Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-31
FRUIT GROWERS
LEAGUE FORMED
ORGANIZATION is PERFECTED
AT SACRAMENTO
COMMITTEE DISCUSSES PLANS
FOR FUTURE WORK
State Horticultural Commissioner JEFF
frey Attends Meetlng-Deoiduou
Orchardists to Combine jan
uary %, Next
rAssociated Pressl

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 30.-The COM
mlttee of ten fruit growers appointed
hv State Horticultural Commissioner
Jeffrey to formulate plan for
growers league, following out the dt-
rections of a resolution adopted by the
California fruit growers convention at
Watsonville last month. met in execu-
tive session and organized here today.
George II. Hecke of Woodland, who
was substituted for II. V. Pickstone
of Santa Cruz when it was found he
could not be present, was elected
chairman; c. II. Rodgers of Watson
vile was chosen vice chairman and
George d. Kellogg of Newcastle sec
retary.
The other members present were ].
b. Dargftz Of Acampo, George II. Cut
ter of Sacramento, r. d.. stephens of
Mayhew, Frank b. McKevitt of Vaca-
vile, Is. F. Walton OF Sutter county.
IL. A. Fairbank of San Joaquin coun-
ty and Howard Kerchival of the lower
Sacramento river district.
Commissioner Jeffrey accepted an
invitation to sit with the committee.
The committee spent a large part of
the day in informally discussing what
breadth the proposed league should be
and what its objects should contem-
plate.
scope TO be broad
The common understanding was that
the scope of the organization should
be as broad as is consistent with good
Judgment and the ability to assist the
fruit growing interests.
The meeting was harmonious and a
spirit of unanimity developed that was
gratifying to Commissioner jeffrey.
While details of the ideas advanced
were discussed, the general object of
the meeting had been well digested
and agreement was never far away.
1t was decided to suggest a decidu-
GUS fruit growers league.
The committee of ten was appointed
to suggest a line of action TO be pre-
sented for ratification, rejection or
amendment to a mass meeting of
aciduous fruit growers of the state to
be held in this city.
It was unanimously decided to issue
call for the meeting for Friday,
January 2S, at 10 n. m, and r. d.
Stephens and George II. Cutter of this
city were appointed a committet to
issue the call and arrange for the
meeting.
Every fruit grower will have ample
opportunity to take part in the discus
sion.
The commit,ee OF ten recommends
to the mass meeting that the basis of
membership of the league be;
Recommendation
First-That one or more fruit grow
ers who represent 100 acres of decidu-
Gus fruits. nuts or grapes be entitled
10 one membership.
Second-That any company, assocfa-
ton or individual shipper of fresh,
dried or canned fruits or nuts be en-
titled to one membership.
That an advisory committee to con-
sist of not less than thirty members
be selected by the members, this COM
mittee to select an executive commit
tee of nine members which shall man
age the business of the league. attend
to the apportionment of membership,
etc.
The committee recommends that
membership represented by 100 acres
of fruits, grapes or nuts pay 1 cent
per acre; that all others pay 10 cents
per car of fruit shipped the previous
calendar year, as the initial dues or
fee, and that assessments of like
amounts and proportion be levied as
funds may be needed by the executive
committee to carry on the business of
the league.
Permanent organization of the COM
mittee of ten which will conduct af-
fairs until officers shall have been
elected by the membership after the
mass meeting on January 2S is as fol-
lows:
President, H. E. Hecke of Wood
land.
Vice president. c. H. Rodgers of
WatsonVille
Secretary, George D. Kellogg of New
Castle.