The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-12-15
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Fred L. waldron, who looks upon
the proposal from the standpoint of a
dealer in fruits, and Byron o. Clark.
representative of those who grow the
fruits of Oahu, are both decidedly in
favor of union of the pineapple
growers of Hawaii and the orange
growers of California for the market
ing of the Hawaiian fruits, if the
union is possible. In the case of Mr..
Waldron, the "if'' looms large as a
factor in the case.
81 think there could be no better
way of having our pineapples han
died. is Mr.. Waldron's opinion, "'but
the sooner we forget about possible
steamship line between here and San
Pedro the better. 1t isn't possible
under present trade conditions to run
such line. There is no freight to be
| brought here from San Pedro and there
is not enough fruit to make up the
necessary amount of return cargo. AS
things are now, we are in as good a
position to supply Los Angeles with
goods as that city is to supply us-a
little better, 1 think. San Francisco
is our marketing point, and the ex-
change could distribute for us from
there just as well as from San Pedro.
''I am afraid there is not much
foundation in the talk of the Cali
fornia Fruit Growers Exchange talk
ing a Hawaiian local exchange into
their combination, however. / am in
close touch with the California people
and / haven't heard word about any
such proposal. 1t might be done, of
course, and if it could be, there is no
better way possible for us to have our
fruits put on the market The Cali
fornia exchange is one of the most
successful and best-managed concerns
of its kind in the world, and if the
members wanted to, our pineapple crop
could be marketed by them quickly,
economically and with minimum of
trouble. But, as | say, I am afraid
there is not very much ground for the
statement that the exchange has Of
/ fered to take the pineapple men in.
"My dealings with the California
fruit men are in the purchase of
oranges and lemons, which ! buy on
the basis of the prices received by the
exchange in the Eastern markets. just
now citrus fruits are down, but after,
the New Year the prices will COM
meuce to 60 up until tiptop price
| will be asked about April !. Then is
| the off season in California. aud I
have contended for a long time that
if attention were given here to citrus
\ fruits and the crops brought into the
| market about the middle, of March or
the first of April, which I believe is
| possible, the profits in the mainland
market for. lemons and oranges would
put the profits on pineapples in the
| shade.
"Another thing that I have always
! thought continued Mr.. Waldron. "is
that the fruit trade necessities of Ha-
| waii will bring quick transpo rtation
facilities that win settle at the same
time the question Of transportation for
tourists, but things are coming our way
so well now that I think that the
transportation question is going to be
settled very shortly
Mr.. Clark Enthusiastic.
"I have been contendng for years
that if we could get into connection
with the California fruit growers and
he assisted by them into their mar
kets, all our talk of overproduction
| and glutted markets would be speedily
ended" said Mr.. Clark.
"I~'was member of the first fruit
exchange in California, nearly thirty
years ago. That exchange failed and
subsequent exchanges and unions fail
ed, until out of repeated failures came
the present exchange, which is one of
the best in the world. If we could
be taken into that exchange we would
| have at once at our hand a perfect
| fruit marketing organization. 1t could
handle our pineapples much more eco
| nomically than any organization we
could form LOCALLY.
eff the chance is given to US to
have shave in the exchange I would
advise taking up the offer without a
moments hesitation.P