Cleveland Set to Entertain Vegetable Men at 28th Growers Meet
Cleveland prepares for the Vegetable Growers Association of America convention September 8 to 11 at the Hotel Carter. Over 2,000 growers and guests are expected. The program includes dances, greenhouse tours, a field trip, radio station visit, dinners, and a Great Lakes Exposition visit.
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The
Vegetable ‘Growers Association of America
Carter
Cleveland
Vegetable “Growers Association of America
Carter Hotel
H.D. Brown
Association
iVegetable
Growers Association
ofAmerica
Union
WTAM
John L. Davis
Emery
Mahy- Peo
Grapefruit Deal In Florida Ready To Start Season
Florida reports indicate next week grapefruit will be ready to move from many sections Lee Manatee and Dade counties are shipping fruit and central citrus areas plan to pick late this week Weather expected to stay reasonable and shipments should rise. Florida Citrus Control Committee recommends continued proration of grapefruit shipments through September 6 limiting shipments to be continued.
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Lee
Manatee
Dade
Jacksonville
Fla
Lakeland
Florida Citrus Control Committee
Wallace
Ohio package law cases in Cleveland merchants fined
About 30 local merchants summoned before a justice of the peace faced charges of violating the Ohio package law. Each was fined $5 with $14 total costs. State officers met Cleveland weeks ago and issued fines widely. Dealers say it is practically impossible to live up to the letter of the law.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Produce Packer free sample offer outlined in notice
The Produce Packer weekly explains it concentrates on market news for shippers and distributors of eggs poultry butter hides wool fur and related products. It invites requests for a free sample copy mailed to interested readers.
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Packer
Produce Packer
California Fall Pea Prospects Vary Across Regions
San Francisco reports California fall pea prospects range from good to excellent with early districts already in production and daily loads rising before September 15. Harvesting has begun in San Jose and San Luis Obispo regions with generally good quality but lighter yields than last year. Salinas and Valley plantings expect October availability and light yields. Ivanhoe Porterville and Delano areas show good growth with most peas not ready until October 15.
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San Francisco
California
San Jose
Here
Oceado
San Luis Obispo
Hollister
San Benito County
Salinas
Ita
Ivanhoe
Porterville
Delano
New Factors This Season In Apple Deal Northwest
Wenatchee Sept 4 The late apple harvest and shipping season opens with new factors. The Washington State Apples advertising campaign has stimulated the distributing trade and may lift prices as long as ads are continued. Old timers like Conrad Rose George W Coburn J M Wade J B Adams and W F Painte note the campaign joined with Pacific Northwest Fruita ads as key to the opening price rise from ten to fifteen cents a box. An Apple Growers union signs many district growers to contracts to handle culled apples, selling to by products plants at a fixed price starting at five dollars per ton.
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Wenatchee
Wash
Washington ‘State
Conrad Rosé
George W. Coburn
W.F. Painte
Washington -State
Apple
Pacific Northwest
Fruita
Andy
Nnb
Union Fruit Producers
California Fall Tomato Crop Progressing Nicely
California vegetable outlook as of September 1 notes favorable late August weather for growth, with cool nights slowing tomato harvest. Newly set cauliflower and celery progress well. lettuce germination strong despite worm infestations in SalinasWatsonville. Tomatoes near peak for canning stock. demand limited by ample eastern homegrown supply. Honeydew melons in demand driven markets. California carrots steady but not rising before Sept 15. Celery plentiful in San Jose moving intrastate, lettuce supply normal in SalinasWatsonville for two weeks. Onion harvest rapid. some storage drying. Fall peas loaded from Oceano. San Jose field maturity. shipments to rise slowly to Sept 16.
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California
Sacramento
Calif
Salinas
Watsonville
San Jose
Oceano
No Agreement Yet in Teamsters Controversy
New York reporters note that representatives of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Chauffeurs and New York truck owners committee held several conferences this week seeking a peaceful settlement on a proposed new working contract to avert a city wide strike but no agreement had been reported by late Thursday.
