Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-13
CITRUS MEN WILL
URGE PASSAGE
OF HEPBURN BILL
FORM A STATE PROTECTIVE LEAGUE
Determine to Conduct Campaign in Washington
to Obtain Needful LIE gislation for Shippers.
Conference Develops Tendency to Make
the Fruit Interests Party Issue

the Los Angeles chamber of commerce
yesterday formed Citrus Protective
league.
Conservative men representing every
citrus community in California were
on hand early to take part in the de-
liberations and to put themselves on
record on the needs of the hour for
their branch Of activity.
Old and young men, growers whose
ranches are but a few acres, and 9TH
ers who controlled thousands, all heavy
patrons of the railroads, came to Los
Angeles as delegates from the ship
pers' organizations to urge their opin-
ions as to what should be done because
of the recent decision of the federal
supreme court concerning routing.
Most of the members of the fruit
exchanges came with definite belief
that the simplest remedy was to re-
store to them the old right of rout-
ing their own shipments, but not all
were agreed as to the best way to
bring back this state of things.
Open to All Growers
The meeting was not cut and dried.
Everybody was urged to speak and
anyone with credentials from a fruit
organization was entitled to all the
privileges of the floor
The conference was full Of enthusi-
asm. The delegates seemed deter
mined to bring about an organized at
tempt to keep up the profitable con-
ditions of the past despite any adverse
influences. The; growers named their
committees, passed resolutions, heard
discussions of great benefit to them and
their industry and formed permanent
body which will look after the citrus
interests at Washington and at home.
Shortly after II o'clock the gavel in
the hands of F. @. Story of Alhambra
fell, and the conference opened.
l.. G. Haight of Redlands was elect
ed temporary secretary.
Chairman Story repeated the call
and announced that California's fruit
growers had gathered for business and
proposed to carry 1t out.
A. P johnson of Riverside and H. H.
Garstin of Redlands were elected as a
committee on credentials.
While this committee was at work,
r. A. Woodford of the California Fruit
Growers exchange made an enthusiast
tic speech, saying in part:
Woodford's Address
TT goes without saying that this
question brought before us is one of
the most important to be taken up
and to be acted upon since the decision
of the federal supreme court. 1t has
been claimed that the fruit growers
have been informed by the railroad Off
cials that the roads involved are dis
posed to be lenient and that there is no
disposition on their part to give less
service to growers and shippers as re-
CARDS routing than during the past
year or two under the superior court
decision.
Many members of the United States
senate are opposed to the Hepburn bill
and it is feared that amendments may
be made in favor of the railroads. We
know that the cost of icing is only $50
per car, while we have to pay $50. If
the railroad companies should be
forced to supply the cars with icing it
would be much better,
"This delegation represents all To-
calities of California and it is simply
fruit growers meeting to choose
committees to act for the good of all.
1t is a good year for the growing of
fruit and the incomes may be less and
we should prepare ourselves for the
shortage and the routing"
General Jennison Explains
General S. 2. Jennison of Covina eX-
planned the proposed amendment to the
Hepburn bill, expressing some ideas
of President Roosevelt regarding
them. He dwelt upon points of law
bearing upon the question before the
meeting.
The chairman of the credential COM
mittee read the names of the dele
gates as follows:
The Delegates
Anaheim-J. Neblung.
Altadena-John Murray.
Azusa--C. w. Griffith, j. T. Lindley,
C. d. Whitcomb.
Colton-E. F. Van Luven. NJ. c. But
terfield, James Barnhill, w. C. Fuller.
Colegrove-Mr. Lyon.
Corona-John P. Triolo, S. B. Hamp-
ton, w. H. Jameson.
Claremont-L. NJ. Smith.
Covina-S. p. Jennison, j. P. Forres-
ter, Daniel Reichard.
Duarte-W. H. Young, Glen Spencer,
Arthur Church.
East Highland-J. e. Edwards.
Fullerton-C. c.. Chapman.
Highand-James Fleming, James B.
Watson.
Glendora-E. O. Kennard.
Lamanda-Volney Craig.
Lindsey, Tulare county-Charles j.
Garlic.
North Pomona-C. B. Sumner
Pomona-D. C. league, E. w. Hart,
p. j. Dreher r. J. Smith, C. c. War
rem, L. C. Meredith
Porterville-W. e. Sprott.
Redlands-H. H. Garstin, A. G. ST.
monds, e. A. Warner, c. M. Brown,
e. NJ Lyon, l.. G. Haight.
Rialto-James Moffatt, j. w. Craig,
Kenneth MacRae
Riverside-J. H. Speich, George
Frost, w. f. Pedley, w. P. Russell. w.
D. Fraser, D. W. Mcleod, A. P. john
son, l.. V. w. Brown, w. M. Chambin,
A. l.. Woodill.
Rivera-H. SarraSn.
Santa Paula-C. c. league.
Ontario-J. H. Paine, James L. Paul,
H. e. Swan, j. w. Freeman, B. r.
Crawford, w. l.. Malone.
Santa Ana-A. d. Bishop.
Tustin-W. b. Wall.
Oranges. J. Beals.
Placentia-E. F. C. Klokke.
The committee on resolutions was
elected as follows: S. P. Jennison, S.
j. Beals, P. ]. Dreher K. McRae, G.
G. Chapman, C. c. league, U. G.
Fraser and w. e. Sprott.
The permanent organization commit
tee reported at the opening of the af-
ternoon session at 1880 o'clock.
Following are the names of the COM