TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



PROCEEDINGS OF FIRST DAY. 

 Mopning" Session— page. 



ADDRESS OF WELCOME. By Hon. L. O. Stephens 5 



PRESIDENT COOPER'S ANNUAL ADDRESS 6 



COMMITTEE ON PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS 14 



THE FARMER AS A TAXPAYER. By John Tuohy 14 



DISCUSSION ON TAXATION . A 21 



Afternoon Session— 



ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMITTEES 24 



WHAT THE POSTOFFICE MIGHT DO FOR THE FRUIT-GROWER. By 



Edward Berwick 24 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION 31 



REMARKS ON TRANSPORTATION. By R. D. Stephens 37 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS 42 



RESOLUTION RELATIVE TO SELLING OF PRODUCE ON STATE PROP- 

 ERTY IN SAN FRANCISCO 42 



DISCUSSION ON CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING .... 43 



DISCUSSION ON TRANSPORTATION 45 



FRUIT PACKAGE LABEL LAW 50 



Evening" Session— 



REPORT OF CALIFORNIA FRUIT DISTRIBUTORS 51 



CO-OPERATION IN THE MARKETING OF CURED FRUITS. By M. Theo. 



Kearney 57 



POSSIBLE^ AND IMPOSSIBLE CO-OPERATION. By A. R. Sprague 61 



CO-OPERATION. By C. D. Harvey 65 



THE PACT. By Martin Jongeneel , 69 



DISCUSSION ON CO-OPERATION 71 



PROCEEDINGS OF SECOND DAY. 



Morning Session— 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS 75 



THE CALIFORNIA VINE DISEASE. By Prof. Newton B. Pierce 75 



THE RAISIN OUTLOOK. By T. C. White 80 



ADDRESS BY GOVERNOR GEORGE C. PARDEE 85 



THE PRODUCTION OF WINE AND RAISIN GRAPES. By Dr. Chester 



Rowell 89 



RESOLUTIONS RELATIVE TO A PARCELS POST 91 



THE WINE INDUSTRY AND ITS FUTURE PROSPECTS. By Percy T. 



Morgan 92 



Afternoon Session— 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS 98 



DISCUSSION ON THE RAISIN INDUSTRY 99 



RESOLUTION OF THANKS TO MANAGER OF FRESNO CITY RAILROAD 117 



Evening" Session— 



FRUIT MARKETS AND MARKETING. By M. V. Hartranft 118 



LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION. By J. A. Filcher ..... 122 



THE RAISIN GRAPE COMMERCIALLY. By Robert Boot 128 



HANDLING AND MARKETING THE RAISIN CROP. By D. D. Allison.... 131 



