Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-08-23
TO ORGANIZE FRUIT GROWERS
This Move is Necessary in Order That
They May Avail Themselves of the
New Regulations Governing
Fruit Shipments.
WORK OF The BUREAU OR IMMIGRATION
The Board Has at Last Succeeded in
Securing Refrigerator Cars for New
Mexico Fruit Shipments to Chi
cago and St. Louis.

The fruit men of New Mexico have
every reason to congratulate themselves
upon the work of the bureau of immigIa-
tion in securing improved facilities for
handling New Mexico fruit to the eastern
market. Up to the present time the
products of California have had every
advantage over those of New Mexico.
This unjust discrimination has been
carried on for several years, until New
Mexico is hardly known in the eastern
market as a fruit producing section.
With the new regulations secured by the
bureau of immigration all this will be
changed. The New MEXICAN has already
published the news of refrigerator cars
having been secured, and as the folio wing
correspondence relates to the same sub
ject, we are glad to give it publicity. 1t
explains itself:
Mr.. j. d. Hughes, Santa Fe, n. M.
East Las Vegas, N. M, Aug. 2l, 1897
Dear Sir: I beg to enclose letter from
Mr.. Miller which I hope you will give
publicity and help us to organize the
fruit growers in such way that they can
avail themselves of the work of the bu-
reau. am writing to some of the parties
north of this place, in Colfax county, in
hopes to interest them in the shipment of
fruits to the east. Yours truly,
f. A. MANzANAREs.
Hon. f. A. Manzanares East Las Vegas N NJ.
st. Louis, Aug. Is, 1897.-Dear Sir: 1t
looks now as if cannotreturn to New Mex
loo before the Goth or 21st, but will return
as soon as I can. Mr.. E. H. Davis, man
ager of the Refrigerator line, and myself,
arranged with Earl Bros, South Water
street, Chicago, to handle the fruit that
will be shipped from New Mexico. They
have been represented to me as men who
will not give preference to California
fruits and will advertise our produce,
When the car is shipped they must be
notified, and they will, ahead of it's ar
rival, bulletin the produce as New
Mexico products.
They seem to think that grapes will
take very well. Price lists and market
iio.s showing the state of the market will
be furnished by Earl Bros. to every ship
per on application. ~
The railroad will put in as many cars
as New Mexico can fill, but the cars must
be kept filled. The rate is the same as
California rate and the charge of ice will
be just what is necessary.
1t lie suggested That the cars be con-
signed from Mesilla valley to Albuquer-
que and from there consigned to Chicago,
with privilege to shippers at stations in
New Mexico north of Albuquerque to
open and ship in same cars on appllca-
ton to person in control of car at Albu-
querque.
This can be done by applying ahead for
space for 30 many pounds of certain
class of fruit to be put in the car at the
time of the arrival of the car on certain
day.
They prefer that the shippers meet at
once and give some one the authority to
consign the cars from Albuquerque, so
that Earl Bros. and the railroad COM
pany can know with whom they shall COM
municate. 10 order to get the shipping
commenced in time, think the shippers
should get together at once and not lose
any time in getting the cars. If you will
by some means call their attention to
this, think it we'll and advisable that
you should do so. If you have occasion
to see me could stop between trains and
you can notify me at Trinidad, as 1 may
stop between trains there on mining
matter. Very truly yours,
LoRIoN MILLER.
P. Sam anxious to get out of this
hot weather. 1t made me quite sick for
a few days, but am better to day.