Industry Faces Shippers Assn Plan for Unified Future
A proposed move would form an Institute of All Agencies to map the industry’s future or merge all associations for a common good, inviting cooperation from members and stakeholders.
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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1937
Page
1
American Fruit & Vegetable Shippers Assn Officers Elected
The American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association announces re-election of President Bruce McDaniel of Redlands California and Manager E B Briggs of Chicago. Vice presidents include N L Allen F U Buck A A Chaney Burton Chaney C C Commander Joseph DiGiorgio and others in New York Tampa Presque Isle Chicago and Onley with Measurable leadership from multiple cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Fruit & Vegetable Shippers Assn
Bruce McDaniel
Redlande
Calif
N. L. Allen
New York
F. U. Buck
Vacaville
A. A. Chaney
Burton Chaney
Fruitland
Ida
C. C. Commander
Tampa
Fila
Joseph DiGiorgio
San Francisco
Frank Hussey
Presque Isle
R. C. Rittenhouse
Chicago
C. R. Waters
Onley
E. 8. Briggs
Consolidation Topic Dominates Shippers Convention Session
Chicago January 22 The Packer reports on the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association convention where the afternoon session extended to four o clock. A key issue was consolidating trade organizations into one body with discussion led by Nate L. Allen and remarks by W H Crane Lester of the FBI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Packer
American Fruit & Vegetable Shippers Association
W. H. Crane Lester
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Gain
Nate L. Allen
Southeastern crop conditions report issued in Florida
The U S Bureau of Agricultural Economics releases a summary noting abnormally warm weather since late December across the southeast. Florida sees temperatures in the 80s by day and above 50 at night with generally deficient rainfall, though soil moisture remains sufficient. South Florida tender vegetables progress rapidly under the warm period. Celery and other crops continue. continued on page 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Orlando
Fla
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Everglades
South Florida
League favors modification of Principles and Practices
The National League to Wholesale Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Distributors adopted a resolution at its 45th annual convention in Atlanta urging change to railroads Freight Claim Agents Principles and Practices. It calls for discouraging fraudulent claims while ensuring honest settlement of legitimate ones and seeks improvements in the Railway Perishable Inspection Agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
National League
League
Transportation Committee
The Produce Packer Weekly Trade News Notice
The Produce Packer prints a separate weekly edition with marketing and trade news for shippers and distributors of eggs poultry butter hides wool fur etc A free sample copy can be mailed upon request
Government Regulation Wave Prompts Cautious Industry Response
The piece warns that state and national laws will rise, touching all trades including fruit and produce. It urges industry honesty and proactive input to shape workable regulations, fearing a universal, burdensome legal regime and urging honest operators to engage before laws pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priy
Cold Weather Reaches Mexican Growing Districts
Frost and unusually low temperatures hit Sonora and Sinaloa causing heavy tomato losses in Obregon and Huatabampo while peppers and peas suffer lighter damage. Winter frost may cut February tomato tonnage by 25 to 30 percent and total west coast losses could reach 600 to 850 cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nogales
Ariz
Sonora
Sinaloa
Southern Pacific Railway
Obregon
Huatabampo
Los Mochia
Bamoa
West Coast
Canadian Jobbers Meet Opens With Record Attendance
The 12th annual Canadian Fruit & Vegetable Jobbers Association meeting in Montreal opened with the largest attendance in its history. Over 200 registered by noon with more expected, as participants from Canada and the United States gathered for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canada
Canadian Fruit & Vegetable Jobbers Association
United States
South Texas Onion Crop Likely Far Below Normal
Corpus Christi January 22. Seed sales indicate Texas Irmuda onion crops may be far below normal. Last year imports totaled 213000 pounds with little carryover. this year 110000 pounds have been imported, much still in warehouses and too late for planting. Many growers quit large acreages and returned to cotton amid low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Tex
South Texas
Texas
Shows & General
Willacy County
Laredo-Winter Garden
