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" buyers were not shipped East, said in reply, that experience bad shown 

 " that the Atlantic markets could not handle carloads of fruit, and that 

 " all that could be successfully marketed east of Chicago, or even in such 

 " great cities as New York and Boston, were daily express lots from Chi- 

 " cago. He said that California was already raising too much fruit, and 

 " that we could never hope to successfully market the vast acreage at that 

 " time already planted and that must come into bearing the following 

 ' ' several years. Fortunately for California, time has shown that the 

 " gentleman was a false prophet, that the trouble was not with the mar- 

 " ket, but the manner in which the market was handled. A change in 

 " our method of selling California fruits in the East has brought about a 

 " wondrous change in results. Aside from the express lots that were 

 " sent on daily from Chicago, but one carload of green fruit was shipped 

 " east of that point in 1886 and was sold at a loss. In 1887 the method 

 " of selling California fruit by auction in the Atlantic cities was first 

 " introduced, and that year 100 carloads were sold in Boston and New 

 " York at very satisfactory prices. In 1888 200 carloads were sold in 

 " Boston and New York at still more satisfactory prices. In 1889 400 

 " carloads were sold in these markets at a higher average of prices than 

 " ever before reached m the sale of California fruits, and this year, I am 

 " told, 800 carloads can be disposed of at equally satisfactory prices." 



The facts are then that the importation of the products of California 

 have constantly augmented, that the shipments of our products have 

 increased year by year, and that increase has been attended by a constant 

 decrease of rates. Recurring to Mr. Weinstock's testimony, we find in 

 1886 one carload of California fruit went to the markets east of Chicago 

 and was sold at a loss. We find that up to this time in the year 1890, 

 and only four j'ears from the former date, 800 carloads were sold in the 

 markets of Boston and New York at the highest prices ever realized. 

 There is not a single statement of fact which may be quoted in justifica- 

 tion of any apprehension that any of our industries are in danger of 

 being overdone. On the contrary, we are contributing to human neces- 

 sities, producing the legitimate objects of human desire, and we are pro- 

 ducing these under conditions so favorable to their production as in 

 themselves to afford a guarantee against successful competition. 



While the foregoing relates chiefly to the production of fruit, the con- 

 ditions influencing other products, and having a direct bearing upon 

 their future, are completely analagous. It certainly cannot be said of 

 our State that its industries are overcrowded, when its products are 

 imported into the United States in a vast volume. It cannot be said 

 that the industries of our State are overcrowded, when it is remembered 

 that duringthe year 1889 we imported into California for the consumption 

 of our own people $800,000 worth of eggs, and from $150,000 to $200,000 

 worth of poultry. We are large importers of butter, of lard and of pork. 

 And beyond all this, we are very large producers of raw materials, which 

 sooner or later will be economically and profitably manufactured here. 

 The exportation of raw material to become valuable by added labor and 



