The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-17

l9o4 :. . . =. . =. ..64St03;
1905 -. . -. :. D.. . . . . . 535S16;
l9Vo -. . -. :. . -. :. ..o4lo46:
Total Crates 3S22-S9.
Railroad rates in refrigerator cars,
1897, 81 to S1.42; refrigerator rates,
SO to As cent; express rates 80 cents ID
s1.75; railroad rates, in ventilated cars.
81 cents.
In 1906 railroad rates in refrig-
orator cars 80 to go 1-2 cents; refriger-
ator rates Fl 1-2 to 80 cents; refriger-
10 to S1.35; railroad rates in venti AID
cars, A to rs 1-2 cents.
Movement by refrigeratols cars is rs
follows:
1897. APO; 1893. CSC; 1899, GIG; 1900.
1916; 1901. 1922; 1902, 1873; 1903, 1875;
1904, 215S; 1905. 1905; 1906. 2475.
Since 1897 1902, 264 crates, or 8,265
cars of berries have been shipped from
the w. & w. section 1,132,657 crates,
or 1858 cars from the C%hadbourn sec
ton.
Gross receipts to the grower, 1897 t
1906 based on 3,822.79S crates at $3.50
per crate. Estimated, $5,734,197.0 90:
Expenses, 1897 t 0 1906. based on ex-
press, refrigeration, commission etc,
S4,576, 6O5.72
This is the strawberry alone, an3
| fully believe that our vegetable and
melon output for the same time would
easily add two millions to Our receipts
and "a of a million to our expenses.
I'm closing his report, Secretary
Bauman says:
Mr.. President and gentlemen OF the
board of directors, | wish to thank YOU
most sincerely for yOur many acts OF
kindness and Indulgence to me since
| have been connected with your as
ISOLATION, and | assure you, that it has
been an inexpressabIe pleasure to ne.
to have worked so tremendously with
you for the last ten years.
Il have valued your confidence and
trust. by giving YOU the best service
I am capable Of, and your continued
endorsement of my efforts to serve you,
makes me feel that | have not labor
ed in vain.'
Report of the executive committee
dealt particularly with the subject OF
transportation, but they also speak
in no uncertain terms Of certain prac-
tees which are said to exist.
AS to the facilities Of the Atlantic
Coast Line. the report says:
There were many delays en- route,
shipments reaching market in many
instances from "a to 4S hours late, and
on several occasions delays in prompt
" placing refrigerator cars a. load
ing stations. and filling acquisitions
for same. That strenuous effort was
made by the A. c. L. R. R. Co., to
give us the best service is true, and IN
- -..~ we +ISp1- rkn service IRA
good. vet. to measure up to the best
standard. and the one We are justly
entitled to. a few more engines and a
quicker movement from the W. & ".
division. particularly. would mateTi-
ally help the cause.
with the increased yard facilities
at South Rocky Mount on the A. c.
L.. r. r. and at Alexandria on the
r. e. Q ?. r. R. for the coming sea
son. with sufficient motive power.
there should be absolutely no excuse
for bad service in the future. From the
report of our business agent, Mr.. Bau-
man. it will be seen that the decrease
In the shipments Of strawberries op
the W. & w. division this season was
over 10, 900 crates. and on the A. & Y
over 5000 crates. The increase in the
Chadbourn section over $4,000 crates.
The panic. so to speak. Of 1905. caused
the on the ". = ". and A
& Y. 10 reduce their acreage this sea-
son with the view Of avoiding another
combination Of circumstances that
overlook them last season. The in
crease in the C~hadbourn section is
accounted for, not so much from an
increased acreage. but a larger picking
from comparatively the same acreage
as IL 1905. Fully 100. 900 crates in this
section were not picked owing TO the
scarcity Of labor.
EXPRESS SERVICE.
Express service was dwelt upon at
some length and in summing up the
report is as follows:
I'VE know that we but voice the
opinion and experience Of all shippers
when we say that this service Is the
most unreliable unsatisfactory, and ar
bitrary proposition we have to contend
with. Heretofore. there has seeming
II been no redress for their exhorbi-
tant charges. and failure to properly
take care of our business, but with
the Hepburn bill a law, We propose
to see in future whether there is any |
responsibility with this company or
not. Whether they can hide behind
the railroad company or stand up and |
take their rightful place as a common |