Coastal Bend
Wilson
Florida Citrus Assessment Case Heads to Supreme Court
Bartow Fla Jan 22 The Florida Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of a 1935 citrus law. The suit challenges an assessment on fruit packers and shippers for advertising funds. Plaintiffs include C V Floyd Fruit Co and several Cooper family members of Miami against the Florida Citrus Commission and Agriculture Commissioner Nathan Mayo. An injunction was denied after a circuit court ruling the suit must be filed in Polk County. The law taxes oranges grapefruit and tangerines with proceeds used to promote fruit sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartow
Fla
Florida Supreme Court
Florida
C V. Floyd Fruit Company
Mary C. Cooper
M. E. Cooper
James R. Cooper
Ellis Orr
Miami
Florida Citrus Commission
Nathan Mayo
State Commissioner of Agriculture
Dade County
The
Citrus Commission
Polk County
Leonard Jones Withdraws From Jones & Kavanagh
Leonard Casey Jones a longtime partner in Jones and Kavanagh Company limited in Los Angeles relinquished his interest effective January 1. He said a monthlong vacation is planned with no definite future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Leonard (Casey) Jones
Jones & Kavanagh Company, Ltd
Jones
R B Raines Files Bankruptcy Petition in Kansas City
R B Raines of 4068 East Third street trading as R B Raines Wholesale Fruit Company filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition and was adjudicated bankrupt. He lists total obligations at 27737 with assets between 6000 and 7000 and about 15000 owed to trade. First creditors meeting set for February 8 at room 716, 903 Grand avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
R. B
Raines
Grand Avenue
Rajnes Commission Company, Inc
R. C. Rittenhouse Named President Brokers Division
R C Rittenhouse named president of the Brokers Division with Robert G. McKee and M C Franklin as vice presidents. Jan 22. In Milwaukee Chicago and Kansas City this note reports the National Brokers Division meeting of the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association ran late due to a prolonged general session, omitting several program features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Brokers
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers’ Assn
Chicagoan
R. C. Rittenhouse
Chicago
Robert G. McKee
Kansas City
M. C. Franklin
Milwaukee
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association
More
Maine potato industry tax proposed by Fort Fairfield rep
A Maine bill introduced by Representative George P. Findlen would levy an industry tax on potatoes to form an annual fund for advertising Maine potatoes. The proposal follows a recommendation by the Aroostook County Council to stabilize the industry by promoting quality and grading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presque Isle
Packer
Maine
George P. Findlen
Fort Fairfield
House Committee On Agriculture
Aroostook
Little Rock Peddler Ordinance Enters Effect
The injunction against Little Rock itinerant peddler rules was dismissed, making the $200 annual tax on wholesale fruit and produce dealers, truckers, peddlers, and jobbers effective. North Little Rock Council passed a similar $200 tax on produce dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Chancery Court
North Little Rock
Truck Peddlers Ordinance Now Effective in Omaha
Omaha Neb Jan 22 An ordinance regulating truck peddlers became effective last week requiring a 200 annual license and a 1000 bond A violation carries up to 100 fine per offense The rule exempts farmers selling their own produce but applies to others selling fruits vegetables garden truck or farm products to hotels restaurants retailers or others for resale
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
New Cold Wave Threatens California Citrus Losses
A fresh cold wave after last week's freezing battered southern California groves with nightly readings between 21 and 28 degrees. Growers used oil heaters and smudge pots to limit damage as frosts intensified through the week, with Lindsay reporting 22 degrees at 9 am and citrus belts averaging 20 to 30 degrees. Weather forecasts warned of further cold and greater risk to citrus fruit, potentially altering prior damage estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
California
Citrus Belt
Lindsay
Fontana
U S Agency to Buy Grapefruit Juice for Relief Stock
Harlingen Texas January 22 The Citrus Industry Committee led by I B Holland Mission announces the A A A will purchase large quantities of grapefruit juice from canners for the rest of the season The juice will be distributed by the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation with welfare relief administrations in states The program aims to lift prices and aid growers by creating an outlet for juice and fruit It begins with an offer to buy up to 50000 cases of juice in the first week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlingen
