Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-09-28
WITH THE TRUCKERS ELSEWHERE.
Tomatoes Averaged 80 Cents Net Per
Crate and Peaches About 70 Cents.
Many Buyers Bid for Them.

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Crate and Peaches About 20 Cents.
Many Buyers Bid for Them.
Those who live in the black land
belt OF Texas know that the fruit
and vegetable growing industry 10
the eastern portion Of the state,
which was Of small importance bare
ly FIVE years ago, has now become
one Of the most lucrative pursuits
oFwhich this commonwealth can
boast. IL seems safe to venture
the assertion, however, that there
are but few who are aware that it
has attained the magnitude shown
by the figures herein given. The
figures come faom j. NJ. Rice at
Tyler, fruit agent Of the American
Refrigerator Transit Company,
which makes a business Of ship
ping perishable freight in refrig.
orator cars, and are in the shape Of
report, which may be considered
as official. Together with favor
able comments, lthey were sent
by him 10 r. b. Chase, southwest
ern agent Of the same company at
Dallas. In discussing the busi-
ness for the season Mr.. Chase said {:
THE season has about closed in
the fruit business in Texas The
American Refrigerator Transit
Company has handled every car
load that has left east Texas, and
we have been asked by many peo.
pie what the shipments have
amounted to, as it is interesting in
formation.
Texas has developed a 'gusher'
that spouts tomatoes and peaches
and can show a clean cash net
Of half million dollars 10 the
the producers since the 18th Of
April. II Beaumont can show this
much cash for raw material it has
not been stated in the papers, and
while they are booming stock COM
panies at Beaumont the gay and
festive granger is taking in the
cold cash for his products at a rate
that would make a wall street
mans mouth water.
"When 10 Is remembered that
this money comes from nearly
every trade center Of the United
states Il will be acknowledged that
Texas is certainly doing her share
in helping TO feed the world. The
impetus given the truck farms and
the fruit business in this seasons
operations will induce planting
that will nearly double this sea-
sons outpu, for next year.
"The first car Of tomatoes we
shipped this season went to Phila-
delphia Next year we expect 90
make citizens from Cape Cod TO
Salt Lake and from New Orleans
to Winnipeg eat them.
"Our statement Of the business
handled is as follows:
Gears shipped from each station
season 1901:
"Arp, 35 cars tomatoes, , cars
peaches.
"Bullard, % cars peaches.
"Barstow, II cars cantaloupes.
Graft, % cars tomatoes, Il cars
peaches.
"Chandler, . cars peaches.
"Dialville, 80 cars tomatoes.
alberta, or Park Switch, 6 cars
peaches.
FLINT, 9 cars tomatoes.
"Goodson spur, ! cars tomatoes.
jacksonville, 10 cars tomatoes,
1916 cars peaches.
"Lindale, IA cars strawberries,
81 cars peaches. -
League City, cars cucumbers.
"LaMarque. Z cars cucumbers.
Mount Selman, L cars toma-
toee. % cars peaches.
Palestine, > cars tomatoes and
cantaloupes.
"Rusk, 26 cars peaches.
"Swan, 6 cars strawberries, :
cars peaches.
sulphur Springs, 3 cars toma-
toe. and cantaloupes
shreveport, 8 cars tomatoes, /
car cabbage.
"ryler q cars tomatoes, Is cars