The San Francisco call., 1901-12-06
WOMEN INTERESTED IN HORTICULTURE PRESENT
THEIR VIEWS TO FRUIT GROWERS CONVENTION
Freight Charges
Are Yet Too
High.
University Presi=
dents Are
Heard.

tation, presented an exhaustive report OF
his laborS. Embraced In the report IS tne
correspondence between hlmseiI anu t1LS
freight managers of the railroads, through
which he secured valuable concessions Ior
growers and shippers. His correspo1@u- "a
ence with the manager OF the re1IiseIdI9sI s
! lines, he said, looking to reducuonS II
| these charges was not entirely SatlsIdc-
| tory as yet, but he hoped to secure re-
ductions, before the season opened:
follows:
Question of Transportation.
There can be no doubt that the improved
! service given to green deciduous fruit snip
ments this year by the Southern Paeinc eaa+ CoLl,
pany and it's connections was OF great Denent
to the fruit growers of California The time
occupied in transit being materially reduced
greatly aided distribution and by doing SO IN
creased its consumption This has resulted in
restoring confidence in the minds OF the grow
ers who are again beginning to believe that
fruit growing in California, and upon much
larger scale than ever before, can be made to
pay fair profit upon the labor and capital
ule agreed upon between the railroads
and the fruit growers in May last. Will
be put into full force and effect by the rail-
roads. the only party to the agreement that has
the power to do so, and the elimination from
the business refrigerator cars that are owned
and controlled by private interests.
We believe that the private ownership and
control of refrigerator used for shipments
of California fruit to be inimical to the inter-
ests of growers and shippers, affording an
opportunity for discrimination and favoritism.
All and other transportation facilities
should be owned and controlled in every par
ticular by the railroads. and all shippers
should have equal facilities and upon equal
terms.
We, therefore, in this public way record our
earnest protest against the renewal or exten-
sion of existing contracts with the refrigerator
lines now engaged in this traffic. the max
ing of any similar contracts with any parties
whatsoever.
We make further objection to the private
ownership and control of these refrigerator
consider excessive refrigeration rates.
We feel that the Southern Pacific Company
and the other roads that are engaged in carry
ing California fruit are entitled to the thanks
of the fruit growers of the State for their ef
iorts 10 10 give an improved and adequate service
fore suggest that a vote of thanks be rendered
them by this convention for what they have
already done in the way of an improved serv-
Ice thus showing that the fruit growers of Cal
ifornia realize and fully appreciate what has
been done in their interests
William Sproule, general freight agent
Of the Southern Pacific Company, briefly
addressed the convention detailing the
difficulties encountered during the year by
reason of the strike and the rush of travel
during the Epworth League Convention.
He said the outlook for better service
next year was excellent, as new engines
were constantly being adde to the equip
ment.
General N P Chapman presented
lengthy report of the committee on the
olive. 1t was exhaustive in it's nature and
very important to the industry. A request
will be made to the State Board of Trade
requesting its early publication and dis
tribution. He was followed by c. A.
Washburn of Los Angeles, who read a
paper on ''The Evils of Present Methods
in Selling the Olive and the Remedy"
A. G. McAdie Of the Weather Bureau
read a paper on Frost Fighting" in
which he recommended the smudging pro-
cess as the most feasible one.
F.. f. Adams of Santa Cruz offered the
following resolution, which was referred
to the committee:
Resolved, That this convention directs public
attention to the Importance of speedy and
thorough revision of the water laws of the
l State and that we respectfully urge Congress
| to recognize the vigOr and ability with which
| irrigation interests are now promoted under
| great disadvantages by the Department Of
| Agriculture by providing and equipping in that
/ department full bureau of irrigation or agri-
| cultural engineering.
DR.. Gustav EiSen at the evening session
read a paper on the fig, dealing particu-
| larly with the process of caprifcatiOn He
was followed by George G. Roeding, Of
l the Fancher Creek Nursery, near Fresno,
| which is the only place in the United
! States where the genuine Smyrna figs are
/ grown on a commercial basis. He gave
| an interesting account of the difficulty at
! tending the procuring of the necessary
| insects for caprifying.
was the title of the paper read by ]. w.
Jefery. The paper prepared by d: Fl.
| Murry, THE Orange in Northern Cali
| fornia. was read by Professor Ell. Wick
| son. Hon. Alden Anderson of Suisun read
| a paper on 1.-The Almond" The final
1 paper was 1.-THE Future of the Walnut
! by F. E. Kellogg.