The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-10

Distribution Of the Truck and Fruit Crop.
Paper read by g. w. Kuhns Of Pasadena
before Beevile meeting OF South Texas
Truck and Fruit Growers association:
The remarks we have 20 offer ON tbe sinh.
ject assigned us are simply of suggestive
nature, but II the solution OF this much
discussed question should be aided. even
in the smallest degree. by what we have to
say we shall be glad.
II, dleorssing the question OF the dis
trihution Of the truck and fruit crop we
wish to speak from the standpoint ~ the
small Trolucers. both individuals aud To-
calitit6-t those that are unable TO either
produce or ship either truck or fruit IN
carload quantities. We lave learned by
trials and comparisons that the most satis-
factory markets ere to be found in the
smaller cities aud towns. preferably in the
state There are many towns In Cen
trial and North Texas that will furnish OK
cellent markets FOR our produce. " not
oversupplied by iu1iscrmlnate shipping. In
fact. n we could properly systematic the
Distributing OF our products among these
towns we should seldom need to go outside
Of the State TO dispose Of all we produce;
and every trucker and f,uit grower o. eI-
periencc realizes how much more degra
bic IL Ia to consign shipments to nearby
points rather than TO distant markets; not
alone on account Of lighter transportation
charges, but on account OF the fresher and
more inviting condition In which the stun
can be placed before the consumer.
Our experience would indicate that IN
shipping 10 such markets as are here re
ferred to the chief difficulty 20 be encount
cred is the coming into competition with
shipments Of similar kind from other pro-
ducing points. In order that fair prices
may be maintained the supply must be reg
ulated by the consuming capacity OF the
market. This OF course. is recognised Ne
nm axiom that may be applied to all mar
kets. To accomplish this regulation OF the
markets under consideration Ia the task TO
which we would apply ourselves
Can we DO III
We undoubtedly could If we could obtain
the reasonably Intelligent cooperation Of ALI
the producing points IN your section. Let
us suppose, for Illustration that there are
ten places IN South Texas that grow let
tuce. or similar truck for shipment North,
them that would consume II II properly sun.
piled. Would II not be a matter OF easy AR
1anEcment for these ton producing pCiRfa
10 effect ! division Of the consuming terri.
tory in such manner that each u the
producing points would have allotted to II
2 certain number Of the consuming towns
into whiCh none NJ the other producing
points would snip The same kind of truck?
And under such an arrangement would n
not be comparatively easy 10 maintain faIr
prices In these fifty towns? But n the fore
going proposition should seem unreasonable.
or far-fetched. let ls try 10 get iittla
nearer actual conditions.
Production or STRAWBERRIES.
There are in the gulf coast section Of om
state about fifteen places that produce
early Strawberries for shipment North. At
a number OF these places berries are sod
stlll these points doubtless ship many IN NJ
irda 10 ANAL markets. 40 we will count the