The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-01
RAIsIN MEN DISAGREE.
Faii tn Reach an Understanding With
Packers After Discussion.

The Fresno Republican, OF July IS
publishes the following account Of the
present situation regarding the raIsIu.
growers and the packers:
Another dag was spent by the directors oS the
Ra!ain Growers Association and tho packers
ment for handling this seasons crop Of Paisins
and after "a uscfning session OF the directors
and the packers in the afternoon the neEotIa-
t!onS came 10 an end With the understanding
that they might be renewed.
4 nuEaber Of tibe packers went homo on
Tuesday night and St6terday the conference
was carried On by those who were left. but tho
gone away were Willing to abide BY what those
who remained decided upon. The whole OF the
moFning wac taken up By the directors in pri.
yate consultation. the committee Representing
the district delegates being also present Srhe
packers bad been informed that when the 81.
they would be. notified and throuchoue the
morning they waited. with what patience they
could muster, for the notification 20 come Al
2 o clock in the afternoon the packers were
called in and the conference continued until
evening. When It terminated it was easily TO
be seen that the packers were not satisfied
and orders were promptly given by those who
came from San Francisco for the transfer Of
their baggage to the depot the best fndication
that negotlations' were on ana there was ''noth'
II was learned later that the failure 70
agree was due to- the stubborn adhereSce of
the packers to the fiat rental basis and TIE nm
Willingness of the directors to concedu anv-
"a sum contingent upon the amount of goods
sold.
1t will be seen that the difference between
the proposition of the directors and that of the
packers - a difference between the certaintv
Of q pack and the uncertainty OF A safe .Tha
packers can figure with reasonable 90
upon lew much of the crop thew Will Ttack
and on that basis each one can hcure after
the basis o.. distribution is arranged vhaf The
revenue will be- But the directors IN ~
interest of the growers insist that fhe oavrnert
to the packer shall be only payment for
for selling services rendered Otherwise tter
say, the packer has inducement "a rnove
the crop ard a payment for packing "a onlv
an incentive, not to industrious selling but Ia
an increase of the pack.
At these divergent points the directors and
the packers parted. 1t may be that neeotfa tio-s
will be renewed, but there is no Certainty that
they will be. In the .yneap6iu1e of eulirse fhe
packers are at liberty 90 buy in the omen
market and it is stIli In the hands of etne
growers &c decide whether they will nv sign
ing contracts with the association enable the
directors to insist upon the terms With arc
to the advantage of the grower or whether
they Will sell their crops direct to the naclers
and take chances OF what the results NAV he
The list of the names of THOSE who hove
signed contracts with the association will he
printed at the end of the month. There hss
been but small addition to the acreage colf
tracted to the association. and it begins to look
as IL the groNeIO are prepared to face the con-
ditiens certainso result without combination.