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New York
International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Chauffeurs and
Jonathan Apple sales begin early in Northwest fruit season
Harvesting of peaches prunes and Bartlett pears shifts attention to Jonathan apples. Early carloads have shipped at 1.75 per box for fancy packs, with export demand limited by larger UK and continental crops. Shippers report color good from bright sun and cool nights. sizes vary, with Jonathans often smaller than normal. Season moving up. domestic marketing focused later September.
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Yakima
Wash
Bartlett
Ston
Lose
United Kingdom
Apple Industry Protests New Ice Tariff Increases
Rochester N Y Sept 4 The International Apple Association via attorneys protests to the Interstate Commerce Commission against Supplement 26 to Perishable Protective Tariff No 3 set to take effect Sept 10 The group cites higher ice costs at major points and inflated refrigeration charges as the main grievance led by secretary R G Phillips who argues outside California and Arizona the new charges are unreasonable and duplicative Continued on Page 14
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Rochester
International Apple Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
R. G. Phillips
California
Arizona
European fruit market report from Washington on Sept 4
Cables from F A Motz report slightly higher California Gravensteins and stronger pear prices in Glasgow and Liverpool with modest demand in London. Imports of apples and pears expected next week. generally liberal fruit supply on the British market. Best London apples average 1.78 a box, pears 3.44 a box. Estimated next week American apples 22,500 bushels. pears 37,000 bushels. California grapes 2,000 packages.
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Europe
Washington, D. C
F. A
Motz
California
Glasgow
Liverpool
London
New Zealand
Pippins
Rain boosts Ohio crop prospects after heavy storms
In Cincinnati on September 4 the central Ohio region near the Indiana line shows greatly improved crop prospects due to recent heavy rains. Dr H C Ramsower of Ohio State University reports over two inches of rain at several points with high winds, noting benefits outweigh damage and drought impact remains severe in the southwest where salvage is unlikely.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
H.C. Ramsower
Ohio State University
Ramsower
Peak Elberta peach movement eyed for Labor Day
Growers and shippers in Benton Harbor Michigan anticipate Labor Day Monday as the peak day for Elberta peaches. The week opened with 25,186 bushels, about 63 carloads, moved on the Benton Harbor market, prices ranging from 65 cents to one dollar, higher than the same period in 1935. Weather has been favorable and Sunday’s cool temps aided the market.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
La Bonte Named Cold Storage Manager at Grand Trunk Detroit
A. E. La Bonte succeeds the late Harry S. Hall as manager of the Grand Trunk Railway Terminal and Cold Storage Company in Detroit. L. C. Hodapp is named assistant manager. Both men bring extensive experience from warehousing, finance, and related industries and have worked with Hall for six years. La Bonte’s background spans Ashland Iron and Chemical, Northern Iron and Chemical, Charcoal Iron, Knight Menard, and the Federal Discount Corporation before joining GT Terminal in 1930. Hodapp's career includes military service, Seymour grain milling, National Terminals, and Grand Trunk since 1929.
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E. la Bonte
Harry S. Hall
Detroit
Grand Trunk Railway
Terminal & Cold
A. E. la Bonte
L. c. Hodepp
Hall
la Bonte
Ashland Iron and Chemical Company
Charcoal Iron Company ‘of America
Knight Menard &Co
Federal Discount Corporation
Grand Trunk Railway Terminal & Cold Storage Company
Hodapp
Seymour
Ind
U.S. Army
National Terminals Corporation
Indianapolis
A G Stearns Dead Former Tomato Operator
A. G. Stearns longtime tomato trading figure dies at Redlands California aged about 70. He retired years ago after a career spanning nearly four decades in fruit and produce and Mexican tomato dealings. Survived by one daughter Mrs. Ruth Schroeder.
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Chicago
A. G. Stearns
Fry Distributing Company
Stearns
Redlands
Calif
Ruth Schroeder
South Water Market to Exhibit at International Horticultural Exposition
Chicago reports strong South Water Market interest in the first International Horticultural Exposition to run September 12 to 20 at the International Amphitheatre Chicago Stock Yards. A. G. Zulfer and others form committee to organize a large fruit and vegetable display dedicated to Chicago trade territory and the industry.
