The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07

hSLS anu nave their OIlS1n SO
largely in the orchards that are
planted merely to sell otherwise
unstable land? This is what I
mean by unfair competition in the
sruit business.
1T is useless to preach, unless
one lives up to his pronounce
ments. And this is just what hun
dreds of growers are attempting
to do in standardizing their fruits.
And it is in line with one of the
chief policies of the office which l
represent. Those progressive
growers have not ceased to edu-
cate themselves toward the prac-
tice of better cultural methods.
But they have gone futher and
have tried to substantially protect
the results of better orchard prae-
tice by adopting system that
eliminates unfit and worthless
qualities of fruit. They are putting
into practice the admonitions that
in the pdeaehing. They have tried
in most practical way to elevate
and make uniform the quality
packing and the retailing value
and convenience of selling our
orchard products.
The effect of Standardization is
fourfold. First, it excludes all fruit
unfit for profitable trade, and thus
3iscourages overproduction; second.
II increases the demand for Cali
fornia fruits. and thus makes dis
Q trlbutlon wider, more certain and
less in cost of selling; third, it pro-
tects and stimulates the grower of
good fruits and makes his land
more valuable by eliminating from
competition lands and fruits of no
value; fourth. it enforces better
horticultural PRACTICES and thus
gives dignity and distinction to an
occupation that is now thought by
many to be of such a low order that
nd coll >
IT will help to bring back the right
kind of fruit growers to the land.
NEED FOR CLEAN HANDS
AS every new industrial move
ment must be measured by it's
financial success, I will leave that
subject also to those who have
adopted the Standardization plan.
Four counties Will report upon that
subject on Thursday. Let us now
S briefly as possible discuss the
morals and consiStencies of fruit
merchandising. The signs of the
times indicate that the public at
large is being driven by self pro-
lection and self respect to enforce
honesty and square dealing in
the monetary and mercantile trans
actions of the country. Upright
ness of dealing, whether involving
the purity of a food or the probity
of gigantic deal in stocks;
whether manipulating a false meas
ure in selling molasses or manipu-
lating fraudulent corner in con-
trolling the necessities of life or
what not-uprightnes sof dealing
IS the greatest issue of modern
times
The stability of our very institu
tions demand that the average man
be given chance for his life But
ne must make himself worthy of
the square deal. He must come
with clean hands to demand his
rights. If he "deacons" his an
pies, places false bottom in his
milk measure or hides little. meas
~ peaches in the center of the box
FACED with flrst class fruit, can he
demand with a clear conscience
that the corporations cease to on
press him or that bribery and graft
cease to absorb his hard earned
tax money
FRUIT AND TARIFF REVISION
There is at present a great and
increasing determination to revise
common weel When revisino
reaches the fruit schedule. Califor-
MA must be able to show that tbo
present protective tariff rates are a
penen TO the consumer, or at least
do not materially increase +he nrice
of her peculiar orchard prodncte
that nave become necessities to her
customers in the east If must he
SHOWN also that her growers and
sfflppers of 3p have not taken advantage
OF the trade by foisting upon II
poor qualities that could not fin5
sale without the tariff. The vnrI
alct must be: CALIFORNIA; fruit
Is worth protecting. California is
is furnishing him with who1eson1n
honest products. and her fruit in,
uustrles must be protected and tba
interests of a great and distinctive
state maintained against the chean
idno iaoor OF tne old countries. This
ldea has been one of the dominant
features of Standardization. and
know or no argument so stronol
IN favor OF continued protection as
ihat OF honest packing, high quail
ity ano uniformity of service.
treat LACK OF LABOR
Edward Hyatt, state superintendent
II public instruction spoke this after
loon on Agricultural Education in th
'ubllc Schools" He referred to
movement started in Santa Clara. conn
y for the enlistment of the school chill
rem In the harvesting of perisha bl
ruit crops, and said:
The curse of the fruit grower is.
the lack of labor in the gathering
OF his crop. This it is that brings
indigestible foreigners upon u.s.
Japanese, Hindus, Chinese. This it
is that is forcing much of our rich
est lands into the hands of aliens.
The safety of our nation lies in
having our land owned by our own
people who earn their living from
the soil.
Hyatt encouraged the organization O
oys' and girls agricultural clubs. i
racing the history of the movement
e said New York was the pioneer. hav
ng begun the work in 1898 Nebraslx
ook it up in 1905. and no one in Cali
ornia has as yet taken up the clu
1ea.
This evenings session was devoted I
work.