The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-16

bic on and Alter Friday. May 9Th.
Attorney MiOalog Says he Expects
TO Begin Settling Claims During the
Present Week-He Estimates That
$4,000 Crates of Berries Were Lef,
at Stations From Nav 1st to 4th
Inclusive.
Nh. V. Phillip Miavlag, of New York,
~hO is connected with the eastern law
department of the Armour Company,
and who came here to take up the
matter Of making a settlement, if posi-
BILE, with the farmers and produce men
who lost heavily Oh account of there
not being a sufficient number of refriG-
orator cars to handle the berry crop,
stated to a representative of The Mes
-senger last night that a settlement had
been reached as to the losses from
May LIST to May 4th, inclusive, and that
II terms of settlement a been for
Eyarded to headquarters and would, no
doubt, be confirmed at once. The
agreement was reached, he said, yes
terday. In the transaction the firm Of
Rountree d Carr, attorneys for the
East Carolina Truck and Fruit Grow
erS Association, represented the ship
Ders and Mr.. Miavlag the Armour Car
Line.
Mr.. Miavlag said there would be
three classes of claims o. berries which
were left at the stations, () berries
which reached the markets in a partial
iy damaged condition and 81 berries
that reached market in a totally dam
aged condition. 1t was the first class, he
said, they would settle for at the pres.
ent time n the other claims would
be taken UP later. Mr.. Miavlag stated
that he did not think the number Of
crates of berries left at stations
throughout the entire berry district
from May LIST to 4th, inclusive, would
exceed 5000. This, he said, did not
include berries which were shipped
and reached market in q damaged con-
dition.
MIR. Miavlag was asked why he fig
nred on losses from May 1st to 4th,
Inclusive, when, as a matter of fact,
the losses continued for several days
after that time. His reply was, that
there vas a question as to who was
liable after the 4th and consequently
z tesses after that date would not be set
at the present time.
He said the agreement reached for
settlement of the first four days losses
was perfectly satisfactory to the ship
pers and that he expected to begin
passing upon claims and paying them
during the present week. The berries,
On May LIST, he said, were good, but on
, the following day and during the re-
mainder of the week they were not
first class, the frequent rains causing
Them fn no of n worry infnfinr OradD Ha
stated that practically no trouble was
experienced during the past wee on
account Of Il shortage of cars.
Mr.. Miavlag refused to say what the
terms of settlement We're, but it is I'M
derstoo4 that for the four days from
May LIST to 4th, when he says the loss
amounted to about $4,000 crates, that
; the farmers will receive between $15C.-
/ 600 and $4,000 or between So and
/: $3.50 per crate.
The berry season will soon be over,
the shipments having grown much
smaller fOr the past few days. They
will probably continue throughout the
greater part of this week. Berries at
Chadbourn yesterday were selling at
from $1.25 to S1.75 per crate.
The shipments yesterday amounted
= w NuICt ~ bSIRe l.
and 80 fro mthe w. and w. road.
The following was the destination of
berries passing through Rocky Mount
yesterday morning:
New York, IS cars.
Newark, 3 cars.
Philadelphia, 5 cars.
Washington, 2 cars.
Boston, 8 cars.
Worcester, 3 cars.
Pittsburg, 8 cars.
Buffalo, 4 cars.
Scranton, 3 cars.
Albany, 2 cars
Elmira, 2 cars.
Montreal, 2 cars.
Waterbury, 1 car.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, / car.
Syracuse, l car.
Binghampton, 1 car
Auburn, 1 Cal.
'Cortlandt, 1 car.
.Fitchburg, 1 car.
Schenectady, l car.
Wheeling, 1 car.
Tonronto, l car.
North Adams, / car.
Utica, 1 car.
Letter to Wilmington Lawyers.