Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-15
CITRUS LEAGUE
KEEPS UP WORK
ELECTS OFFICERS AND MAKES
PUBLIC STATEMENT
Organization Reiterates Its Deterr1Ina-
ton to Push Hepburn Bill and
Calls for Assessment From
Members

The general committee and the ex-
ecutive committee of the new Citrus
Protective League Of California held
important sessions in the Chamber Of
Commerce building yesterday with F..
Q. Story as chairman and ]. H. Young
ling as temporary secretary of the
former
The executive committee on the mo-
tion Of S. j. Beals authorized state
ment to be sent to all citrus fruit
growers of California setting forth the
objects and purposes of the league
and asking their hearty cooperation
and financial support in the movement
being inaugurated, and after discus
sion 1t was moved by G. G.. Chapman,
seconded by E. S. Moulton, that the
same be given to the press and sent
to all citrus fruit growers in Cali
fornia.
State Their Case
The statement tells that during the
week ending Saturday, March 10, meet
ings of citrus fruit growers were held
in all, or nearly all, of the citrus pro-
ducing localities of the state to take
into consideration questions of i'm
portance to the industry and to elect
delegates to attend a central meeting
of all citrus fruit growers of the state
at Los Angeles March IL.
The central meeting was attended by
large number of delegates.
At this meeting it was determined
that permanent organization should
be formed to be known as the Citrus
Protective League of California. That
the purpose of this league of citrus
fruit growers and the work it will seek
to do may be stated to be to endeavor
by every proper means to procure the
enactment of laws, both national and
state, for the proper protection of the
citrus fruit industry of California, and
to improve the citrus fruit industry,
as may be deemed advisable.
To accomplish these ends it was de-
termined to organize as follows: A
committee was formed to be called the
general administrative committee"
consisting of thirty members taken as
nearly as possible from all the citrus
fruit producing districts, this commit
tee to meet from time to time and to
have the general direction of affairs
of the league.
Executive Committee
The names of the persons forming
the general administra live committee
are as follows: F. @. story, Alhambra;
C. C. Chapman, Fullerton; A. p. john
son, Riverside; S. j. Beals, Orange;
L. L. Ratekin, Covina; w. G. Fraser
Riverside; George Frost, Riverside; E.
M. Lyon, Redlands; H. H. Garstin,
Redlands; ]. S. Edwards, East High
land; G. D. Whitcomb, Glendora; P.
j. Dreher, Pomona; c. c. league. San
ta Paula; w. E. Sprott, Porterville; B.
A. Woodford, Upland; w. H. Young,
Duarte; E. F. Van Luven, Cotton; E.
S. Moulton, Riverside; F. H. Speich,
Riverside; W. e. Pedley, Riverside; w.
R. Powell, Glendora; H. B. Chase,
Highgrove; c. M. Brown, Redlands;
A. e. Sterling, West Highland; e. w.
Hart, San Dimas; James Fleming,
Jameson, Corona; James Slauson,
Azusa, and Charles ]. Carle, Lindsay.
The general administrative commit
tee was authorized to select from among
it's members seven members to form
the executive committee of the league.
This committee to meet more fire.
quently, to have the immediate and
executive direction of the affairs of the
league, and to carry on its business,
under the general direction and con-
troll of the general administrative COM
mittee.
The executive committee to elect a
secretary and to fix his compensation,
such secretary to give his entire time
to the business of the league under the
direction and control of the executive
committee.
That to meet the necessary expenses
Of the league the executive committee
shall have power from time to time, as
may be necessary, to solicit funds from
all members of the league not to ex-
ceed the sum of twenty-five cents per
car of fruit shipped at any one time.
This in brief was all done up to We'd
nesday morning.