The morning call., 1894-01-14

little practical value apart from its Hnan-
cisl cons Iteration.
In the first place, ii will save 500 a car
in freight charges alone. Rates Tor the
Perkins car have not yet been liked, oOt IL
nav be safely announced thar the charge
TO Chicago FOR Inc use OF TIE car L1aeA VIII
not exceed $50.
II ought to save about S1o0 in the haul.
When any of the fruit-growers' sssoeia-
lions have gone to the railroads Tor Te-
duction in carrying charges they have
been met by the statement that The rail-
road. in order TO haul one ton Of fruit, Is
DBL ged 10 transport two IONS OF dead
weight zee and heavy carl and then have
10 bring the heavy car back.
Then there is the saving Of the cost OF
ice. averaging $50 to SO ler car. As ship
ments OF ripe fruit last year aggregated
over 500 carloads, there will De direct
saving Of 81, 0O0. 900 gear in cash outlay.
Bu. this is not al. There has never
been season when all the fruit has re-
eeived prompt dispatch, and has beer de-
liFeTed az its destination within the ex-
pected time. Fruit is picked in that state
uf ripeDess which Is thought best for q
seven, eight or ten days journey az freeZ-
ing temperature. OEehaFdists agree that
one days delay en- route means deterioTa-
ton Of 500 car: two days. $40; three
days. more than $500, and beyond that usu-
ally total loss. Not only does the shipper
lose the fruit, but be is out the freight ana
reirigerstor-esr charges also. The sggTe-
CRATE Of consequential damage every year
is immense.
Besides this, under the refrigerator
method fruit seldom reaches distant mar
ke;s in perfect condition. Ii Is often
picked and packed while heated and then
suddenly cooled, producing excess We
moisture and rapid Fermentation. Its life
when taken from the car and exposed Is
short. Ventilation is imperfect. The
dry-air process takes fruit perfectly rlpe.
couserves il perfectly on tie Journey and
delivers Il II better eundlilon ior keep-
ing Il fresh in the -peD ar than when iI
( left the orchard for the reason that the
principal factors Of decay were removed
while the fruit was in transit.
Time Is not a vital consideration. Ex-
capt that returns would De three days
sl6 6wer, IL will make no difference whether
or eleven. Additional time does not affect
the condition # the fruit.
All Of TIE points claimed for the dry-air
process are demonstrated facts, not the
cries. Every test that could De made has
been tried over and over again IN the
laboratory with results as described. Il
DOW remains &c PCT The process into pTac-
iical operation on ears which shall make
the trauscontinenial journey. This will
be doue at once.
The patents granted to Dr. Perkins
have been acquired by the International
Transit Line, com Dany Of Alameda
County capitalists. Work Is DOW In prog
ress Oh car 10 be fitted with an ar-pump
and tank. L will be ready for service BE-
fore the early fruit season opens. i few
trips 10 Chicago will develop what me-
chanical notifications, If any. are neees-
sary for perfect transportation, and these
decided on, the manufacture Of cars will
begin on aD extensive scale.
The probability is that 100 cars will be
built the frs. year. There are now in use
100 refrigerator cars, and this NUN Der l.
ID sufficient for the fruit-growIng indus
Try. In the busy season there ara never so
many ears ss shippers need. One great
draw back 70 the refr geratOr cars is that.
after making two or three round trips.
they have to be thoroughly cleaned with
wafer and then remain idle while they
dry. Tie Perkins car IS available for al
most any sort Of freight for TIE return
trim.