Merger of Trade Associations Favored by Many
Kenneth H Day and the fruit trade press report rising support for consolidating four major national fruit and produce associations. A majority prefer keeping all managers and secretaries, with a regional structure and two conventions yearly. Several large firms advocate two organizations and a divided regional system to boost focus on key commodities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kenneth H. Day
Sgobel & Day, Inc
Fruit Distributors of
West
American Fruit& Vegetable Shippers’ Association
American Fruit’ & Vegetable Shippers’ Association
Day
National League of Commission Merchants
Western Fruit Jobbers' Association
International Apple Shippers’ Organization
International Apple Shippers
Aristic
National League
National Association
Uger
Albert Miller & Co
B. P. Miller
Chicago
City Produce Co Quits Cumberland Mill Debt Near Ten Thousand
Cumberland Md Dec 13 City Produce Company quit business last week after accumulating about 10000 in debt. Seven thousand owed for merchandise. Assets include three old trucks office equipment 1500 in receivables worth 60 percent and a half interest in a building encumbered close to total value. Attorney offers to equate assets and distribute proceeds with an estimated 16 percent paid in 30 days and a smaller dividend later. No preferred creditors except judgments against real estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
City Produce Company
Shippers Prepare For American Fruit and Vegetable Convention
Chicago is abuzz as E. F. Briggs plans the 12th annual gathering of the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association at the Palmer House January 20 to 22. Docketing for the Potato Division is done. Brokers’ Division meets Monday. Banquet plans promise high class entertainment with a local theater lineup and a Wiegfeld Showboat pageant. Reservations pour in as R. L. Brx reminds delegates of early booking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Briggs
American Fruit and’ Vegetable Shippers’ Association
Derek
Washington
Palmer House
Pho
Apolld
Grand Opera House
Constance Collyer
Princess
Selwyn
Y“iegfeld
TlHnois
Blackstone
Field Museum
Art Institute
Association
R. L. Brix
Philadelphia man charged under Produce Agency Act
Harvey Wynocker of Philadelphia, formerly at 211 Dock Street, was arrested Tuesday on a Produce Agency Act violation. After a Clarksboro, N J hearing before Justice William Laird he posted 3000 bond and awaits further proceedings. The case followed a Department of Agriculture complaint by Charles and Henry Winble of Clarksboro over 675 baskets of tomatoes and potatoes shipped last July. A Wednesday hearing before Harold Swift bound Wynocker over to the Gloucester Grand Jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Harvey Wynocker
Dock Street
Produce Agency
William Laird
Clarksboro
N. J
Department of Agriculture
Charles and
Henry Winble
Harold Swift
Optimism at National Onion Association Meeting
Chicago December 13. At the Sherman Hotel last Thursday the National Onion Association met with 35 members from all commercial districts. Participants expressed optimism about the onion deal and believed the wind-up holds a promising aspect for the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Onion Association
Sherman Hotel
Produce Packer Weekly Shipments and Market News Sample
A note announces The Produce Packer weekly as a separate edition from The Packer, focusing on market and trade news for shippers and distributors of eggs, poultry, butter, hides, wood, and furs. A free sample copy can be mailed upon request.
