The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-02-28
At the Hands of Railroads
Fruit Growers to Act.
WILL APPEAL THEIR CASE
Order viii Be Requested of Interstate
Commerce Commission Requiring
Refrigerator Cars and Other
Accessories.

Peach Growers Association held IN
Atlanta the past week was generally
conceded to be one Of the most irl-
portant in the history Of the associi-
tion. The action taken by the con.
,ertion in the matter Of the follow.
ing resolution, unanimously passed., 1t
is believed will lead to very beneficia!
results. These resolutions are as fol-
lows:
'!tesolved by the fruit growers of
Georgia, Alabama. Florida, Tennessee
and South Carolina Assem- bled in At.
lanta, Ca,
That, whereas, in all lines OF trade
except refrigeration the seller is re-
quired to measure or weigh out 10 the
buyer the product sold, while in ie.
friseratiou the shipper pays whatev=:
price is asked without knowing either
how much ice is used, bow often it is
tlaced in cars, nor, which is more inl.
po,tant than all, how much refrlgera-
ton is secure:
Now, therefore, be it resolved, That
the committee on transportation be IN
structcd to secure an order from the
Interstate Commerce Commission, or
an act Of congress, if that be found
to be necessary, requiring that all re-
friyerator cars used by interstate COM
mon carriers in transporting products
under refrigeration from one state into
another state be equipped with record
ing thermometers OF such type as may
be approved by the Interstate Com
mercc Commission, which shall record
ir duplicate the temperature OF the
car at all times from the time the
product to be shipped under refrigera-
ton is loaded until it reaches its des'
tination, and that the consignee shall
haze the privilege Of examining SUCH
thermometer, and taking therefrom
one of the duplicate records. the 9th
er duplicate record being retained by
the carrier or the refrigerator com
pany.
And that this action be taken IN
time for the equipment of cars with
thermometers that are to be used IN
transporting the 1907 fruit crop from
Georgia.
Resolved, further, That the order OF
act so secured shall provide that the
Interstate Commerce Commission shall
a. soon as practicable ascertain and
adopt a certain standard or maximum
decree of refrigeration suitable for the
proper and safe transportation OF
fruits and other perishable products
shipped under ice, and shall require
all refrigerator companies to main
tain and furnish such degree OF tenn
perature as may be so adopted as the
standard
The facts, figures and suggestions
made in the report Of w. II. Harris OF
Fo,t Valley also made a great I'M
preston on the fruit growers pres
ert..
Not only fruit growers, but all ship
pers Of produce will be certain to
share In the benefits in the carrying
OFT of these same suggestions by Mr.
Harris For this and other reasons
there are a very great many Georgians
VINO are vitally interested in the pass
inc OF the legislation proposed by this
delegate from Fort Valley. With the
installation of the registering ther'
aometers, according to the testimony
Of the fruit growers and shippers al
the convention, there would be sure
and certain way Of holding the trans
oortation companies responsible, and
in this way thousands OF dollars
would be saved to the Georgia fruit
and produce shippers every year De
cause of the exact records of the reg
,s,ering thermometers.