TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL FRUIT-GROWERS' CONVENTION. 



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the cost of the canal to be issued as the work was done, and that 

 the tolls from that canal would amply cover the interest and also 

 provide a sinking fund which would pay for those bonds when they 

 became due. It was simply giving the nation credit for the benefit of 

 the whole nation and the world. 



Mr. RIGHTER. I will move the adoption of the recommendations 

 made by the chairman of that committee, and that the committee be 

 continued. 



Carried. 



Organization of Fruit-Growers' Associations. 



The Executive Committee appointed by the Convention of Fruit- 

 Growers, held at Sacramento, May 23, 1899, submitted the following 

 report: 



Your committee beg leave to make the following report : 



This committee was appointed through the following action of the aforesaid 

 convention : 



Sacramento, May 23, 1899. 



To the Chairman and Members of the Fruit- Growers' Convention : 



Gentlemen: We, your committee appointed to consider all resolutions and to report a plan of 

 organization, beg to submit the following report: 



The committee met immediately after the recess taken by the convention and organized by the 

 election of Alexander Gordon of Fresno as chairman, and H. P. Stabler of Yuba City as secretary. 

 Several gentlemen appeared before the committee with plans for organization, which plans were 

 considered in detail by the committee. 



Resolved, That we advise the immediate organization of a Fruit Growers' Association of North- 

 ern California. The purposes of this organization shall be to establish a car line or any other 

 method of securing transportation relief and facilitate the profitable marketing of our fresh and 

 dried deciduous fruit. 



ALEXANDER GORDON, Chairman. 

 F. A. CHADBOURNE. 

 W. R. FOUNTAIN. 

 W. E. LOVDAL. 

 H. P. STABLER. 



The report was adopted and an executive committee was constituted as follows: 

 W. R. Fountain, Newcastle ; Fred C. Miles, Penryn ; E. I. Galvin, Sacramento ; W. E. 

 Lovdal, Sacramento; F. A. Chadbourne, Suisun; and R. D. Stephens, Sacramento. 



The committee organized by electing R. D. Stephens, chairman, F. 0. Miles, secretary, 

 and E. I. Galvin, treasurer. 



The committee immediately entered upon the discharge of the duty for which it was 

 created, and after thorough consideration unanimously adopted the following plan : 

 The Executive Committee chosen by the recent convention of fruit-growers of Califor- 

 nia to perfect such a plan of organization as should result in promoting their best inter- 

 ests and securing their release from the present method of fruit transportation and 

 marketing that threatens to involve them in disastrous loss, if not financial ruin, has 

 given most careful consideration to the whole subject and has reached this unanimous 

 conclusion : 



. First — That the fruit-growers organize for mutual protection ; 



Second — That the fruit-growers form a corporation for the purpose of owning and 

 operating a refrigerator car line ; 



Third— That the fruit-growers organize for the purpose of marketing their fruits and 

 fruit products ; 



Fourth— In doing which they will be allowed the utmost liberty in the disposal of 

 their fruit, either by selling for spot cash at landing point, through our own representa- 

 tive in the large cities, or through Messrs. Porter or Earl, or any agent whom the 

 grower or shipper designates. 



For the purpose of organizing the growers the committee held meetings in all the 

 fruit sections of the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys and in all other fruit sections 



