The Van Buren press., 1895-06-01
VAN BUREN,.
Ships 1ore Strawberries Than Any
Other City or Station In America.
Crawford Cssnty lAad Elswiae With Straw.
berries anA Croam.

Crawford Cssnty Land Flswiae With Straw.
bsssiss aaa Crssn.
From the Arkansas Developer.
AZ drawing card for Arkansas and an object
lesson for the farmers Of the state, who ars still
under the yoke Of king Cotton and those who
sse Just beginning to get their necks nom under
tne YOKE BY ffuit growing and diversined farm.
Ing. but sel6shly and ignorantly discourage
tneif neighbour from making the change in
order TO prevent an ovsrproduction. tho straw.
berry crop Of Crawford county. this year, 4 the
biggest thing on record. - It ID Just now wind.
Ing up. The Developer comes to the front with
sne arst and only complete report yet published
Of the gigantic transactions that have placed our
twin sister city. Van Buren, head and shoulder
above any other city or station in America u
strawberry shipper. and have placed the
horticulturists Of Crawford county In prosper.
Gus and happy condition with cash in their
pockets or balance In their bank accounts ON
the side that causes them to smile and dream Of
the diamonds which they will surely wear II
they stick to their buslness and pull toRether a.
they have started
We found the shipments, this year. from Van
Buren, to be 81 cars BY freight refrigerator cars
and 81 cars BY express . total Of l4s cars but on
last years basis Of ordinary cars with capacity
Of ll5 crates each. the total shipments would be
2l2 cars. The Crawford County Horticultural
Society shipped cars BY express and n caia
over tho Missouri Pacific in the Thomas
refrigerator cars these are the kind OF cars used
In handling California fruits and ere the best
mads) 600 crates to the car. to the following
named cities: BufAlo. Detroit Chicago. Cleve.
land. st. Paul. Minneapolis Milwaukee,
indianapoliR Omahs, Lincoln, Denver. sioax
City. Des Aoines end st. Louis Transportatiou
services has been very satisfactory. and especial.
iy has the freight service Of the Missouri Psclnc
been arstclasa trains leaving at the convenience
OF shippers and making much better time than
In anv previous year. leaving Van Buren At II
:. L.. arriving In Kansas City at Q r. H., next
day.
We note that q the business and crop in.
creases. the transportation service gets better
and cheaper and the increasing supply Of berries
opens up new marketa Van Buren, has built up
such reputation by the united and systematic
work Of the growers that, had her crop been
double what It was this year, It could easily
have been sold. the demand not being halt
supplied.
This d the 6rst season that St. Louis buyers
have been there and they bought i've full car.
loads In two days which were shipped by
express to St Louis. st Paul got IS solid car.
loads. more than any other point aud paid the
best prices
The average net returns were e1.25 per crate
The nfst crate sold in St Paul netted $&oo and
the first full carload nettsd q. 80 per crate.
They were In the market ten days earlier than
Tennessee and Eastern Arkansas berries The
only cause that can be assigned for this ID the
protection afforded this locality by the Boston
Mountains.
The shipments Of Alma, Lancaster. Rudy
Lille and Dyer. other Crawford county towns
are estimated At IS 70 10 carloads. This added
70 the Van Buren shipments make the Crawford
county shipments. on last seasons basis Of Il.
crates TO the car. about $50 carloadx
The close Of the strawberry season does not
by any means, throw the Crawford county
horticulturist out Of employment. for the
marketing Of big crops Of potatoes. early apples
blackberriea rsspbsrries. peaches. piums
melons, then late apples, ell In rapid succession
will follow. making the stream OF cash into theil
coffers - constant - that Of the babbling brool
that a0ws on forever.
surely God helps those who help themselves
So We say. IN conclusion. II . farmer. you should
come come TO Astsansas. .s buy farm while there e ys
society, subscribe for the Arkansas Developer
and follow its teaching, and You will be blessed
and your days ON earth will be prosperous and
happy and long.