Tex
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Citrus Industry Committee
I. B. Holland, Mission
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Hearings Set on Containers and Loading Rules
Five hearings in the United States will be held in February by the Perishable Division of the Freight Container Bureau. The meetings will examine proposed changes to container specifications and loading rules for fresh fruits melons and vegetables under docket No 6. Dates and cities include New York February 2 Portland February 3 Los Angeles February 5 Orlando February 10 and Harlingen February 12 with 9 30 a m start times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Freight Container Bureau
Edward Cahill
Vesey Street
N. Y
Portland
Ore
Harlingen
Tex
First Strawberries From Lawtey Open Season Early
Lawtey Florida January 22 The first cars of Bradford county strawberries left early this week marking an unusually early season due to warm weather. Berries ripened rapidly and the movement is expected to grow in the coming days as harvest progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawtey
Fla
Bradford County
Warehousemen Prepare for 46th Annual Convention
Plans are ready for the American Warehousemen's Association 46th annual convention at the Drake hotel in Chicago from February 3 to 6. Registration indicates a record turnout with delegates from across the United States and Canada. An entertainment program promises a lively gathering with no dull moments from start to finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Warehousemen’s Association
Chicago
Drake Hotel
Jar
American Warehousemen'’s Association
Association of
American ‘Warehousemen's Association
W. M. O'Keefe
AWA
United States
Canada
Western Fruit Jobbers Association Convention Opens in Detroit
The 38th annual Western Fruit Jobbers Association of America convention met at the Book Cadillac Hotel in Detroit from Monday through Thursday. Experts outlined dealer service labor, rail and transportation issues, and the three-way links among shippers brokers and jobbers, with constructive discussions and action. The event drew broad attendance from across the United States and Canada and featured ample entertainment and hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Western Fruit Jobbers Association of America
Book-Cadillac
Canada
Annual Meeting of American Fruit and Produce Auction Assn
The American Fruit and Produce Auction Association met at the Book-Cadillac in Detroit on Tuesday to elect officers for the coming year. Officers: President N. C. Ives Philadelphia. Vice President F. N. [3 bey] Detroit. Secretary-Treasurer Joseph A. Schwalb New York. Chairman Charles W. Irrgang Chicago. Attendees listed include executives from United Fruit Auction, Baltimore Fruit Exchange, New York Fruit Auction Corp, and others. Florida citrus proration for next week unchanged at 1500 cars oranges and 700 cars grapefruit. tangerine restrictions lifted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Fruit and Produce Auction ‘Assn
Detroit
American Fruit and Produce Auction Association, Inc
Book-Cadillac
N. C. Ives
Philadelphia
F. N
Joseph A. Schwalb
New York City
Charles W
Irrgang
Chicago
Leonard Gentile
United Fruit Auction Company
Cincinnati
N. W. Kaltenbach
Baltimore Fruit Exchange
Baltimore
Phil DiGiorgio
New York Fruit Auction Corporation
Harry Bigalow
Harlan Bigalow
Consolidated Fruit Exchange
Cleveland
H. C. Pixley
American Central Fruit Auction Company
St. Louis
Perry Stern
Charles W. Smith
The
Fruit Auction Sales Company
W. M. English
Union Fruit Auction Company
Pittsburgh
Ir. N. Isbey
C. O. Broun
Detroit Fruit Auction Company
Philadelphia Terminal Auction Company
Harold Milla
H. Harris& Co
Boston
Henry D. Greene
Lakelawa
San
Florida
Flood Inundates Produce Yards in Cincinnati
Heavy rains and river rises flood Cincinnati headwaters and lower riverfront yards. Produce dealers brace for days of halted movement as tracks flood and auction activity ceases under implausible water depths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Weather Bureau
Trent
Phin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shippers Assn
McDaniel
Bureau
Government
Mexico
Canadian Fruit and Vegetable Jobbers Assn
Canadas
U. S
Presidenta
Frank H. Holloway
Holloway
I. A. Montgomery
Dr. Montgomery
A. McCallum
Winnipeg
Richard Palmer
Toronto
Grimeby
Palmer
Supreme Court
Leonard Jones
Jones & Kavanagh
R. B. Raines
Holand
Patten
Imperial Valley
Committee For Action
Western Fruit
W. E. Anderson
Topeka
C. R. Godding
William L. Wagner
Kirk F. Mitchell
George A. Marsh
S. M. Cohodas
Ishpeming
Mich
George F. Burt
Lincoln
Edward Rosenberg
Flint
Joseph Marguleas
A. W. Barnett
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