Freight Schedule From California to East Shortened
A California fruit and vegetable committee led by Governor Stevens urged faster rail shipments. After three days of meetings with Western and Eastern railroads, a compromise cut Chicago deliveries to eight days and New York to twelve, easing earlier nine and thirteen day targets. The plan aims to boost perishable exports amid growing California harvests and rising tonnage.
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Chicago
New York
Stevens
California
Western and Eastern
C. E. Virden
Thomas O'Neill
J. L. Nagle
C. A. Brown
G. Harold Powell
E. Y. Foley
A. B. Humphrey
Railroads Stand Firm on Loading Rules and Diversion Privileges
Conveyed insistence that cars placed for loading at shipping points are moved within 24 hours or are ready to move, with unlimited reconsignment and diversion rights. It is understood railroads will not seek changes to these rules under current attitudes.
C H Robinson Company Directors Meet in Chicago for Annual Session
The Board of Directors of the C. H. Robinson Company, fruit and vegetable distributors, met at the Hotel Sherman in Chicago for their regular annual meeting. Sixteen members attended the week’s events, including officials from Minneapolis, Chicago, Des Moines, Detroit, and other cities, plus Ed. F. Miller of Omaha who will represent the company at the Western Fruit Jobbers Convention in Colorado Springs next week.
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Chicago
C. H. Robinson Company
Carrot Distributors
Sherman
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers’ Association
B. Finch
Minneapolis
C. R. Winslow
W. R. Hefley
E. G. Oakes
Butte
Mont
C. B. Williams
Chicagol
D. Lino
Cc. B. Larson
Des Moines
C.M. Sécker
Detroit
G. B. Booker
Grand Forks
R. R. Brown
Kansas City
J. F. Pope
Oklahoma City
B. F. Miller
Omaha
Floyd Kyte
Sioux City
Los Angeles fruit shipper visits St Paul for convention
T W H Liddecoat a Los Angeles fruit and vegetable shipper spent several days in St Paul on business then proceeded to Chicago for a convention. He will stop at Colorado Springs on return. W A Murphy will travel to Colorado Springs next week for the Western Fruit Jobbers Association convention. St Paul Board of Trade held its monthly meeting and banquet Tuesday evening.
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ST. Paul Street
T. W. H. Liddecoat
Los Angeles
Chicago
Jeas
Colorado Springs
Western Fruit Jobbers’ Association
St. Paul
Rates on windfall and cull apples reviewed by ICC
In the Leo-Greenwald Vinegar Company v Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe case, the Interstate Commerce Commission found car load rates from Northwestern Arkansas to Atchison and St. Joseph not unreasonable or discriminatory. It also ruled windfall and cull apple rates from Northwestern Arkansas to Springfield Missouri excessive beyond the distance scale, ordered reparations and set a reasonable max rate.
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Washington, D. C
Arkansas
Missouri
Atchison, Kan
St. Joseph
Interstate Commerce Commission
Leo-Greenwald Vinegar Company
Atchison, Topeka and, Santa Fe
Northwestern
Springfield
California Carlot Shipments Report From California
California carlot shipments for January 12 to 18 show lettuce 295 cars, mixed vegetables 138 cars, oranges 910 cars, lemons 127 cars, cauliflower 160 cars, and celery 6 cars in Southern California. Northern California mixed vegetables totals include 71 cars on the 10th, 4 cars on the 11th, 57 on the 12th, and 42 on the 13th and 14th.
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California
Los Angeles
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G. M. H. Wagner & Sons
W. So. Water St
WALDE
England
Ogden Bidg
Apple Shippers
Illinois
Ilinois Commission
L. Gillarde
Springfield, Illinois
Michigan
ARE Schefman & CO
Grand Rapids, Mich
Calfornia
Mittelstaat
John W
Headley Wayne & Low, Inc
Corn Exchange
Mark Owen
GEO. Hitz & CO
Isso
Indiana
Indianapolis
Shippers
W. A. Murphy
Winnesota
C.h.weavers CO
R .Dy Daxton
Riise
Assn
Fulton Market Cold Storage Co
Fulton Market
Morgan
To ‘Carpenter
Lts
Geo. Iverson
Monroe
Peter FX
Mwivertisomeat
Frank B. McCurley
East
Bonded Commission Merchant
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