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Chicago
Hull
Packer
South Water Market
G. H. Cross
F. William Mort
C. H. Weaver & Co
William Garfitt
The
Standard Fruit and Steamship Company
A. G. Zulfer
A. G. Zulfer & Co
Lawrence Cuneo
Cuneo Brothers, Inc
Racketeering Charges Arise From Cleveland Produce Terminal
Cleveland officials allege a labor union led shakedowns at the Northern Ohio Food Terminal. Safety Director Ness says a gang used the union guise to extort victims, naming Charles Cimino and William Severnheimer as leaders. A 80-page report with 70 alleged incidents was sent to Prosecutor Cullitan for Grand Jury action.
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Cleveland
Northern
Ohio
Eliott Ness
Frank T. Cuilltan
Charles Cimino
William Severnheimer
Commission House
Rocky Ford man charged under Colorado Produce Act
C A Coggins a fruit buyer at El Capitan Hotel Rocky Ford was arrested on a Ben H King filed charge alleging he bought melons without paying The case cites a $60 loss and notes cashless checks are not legal tender under the act The director promises impartial enforcement to protect farmers and hints more arrests may follow
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Rocky Ford
Colo
C. A. Coggins
el Capitan
Ben H. King
Colorado
Coggins
la Junta
United States
Unsettled Balinas-Watsonville Lettuce Market Near End of Negotiations
The Balinas Watsonville district lettuce trade remains unsettled as negotiators seek a working agreement between employers and shed laborers. Harvest operations continue under a temporary setup expiring last night with light shipments and limited stock for sale. Acreage for the next two weeks is tight, with carloads and price ranges noted amid a dull market and light inquiry.
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Balinas
Calits
Balinas-Watsonville
Concord Grapes From Michigan Around Sept 10
Benton Harbor reports the Michigan Concord grape movement should begin around September 10 with a fair volume by September 15 and shipments rising steadily. The crop is expected shorter than 1935, varying by county, with quality generally good and few insects. Van Buren and Berrien counties show different yield estimates, and Delawares and Niagaras are light.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
van Buren
Berrien
Michigan
Lawton
Paw Paw
Tom Lane Elected Sheriff of County in Arkansas
Tom Lane of Jonesboro Arkansas was elected sheriff of the county in the recent election. He led the ticket and defeated his opponent by 1 163 votes carrying 25 of 31 precincts. Lane has served as Jonesboro chief of police for two years and his record helped secure victory.
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Jonesboro
Ark
W. T
Tom) Lane
Lane
City of
Leedom Ends Ties With Philadelphia Firm
Philadelphia September notices that Arthur G. Leedom will sever his connection with Arthur G. Leedom Company, located at 134 Walnut Street, effective Saturday September 5. No future plans announced.
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Philadelphia
Arthur G. Leedom
Walnut Street
Leedom
Refrigeration Rate Advance Under Attack
A bill filed in the U S District Court in Illinois challenges new refrigeration charges set for perishable traffic from Chicago to New York. C R Hillyer leads dairy shippers against the United States and carriers, contending the rates risk double charges and lack of readjustment to line-haul rates.
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Chicago
United States District ‘Court
Northern District of Illinois
C. R.hillyer
United States of America
United States
Utah authorities seek man swindling Utah growers
A man calling himself A Stooley swindled growers in Provo and across Utah county of as much as 10 000 dollars with fake drafts and deposits. Victims reported losses ranging from six hundred dollars to ten thousand. The suspect has alias M Masseh and is sought on charges of false pretenses. a warrant is out and the sheriff in Utah county leads the search.
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A. Stooley
Provo
East Lake City
Utah
Utah County
Provo Bank
M. Masseh
C. J. Cragan
Lindon
Motor Carrier Act Faces Crucial Test
New York reports the Motor Carrier Act of 1935 is under stress as a rising rate war threatens many operators. Midwestern and Southwestern trucking associations petition the I C C to intervene to enforce reasonable rates and minimum tariffs for over 200000 operators amid enforcement challenges.
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New York
Paul Chandler Back on Job in Des Moines
Paul Chandler of Chandler and Son returned to work in Des Moines after recovering from a week long illness and a minor operation. His friends are pleased to learn he has fully recovered and is feeling well.
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Paul Chandler
Des Moines
Chandler
Chandler & Son
Charler
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Iearly
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