The record-union., 1895-06-19
CALIFORNIA FRUITS IN THE EAST.
The WrangIe Over Open Auctions is
Still On.
Fruit Reaching Chicago In Good shape
in Ventilator Cars-Sol Run
yon's Plan.

The third train of ventilated fruit cars
carrying California fruits TO Eastern mar
kets arrived at Chicago on Monday, after
srun of 40 hours from Sacramento. The
schedule time was maintained all the way
through. 80 the fruit arrived on time and
In excellent condition. The fruit sent to
Chicago on the two preceding trains sold
for good prices that gladdened the hearts
of many an orchardist, and as the third
lot is in good condition equally salts
factory prices may be realized.
By the new system and its improved
time schedule fruits picked from the
trees in orchards of the Sacramento Val
ley by day can be forwarded to the Capt.
tai City before night, or at least in time to
make connection with the special fast
fruit train leaving that place at midnight
Then they are whirled away at speed
greater than that made by former mail
trains.
The result is striking. For these same
luscious fruits can have passed across the
continent and then through Eastern mar
kets and be upon dinner tables within
five days after they were picked from the
trees in California. Three companies
the Southern Pacific, Union PACING ana
Chicago and orthwestern-haye made
this possible by their united efforts, which
give them profitable business.
LIGHT SHIPMENTS THUS FAR.
Not only is the season a little later than
usual but there is less fruit of the earlier
varieties to be shipped as yet, AS every
one knows, wave OF frost swept over
the State lust when Rpricots and cherries
were in blossom, and these crops, which
are the first to ripen, suffered severely.
The cherry season is pretty near over,
but this should be very near the night OF
she apricot season. Usually at this time
the VacaVille district alone ships about
twenty carloads of apricOts per day, while
now less than h2lf-dOZen are being
loaded there each day. The result Is That
good prices are being obtained for such
fruit as is being sold IN the East.
Some of the fruit-growers, particularly
those down along the river, are Kicking"
because the big shipping companies are
not this season making large purchases
of fruit crops as in the past years, and
yesterday n. salisbury, the local repre-
sentative of Porter Bros, was asked why
this policy was being pursued.
wv ell, ;" said Mr.. salisbury, 'all L can
say on that score is this: Our folks have
been pretty heavy buyers In the past, and
not always with satisfactory results. In
fact, they have been badly pinched in
cluded they would adhere more closely to
the handling of fruit on commission
basis. The only difference is that the
growers themselves become the sellers
and have the benefit of whatever adj
vantages there may be as such. If any
chances are to be taken on the state OF the
market, they take these chances them
selves. What we may do later on III the
season, cannot now say"
SOL RUNYoN's PLAN.
Sol Runyon, one of the most extensive
fruit-growers down the river, was in the
city yesterday. and WAS asked what he
had 10 say on this point
My views" said Mr.. Runyon, might
not be OF any special interest to the pub
lie. l don't claim TO know it all, and have
an aversion TO getting into the newspa-
pers. l have no advice to give others,
but am trying to work out solution OF
the fruit-sellinG problem for myself.
''All these gentlemen engaged in ham
ding fruit on commissions in the East
ern markets are personal friends of mine,
and our social relations have always been
OF the pleasantest. But business is bust-
ness. Now, have not been entirely
satisfied with my experience III past
years, so made up my mind this season
TO 60 it on my own hook.
81 may make mistake, but time alone
can tell. Perhaps Pm not gifted with
business sense. but If not that's my mis-
fortune, not anyone else's. This season
Pm going 30 try and sell my fruit in the
East through the best agents l can find,
and see how 1 come out"
THE SMALL GROWERS.
Another gentleman who has a small
fruit orchard down the river, when told
Of Mr.. Runyon's purpose said:
''That's all right for Mr.. Runyon. He
can ship in quantities large enough to
warrant him in doing this. but how
about the many small growers? They
prefer to sell their crops on the trees
rather than take the chances OF the East
ern markets on commission, and to ship
on their individual account Is out of the
question.
1.-THE home oanneries will buy some