The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24
.APPLEMEN DEMAND
COMMERCE HEARING
Pajaro Valley Growers Protest
at Increase on Fruit Rates
by Railroads
Resolutions Condemning Exam
iner and Chronicle Are
Passed by Big Body
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SPEClAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
WATSONvILLE, Nov. 22.-The fore
most representatives of the immense
apple industry of this section were
present and unanimously concurred il
the adoption of the following resolu-
tlons after thorough discussion at the
called meeting OF the Pajaro valley or
chardists' association Saturday even
ing:
Whereas, the productive indus
tries OF the Pajaro valley, espe-
clally the apple, have become a
leading factor in the prosperity of
the community, as well as of the
state, employing, as they do, nine
teen-twentieths of the available
nelp or the Pajaro valley, paying
liberal wages for the gathering of
the product, and thereby making it
possible for a large and thrifty
population to live in reasonable
comfort; and
whereas, the markets have been
curtalled to an alarming extent by
the destruction of many OF our for
mer markets through lack of COM
petition in transportation and
through discrimination In freight
rates OF from 15 to IS per cent, and
With a threatened additional loss
or 10 per cent, and
whereas, the intent OF the inter-
state commerce law was to give
all parties interested fair hear
Ing before the rates were promuI-
gated, thereby eliminating injus-
tlce through determinations and
whereas, the Pajaro valley apple
growers and shippers have never
seen, nor has their attention been
called to any official advertisement
or notice proposing to raise the
freight rate on apples 10 per cent
or any other sum; therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Pajaro valley
orchardlStS' association at once ap-
point committee to secure data
and do all other things necessary
70 secure the services Of the inter
state commerce commission to re-
ADJUST on an equitable basis all un-
1air rates affecting the marketing
. OF the products Of the greatest ap-
pie growing section of the Pacific
coast.
With earnest interest the orchard
ISIS then discussed the need OF water
and unanimously adopt
ed this preamble and resolution:
Whereas. the principal markets
of the products of the Pa1aro val
ley are found in the eastern states
and to great extent across the
Atlantic, always at a great dis
tance from the point of production,
transportation between California
and the eastern coast is a factor
OF paramount Importance in the
advancement of our valley and
state; therefore. be it
Resolved, that the Pajaro valley
orchardists' association does most
earnestly favor the establishment
by the national government of a
line of steamships plying between
New York and California ports in
connection with the Panama rail-
road, now owned by the United
States government, to the end that
transportation facilities may be
increased. and freight rates may be
regulated in the interests of the
apple growers, as well as the other
producers OF California.
After discussion of the work accom-.
plished by the county entomologist IL
greatly reducing the destructivenes:
of the Goblin moth pest in this anC
Monterey counties, it was decided t.
continue the work in that line.
The presentation of the final resoIu.
tion of the meeting brought forth man,
expressions upholding the graft pros
ecutton in San Francisco, and a deter.
mination was shown vigorously to con,
denim any attempt to uphold ne de.
lSHSc OI DellIlle the WOrk or the dis
trict attorney and his assistants. Th.
work OF Francis j. Heney received
many emphatic and often enthusiast,
Endorsements. The resolutions which
follow were adopted with loud acclama,
tion:
Whereas. some Of the daily
poison emanating from the Chron-
icle and Examiner, two Of the most
powerful of the prostitutes of the
public press, has found lodgment I'm
the brain of another moral per-
vert, and eliminated in the most
dastardly of the many crimes for
which they are responsible; and
Whereas. those journals are con-
stantly found on the side of GRIM
inality, debauching and corrupting
the moral atmosphere of our homes
and firesides. as we'll as our civic
bodies; therefore, be 1t
Resolved. by the Pajaro valley
orchardists' association that we
most heartily deprecate the circu-
lation of said papers in our COM
munity; and be 1t further
Resolved. that this organization
shall do all in it's power to discon-
tinue the subscriptions of these
and all journals that bolster crime
IN any form.
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