Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-25

The Railroads ana the truck NEoP
ciIities for its transportation.
The railroads of South and Southeast
Georgia are providing ample facilities ior
the handling and transportation OF the
fruit and truck crops, and the truck grow
srs' interests are being promoted In
practical way. In order to ascertain
what preparations had been made for
handling the crop, Commissioner wall
lace, ofthe Railroad Commission, address
ed the following circular to the managers
of different roads in the State, and replies
were made by the Central Railroad ana
the Savannah, Florida and Western Rail-
way as below:
OFFICE RAILROAD COMMISSION, AT
LANTA, GA, May IS, 1SS3.-Superfn-
tendents, etc.: Please furnish me not later
than 21st instant:
1. Number of refrigerator cars owned
by your company.
. Number of ventilated cars owned by
your company.
3. Number of such cars owned by ex-
press company in use on your road.
1. Number of such cars owned by other
companies in use on your road.
). What character of cars will you use
for melons:
6. Youraopinion as to time that fruits or
vegetables can be held over safely in VEN
tilated cars!
!. Have you perfected arrangements
with connecting railroads for full supply
of cars to transport vegetables and fruit
without delay:
| desire the foregoing information that
the commission can give intelligent, and
as near as possible, reliable information
to interested parties, and not for the pur-
pose of interfering in the slightest degree
with any transportation arrangements
that may have been made or about to be
made between the railroads and the truck
farmers and fruit growers of Georgia.
Very respectfully.
CAMPBELL WALLACE,
Chairman pro TEN.
REPLY OF THE SAVANNAH FLORIDA AND
WESTERN.
SUPERINTENDENT OFFICE, s., f. AND
W. R'Y Co., SAVANNAH, May %. 1888.
Major Campbell Wallace, Chdirnlgn pro
TEN. Railroad Commission: DEAR SIR-ln
reply to yours of the 10Th instant, will an
swer as follows:
/. We have no refrigeratOrs owned by
this company.
,. We have about 125 ventilated cars.
3. None.
4. Our Western connections use retrig-
orator and ventilated cars over our line.
No specific number assigned to us.
). We will use our ventilated cars and
box cars with doors Slated.
6. Cannot answer satisfactorily.
:. We have the assurance given our
connection that they will contribute all
cars they can to move the melon crop.
| have requested a meeting of the va
rious superintendents at interest, TO meet
in Atlanta on 31st, and hope to be able
after this meeting to give better infOrma-
ton. Yours respectfully,
r. G. FLEMING, Superintendent.
REPLY OF THE CENTRAL.
CENTRAL RRAILROAD AND BANKING
COMPANY OF GEORGIA, SAVANNAH, May
81, 1888. Major Campbell Wallace, Char
man pro tenn. Railroad Commission, At
Idntd, Ga: DEAR SIR-YOurs of the 10th
inst. duly to hand and reply as follows:
l. Number of refrigerator cars owned
by your company. None.
>. Number of ventilated cars owned by
your company. None.
3. Number of such ears owned by eX-
press company in use on your road. None.
4. Number of such cars owned by other
companies in use on your road. Five cars
owne d by the Austeu Refrigerator Car
Company.
). What character of ears will you use
for melons? Stock, box and any other
cars that we can get.
g. Your opinion as to time fruit and
vegetables can be held in safety in venti-
lated cars: Do not know; have never re-
ceived any shipments in such cars.
I. Have you perfected arrangements
with connecting railroads for full supply
of cars to transport vegetables and fruits
without delay. BY agreement we expect
to collect sufficient number of Green line
cars which, in connection with our own,
to do this business. Respectfully,
VIM. ROGERS.
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