The San Francisco call., 1901-12-05

"A were the subjects set down for
III discussion at the second days
VI session of the Fruit Growers
Convention yesterday at Pioneer
Hall, but they took much wider range,
despite the efforts of Chairman Cooper to
keep the speakers within bounds.
F. n. Fighters of Campbell opened the
morning session with proposition to in
dorse the Presidents message and sug-
geSted that a committee be named to
prepare and telegraph suitable resolu-
tions. Chairman Cooper ruled the motion
out of order on the ground that only
matters appertaining to the fruit indus
try could be considered. N. w. Mother
all of Kings County came to the rescue
with proposition that the committee so
named consider such portions only of the
message as related to the horticultural
and agricultural interests of California.
In that shape the resolution was adopted.
E. F. Adams of Santa Cruz, who had
charge of the work of interesting the
spoke of his work and the work done by
Eugene Goodwin of the Pacific CONNER
cial Museum. NaftZger of Los Angeles
suggested resolutions of thanks to Secre-
tary of State Hay, but action was post
poned in order to afford Mr.. Goodwin an
opportunity to deliver an address on the
work so far accomplished. He told of
the difficulties at first encountered and
of the success of the plan later.
Adams presented the following resolu-
tions, which were adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of the fruit grow
ers of California in convention assembled, are
hereby extended to the Hon. John Hay, Sec
retary of State, for authorizing the employment
of the consular service for systematically gath
ering information valuable to fruit growers; to
Frederick Emory, chief of the bureau of for
eign commerce, who has supervised the work,
and the many consuls who have cordially
responded to our request. And we respectfully
request that this service be extended and per-
fected as experience may indicate as desirable.
Resolved, That our hearty thanks be also eX-
tended to the Pacific Commercial Museum and
70 Eugene GoooMln, lts director. LOT It's erect
i've work in receiving, copying and distributing
this information at cost of the museum. We
desire that the museum continue this service
for the fruit growers on such terms as may
be arranged between the museum and the State
Board OF Horticulture.
Resolved, That this subject be now per-
manently referred to the State Board of Hor-
ticulture with the request that it will assure
q general oversight of these services in behalf
pirate contributions to the commercial museum
toward the expense Of the service.
National Quarantine Law
Naftzger brought up the matter of the
necessity of enforcing afnational quaran-
tine. He prepared a set of resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted by the
convention. They read as follows:
Feeling as deeply as ever the vital necessity
for national quarantine law for the protection
of fruit industry against the importations
of fruit trees. plants, shrubs. vines, buds
or cuttings, commonly called nursery stock
infested with any disease, scale or insect pest,
We the fruit growers Of California. in con-
vention assembled. hereby give cordial ap-
into the Fifty-siXth Congress by Mr.. Wads-
worth and we do most earnestly request all
members Of Congress from California to use
their best efforts to secure the enactment into
law Of the Wadsworth bill one embcdying
similar provisions establishing national quar-
antine regulations.
Resolved, That copy of this resolution be
sent to each member of Congress from CAL
ifornia.
1.-The Work of the California Fresh
Fruit Exchange was the paper read by
A. r. Sprague' of Sacramento. The ex-
change had been hurriedly organized, Mr..