Federal Ownership of Railroads Rally Sparks Debate
Chicago dispatch reports the Transportation Association of America held meetings at the Union League Club urging private enterprise against federal ownership of transportation and public services. Donald D. Conn warned that recent election results bolster government ownership forces and threaten private credit and industry.
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Transportation Association of America
Union League Club
Chicago
Transportation, Association of America
Association
American Agriculture, Industry, Transportation and Finance
Donald D. Conn
Conn
Proration lifted for Florida grapefruit shipments
Lakeland Florida November 20. Volume proration of Florida grapefruit shipments was lifted by the Florida Citrus Commission. Shipments next week will be controlled by grade and size, with only first and second grade fruit. Seeded fruit limited to sizes 36 to 80 and not over 30 percent of seeded shipments. Texas grapefruit possible to be regulated under the Federal Marketing Agreement. Oranges and tangerines face a 6000 car volume proration with shipments limited to first and second grade sizes 168 and larger, 10 percent allowance for smaller sizes. State maturity inspection extended to December.
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Lakeland
Flat
Florida
Florida Citrus Commission
Texas
Citrus freight rate cut to Winnipeg from California
Winnipeg cargo news reports a rate reduction for citrus shipments from California to Winnipeg via through routes to western Canada. The rate fell from 1.64 to 1.56 per cwt as of November 6, accepted by Canadian railroads handling cross border transfers.
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West Canada
Calif
Winnipeg
Canada
California
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Reduction in Bermuda Onion Acreage for 1937
Washington DC November 20 The Department of Agriculture reports onion growers in Louisiana Texas and California plan to plant 25600 acres for the 1937 spring harvest down from 84970 last year and 26550 in 1935 Texas acreage 22600 down from 31000 Louisiana 2200 up from 1120 California 1800 down from 2850 last year
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Wshington
D. C
Department of Agriculture
Louisiana
Texas
California
Strike Scheduled Among California Celery Workers
Stockton Calif Nov 20 A strike of union celery workers affiliated with the AFL is set for tonight seeking a 10 cent hourly raise and overtime over nine hours. Shippers threaten barricades to guard non union labor while unions claim 24 percent membership of about 4 000 workers. Bar ges moving 70 percent of the crop halted after intimidation by ILA men. prorate allows 30 cars daily for five days with little activity expected.
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Stockton
Calif
I. L.A
Trade at Large Invited to the Jobbers Meeting
Detroit officials issue a nationwide invitation to Western Fruit Jobbers Association members and related industries in the east south and southeast to attend a major convention in Detroit from January 18 to 21 1937. Registrations begin in advance with events starting January 17 including Ford's Sunday Evening Hour in Orchestra Hall.
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Detroit
Western Fruit
Agen
Western Fruit Jobbers Association
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Boston
Buffalo
Cleveland
Washington
Middle West
Ford
Orchestra Hall
Masson Reports Huge Interest in Canadian Convention
Charles Masson announces strong expected turnout for the Canadian Fruit and Vegetable Jobbers Association annual convention in Montreal January 21 to 23. He and secretary L F Burrows toured western Canada, Detroit precedes the event, and special railcars may move guests from Detroit to Montreal. Montreal promises historic sights and winter sports, with an engaging business program and pleasant accommodations.
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Montreal
Canada
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Detroit
Ben Aaron Joins Meyer Schuman Co as Sales Manager
Chicago reports that Ben Aaron will become sales manager at Meyer Schuman Company starting November 23. He has over 15 years in the fruit and vegetable trade, with expertise in carrot sales and broad shipping knowledge, aiding Mr. Schuman as the firm expands its sales force.
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Chicago
Meyer Schuman Company
Ben Aaron
Mr. Schuman
Aaron
Mr. Aaron
Larger Acreage Early Cabbage Is Expected
Washington D C November 20 according to a Department of Agriculture outlook report early cabbage plantings show a 9 percent rise in 1947 to 61100 acres from 56000 last year and from 36310 to 61500 across five years the 1937 acreage would be record large with notable increases in California Florida and Texas while Louisiana holds steady and overall early state acreage would far exceed 1928 1932 and 1933 levels.
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Wshington
D. C
Department of Agriculture
California
Florida
Texas
Louisiana
Forward All—1936 Time for Prosperity and Uplift
The speaker praises American resilience and natural resources while urging sacrifice during hardship and projecting a future of greatest prosperity. The message frames 1936 as a pivotal year to apply lessons from boom and bust and move forward toward lasting growth.
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United States
Damage to vegetables in South Florida slows bean movement
Heavy November rains damaged beans and potatoes in the Everglades and along the lower East Coast but bean shipments remain active from Lake region and Pompano area has begun moving vegetables. Tomatoes cana eggplant shipments also started. bean prices rose to about 1.35 dollars, pleasing growers. Belle Glade area bore the hardest downpour and impacts continue.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Everglades
East Coast
Pompano
Belle Glade
Peace on Pacific Coast Water Front Stalled as Strike Enters Fourth Week
San Francisco reports no immediate settlement as maritime workers strike continues into its fourth week along the Pacific coast. Shipowners and unlicensed labor unions fail to agree on hive hall control. broader peace remains unlikely. Bay area business slows amid $50 million in goods held in warehouses and cold storage. Some exporters push to move oranges and Emperor grapes via rail or eastern ports.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Maritime Workers
Pacific
Roosevelt
South America
Bay Region
United States
Bruce Box Weight Increase suspended by ICC
Chicago reports that the Interstate Commerce Commission has suspended Docket 4272 which proposed raising the Bruce box weight from 95 to 102 pounds for the wire bound two bushel citrus crate. The commission has not set a hearing date and until an order is issued the 95 pound weight remains in effect.
