The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-12
California No Longer Has q
Great Advantage.
EFFECT or NO MORE REBATES
Washsngten Now Has the Chance -
Get Her l.ewstinaae share ~ the
Deeaaa0us Fruit DUssness-fsoaden
ssaae Growers Raise nighty Howl
1eca.se they Are Forced to
Reach market In Same Field.

Thrnrxh the combination a. refrigerator
car interests In California. which has been
noted in recent dispatches. Washington.
ard fhe same may be said Of Oregon, -
niared on an equal footing with the mann
moth fruit shipping interests of the 6oiden
state. The withdrawal Of competing lines
that have heretofore been getting share
OF the business Of shipping decsduous
fruits from California 70 the East. leaving
but two companies IN the field. the forna-
ton OF combine by these two. In con
junction with the Southern Pacfnc HAii'
way Company. and the resultant with.
drawaI Of high rebates which have been
paid 10 California commission men. make
that state IN even competitor
The Northern roads have not oeen giving
rebates and there has therefore been
discrimination against the fruit growers
of.washtngson that has made II difficult
and In many cases impossible for them TO
compete In tho Eastern markets with the
growers OF the South. This has given
the latter . wedge which they have not
been slow to use for the injury OF the peo-
pls, OF this state and Oregon and the sE-
grandixement Of their own business. and
now that the privilege has been Withdrawn
there IL mighty wall going up from the
fruit men all over California. and the re-
vivai Of the usual and 1ong-heard noise
abpu; the Southern Pacific's octopus
methods. Growers Of the Northwest would
not jubilate over the niisfortunes OF their
brethren TO the South IL such mssfor-
tunes were caused by expressions as par
pable as the people OF that region would
have the world believe, but they do jusll-
ate In this instance. when they at last
have the opportunity 70 get treatment
which they consider theirs by right.
ENDS COMMISSION MEN.
Much of the details Of this organization
Of refrigerator car men and the Southern
Pacific IL contained In a statement lately
made by prominent fruit man OF San
Francisco. He II evidently one Of the
leaders Of movement TO get the Santa
Fc, which owns It's own refrigerator cars.
20 again enter the field. but he believes
that concern II out Of the business for
good The payment Of rebates" he says.
has been one OF the beneficial results OF
the competition which IL now about 30 ss
brought To . close. II this edict Of the
refrigerator lines to abolish rebates Is car
Yied out all the commission men who ship
declduous fruits TO the Eastern markets
will DO compelled to retire from the busi-
ness, and the entire crop Of California
fruit viii be controlled by Porter Bros
and the Ear Fruit Company.
been shis 10 90 to the car lines with sew.
erai cars 81 trait and secure a premium
FOR his bussness In the shape Of rebate.
s ear Rebate: as sS 20 Is S. and ' IS
4 car ha - been paid on fruit tn New York
This was an additional 81 ar per cent.
for the sn.pp.T; and Furnished him small
divided with the grower. and has thus
served TO give the latter better return
on his fruit. Without the rebate the com
stand on. and the whole business OF ship
ping fruit - the Eastern markets win be
forced into the hands Of the Earl Fruit
Company and Porter Bros
SANTA FE HAS RETIRED.
1.-THE Earl Fruit Company and the Con-
and III, ssSs Institution. The same bend
links g.sAer the Armour car line and
tho Porte. 3rcs. Fruit Company. This
known that Philip Armour has controlled
the Porter Bros Company ever since he
bnught the interest OF Washington Porter
s ~ ga svsipahie i, appear. thai The Santa
Fe refrigerator car lire has retired from
the sseld FOR consideration which Was
based on the earnings of the line fer the
.srhe F-Yns. Growers Express and thu
Continental Fruit Express fshe members
OF the combine, ar. planning for big
stakes II fhtsr deal works successfully
II will net them many thousands of dol
lars during the approaching season. There
r. every Indication that the decidncus fruit
crop this year with he the largess in the
history 81 fruit growing In California. Tn.
carriers anti ear lines have been estimating
the possible output az oan car loads
CON t~1sstsAkS - s-asr Sfas - SaN
ing Of so ear In rebates on s.sse cars
means n saving of Sg.S go "
WAsuJNGTOy's CHANCE.
New the rates from Washington ard
California are i5enttealiy the same. and
close Observers OF conditions in the fruit
market say tina, IN. business ~si take a
great leap in the Northwest for the prs-
fnnry reason tina. this rebate embargo has
been renewed 'we have much cause for
ri ahneas ever this changed condition." ~
marked enc OF the leaasnr shippers az
Semitic yesterday. Fer wears we have
bees, compelled 80 watch California getting
tho cream OF the Eastern market. because