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irrigation, temperature during the coldest winters not so severe as 

 recorded in southern California — so that in the end one can look for- 

 ward to a time in the near future when orange-growing in our northern 

 counties will assume much larger proportions than it is doing at present. 



The growing of lemons is cj^uite a different matter from the growing 

 of oranges in the counties north of the southern counties of the San 

 Joaquin Valley. Perhaps the easiest way to express one's views will be 

 the shortest; therefore, I shall close this paper by saying: Don't try it. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR. 



Sax Francisco, December 7, 1903. 

 To the State Fruit-Groicers^ Convention. Fresno, California, 



Gentlemen: Your committee appointed at the Fruit-Growers' Con- 

 vention in San Francisco, December, 1902, to secure orchard help from 

 the agricultural districts of the Eastern States, begs leave to submit 

 the following report: 



Twelve of the fifteen members of the committee met in Paso Robles in 

 a three days' session in December of last year, and effected an organ- 

 ization by electing Mr. H. P. Stabler of Yuba City chairman, and Mr. 

 B. N. Rowley of San Francisco secretary. From the membership of 

 the general committee a permanent organization was effected under the 

 name of the California Employment Committee. The following execu- 

 tive committee of seven members was appointed: T. H. Ramsay, Red 

 Bluff; G. H. Hecke, Woodland; L. F. Graham, San Jose; A. D. Bishop, 

 Orange; B. E. Hutchinson, Fowler; B. N. Rowley, San Francisco; and 

 H. P. Stabler, Yuba City. 



In order to accomplish its purpose, the committee decided that a 

 number of representative fruit-growers should be sent to the agricul- 

 tural districts of the Eastern States to encourage young men and men 

 with families to come to the fruit districts of California and secure 

 employment in harvesting the crops. 



Both the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe Railroad Companies extended 

 every courtesy to our committee and materially assisted us in our work. 

 Mr. E. 0. McCormick and Mr. James Horsburgh, Jr., of the Passenger 

 Department of the Southern Pacific Company, extended many favors 

 to the committee, and it was through their courtesies that we have been 

 able to make the good showing that this report sets forth. 



The California Promotion Committee, through its efficient executive 

 officer. Mr. Rufus P. Jennings, offered to thoroughly co-operate with 

 the California Employment Committee in prosecuting our work in the 

 Eastern States. The Promotion Committee placed its office at our dis- 

 posal, supplied our committee with a clerk, stenographers, postage, and 

 stationery, also subscribing to our fund an amount equal to the amount 



