The San Francisco call., 1909-12-11
Will ORGANIZE
IN THEIR FIGHT
FOR Just RATES
DeciduOus Fruit Growers Take
Steps for Formation OF a
Permanent League
This Body Will Carry on Its
Efforts to Obtain Reduction
From Railroads
ISsselal Dispa.eh 70 The Call

TSpeciol Dispatch 10 The Call
WATSONVILLE. Dec. I0.-Insistent
demands are TO be made by the decid-
nous fruit growers Of California that
The railroad companies fix living rate
for growers in moving their crops 10
the eastern markets. A resolution was
adopted in the convention today which
is expected 10 provide the machinery
that wiz remedy existing conditions
whereby deeiduous fruit growers must
pay a rate Of slf5 to the Atlantic,
while the citrus fruit growers south of
Temachapi enjoy rate Of S115 on
oranges and 81 on lemons. This reso-
luton provides for a committee Of ten
fruit growers. TO be appointed by Hor-
ticulturaI CommissioneT J. W Jeffrey.
This committee is to formulate a plan
Of organization for a league, or asso-
citation. 10 be convened by the commit
tee in Sacramento within the next
sixty days. il practicable The conven-
tion VIII effect this permanent organ
ization. but for the general interest Of
The whole fruit industry. The dele
gates have already gone on record as
demanding postage stamp rate of 81
on deciduous fruit
DESIRE LINE OF STEAMERS
A resolution was adopted memorable
ing President Taft. Secretary of War
Dickinson and congress for a federal
line OF steamships on the Poetic, to
connect with the government owned
railway across the isthmus of Panama
and the federal line OF steamships on
the Atlantic. thus giving 10 California
a through service. Ii was also urged
that legislation be enacted increasing
the power of the interstate commerce
commission so that it may be able to
prevent an increase in freight rates at
amy time unless the proposed increase
SHAH have been found by the commits
sion 10 be reasonable. Laws are also
demanded to require the capitalization
OF all railroad and express companies
10 be fixed and determined as a basis
on which transportation charges shall
be liked. so that rates charged may be
regulated by law. In the preamble of
This resolution was placed clause TO
the eject that the present system does
NOT afford 10 California the benefit Of
legitimate competition. because the
Pacific Mail steamship company. oper-
atng on the Pacific, is under the con-
trol and domination OF the transconti-
mental railroads.
A resolution submitted by G II. Rod
gers providing for the enlargement Of
the powers of the deputy horticultural
commissioners and empowering super
NlsOrs TO employ entomOlogists was
adopted after some discussion, during
which it was proposed to defer action
until the next annual meeting
OTHER RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Other resolutions were adopted as
follows:
Extending thanks to the press, the
people OF Watsonville and those as
sisting in the program.
Extending thanks to A r. Briggs for
his efforts in behalf of the fruit grow
ers on the question Of sulphur cured
fruits
Expressing appreciation Of the work
of the department of agriculture.
Requesting the department Of agri-
culture 10 continue its experimental
work and add 10 its working force a
pathologist to give special study to
molds.
Requesting the legislature to pass a
pure insecticide and fungicide law
which viii guarantee to the consumer
an accurate knowledge of what he
buys; also providing for a committee of
i've to draft a bin.
Requesting the state university to
esta blish a chair Of agricultural eco
Monies.
Asking the legislature to make it
possible for boards Of supervisors TO
give a limited number Of scholarships
10 the California state polytechnic
school
SPEAKS FOR GOOD ROADS
State Engineer Nathaniel Ellery ad-
dressed the convention on the question
OF good roads and advocated the voting
Of the Sis 900 900 bond issue for a
system of good roads throughout the
state.
George D. Kellogg of Newcs stle read
an able paper on the preceding of
fruit. in which he set forth that this
method of handling fruit would save
hauling five and half tons Of ice and
making five or six stops for icing on
The trip to market
Prof A. Z. Stubenrauch of Berkeley
discussed grape transportation and
storage. He told OF experiments in
shipping which showed that the use
OF redwood sawdust in packing eX-
tended the life of the fruit many days,
but he advised improving the packing
in crates rather than resorting to
radical change because Of the difficulty
OF educating the trade to the new
methods.
The Horticultural Work of the Uni
Versity Farm, It's Aims and Objects
was the subject Of a paper by Prof
Warren T. Clarke of Berkeley, which
was read by Professor Brown.