New-York tribune., 1920-10-26
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rYally on It's small capital--the re
mainder goes to the growers.
The independent packers this year
finally found themselves practically
without any rasins to sell to their
customers. They were practically all
being marketed by the association The
Independent packers cleverly brought
to the attention of the Attorney Cen
cral at Washington the fact that the
association in some way, oeinr stock
company, was doing business in viola
tion of the antitrust laws. Palmer
promptly brought suit. When they ap-
rcared in court here recently it soon
developed that what the Independent
packers really wanted was raisins to
sell.
The association officers, being in the
midst of the work Of marketing this
Years crop, could not afford to run
.he risk Of having an injunction issued
20 they compromised by alloting 2,O00,-
coo pounds of raisins to the indepen-
dents at a plicc on which they can
mike five cents q pound, or 100000
which the independent packers viii
ToNket The growers are out that much
and the price Of raisins isn't any lower.
he raisin association officials are
perfectly willing. and have been at all
times. to make their business conform
strictly to the law. 1t is, in fact,
we'll run cooperative organization which
seems to have been helpful to both
producers and consumers, having we'll
nigh eliminated the mddlemen in the
ralsin business, having improved the
Guallty and increased the quantity Of
ralsns grown here.
and practically every raisin grower
within 100 miles of Fresno, the "cap-
tal' Of the raisin region Of California.
S weeping II think he has only one
vote to give to his country, with which
to show what he actually thinks Of
Democratic rule in Washington,
Phelan Has Fighting Chance
It's really surprising that Senator
Phelan has even a fighting chance to
70 back to the Senate, but he has, and
the reasons are rather interesting.
Phelan has the solid and enthusiastic
support of his party from the Sisk-
yous to San Diego; from the Serras to
the sea-" as the budding young spell
binders allitelatively bound this state
in their rerorations. In addition, he
has "followingn The Coast is quite
a place for "followings.' Uncle George
Chamberlain up in Oregon has FOL
towing" too-a big one, as will be
deponstrased pSa,.1 again on Nembsr 2.
Shortrldge, is deep water, dyed-in-
the-wool standpatter. phelan has had
twelve years experience in the Senate
is wealthy, is we'll liked and well
known in Washington. Phelan was one
/ Of the best mayors San Francisco ever
had. Shortridge has had no experience
! in Office and is unknown in the East.
In practically every state this fall
| Democratic candidates have been com
7nllcd to kiss the Irish vote goodby.
Not SO Phelan. He's loyal Irish Cath :
! olic and the Irish voters are generally
! for him.
-pA elan has been one Of the stoutest
supporters of equal suffrage from the
very first.
Anti-Japanese sentiment has been
aroused again here this year with re-
neWed intensity, so much so that tn E
proposed act to be submitted to the
voters in November under the 'initia-
we clause Of the up-to-date state
constitution viii be carried two to one
t will prevent Japanese from owning
II even permanently leasing land un-
der any circumstances in this state
.'helan has been leader in the fight to
check the truly pcrtentous growth Of
japanese immigration.
No Bitter Partisanship
While Phelan seems to have beer
regular and loyal in his Democracy
yet he Is not a bitter partisan. Score.
II leading Republicans are serving en-
Enthusiastically on his mon partisan
'ampaign com,nittee California come:
carer TO having eliminated partisan.
ship from elections than any state