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cuban tomato crop estimate from Havana.
Advices from Havana report Cuba’s tomato crop this season around 1,300,000 crates with larger acreage than last year but tempered by irregular weather. Free banes are expected after December 1.
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New York
Havana
California Peas Harvest and Shipments Rise in Imperial Valley
The Imperial valley leads this week’s pea harvest with peak activity expected in the next two weeks. Harvests are mainly in Imperial and the Delano Ivanhoe districts with good condition yields. Weather slowdowns in Delano Ivanhoe affect maturity but peas remain high quality. a severe freeze could end the harvest, though most land is recently planted. Shipments this week run about 20 to 30 cars daily, with central California slightly behind Imperial valley.
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Los Angeles
Imperial Valley
Imperial
Delano-Ivarhoe
Delano-Ivanhoe
Central California
Cincinnati Hosts League Delegates Dinner January 10
Cincinnati plans a dinner and entertainment for National League of Wholesale Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Distributors delegates en route to Atlanta for the January 11 to 14, 1937 convention. John H. Barr heads the local committee with rail partners outlining schedules from key points to Cincinnati and onward. New York auction totals chestnuts offerings 3,595 barrels and bags at 5 to 9 cents per pound.
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Cincinnati
National ‘League of Wholesale Fresh Fruit and ‘Vegetable Distributors
Atlanta
John H. Barr
S. A. Gerrard Company
Southern Railroad
Gateway
Union Terminal
National League
Southern Railway
Barr
St. Louis
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Conventionites
New York
New York Branch League bids farewell to president Cochran
At the New York meeting of the National League of Wholesale Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Distributors the local branch held a farewell for T Fletcher Cochran as president. Philadelphia guests praised a lobster Newburg dish introduced to the annual dinner menu, aiming to replicate a Philadelphia gastronomic hallmark in New York. A transport timetable fragment appears, showing NYC Lines arrivals and departures in a January schedule.
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New York
National League of Wholesale
T. Fletcher ‘Cochran
Penn‘Sylvania
Philadelphia
Cochran
Quaker City
The Produce Packer publication description
The article explains a separate weekly newspaper The Produce Packer beside The Packer edition. It covers marketing and trade news for shippers and distributors of eggs poultry butter hides wool fur and related items. A free sample copy is mailed upon request.
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Packer
Produce Packer
Refund of Increased Refrigeration Charges Authorized
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered refunds or waivers for increased refrigeration charges effective September 10, later withdrawn. Railroads may reimburse ice haulage bunker damage and accounting costs on bills dated September 10 to October 8. Claims must be supported by paid expense bills from entitled parties.
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce’ Commission
John F. Waddell
Western Fruit Jobbers Association
Interstate ‘Commerce Commission
Frost Damages California Tomato Crop Report
Frost has wiped out much of the production in tomato districts across California. On Wednesday only ten cars were shipped, six from central California and four from southern parts, with some districts still shipping from fields protected by vine growth.
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California
Los Angeles
International Horticultural Exposition Plans Second Chicago Show
The International Horticultural Exposition announces its second annual show in Chicago from September 18 to 26, 1937, at the International Amphitheatre. The event will broaden scope to cover all horticultural industry aspects including product utilization, building on last year's exhibits from 17 states plus Canada and England, aiming to become a major educational gathering akin to the Live Stock Exposition for livestock and agriculture.
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Chicago
International Amphitheatre
States
Canada
England
Beech er Mahaffey Delivers On Perishable Claims Rules
Chicago November news reports the Mahaffey Commission Company letter detailing how car riers methods for settling loss and damage claims in the fruit and produce trade cause annual multi thousand dollar losses to shippers. The piece notes prior Packer articles by Julius Wieger and calls for an industry coordinated effort toward fairer settlements and policy reforms under the carrier framework.
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Chicago
Packer
Julius F. Wieger
San Francisco
Mahaffey Commission Company
Beecher G. Mahaffey
New Orleans Peddlers Seek License Relief Amid Revenue Push
In New Orleans on November 20 a mass meeting of city peddlers for fruits and vegetables discussed arrests under a long-standing licensing ordinance. Officials proposed delaying enforcement until January 1 with a ten dollar permit, while peddlers urged lower rates of about 40 dollars for pushcarts and 75 dollars for wagons and trucks. Leon G. Tujague chaired the session, which aimed to gain mayoral and council support for reduced fees.
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New Orleans
Mbéra
Robert Maestri
Maestri
AAA to Start Buying Texas Grapefruit
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration plans to purchase grapefruit in Harlingen Texas to supply relief needs and aid growers. Purchases will be donated to the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation for distribution through state cooperatives. Operations expected to begin late this week with an office to be set up in Harlingen.
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Harlingen
Tex
Texas
I Srowers and Shippers
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
AAA
Rates Conference Deliberations In Nampa Idaho
A major rate hearing gathered eight traffic associations and shippers from Utah Idaho Oregon and Washington with 20 northern southwestern and western trunk line carriers to press for permanent emergency freight rates on fruits and vegetables. Representatives from Yakima Wenatchee Hood River Utah Colorado Idaho and Walla Walla groups urged continued high rates, presenting distribution figures and warning of risks from any future changes.
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Nampa
Idaho
Northwest
Utah
Oregon
Washington
Southwestern
Western Trunk Line
Yakima Valley Traffic and Credit Association
Wenatchee Valley Traffic Association
Hood River Traffic Association
Utah Citizens Rate Association
Colorado Perishable Shippers ‘Association
Idaho Public ‘Utilities Commission
Idaho Shippers Traffic Association
Independent Shippers of
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Packter
United States
Kansas City
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