The record-union., 1892-04-20
EXPEDITED FRUIT TRAINS.
They VIII Be Run at as Low Rates as
the Slow Ones.
A Talk With Edward L. Goodseil OF
New York-Facts of Interest to
Fruit-Growers.

Edward l.. Goodsell, the noted fruit
auctioneer of New York, who handles
the fruit forwarded there by the Califor-
mia Fruit Union was in this city yester-
day. He is on a tour Of the fruit-grow-
ing sections of the State, and had the good
fortune to be on the coast at a time when
he could experience the delightful sensa-
tons caused by an old-fashioned earth
quake shock.
And the New York gentleman got the
full benefit of it. He was in Nacaville on
Monday night, in company with p. 4.
Plat Of this city, and the way they were
shaken up was caution. Both gentle
men feel that they had very narrow es-
cape from death or severe injury.
Mr.. Goodsen was seen by a RECORD
UNION reporter, and after the earthquake
subject had been exhausted the converse
ton turned upon the coming fruit season
and fruit shipments. In regard to the
latter Mr.. Goodsell said:
Having had several interviews with a
number of the prominent fruit-growers
of the State, it is obvious to me that there
is wrong impression in the minds Of the
shippers of the State with regard to the
recent action of the Third Vice-President
(Stubbs) of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road, which action was given to the pub
lie through me.
sit is proper, as ! am the source of
these statements that have been made
which have been distorted into meanings
that were not intended by me that a
correction of some of the more grieVOuS
errors and omissions should be made.
''It is only fair tor me TO say that it has
not been through my sole eXertions that
the Southern Pacific have taken the new
stand with regard to fruit shipments that
they have. The firms of the w. r. Strong
Company, Earl Fruit Company, Gregory
Bros. u Co., Cook Il Langley and others
have been making equally vigorous eff
forts to assist the fruit producers of the
State in the matter OF rates and time on
fruit shipments.
Further, the proposition that Mr..
Stubs has seen fit to make applied
only and wholly to the Southern Pacific
Railroad, and as far as Ogden only, and
in no way have the roads east of this
point been compromised by this gentle
man.
1.-The Southern Pacific officials, in rec
ignition OF the strong appeals and forci-
BILE arguments covering the necessities
and needs of the fruit-growers for lower
rates and better services, finding that
they are not able, so far as they are con-
cerned, to make any concessions in the
former respect, have determined to assist
the shippers nevertheless as far as posi-
BILE, and thereby made the statement to
me that, beginning with the first ship
ments of deciduous fruits to the East,
there would be a special fast freight Serv-
ice inaugurated which would be made up
at Sacramento and would be run through
to Ogden in forty hours.
This Is saving of over day in time
from last seasons schedule, and mas
much as l have received assurances al
ready from line east of Ogden that the
same fast service will be given from Og-
den to the Missouri River, landing the
fruit at the latter point in 100 hours, it is
equally certain that competing lines east
of the Missouri River will give such
service that cars will be landed in Chi
cago in about five days and half and in
New York in about eight to nine days.
''As regards the rate of freight for this
service, it will be the same charge that
was made last year for slow freight
service-that is, 81 30 per hundred pounds
to New York and 81 % per hundred
pounds to Chicago.
''rhat this action on the part of the
Southern Pacific road should encourage
the growers and will unquestionabIy
bring into the State fully 100000 in ex-
cess Of what would have been obtained
for the fruit on the basis of last year S
freight service, proves of what great i'm
portance the step means to the producers
of the State. When l say that tho time to
Chicago last year averaged in the vicinity
of ten days on fruit shipments and nearly
| thirteen days on New York shipments, it
will be seen that the certainty of landing
fruit in good condition under the new
schedule, and thereby getting the addi-
tional sum mentioned above, will be a
very easy matter for the fruit men of the
East.
lone great difficulty that the buyers
have had to contend with has been the
rotting of the fruit on their hands after it
was purchased from the receiver. In con-
sequence of this, and the speculations
thereby turning ont Improbable, the