The San Francisco call., 1901-12-04

favorable years in the history of the Califor-
mia fruit industry. The results cannot but
have added very much to the value of Califor-
mia fruit lands and to have inspired the fruit
growers with renewed courage and hope in the
future.
With the growing experience and higher
judgment that is being exercised on the part Of
the grower in the planting, cultivating har-
vesting packing and the marketing of his
crop, the outlook was brighter for the
future of the California green fruit industry
Papers relating to the distribution,
transportation, marketing of fruits and
fruit products consumed the greater por-
ton of the afternoon session.
Distribution of Fruits was the sub
ject of an address read by A. H. Naftz-
ger of Los Angeles, president and gem
eral manager of the Southern California
Citrus Fruit Association. He said that
the average cost to the grower who ship
ped fruit through that association, in
Guiding all charges, did not exceed per
cent from the time the fruit was placed
on the cars. This included a monthly
payroll to employees of the association of
$1,000 He urged growers of other fruits
to combine in the same way.
1.-THE Deciduous Fruit Outlook in the
San Joaquin Valley was the subject dis
cussed in a paper presented by l. H
| Thomas and read by E. ]. Wickson.
w. H. Aiken, who lives in the Santa
Cruz Mountains, gave an interesting his
| tory of the prune and methods of culture
in his paper, '"The Outlook for the Prune
Industry"
Future Trade Possibilities.
Isador Jacobs read well considered pa
per on Future Trade Possibilities IN
Canned and Dried Fruits He showed
the necessity Of maintaining high stand
ard in all goods shipped to Eastern and
foreign markets.
| In the discussion which followed z. Ber-
wick provided a small sensation by at
! tacking the San Francisco commission
merchants. He said some years ago they
| charged per cent for handling fruit, and
| this year arbitrarily raised their commits
sion to 10 per cent. He asked that the
| convention condemn this action. A long
| discussion followed. Most of the mem
| bers were opposed to such radical action
/ and compromise was effected by the
| appointment of committee of three to
| investigate the conditions governing the
commission market in San Francisco and
report back to the convention. The chair
named A. r. Sprague of Sacramento, e
N. RICHTER of Campbells and Chauncey
Gaines of Fresno.
The report of the committee on fruit
packages, recommending a standard size
for 25 and 80 pound boxes, was read by
Professor Wickson and adopted.
Favor Nicaragua Canal.
E. Berwick read the report of the COM
mttee on foreign consular advices and
detailed the work so far accomplished by
E. F. Adams and Eugene Goodwin of the
Pacific Commercial Museum. who had the
matter in charge
The committee Nicaragua canal Of
| fered the following resolution, which was
! unanimously adopted:
Resolved That this State Convention a,
] Fruit Growers Of California in session in San
| Francisco. Cal, on the Sd day of December.
| 1901 impressed by the utter inability of the
transeontinental railroads to handle the enor-
nous and rapidly increasing traffic between
| East and West, urge on the Senators and Ren.
| resentatives in Congress assembled the press
| ing need of adopting the recommendations of
! the Isthmian Canal Commission and taking i'm