Opening Party of Jobbers to Be Record Breaker
John Baldwin and William Garfitt announce the Western Fruit Jobbers' Convention in St Louis in January will feature a record breaking opening party on January 22 at the Jefferson. A Texas Guinan style setting, dinner, dancing, and three shows are planned with top talent from the United States and Mexico. Delegates should arrive in St Louis by the 22nd to attend the event. a Chicago train reaches around 4:30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
John R. Baldwin
St. Louis
Western Fruit Jobbers’ Association
William Garfitt
Chicago
Louis Cicardl
Jefferson
New York
Mexico
St,Louia
Impostor Uses Gentile Brothers Name in Fruit Sales
Detroit consumers were targeted by a man calling himself S B Miller claiming to represent Gentile Brothers Company of Florida. The firm, represented by J H C Gettier, denies any employee by that name or sales method. The letter from Mrs. John Walker alleges overpriced citrus and poor quality, suggesting widespread schemes each season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gentile Brothers Co
Orlando
E Boktor
Hameor Gentils ‘Brothers Company
Florida
Detroit
B. Miller
Miller
Mra
John Walker
Jefferson Avenue
Mich
Gentile Bros. Company
Youngstown
Ohio
H. C. Gettier
Siies
Gentile Brothers Company
Cincinnati Delegation Plans Detroit Trip by B and O
Cincinnati branch of the National League of Commission Merchants selects the Baltimore and Ohio for its annual convention travel to Detroit. The train departs Cincinnati Monday night January 13 at 11 25 p m arriving in Detroit January 14 at 7 25 a m. Delegates from the south invited to join the Cincinnati group with reservations directed to Harry Foster at 49 Central Place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
National League of Commission
Detroit
Baltimore & Ohio
Harry Foster
Central Plavenue
Business conditions and outlook for 1930 fruit and agriculture
Reported to the National Business Survey Conference under the Chamber of Commerce of the United States the fruit and vegetable sector shows improved conditions from a year with overproduction and low prices. Prospects for the first half of 1930 look encouraging with moderate crops and good prices, extending to dairy and poultry if rainfall is sufficient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Business Survey
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Washington
S. A. Gerrard
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association
A. R. Currie
Western Fruit Jobbers Association
Louisiana early truck crops are short this year
New Orleans dispatch reports a general reduction in acreage for vegetables across Louisiana and a severe shortage of fall and winter crops. Adverse weather, dry and wet spells, and seed shortages reduced production to roughly a quarter of last year, with some fields abandoned. Analysts expect limited salvage in two weeks if dry weather returns, though some foresee better quantities only by January depending on conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louisiana
$46,000 Fine levied on Jill Brothers Inc in Texas case
In Houston on December 13 a federal judge imposed a 46000 dollar fine on Jill Brothers Inc of New York for underbilling freight shipments. Former employee Joseph Byrnes pleaded guilty and was fined 15000 dollars plus a suspended sentence if he stays law abiding and pays the fine within a year. Seventeen counts were listed in the indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Jill Brothers, Inc
New York
Brownaville
J. C. Hutcheson
United States
Southern District of Texas
Texas
Joseph F. Byrnes
Rio Grande Valley
Leavenworth
Kan
Dinner With Past Presidents At National League Meeting
Officers and members of the advisory board will entertain the Council of Past Presidents at a formal dinner during the 38th annual convention of the National League of Commission Merchants in Detroit. The event, set for January 15 at 6 p m in the Book Cadillac Founder's Room, will review last year's events and policies as committees finalize convention plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
League
Washington, D. C
National League of Commission Merchants
Book-Cadillac
Franzell
A. D. Hitz
Indianapolis
F. M. Baldwin
G. W. Bond
Baltimore
D. W. Longfellow
Minneapolis
George F. Mead
Boston
Wilmer Sieg
San Francisco
Carl W. Kimball
New York City
J. J. Castellini
Cincinnati
Ralph #. Clayberger
Philadelphia
E. W. J. Hearty
F. William Morf
Chicago
Chester Franzell
Pittsburgh
L. J. Keach
W. E. Jones
C. A. Muehl
Brenner
New York Potatoes Import Question Clarified
A Packer investigation shows a Norwegian or Danish potato shipment permit existed only as an expired 1922 document. US Plant Quarantine Inspector Harry Shaw notes no current permits since wart disease hit Denmark, with broker Joseph Sicker linking to John Fenger in the Bronx.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Packer
United States
Joseph Sicker
Norway
Sicker
Papra
Denmark
Harry B. Shaw
