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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1936
Page
2
Grand Rapids Michigan July 3 county agricultural agent K. K. Vining announced that fruit growers can now qualify for federal soil conservation program payments on cover crops and grafted orchards.
Chicago reports the semi month South Water Market golf event at Evanston Golf Club on June 26 with 23 trade and railroad guests hosted by Bob Cummings, William Garfitt, and Jim Armstrong. Attendees from Chicago include G H Sorensen, Charles Irrgang, John Rogers, Perry Stern, Dr Jerry Sloan, and others. William English of Pittsburgh joins. The course was praised for its condition and attendees enjoyed terrace dinner.
Shippers at a Chicago hearing Tuesday opposed proposed changes to the private car tariff. The session explored actions by the proponents and drew attention to carrier practices and rate structures.
A Detroit Chicago hearing chaired by F D Burroughs discussed a proposal to limit privately owned refrigerator cars to carrier ownership. Objections from canning, cheese, meat, dairy, and beer interests cited illegality and discrimination while Burroughs said testimony would be compiled for the railroad executive committee.
The excerpt describes route considerations for shipments from Ogden Utah to Nephi via Salt Lake City and Provo or west of Pocatello or south of Portland, with an exception clause excluding Fresh Meat Dressed Poultry and Packing House Products from this rule and defining Packing House Products per Perishable Protective Tariff No. 8.
In Hartford Michigan on July 8 an organization named the Michigan Bonded Fruit Growers Association formed by southwestern Michigan growers to market quality fruit under a state label. Officers include President Frank Sommers Eau Claire and Secretary-Treasurer H G Hardy Lawton with directors Devo Thayer Paw Paw Robert Schoenfelder Brevensville C Beckwith Lawrence A Schoenfelder Berrien Springs and P D Leavenworth Grand Rapids. Fresh cherry brokers began contracting clipped cherries at 8 cents a pound, down from 11/2 cents year ago, while buyers of Maraschino cherries offered 4 1/2 cents for two thirds grown fruit.
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