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

"ulle- "aF0s: >. j.. SarviS Mt. Tdber;
j. l.. Williamson, Cerror Gordo; J. C.
Jones, Rocky Point.
Last night a banquet was given at
the barrymore hotel by the business
men OF Wilmington, the truckers
elaying the city OF a special car at
Z O'Clock for the beach.
The banquet was all that could be
desired and the visitors seemed to
truly enjoy themselves. Mr.. L. w.
Whitehead, editor of the Truckers
Journal, was POSTMASTER of the occa-
sion and he acquitted himself with his
usual grace and ease, making some
happy remark as he named the diff
ferent speakers.
President William E. Springer made
a short talk in which he welcomed the
visitors to Wilmington and said that
those interested in the trucking bus
mess in Wilmington always ooh for
ward to the annual meeting with as a
reunion OF old friends and acuuaint-
ances.
Talks were also made by Hon. J.
A. Brown, Of C~hadbOurn, on develop
ment OF East CarOlina: Mr.. e. \.
Evans, cashier Of the Southern Nation
al bank, on the financial interests. Mr..
Duncan McEachern, chairman Of the
board of county commissioners spoke
on good roads; Mr.. j. F. Carroll gave
an interesting talk On the receipts
from trucking in years gone b..
Nj. ]. S.. WestbrOok, in his interest,"
ing talk said that he and his brother
had three acres in Strawberries at
Wilson in 1873, which were the first
@ ntEe line OF the ". & ". r. r.:
Mr.. ". S. Cobb, from Lumber
Bridge, representing the melon grow
ers, stated that this section was forI
strawberries and his section for good
melons. He made a good talk.
We would like very much TO haval
given the report Of Secretary
Bauman in full, but lack Of space for!
bids. Nevertheless, much of it is givenI
the principal portions omitted beingI
where the report goes into detail.
Those parts not quoted have been
condensed. The report in part is asI
follows:
actual movement from Eas:-I
ern Carolina was, in refrigerator cars
499,699 crates, using 2,475 refrigera.ocI
cars, with average load of POI III
rates by express-41, 779, crates, in
ventilated cars 100 crates. total SILL
b4S crates.
The output and movement from
the North Eastern Railroad and be-
yOnd Florence, S. c.. is not included
in this footing, although this acreagai
was based upon, when the probablej
output was estimated.
"The first shipments in ref1igera-
tor cars to move, were from the Chad-
bourn section on April 18th, and from
the w. & w. section on the oath.
up to April 30th, 275 refrigerator
cars passed So. Rocky Mt, average I'll
cars a day
These berries were shipped to mark
cts divided as follows:
Easter markets, POI, LOG crates.
9G5 cars.
New England markets, 1854 crates,
or sos cars.
Interior n. Y. & Pa. Markets, 154,-!
462 crates, or 1872 cars.
Western markets, 1864 crates. or
65 cars.
Canadian markets, 1926 crates, or Il
cars.
Southern markets, 615 crates, OF
cars.
Total crates 1860. Total cars
2.475.'
From May LIST, to 18th, inclusive,
1879 cars, an average of 1872 cars a
day; from May 18th, to Goth, 496 cars,
average 55 cars Il day, and from MAY
21st June 5th. when the Eason ended,
cars, average 2 IL ears a~day.
From this it will be seen that 2175I
cars were moved IN 2ll
days. or something like 100 cars a day,
I'VE went into II markets with re-
cars, many new ones beingj
added this season.
"'The shipments in refrigerator carsI
In 1905 amounted to AL, I'll crates, and
1905 refrigerator cars. The averagel
232 crates.
BY express, sc, 165 crates. IN ven
tilated and box cars, $4,000 crates. To-
tai 535,S76 crates.
Increase, 1906 by refrigerator, ST.
95S crates. Decrease by express "a
3S6 crates. Decrease. ventilated an
box cars $4,000 crates leaving a net in
crease Of 1912 rates for 1906, in the
movement.
If we add the 66,753 crates that werel
dumped, in 1905, then the output for
that season would have exceeded thar
Of 1906 by 1851 crates making it the
Year Of production IN Eastern
Carolina.
THE vegetable output was not up to
the average this season. Lettuce ard
potatoes especially receiving a severe
set back from adverse weather condi-I
The situation at So. Rocky Mt. this
season during the movement Of straw
berries. was we'll looked after by the
superintendent of that station, who full
ly realized the importance Of the prompt
despatch of these trains from thatI
point, and gave them his personal
attention.
From my daily observations. the
handling of our business at So. Rocky
Mt. was we'll done. and this includes
the work of the Fruit Growers Ex
press.
I'm addition 70 the many safeguards