The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-23
FAST FRUIT FREIGHTS.
RAILROADS TO ENCOURAGE COAST
COUNTRY FARMING.
Farmer, 10 GET Together to Make
Joint Shipments and Act
in Harmony.

Galveston, Texas, July 22.-County COM
missioner b. f. johnson is in the city to-
day. He has been campaigning through
the coast country in the interes. OF tue
Farmers association, which he is organic
ing and he says the fruit and vegetable
growers are awakening TO the significance
and Importance OF co operation. He showed
the following letter 10 the reporter:
MIR. B. +, Johnson, Arcadia. Texas.
Dear Sir: Referring TO our conversation
when you were last in my office, on the
subject of arrangement for shipping vese-
tables melons, etc, next season, | desire
to state that our company will be prepared
to offer the growers every reasonable ia
cility for reaching the various markets OF
the West with the utmost dispatch. We in
tend. beginning with the earliest move
ment that may offer. to establish special
train service with fast schedule, through
TO Kansas City or other points as may be
necessary. starting from Galveston. twice
each week, on specified days such through
schedule to be dependent only on our get
ting not less than six cars OF vegetables
or other produce, at points in this vicinity.
The trains will be run on the days named.
leaving here on or about schsdule time.
but should they take up less than six cars
we can not promise special servico through.
though. in any case. viii expedite the
movement as far as possible.
In addition to the above IL Is our inten-
ton, provided there is any demand for 1t
from shippers. 10 put on one or more re-
frigerator cars, as the business may re-
quire, for the accommodation of less than
carload shipments, keeping such cars
thoroughly iced in transit, and moving
them on through trains. This less than car
load service will be similar to that with
which we protect southbound pershable
freight under schedules of the Santa Fe
fruit and refrigerator line and Will. OF
course. be tried as an experiment, con-
tinuing so long as it receives adequate
support from the growers. l may add that
so far as our company is concerned. the
question Of transportation facilities for the
crops Of our coast country is one that grow
ers are in a position to solve for them
selves. In other words. we will always pro-
vide the service IL they Will provide the
business. Yours truly,
up. II. Goodwin, per j."
Mr.. Johnson says there is to be a big
gathering OF coast country farmers at
Clear Creek on Saturday. August I. which
VIII be of very great interest TO the coast
country people. There will be a basket
picnic and barbecue and lots Of enter
tanning speech making. Mr. Goodwin will
pa "o"pIS W present 10 represent the Gun,
Colorado and Santa Fe aud General Agent
Hdwley is expected to be there in the in
terest Of the International and Great
Northern. Mr.. Hawley has promissd it is
said. to do as well by the farmers as the
Santa Fe. This Clear Creek gathering Will
be OF the parent organization of the coast
that all the sub organizations will be taken
country farmers and 1t is expected that
all the sub organizations will be taken
into the older body.
There was meeting at Angleton las.
Saturday. Mr. Johnson meant to attend,
put missed connection at Arcola. r. w.
Maily, however. was at the meeting and
made rousing speech. Angleton is right
in line with Arcadia. Alvin Dickinson
and other towns and the prospects are
bright for earnest work on the part of tho
whole body of farmers in the coast coun-
try.