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products on the market at a time when they can be sold to the best 

 possible advantage. 



Another beneficial feature that our past two seasons' work has 

 shown us is the advantage to be gained by the constant influence of the 

 house in pointing out to the shipper the improvements that are neces- 

 sary in his pack. We must have fruit packed honestly and in accord- 

 ance with the demands of the market. Our house offers a direct 

 medium of communication between the consumer and the producer, 

 thus making it possible for the one to understand the Avants and needs 

 of the other. 



With a strong association in each fruit-producing section of the State 

 to insure a continuous supply of all seasonable products, The Growers' 

 Co-operative Agency must become the controlling factor in the San 

 Francisco market. It is our desire, therefore, to devise a plan which 

 will give the shippers of all localities an equal opportunity to share in 

 the benefits to be derived. 



The officers of the Agency will gladly afford any desired information, 

 and will assist any locality desiring to organize a local association for 

 supporting the movement. 



In the meantime, any one shipping to San Francisco may ship to 

 this Agency and be assured of prompt and honest returns and highest 

 market prices, and may have the satisfaction of feeling that his ship- 

 ments are lending support to a movement powerful for his protection 

 and profit. 



MR. STABLER. Mr. Chairman, and gentlemen of the Convention: 

 A year ago I read a lengthy, if not an exhaustive, paper on the question 

 of " The Fruit-Grower and Orchard Help," and from that essay a com- 

 mittee was appointed, which committee made a lengthy report to you 

 this morning, which report, I am very glad to say, w^as received by you 

 and commended and the committee duly thanked and all that sort of 

 thing. Now, if I read the paper programmed for me this morning I 

 can only reiterate the points with which you are quite familiar, so I 

 will gain your good will by saying that I will not read the paper; but 

 I am going to say to you that, by invitation, a gentleman is here whom 

 I met the other day in San Francisco and who lives in New York City, 

 and when I found out why he w^as on this Coast, I invited him to come 

 down here and say a few words to this Convention, and I am going to 

 ask unanimous consent that you will hear Mr. J. D. Barnhill, of New 

 York City. 



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