The San Francisco call., 1910-12-06
In the Jacramento and Jan Joaquin Valleys
CONVENTION WILL
BE OPENED TODAY
500 to 800 Delegates Will At
tend the Four Day
Session
Especial Di,satoh 10 The Call

Especial DisSafch 10 The Call
STOCKTON. Dec 5.-Fruit growers
from all sections OF the state will
spend the next four days in Stockton
discussing various phases of fruit and
viticultural industries, including the
Standardization Of pack, transportation
ana marketing and insect pests.
The local committees on arrange
ments expect an attendance Of from
500 10000 delegates. There win be at
least so San Joaquin county fruit
growers present, and a large delega-
1ion is coming from Sacramento county
All Of the fruit counties have sent word
that they viii be well represented.
The convention viii be the thirty
eighth assemblage OF California fruit
growers and viii be one of the most
irnportsnt ever held. The convention
viii open in the congregational church
tomorrow morning and viii be under
the auspices Of the state commission
OF horticulture, Commissioner J. w.
jeffrey. president. having general su-
pervision Of all arrangements.
STANDARD PACK WANTED
Without doubt one Of the most i'm
portant matters to be taken up Will
be that OF Standardization Of pack
San Joaquin county is practically the
leading county in the movement for
Standardization Of grape pack The
plan was taken up by the government
IN the northern part Of the county two
years ago and experiments made.
Early this year steps were taken by
leading grapemen 10 form an organiza-
ton including all the grawers and
shippers TO bring about the standard
pack The matter was taken up at
mass meetings and discussed at length,
the final outcome having been the or
eauization Of the vineYardists and
shippers with that END in view. With
few exceptions all the viticultural IN
terests joined the association and all
the shippers, save one firm, wnlch
handles its own fruit and maintains
high standard Of its own.
Inspectors were appointed who Wig
orously enforced the rules OF the agree
rnent The packing was closely watched
and the standard is said to nave oeen
greatly raised.
RAIN AFFECTED RESULT
A rainstorm during the middle Of the
shipping season this year interfered ana
poor prices resulted. whether the
prices would have been lower still un-
der the existing conditions II there
had not been standard pack VIII
probably be brought out in the reports
made at the convention.
Wednesday will be devoted TO the
viticultural industry, but the reports on
Standardization viii not be made until
next Thursday. Those who viii report
for their counties upon this important
feature Of the grape industry are: H. H.
Bowman. Bowman, Placer county;
George ". Ball, Placerville. Ell Dorado;
G. ". Lawrence. Lodi; T. H. Ramsey,
Red Bluff, for Shasta and Tehama
counties
The meeting viii convene at $50
o'clock and Will be opened by an ad-
dress by Mayor r r. Reibenstein Of
this city. TO which Judge n. P. Chip
man Of Sacramento Will respond. The
president viii then deliver his address.
HYATT WILL SPEAK
The afternoon session viii be de-
vooted 10 appointing committees and
TWO addresses VIII be delivered. one by
Edward Hyatt state superintendent OF
public instruction, who viii speak on
Agricultural Education in the Public
Schools" and the other by Colonel John
p. Irish on Agricultural Education in
Our Colleges"
The visiting delegates viii be given
an automobile ride at o'clock and
after being taken around the city will
he given spin out the lower Sacra-
ment0 road, San Joaquin's 20 mile
stretch Of asphaltum and macadam
The horticultural commissioners ses-
sion viii be held Tuesday evening, the
subjects assigned for discussion being:
Insect Pests and Their Dissemination Prof
Y J. Kellogg. Stanford university, discussion
Nursery Inspection" George C. Roeding OF
Fresno. discussion led by r. p. Cundin Of River
SIDE.
Horticultural legislation E. o. Essg Of
santa Paula. discussion led by II. p. Stabler Of
Auha City.
transportation and marketing will be
taken up Wednesday morning when re-
ports viii be rendered from the follow
ing organizations:
California fruit dstributors-F B. McKevitt,
california fruit exchange. \. Nagle. sacrs-
California almond growers exchange. P.
Darcitz Sacramento.
Freight rstes-R. D. stephens, Sacramento
The vIticultural session will begin
Wednesday afternoon. the subject be-
inE as follows:
The Table Grape Industry and Its Present
Outlook" ~. r. Angler. Lodi; The Tokay From
Cutting 70 Table" Frank SWEET Martinez
.'Raisin Grapes and Raisns.' George Robertson.
Fresno. The Wine Grape Industry OF the Sac
ramento and san Joaquin Valleys" r H Kiesel.
Adanrahilifv Of the crane in California 1;eorge
Thursday morning the reports Of
standardization wiz be made as stated
above.
Bord Of Inspection and Control: Season $
Results IN Stsnosrdizst i" George D. Kellogg
NeWcsstlei Growers anG Packers Of Standard
fzed Fruits" Marshall de Mott. Corning: s.Sbin-
ping Standardized Fruit" " C. Walker Sacra-
mento; Specializing the Gravenstein in Sonoma
tolnty-A Problem in Standardization" A R.
Galloway. Hesldsburg are the subjects for con
Eiderston Thursday afternoon.
~. A. Beard of Sacramento viii talk
on Country Life Commission" and
DR.. Rupert Blue Of San Francisco on
Squirrel Eradication" Thursday even
ing.
The subjects for Friday morning
morning are:
''Fsrm ssnitstion.', Dr. W. +. snow secre-
fary state board Of health: Fig Culture -
George p. Rixford. San Francisco: ''Colonizing
county and District Fairs J. A. Eddy, Stock
ton.
Reports Will be made in the after
noon by the committee on the presi-
dents address, committee on insecti-
eide, Prof c. w. Woodwork Berke-
ley. progress of Deciduous fruit
league. o. r. Bremmer, Sacramento,
committee on resolutions. Friday night
DIR. c. p. Lipman of Berkeley will de-
liver an illustrated lecture on soil bac-