The herald., 1893-12-17
A CAR FOR ORANGE SHIPMENTS.
Mr.. d. e. Barton Perfects an
Important Invention.
1t Is Liable to Revolutionize the Fruit
Shipping Business.
An Idea which Is Simple and Effective.
A Detailed Description OF the
Adair-what Is Claimed
for 1t.

Up to the present day the fruit grow
ers of California have been seriously
handicapped in the work OF shipping
fruit to eastern parts, by two things,
the high freight rates and the difficulty
of ensuring the arrival of the fruit in
good condition.
Both of these obstacles have appar-
emily been overcome by Mr.. G. +. Bar
ton, who has invented and patented a
car for the shipment OF fruit and vege-
tables in bulk, which ought to revolu-
tionize the frni. trade.
A HERALD reporter visited Cook 4
Langley's storage warehouses yesterday
where Mr.. Barton's car is being COM
pleted, and made an inspection of the
invention.
Like most patents of value, the idea
is simplicity itself.
The car is built with both special re-
frigerating and ventilating appliances.
Up to the present day all oranges and
other fruit sent east have been packed
in boxes, the lack ofventilation causing
the destruction of big percentage of
the goods, necessitating fresh packing
upon its arrival.
Mr.. Barton's car is built in such q
manner as to obviate the above diff
Guilty.
The sides of the car are provided
with grooves. one above the other.
Across the car and fitting into the
grooves are light movable trays pro-
vided with rollers, which run easily in
and out of their grooves. Upon these
trays or shelves the fruit is placed
loosely; in this manner the expense OF
providing boxes is done away with.
Between each tray is a two-inch air
spaces, besides the ventilation afforded
by the loose packing of the oranges
upon the trays.
These trays are confined to one-half of
the car, the remaining section being de-
voted to refrigersting purposes.
One of the chief features about the
car is the fact that the tray arrangement
does not prevent the car from being
used for ordinary freight purposes.
When not in use for fruit the trays can
be rolled out and packed away in the
top of the freight, leaving the car ex-
actly the same as any ordinary one.
AT present the freight charges amount
to about 80 cents for every box of or
huEeb. MTs DhTtOn declares LQaU DIS
system will reduce this amount to about
cents
The cost of an orange box alone is
about Is cents; Mr.. Barton's method
does away with the box altogether, saw
ing large amount of money upon a
single shipment.
The expense of packing is also done
away with, and the inventor estimates a
total saving of 81 100000 upon the pres
ent total expense of a years. shipment.
The cost of fitting up the first car has
been about $500. This amount is con-
siderably more than similar ones will
reach, owing to difficulties which were
naturally present at the first trial.
Mr.. Langley informed the HERALD
reporter that the railway companies had
been interviewed and we're favorably
disposed to the new system in spite OF
the difference in freight charges which
| the invention will inaugurate.
Mr.. Barton is we'll known in this city
as the proprietor OF the Argyle hotel on
Second street. He has already invented
an orange washing machine which has
netted him considerable profit.
The Car will be completed Wednesday
and sent down to Riverside, where il
will be packed with a consignment oi
oranges for Chicago. Mr.. Barton will
leave with the car for that city on
Thursday.
| The invention is ons which, in the
opinion of experts, and railroad officials
! will revolutionize the fruit industry.