New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17

Carroll D. Wright. who has now served psa,,.
nineteen years as Commissioner or Labor ana a.,
he expects TO make II an even scor-
WRIGHT before giving his full time 10 TIA
ON LABOR presidency OF Clark University a,
QUESTION Worcester, Mass. vas at the MAJ.
haitian OF Monday. on his way 10
Boston 1T is now thirty years. said ~ "vf,,s
the beginning % my connection in 3Iassachussrr,
with the collection OF Industrial statistics ana !.
now seems tncOuceivabIe that such an advance
could have been made as has been acccnDligbs5
since then in the 5eJterment Of the condiriora a
I4oor ahd the more rational relations between ar
ployers and employees The progress has Re-, -
great that the old conditions are now orIg - 80
Dry The era OF trade agrasnaerts is her. s,5 u
ADVANCE along that Line SINCE the adjustment 81 5s
eoal strike d-nlcultie5 has been notably rapid or
course, there are still some strikes and when ths-
occur they command public attention. but t6s
are made and all disturbances and wastef5lrssS a.
ever; tle disposition is manifested the part a.
employers and their employees to reason t5Tefbs-
tons The best men In the ranks az Ia5or ra-I
come INTO the conferences. mutual respect Is En-
supersede the balefuI OIdtiun@ susDicions NJ 1Ssi
tloq as stated in a recent lecture in Phladefohla
an0 repeated IN Cooper Union. upon the wages
is nv contention thai ne l7Ts- ~ ~, q GS5ree y
unecononic and cannot succeed T4rl5s- &C. 80
ing system the employer advances the wages snd
waits until the product is marketed. and he Sc
ChueT Lle cooperative system labor would b
GoIlPelleo 20 Walt-a thing it could not 60 without
Of 81 - product before being paid Nor VIII profit
prove the ethical relations OF CAPITAL ana 49,
md ~ l i-la . greater harmony between them
as TO improve productivity that is 10 saw r-o-s
labore-s But 40 not believe In tSst pTsv9isSs
or universal Industrial peace that substitutes stag
nation for energy and ambition. II IS better n
have enough unrest and discomfort to SPUR us 10
activity and higher accomplishment and a better
ment OF our condition.
William T. Houngworth. OF England, who 4
identified with fruit culture and other California
industries. Is at the Park Avenue
GROWING Hotel II have been out Of the
RAISIN country the greater part OF the
GRAPES year" said Mr.. HoIlngworth '95u.
have kept in touch with business
affairs at Fresno. which is the centre OF the
ratstn grape growing industry California which
now has 10000 OF raisin grape vineyards SUI
plies the demand OF the United States Fresno.
Kings and TuIare counties are Identified IN an in
portant measure with the INDUSTRY MADEIRA and
- o. etSo sJIL;eWtl CeVoted 20 the culture
- LSln grapes IN the cary n11eItss the INDUSTRY
was Mighty profitable Then fer several years the
and the growers shipped their product to comrIs-
sion men IN the East, who subjected them 70 ruin
ali the DT0ts bur MADE So E5 ny ~ az
$50 the California Raisin Growers Association
an organized and proft Welding basis Tbs mid
dlemen were cut out prices were established On
a fair return for The Dro5uct This ysaT 0rsstIeat.
growers are in the association The grape which
makes the best raiSin, and the mostly grown Is
the MUscat. The Malaga is also adapted to the
curing process that converts the grape into the
raisin product. but tC has a tougher skin. and IS
therefore a good shipper in ripened condition. Il
follows that when the market is right II brings
profit without the necessity OF curing The tine
required for curing is from ten days 70 two weeks
where the moisture is equalizsd. Then they are
stemmed and packed 1t takes about three and
One-haf pounds OF the ripe fruit 70 naks ons
pound OF raisins. In the last three OF four years
the seeding process has been adopted very largely
and at the present time Ole-foUrth One-third OF
all the raisins sent to market have been freed or
the seeds. and have suffered little loss OF pulp.
Besides the raiStn grape the wine grape IS also
extensively grown in Fresno County. The humber
Clovis and Sanger. and the dairyins business Is
highly profitable on the irrigated alfalfa la5dz i
know one who cleared St 60 in the last year
from 100 cows. and that number be fed On 10
acres of land"