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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1929
Page
1
Earl R. French study on grower advances reviewed at the Atlanta National League convention in January. New officers include J Earle Roberts and Robert Blair. Milam led hospitality efforts as 600 delegates from north and south attended. An industrial survey initiative and honorary ONeill proposal were approved. Continued on page 10.
Atlanta Georgia welcomed the visiting League delegates and friends with a Varied program at the Hotel Biltmore. The Georgia reception featured a Bethel Jubilee Singers performance and dancing. Notable speakers included John M. McCullough and Mrs Marcus J Grey.
In Wenatchee Washington the creditors meet to consider prosecuting Jake Wippman for alleged fraud tied to the Wippman Fruit Company. He filed bankruptcy in October 1926 after purchasing about twenty thousand dollars in produce before the failure and left Chicago for Wenatchee in December 1926.
Cincinnati on January 11 welcomed delegates and wives en route to the National League of Commission Merchants convention in Atlanta. They arrived by morning and departed on The President's Special via the Southern Railway after a day of trade calls. A reception committee hosted the ladies, and a dinner dance followed at the Florentine Room, Hotel Gibson, before the departure. Delegates hailed from Chicago Pittsburgh Detroit Cleveland Toledo Columbus Dayton Indianapolis Louisville Lexington and other cities.
Two committees at the last convention will study production and marketing conditions and propose remedies. Delegates from over 75 members plan travel to the Rio Grande Valley, with special train schedules and reservations listed. The Memphis event January 22 to 26 features interviews by O W Schleussner and G H Cross and a focus on chain stores impact on perishables.
E J Grovier president of the Western Fruit Jobbers Association says the convention is fully prepared and will attract many attendees. A post convention Rio Grande Valley tour is planned with a special train from Memphis to Houston Brownsville Laredo and San Antonio with a round trip fare of full fare plus two dollars.
The Dixie Pecan Growers Exchange of Barnesville Georgia says it will present a full factual response to the Federal Trade Commission complaint. The letter dated January 4 asks for wide publication and notes pecans are fresher as they are not stored long term and that growers mainly sell through the exchange.
The fourth annual convention of the Eastern Canada Fruit and Vegetable Jobbers Association opened with record attendance in Ottawa. Leaders from Ottawa Guelph Northbay and Chicago spoke on quality transport and wholesale accounting as delegates discuss traffic and cooperation with government actions. An evening of French Canadian song followed a Shanty supper and entertainment.
A Kansas City report notes stock selling literature for American Fruit Distributors Inc from New York and Jacksonville advertising fruits and vegetables. The piece likens it to the Goose Farm prospectus of two decades ago, promising high profits to cover debt and dividends.
For the week ending January 6 exports of apples from the United States and Canada totaled 101 852 barrels and 937 049 boxes. Exports to date total 2 490 277 barrels and 6 794 341 boxes, compared with 1 618 734 barrels and 3 688 025 boxes to the same date last year.
Railroad officials announced that express refrigerator car service will start next spring to move strawberries from Tennessee Alabama and Mississippi along the Mobile and Ohio Alabama Great Southern and New Orleans and Northeastern lines. A Chicago firm will build the cars and the Southeastern Express Company will publish tariffs for shipments nationwide. Illinois Central already provides such service in the region and others seek similar facilities.
The Potato Division plans a lively meeting due to prevailing market conditions. Douglas Malloch will toast at the banquet while J. S. Crutchfield speaks in Chicago. Attendance at the convention is expected to exceed last year by 25 percent and Florida Clearing House will be discussed.
Chicago January 11 The American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association convention opens next Tuesday at the Stevens Hotel with extensive meetings in rooms on the fourth floor including Traffic Claims and Potter Division. President and directors will convene in the North Hall with sessions on legislation trade relations and publicity. Reservations suggest attendance may exceed last year by a quarter as producers and shippers gather to discuss production marketing and industry problems.
The Packer presents a weekly sister publication The Produce Packer focused on market and trade news for shippers and distributors of produce and animals. A free sample copy can be mailed upon request.
Specialty stores in Cleveland present a thriving outlet for fruits and vegetables with wide assortments and fresh options appealing to local shoppers. Retailers emphasize quality and variety, positioning these shops as convenient sources for daily produce needs.
Cleveland embraces a new nonchain retail type selling only fresh fruits and vegetables. The Specialty Fruit and Vegetable Stores, independently owned across the city, claim better condition stock and lower costs, with 600 to 700 such outlets now in greater Cleveland.
Prof Rasmussen addresses the National League of Commission Merchants noting that few chain store systems handle fruits and vegetables profitably. He warns that handling requires experience and judgment beyond the average manager and urges larger business units to improve efficiency.
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