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Estonia
John Fenger
Decatur Avenue
Bronx
Fenger
License Revoked for New York Commission Merchant
New York December 13 Commissioner Berne A Pyrke of the Department of Agriculture and Markets has revoked the commission merchant license of Joseph C Berman Inc 60 Grace Avenue West Washington Market New York to receive and sell farm produce on commission A hearing December 9 at 53 Park Place tested failures to promptly account or settle with consignors E R Holdridge Son of Oxford and other creditors testified on unpaid claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Berne A. Pyrke
Department of Agriculture and Markets
Albany
Joseph C. Berman
E. R. Holdridge & Son
Oxford
Grain Dealers Prepare Challenge to Farm Act
Washington reports indicate grain dealers and elevator operators plan to contest the Farm Relief Act in court. Analysts say the outcome will determine the law’s success, with critics noting the cooperative borrowing provision as the main selling point to farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
iGood Produce Business Reflected in Bank Report
Pittsburgh December 13 Those who claim to see the produce trade in the rocka faced a contrasting report. The William Penn Trust Company with 80 percent wholesale produce accounts said the just completed year was the bank’s best. A 2 percent quarterly dividend plus a 6 percent extra dividend were approved at the meeting Tuesday. Directors include J B Crutchfield of American Fruit Growers and Chester Franzell of Chester Franzell Co along with Haberman Murdoch Doverspike and Descalzi, all local produce men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Rocka
William Penn Trust Company
Crutchfield
The
American Fruit Growers Inc
William
Western Growers Protective Assn Holds Annual Meet
The Western Growers Protective Association held its fourth annual meeting in Los Angeles. Attendance was large and membership rose from 77 regular and 161 associate to 97 regular and 177 associate. Best of Phoenix won top in the member drive. Iwata of Brawley and Hilvert of Phoenix placed second and third. Advertising for lettuce and the booklet Charging the Human Battery drove 300 to 600 requests daily. A. N. Jacks retired as president and new officers were elected including Arena as president and Hilvert as second vice president. Directors increased from 19 to 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Western Growers Protective Association
M. ©. Best
Phoenix
K. C. Iwata
Brawley
Calif
Fred G. Hilvert
Association
A. N. Jack
Uhe
John 8.Arena
G.C .Sawdey
F. G. Hilvert
C. B. Moore
Las
A. N. Jacks
Free Brothers Win 12550 Judgment Against B and C Railroad
In Pittsburgh on December 12, Free Brothers Company won a 12550 verdict against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Common Pleas Court before Judge Elder W Marshall. The suit claimed damages to 47 cars of perishables, mainly tomatoes, shipped from Ohio River points to Pittsburgh in 1926. The railroad had argued congestion and limited dispatch obligations, denying a schedule like the Pickle Train. The decision affects other Pittsburgh receivers and Ohio River shippers amid pending similar cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Free Brothers Company
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Common Pleas
Elder
W. Mershall
Ohio River
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Cold Storage Holds Apples on December First
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports apples in cold storage in Washington on December 1. Holdings total 2,150,000 barrels versus 2,889,000 a year earlier and a five year average of 3,490,000. Boxes reach 15,041,000 vs 17,452,000 last year and a five year average of 12,788,000. Bushel baskets amount to 6,670,000, up from 5,057,000 last year with a five year average of 3,094,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Grain Interests Attack Farm Board Plan in 1930s Fears
Kansas City December reports reveal grain and livestock interests alarmed by the Farm Board’s push to create farmer owned co operatives and lend government money at low rates to take over grain and livestock distribution. The American Farm Bureau backs the plan while banks warn it could drive private lenders out of business and expand federal control. The debate centers on whether government directed facilities would handle a majority of the industry or merely a limited portion, with opposition fearing total nationalization of markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Farm Board
Washington
Bill
Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Federation
Federal Farm Board
New Farm Board
Minneapolis
St. Paul
St. Louis
Omaha
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Cumberland, Md
Fl. Wynocker
St Jefferson
John Baldwin
S J. Louis
Jill Bros
Jos. C. Berman, Inc
iGood
Western Growers Protective Assn
Los
Angeles
John §. Arena
Free Brothers
B. & C. Railroad
Cold Storage Holdings
Farm.Board
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