The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1897-07-28
GETTING FRUIT
TO TEE EAST
4 Plan PrOPOsed Whereby II
Can BE Sent In the Rest
Condition.
The Sooner 1t Can Get From the Or
chard to the Refrigerator Cars
the Better.
Colorado Hortieslssralists Have
sSmething - L~ara Aboss
Psekiag It.

field company, packers and shippers OF
fruits, with Offices in all the principal
cities Of the east, and Z. J. Mathews,
manager Of the Delta County Fruit
Growers association, arrived in the city
yesterday from Delta for the purpose OF
consulting with the officers OF the ID. Il
X. G. railway in relation to the shipping
ot fruit from Delta to the east. The
managers OF the road propose to have
the crop placed on the carsOf the narrow
gauge line at Montrose. Delta and White
water. from which points it will be taken
and put in broad gauge refrigerator
cars at these points.
From the orchards TO the railway the
fruit must be carried in wagons, the trip
occupying about eight hours, and from
Delta to Pueblo, where it is proposed to
load the fruit into the refrigerator cars is
another journey covering about "A hours.
This, explains Mr.. Hughes. will make it
necessary Tor the fruit to be on the road
from b to &c hours before it can be plac-
the shipping season Mr.. Hughes says
such delay in cooling the fruit will be
disastrous and ripening will not be check
ed in time to guarantee the delivery Of
the fruit in Eastern markets in the best
condition.
Mr.. Hughes and Mr.. Mathews are en-
dsavoeing TO have the officials Of the road
prarsa h h~ve sAs sefrieseaAor -aass-rsa
out 10 Grand Junction on the broad
Gsoge line % that within two hours after
the fruit is placed upon the cars at Delta
Il can be transferred to the refrigerator
cars at Grand Junction.
Traffic Manager Hughes and Presi-
dent Jefery of the Rio Grande will be
asked TO make this change in the plans
Il the road. Mr.. Jeffery is at present in
Delta county looking over the fruit crop.
"Delts will have 400 cars, Montroee
30 and Whitewater 65. Of q. loo pounds
each, which will be shipped to the east
and placed on the markets under a new
system" said j. II. Hughes. Our house
has been engaged in the California fruit
trade for years. and we are now prepar-
ing TO handle the products OF Colorado,
Utah and Idaho, making speciality of
the fruits OF these states. distributing it
through all the markets from Omaha to
the seaboard. Our plan OF placing fruit
upon the market is TO have our own
agents at all points that have no fruit
auctions. These agents will sell the fruit
10 the commission men and dealers in
carload lots at price subiec. to the ap-
proval OF the fruit associations owning
the fruit. At the large markets, such as
Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York.
we will sell the fruit at auction.
This plan OF disposing OF the fruit
crop was taken from the scheme of sell
ing all foreign fruits at eastern seaboard
cities adopted by the California green
fruit shippers. They found after years
of experience that they could realize
better prices. receive fairer treatment
and get into closer touch with the CON
sumcr Of the fruit in this way.
AT present matters in the Colorado
fruit district are in rather crude shape.
At great many points the packing Of
fruit 10 not understood as il is in Cali
sornia. and we hope TO improve the pack
tug and shipping of these fruits toes,ab-
iish demand for the Colorado product.
which will be lasting and eventually work
the product into the markets Of London.
where California fruit now goes. The
railroad rates will be all right and at the
present time Colorado stands with three
days' advantage over California in point
q time to the seaboard. which means
about so less per car in icing charges.
u the Colorado grower can be taught to
- the same care in packing and ship
ptag that the California grower does, l
- no reason why Colorado fruit should
noe in time control the markets OF Bos-
~, New York. Philadelphia and Bal,i-
Dpee, and why it should not command
~ fancy prices in these markets that
- obtained in the intermediate points
UAsre most Of the crop now goes. Fruita
cd Grand Junction both have large
0Ups u fruit and We expect that the
o1BDciatiops in these districts will ship
auoe a their fruit 10 be placed on the
9orhet according to this plan."-Denvcr
uDpablican.