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and conditions, so long as such auctioneers conduct sales which are free and open to all 

 buyers ; 



Resolved, That we solemnly pledge ourselves to confine our support to such shippers 

 and receivers as comply with these resolutions. 



VOTE OF THANKS. 



A vote of thanks was tendered to Mr. Weinstock for his able report 

 on the review of the year's work of the Association. 



DISCUSSION OF THE RESOLUTIONS AND MARKETING. 



The resolutions offered by Mr. Weinstock were declared in order for 

 discussion. 



Major Berry: I would like to ask Mr. Weinstock one or two questions. 

 One of them is: He states he is in favor of opening up, in the City of 

 New York, one general auction room, and that that would remedy the 

 evil as it exists there. As I understand it, there are two rival roads — 

 the Erie and the West Shore. Is it possible to end that matter by 

 selecting one terminal in New York, similar to that in Chicago, that 

 would be open to and acceptable to the rival lines entering New York? 

 Some growers preferred to ship by one line of road, and others preferred 

 some other road. 



Mr. Weinstock: Well, from my own knowledge, I cannot answer that 

 question. I can only say that the best conceivable condition in New 

 York, as well as elsewhere, would be not alone to have all the dealers 

 under one roof, but also all the fruit, as it would be likely to operate to 

 the advantage of all. While in New York I suggested the idea to the 

 receivers who came together in conference on this matter, that the rail- 

 road companies be approached and asked if they would not consent to 

 having the fruit coming over one line delivered at the terminal of the 

 other — to ask the Erie if it would receive the fruit coming over the West 

 Shore, and to ask the West Shore if it would receive the fruit coming 

 over the Erie. The unanimous opinion of all the receivers was that it 

 was utterly useless to ask the railroad companies to make this conces- 

 sion. I strongly urged Mr. Day to go to the Erie and ask them. He 

 declined to go, on the ground that it would be useless. The condition 

 that is possible in Chicago is not possible in New York. In Chicago, the 

 railroad companies, if they received fruit from other roads, would charge 

 so much a car for switching. The Merchants' Fruit Auction Company 

 have arrangements with the Illinois Central Railroad Company, which 

 receives fruit from other lines, at the rate of $10 a car, which I under- 

 stand was about what other railroad companies charge. This $10 charge 

 covers the actual cost of switching. $1 50 is the cost of unloading. 

 That plan is practicable in Chicago, but I do not think it is practicable 

 in New York. The next best thing to do is to leave the fruit on the two 

 piers, and select a room midway between the two piers, thus at least 

 getting the benefit of competing fruit buyers. 



Mr. Adams: Has Mr. Weinstock any information or views to give 

 from those who oppose them? 



Mr. Weinstock: I only know, Mr. Chairman, that my attention was 

 called to a circular issued by Sgobel & Day, in which they said that they 



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