. P. Stabler.' ;
ITO carry out the purpose of the
above resolution an Executive Commit
tee of five was appointed, consisting OF
Edward 1. Calvin, Sacramento; w. K.
Fountain, Newcastle; F. A. Chad
bourne, Suisun; Fred. c. Miles, Penryn;
w E. Lovdal, Sacramento; X. u. Ste
phens. Sacramento ex-officio member.
The Executive Committee chosen by
the recent convention of F'ruit-Growers
Of California, to perfect such a plan
of organization as should result in
promoting their best interests and Sc
curing their release from the present
methods of fruit transportation and
marketing that threatens to involve
them in disastrous loss, if not financial
ruin, has given most careful consld-
GRAFTON to the whole subject and mas
reached this unanimous conclusion:
L. That the fruit-growers organize
for mutual protection.
40 That the fruit-growers form a
CORPORATION for the purpose OF oWnlnS s
and operating a refrigerator car line;
.'3 That the fruit-growers organize
for the purpose of marketing their frule
and fruit products. In doing SO they
will be allowed the utmost liberty IN
the disposal of their fruit, either py
selling for spot cash at loadlng point,
through our own representative IN the
large cities, our agents, or through
Messrs. Porter or Earl, or any agent
whom the growers or shippers deslg-
nate. and decided that the first step
TO be taken was to secure refflgeraeor
car line. to be under the complete con-
troll of the fruit-growers, and prepared
incorporation papers of the same
In order to make a report TO the
convention of fruit-growers at sne
earliest possible moment, the following
places were visited and the articles OF
INCORPORATION presented to the grow
ers: Newcastle, June 1st; Suisun, June
Sd: yacaville, June Sd; Newcastle, June
5th: Yuba City, June Sth; Orangevaie,
June 9th; Lodi, June 10th; Visaha,
June 18th; Fresno, June 14th.
..These meetings were attended IN
greater or less numbers by the grow
ers and all were united in their moral
support to any movement that woule
result in reducing the cost OF carry
ing their fruit East and securing bet
ter prices at point Of sale.
I'm some places visited there was
found to be a large body of fruit that
was tied up by crop mortgages, and
these growers found it impossible to
extend any financial aid; at the same
time they gave their moral support.
and hoped that some action would be
taken so that they could be actually,
as they were in sympathy, with the
work.
"Others subscribed who were not SO
encumbered freely to the stock in the
Fruit Growers Refrigerator Car Line.