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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1915
Page
1
The N L C M S meets to discuss the Detroit convention, declaring the proposed uniform commissions impractical. After a year of consideration the committee abandoned the plan, stating it was not feasible.
The National League of Commission Merchants held a January meeting at Hotel Cadillac in Detroit. W E Jones of Baltimore was elected president with officers named from Indianapolis Boston Cleveland and Washington. Indianapolis chosen as next meeting place.
A Minnesota legislative resolution proposes shipping surplus 1914 potatoes to Belgians in place of wheat to aid relief while preserving domestic wheat supplies. The plan, urged by Elias Steenerson and likely to be introduced by John H. Boyd, calls for a state commission to collect and forward potatoes across the state with rail and warehouse support. The proposal notes 100 million bushels in surplus across several states and argues potatoes could feed more people for less cost than flour.
Roswell and nearby districts face marketing woes amid crooked brokers and untrustworthy distributors. A call for house cleaning grows from growers hurt by losses, with cases like McDuffie & Lowery in Dallas cited as example of rough dealing and missing funds.
A Louisville note from January 1918 suggests potatoes could replace flour due to wheat price surges. The brief commentary addresses packers and hints at shifting baking practices amid farm price pressures.
Members of the New York firm Bishop & Co Inc at 333 Was ton street disappeared with an array of creditors unpaid. Since the death of founder Bishop five years ago and his successor William a year ago the firm operated under G E Hanley H A Pierce and Greenfield. They planned weekly 25 to the use of the firm name but revealed no financial trouble until Monday. Buyers with call cards found purchases unavailable. A large note is said to have caused the trouble. The firm bought heavily last week from many firms in the market enlarging the creditor list. Known creditors include H E Vogel 54, H T Pond Co 100 31, Daniel P Boehm Co 41 76, W T Farrell & Co 31 35, DeWinter & Stewart Leigh & Everett and others. Total obligations estimated at 6500 with 2500 due to New York trade and the rest to Maryland Delaware and Florida shippers.
Apple exports from all American ports for the week ending last Saturday reached 101,268 barrels, up from 64,536 a year earlier. New York shipped 41,530 barrels, Boston 13,624, Portland 32,621, Halifax 11,104, and St. John 2,889 barrels. Season total to last Saturday is 1,740,259 barrels versus 1,421,421 a year ago.
A special hearing in St Louis before Interstate Commerce Examiner Horton examined the M Longo Fruit Company petition to force railroads to issue clear receipts for less-than-carload perishables and provide better winter service. Shippers allege current practice makes perishables risky and shifts losses to owners. A decision is expected in about two months amid strong industry attention. California citrus and vegetable shipments from November through January are detailed by region, with daily car counts and totals for Los Angeles, Tulare and Butte counties.
In Philadelphia on January 15 W A Sadler, once jailed for postal fraud and long known under many aliases including Keystone Poultry Company and Sadler Produce Company, has reopened at 5158 Haverford avenue as the Globe Hina Company. Records indicate a troubled past and unclear current business plans.
Fort Worth exposes self styled Woodward Produce Company con artist C J Woodward known as Cass Woodward who again defrauds shippers. He unloads nine coops of poultry butter tubs and eggs to Nash Texas buyers with Wells Fargo Express involved. Previously jailed and released from Leavenworth, he dodges warrants and postal law charges while remaining a recurring menace to the trade.
The Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association held its twenty eighth annual meeting in Grand Rapids Wisconsin on Tuesday January 12. President Searls praised decades in the industry and urged level bogs and minimal flooding for frost protection. Delegates sent telegrams supporting H. R. 4889 for a standard cranberry barrel and formed a committee with the Panama Pacific Exposition to showcase Wisconsin cranberry horticulture. A plant disease lecture by Dr. C L Shear was well received. Reports from the Experiment Station predicted good crops next year. News of prices noted Wisconsin growers fared better than other fruit sectors. A meeting on cranberry education and cooking was discussed to expand demand. A separate note announces a By-Products meeting in Portland January 25 organized by FP J Bachelder as secretary.
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