The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-25

| the necessity for better discipline and
| a trOnger union of the The
loss in Boston was 81, 543. 20. Eleven
| cars containing 1856 V crates 600, $50
quarts) went into this market when
| the quotation were Is to p cents, and
broke the price to 13 and Is cents, an
average loss Of Az cents per quart. The
loss in New York was S., 100. 90. Tween
ty-one cars. containing 6.375 crates,
t204, 600 quarts), went into this market
when the quotations were II to 20
| cents, and broke the price to 10 and IA
| cents, an average loss Of 4 cents per
| quart The loss in Piutsburg was So
| 523.36. Four cars, containing 1,159
| crates, f37,088 quarts), went into this
market when the quotations were Is to
| % cents, and broke the price to s and 10
cents, an average loss of 91a cents per
quart; a total loss of SIG, 226. IS, less S
per cent commissions, sS,338.13, net re-
suit s14, s28.43.
| I trust your association will be more
firmly knit together the coming sea-
son, and all growers, III are not mem
berS of your association. viii see the
good results of organization and hest
tate no longer to join your admirable
body.
] have axe the lowest and highest
quotations for the entire season, which
shows an average Of IA 6-7 cents per
quart gross. The actual returns will,
however, exceed this by at least / to
1hcents per quart; allowing 6 cents for
all expenses it leaves a net result of
81 cents or 10 cents per quart in
round figures. If, as it is claimed, last
years crop was marketed as q loss, or
at just what it cost to produce, We have
this year a horizontal increase of 4
cents per quart on net returns, which
aggregates s210, 160. GA. This, with the
saving in hreights, 161 217 crates, aver
age per crate 90 cents) s35, 467.7 IA, shows
a grand total saved to the growers of
s245, $3.50 On shipments in ventilated
cars, 5,171 crates, there was no reduc-
ton in freights.
In conclusion, let me say that I see
great possibilities for your association
in the future, and it only needs a broad
n vigorous policy on your part to
make it an institution which you may
be justly proud of. Urge upon all
members the necessity of faithful ad-
herence to the principles laid dow by
you association, if they wish it to uc-
ceed. If you so elect that the central
office shall continue permanently, and
I to- represent you, it shall be my sole
aim to so administer the affairs Of the
office that the greatest good to all
shall result.
L dIl, SeIltltIlleI, yOuI ~ toIIiIlldLlu,
H. T. Bauman,
Shipping Master.
The statictical portion of the ship
ping masters report shows that the
total shipment of strawberries during
the season 1897, has been 164, 1873 crates
of thirty-tWO quarts to the crate. The
movement was as follows: By refrig-
orator cars of the California Fruit
Transportation Company, 10, 404 crates;
by the Southern Express Company,
1858 crates; by the ventilated ars of
the Atlantic Coast Despatch Line,
5,1I crates. 1t required 544 cars to
carry the crop, to wit: APO G.. F. T. cars,
90 express cars and 26 ventilated cars.
The gross sales of berries amounted to
$3.50, 500. Sc: the freight paid amounted
to 1884, OBS. Sc: net receipts $525 1875. 06.
The shipments from the principal sta
tions on the Wilmington and Weldon
railroad were as follows: Rocky Point,
S,15O crates: BurgaW, S,675 crates; Wal
lace, 1875 crates: Teachey's, $3.50
crates; Rose Hill, Is, $50 crates: MagnO-
liza, 1856 crates: Warsaw. 4,675 crates;
Faison, 1875 crates; Mt. Olive, 80, 500;
Dudley, LOGS crates; Goldsboro, 1885
crates: C~hadbOurn, 5000.
On motion, the eport of the shipping
master was received and a vote of
thanks vas extended to him for his eff
ficient and valuable work.
Mr.. J. A. Brown, chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee, made a verbal res
port for hat committee. He spoke OF
the great benefit derived from the
work of the association. Going back
two years, he spoke of the great incon-
venience experienced by the shippers of
berries and truck, for lack of trans
portation facilities. and compared the
experience of 1896 with that of 1897. 1t
shows up big. he said, and he dare not
estimate its value to not only the men,
bers of this association, but TO truckers
not members, but who benefit by the
results accomplished by the work Of
the association. This years movement
has been the most successful ever ex-
perienced. The association had brought
about these improved transportation
facilities and had brought the trans
p%ortation companies up to their duty
to the shippers. For the advantages
enjoyed this yaar. he said, too much
credit cannot be given to the assOcia-
TONS shipping master, Mr.. H. Z. Bau-
man. Without any data to work upon
he o charge Of his office at the be-
ginning of the season. No n had
kept n complete record OF h berries
grown or of the prices QuOtedduring the
season, but Mr.. Bauman this season, as
shown by his report to the executive
committee, had made up and presented
the full statistics. Mr.. Brown said, as
to the matter OF freight rates, the
committee had secured a reduction OF
20 cents per crate on berries, but had
not secured all the reduction wanted,
particularly o other kinds OF truck.
When we come up in a mass, he said,
we will get what we want from the
transportation companies. He spoke of
the necessity of united work and Co
operation on the part Of the truckers
and reminded them that all other
trades were allied in their interest. He
expressed appreciation of the efforts Of
the anti Coast Line to afford ia
cilities to the shippers, and said the
company had erected shipping sheds
all along it's line for seventy miles for
the benefit of the shippers. He remark
ed that with nearly 165, 900 crates of
berries shipped he had not heard of
one complaint, n only one crate
had been lost. Speaking Of the saving
brought about by the association, he
said at the lowest estimate it had been
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