The record-union., 1892-06-08
RAPID AND CHEAP FRUIT SHIP
MENTS

Owing to the serious interest felt, es-
pecially at this season, regarding arrange
ments for getting our fruit produce into
the Eastern market, it is gratifying to
note the promising outlook in this matter
Some of the following facts have been re-
ferred to already, but if repetition should
occur, it will be permissible in presenting
situation that is so important. The fol-
lowing prospect for fruit-shippers results
from the action of overland railroads in
terested in California deciduous fruit
traffic, the Southern Pacific having in
itiated a movement for giving fruit-ship-
pers a specially fast freight service on
their fruit, instead of the regular freight
train service of last year, without increase
In the railroad charges.
1t has announced to its connections East
of Ogden that as soon as the deciduous
fruit season opens so as to enable it to
handle cars in sufficient number from
Sacramento eastward, it viii make the
run from Sacramento to Ogden in about
forty-four hours, barring unavoidable
delays incident to the general train move
ment of the company, or other delays in
cident to movement of fruit, which, in
their nature, prevent all carriers from
giving any absolute guarantee that
certain number of days or hours will
be made for given trip. The Southern
Pacific Company has urged on its con-
nections, viz: the Union Pacific and its
connecting lines and the Rio Grande
Western and its connecting lines, the
Importance Of assisting the rapid devel-
opment of this business by making cor
respondingly good time over their lines
alter the cars reach Ogden, the pro-
gramme urged being that the cars should
be run in such time as to enable the fruit
to get into Chicago on the fifth morning
thereafter, being scheduled to reach Chi
cago in time for the auction sales which
are held there early in the day. The idea
is TO start the ears out of Sacramento not
later than 9 o'clock in the evening. 1t is
thus hoped to accommodate all the ship
pers, those on branch lines, as we'll as on
the main line, enabling concentration of
cars at Sacramento and uniform run east
of that point.
Ifthe roads east of Chicago can be pre-
vailed on to come into line with the roads
west of that city, the fruit should get into
oh 10,
ramento.
Further, the Southern Pacific Company
has expressed its intention to run such a
train to Ogden, even if its connections be-
yond fail for any reason to cooperate.
Among railroad people this is regarded
as radical move, the chief benefits of
which will fall to shippers.
Before long, also, the carefully laid
plans of the transportation interests hav-
ing in charge the development of Califor-
mia Will place in the British markets Cal
ifornia green fruits in such prime condi-
ton as it is hoped will cause California
fruits at once to leap into popular favor
and demand there. The Southern Pacific
Company has this project in hand now.
1t can be discussed more particularly
when further advanced.
These facts are appreciated by fruit
growers and all others who have real
interest in California, however unpalata-
bic they may be to parties who are try
ing to drag the Traffic Association into
noliticS