The San Francisco call., 1899-12-13

Association has continued to successfully carry
| on the work delegated TO II by the growers as
sembled In convention in 1884, maintaining
union auction rooms at each Eastern auction
point. free and open to all buyers. thus getting
at one time. and thereby securing the very
highest market price for the fruit. The bureau
OF Information has continued the publication
| OF the daily bulletin giving In taoulated form
| the report OF the railroad companies. OF the
daily Eastern fruit shipments and the destna-
! that could be desired. and II can hardly be
hoped that II can be made perfect. yet IL has.
even in its imperfect state. proved Of great
value to the grower and shipper. by giving
them approximate Information OF the daily
shipments. the varieties OF fruit going forwaIi
daily bulletin. the Cutting OF Eastern markets
and attributable solely to local causes
Edward Berwick made an oral report
work was stili dragging along The canal
was necessary. The Government is stillI
making surveys Of the muchly surveyed
and wanted all to use their influence with
our Senator and Congressmen to work ioE
the canal. The report was received and
| the committee continued.
Mr.. Berwick also reported for the COM
mittee on securing market reports from
of the difficulty he had had. and Of the
many. short and curt replies he had re.
ceived from the office Of the Secretary OF
State. His persistent efforts had been re-
warded. however. and now there were
| prospects Of the matter being attended TO.
Secretary Wilson had notified MI; s,, 6e.
he wanted the request would surely DO
granted. The report was received and the
| committee continued.
portatiCei etc. reported through its chair
man. r, D. Stephens. 1t follows:
The committee met Immediately after the
| recess taken by the convention and organized
| by the election OF Alexander Gor1on OF Fresno
as chairman and II. p. stabler of Yuba City
Several gentlemen appeared before the COM
mittee with plans for organization. whlch
! plans were considered in detail ~ the com
nIittes.
Resolved. That advise the immediate or.
sanization OF Fruit Growers Association u
| Northern California. The purposes OF his or
| eanizaton shall be to estabiialI car line or
any other method OF securing transportation
| relief and TO facilitate the profitable marketing
OF our fresh and dried deciduors fruit.
The report was adopted and the COMMITTEES
was constituted as follows: W. r. Fountain
| Sacramento; W. Z. Lovdal. Suisun; r. a.
| ChadbouIne. suisun and r. d. Stephens Sac
The committee organized by eecting r. ID:
! Stephens chairman. F. c. Niles secretary anu
| The committee Immediately entered upon the
| discharge OF the duty for which II was created.
| and after thorough consideration unanimously
| adoptsd the following plan: The executive
| committee chosen by the recent convention OF
| fruit growers OF California 10 perfect such
plan OF organization as should result In pro-
noting their best interests and securing thelr
releasa from the present metnCO OF
portatioa and marketing that threatens TO In,
volve them in disastrous loss, II not nnahciai
ruin. has given most careful consideration 10 20
the whole subject and has reached this uhahi-
nous conclusion: a..
First-That the fruit growers organize ior
SecondEThat the fruit growers form cor
poration for the purpose OF owning and operat-
| ing a refrigerator car line.
TTbIrdIThat the fruit growers organize for
the purpose OF marketing their fruits and fruit
products II, - ,,..ad
| the utmost liberty In the disposal OF their
; fruit either by selling for spot cash at lana-
! the large cities or through Messrs Porter CT
. Earl, or any agent whom the grower or ehip-
| per designates. -
, the committee will hold meetings In all the
, fruit sections Of the Sacramento ana san Jya. as.
qun valleys and all other fruit sections III & .ne
central and northern part of the state: me
, nrst meeting will be held at Newcastle on
! Thursday evening, June !, TO be followed oy
meeting at Suisun on Saturday afternoon.
, and another at Vacaville in the evening OF the
, The committee did all in its power 70 bring
about an organization OF the fruit growers OF
/ the state as outlined by the convention. but
has failed SO far TO accomplish the desired re-
suit. II found that II was antagonlzed by men
representing millions OF dona.s "hose hSa ~ tbs
) grower
growers may be attributed to the following:
Apathy on the part OF some. who permitted
. others TO think for them.
Jealousy on the part of others. who rear that
e their neighbors may be more benefited through
Z the organization than themselves.
n Dissension among growers caused py olner'
i ence OF opinion as 20 how to proceed In organ
izing and upon what plan.
Y Intimidation controls the actions OF many
who are given TO understand that any action
4 on their part TO in any way aid the movement
: | being made 20 organize might result In mate
: rally impairing their personal interests
|, Crop mortgages prevent independent actor
I. ! on the part OF the mortgages.
. Concession made 10 growers in the way o
q q rebate on commissions. so much per package
= = or in any way that would be satisfactory 20 the
-. Seifshness on the par, Of many who desire q
L sell TO one or the other OF the great commits
! sion and shipping organizations. the opportu
o nifty for which offered through the agita
4 tion being made in favor of organizing tn
growers fer the purpose OF marketing thei
= such men would say: You are all right; e
ahead: we are with you. but have a lot o
= fruit wish to sell Z. o. b.. and are now ne
. gotisting TO that end. When we have sold W
a can to aid in building up organization tina
. will better protect their interests than has bee
done DO not IN for 5me the world abandon the eort
y bring about perfect and complete organiza
L tion OF the State
y Stephens, showing the negotiations tina
q had been conducted between the commit
tee and the railroad in regard to the rs
8 tablishment. OF a line OF refrigerator cars
+ The matter was discussed very little
; and then went over till tomorrow morn
n | ing for discussion.
Inc rest OF the AFTERNOON was gwen VI
q to discussion. Able remarks were mad
by Judge Lewis on the Nicaragua cana
u He said the work should be demanded
and in its completion he saw the saliva
% ton Of the Pacific Coast and especially
w the fruit interests
- The following resolutions regarding tn
" Nicaragua canal were adopted:
is Whereas A half century has already been de
an voted to a succession OF surveys by variou
d commissions without any decisive steps bein
N | taken toward actual construction. and
Tha ica agfia q
Va headed by Admiral Walker. has reported favor
. ably as TO the entire feasibility OF such cor
=, / str7Iction at a reasonable outlay. and
- Whereas The prosperity OF the whole agricul
y tural and horticultural interests OF the Pacii
y. Coast involving many millions Of dollars annu
~ ally depends In the future on improved trans
y portation facilities therefore be IL
l. Resolved That this convention OF the fru
y -.
s.