PROCEEDINGS OF THIRTY-SIXTH FRUIT-GROWERS' CONVENTION. 211 



Resolution on Chair of Agricultural Economics. 



Resolved, That we request the State University to establish a Chair of Agricultural 

 Economics. 



Resolution of Thanks to Press and Railroads. 



Resolved, That we thank the great metropolitan press of the State for the fair and uni- 

 formly correct reports of our deliberations. 



Resolved, That we thank the local press for all their courteous recognition. 



Resolved, That we extend our thanks hereby to the lines of railroads and steamships for 

 their usual courtesies and concessions. 



Resolution on a Federal Line of Steamers. 



Whereas, Transportation and the cost of seed is the most important question before the 

 producers of California; and 



Whereas, Efforts have been made to bring about legitimate competition between California 

 and the market of the East; and 



Whereas, The United States Government operates a line of steamers on the Atlantic in 

 connection with the Government-owned railway across the Panama Isthmus; and 



Whereas, An effort will be made to have the Government operate a line on the Pacific, to 

 connect with the railway across the Panama Isthmus, and thus give to California a complete 

 service; and 



Whereas, The present S}'stem does not afford to California the benefits of legitimate com- 

 petition, owing to the fact that the Pacific Mail Steamship Company operating on the Pacific 

 is under the control and domination of the transcontinental railroads; therefore, be it 



Resolved, By the thirty-sixth California Fruit Growers' Convention, assembled in annual 

 meeting at Watsonville, California, that we do hereby memorialize the President of the United 

 States, William H. Taft, Secretary of War Dickinson, and the congress of the United States, 

 to speedily relieve the situation by the establishing of a Federal line of steamers on the Pacific, 

 to connect with the Government-owned line of railway across the Isthmus of Panama and the 

 Federal line of steamships on the Atlantic, thus giving to California a through and complete 

 service; be it further 



Resolved, The President of the United States and the United States Congress be memorial- 

 ized to enact si:ch legislation as will increase the powers of the Interstate Commerce Com- 

 mission, so that it may be able to prevent any increase in freight rates at any time, unless 

 the proposed increase in freight rates shall be found by said Interstate Commerce Commis- 

 sion to be reasonable and justifiable; be it further 



Resolved, That we favor the enactment of laws whereby the capitalization of all railroad 

 and express companies engaged in the transportation business shall be fixed and determined 

 as a basis upon which transportation charges shall be fixed, so that rates charged may be 

 regulated by law. 



Resolved, That copies of these resolutions be transmitted to the President of the United 

 States, the Secretary of War, and the United States congress and senate, and to the California 

 congressional delegation. 



Resolution on Polytechnic School. 



Whereas, In every county there are boys and girls so situated as to prevent them from 

 getting an agricultural or mechanical education, thereby being a great loss to the State, the 

 public greatly losing thereby; 



Whereas, The best interests of any community are conserved when every person is able 

 to give the best service possible; 



Whereas, The California State Polytechnic School is an institution for the purpose of 

 bringing about the much desired conditions; therefore, 



Resolved, That the legislature be asked to enact such laws as may permit each county, 

 through its board of supervisors, to give a limited number of scholarships in the said school, 

 in proportion to population and under proper qualifications. 



Resolution of Thanks to Citizens of Watsonville. 



Resolved, That the unbounded hospitality of the citizens of Watsonville has been accepted 

 with great satisfaction. To the ladies especially who entertained us so delightfully with choice 

 music and refreshments, we thank them with hearty appreciations for the same. The lantern 

 exhibit by the Board of Trade, showing the fertile Pajaro Valley, has been fully appreciated 

 and enjoyed. 



Resolution of Thanks to Christian Church. 



Resolved, That the concessions made by the Christian Church of Watsonville in permit- 

 ting us to occupy their splendid auditorium and commodious side rooms, also of the careful 

 attention given by its pastor and official members for the comfort and convenience of the 

 convention, is deserving of, and does hereby receive, our most heartfelt thanks. 



MR. KELLOGG. So far we have agreed in our report. 

 MR. STEPHENS. I move that the committee's action be adopted 

 thus far. 



The report of the Committee on Resolutions was adopted. 

 MR. KELLOGG. Here is another. 



Resolution on Experiments with Sprays. 



Resolved, That we request the State University Agricultural Farm at Davis to conduct 

 experiments in the use of both wet and dry sprays, to determine whether the results can be 

 determined by dry method of spraying. 



Resolution adopted. 



