The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-11

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and he placed the order with the
Morse Manufacturing company. A few
DAYS later, Senator Paulhamus said,
he met Mr.. Bruce, who told him that
his company would fill the order it
had on hand but could not take any
more. The president thinks that the
crates will be hard to get this year,
as spruce has gone up and manu1ac-
turers are asking five cents crate
more this season than last. He sug-
gested that those who have crates d.
vide up with those who have not, in
stead of each taking their own home
with them as usual. 1t is thought by
Senator Paulhamus and others of the
association that the time is not far
distant when the association will be
forced to make its own crates.
President Paulhamus said that they
were glad to. have newcomers and
outside shippers come to their meet
ings and extended hearty welcome
to all outsiders who wished to come.
It was announced that the associa-
ton will try and secure excursion
rates from all the surrounding towns
during the berry season, the same as
is done during hop-picking time, so
that pickers can be brought from va
kima or any of the eastern Washing
ton towns without it costing so
much to get here. Agents will also
be appointed to secure berry-pickers.
Senator Paulhamus thinks the picker
situation should be taken up earlier
than it was last year. Many pickers
from Tacoma would come out and
work during the day and go home at
night if the fare was reduced during
that season.
A committee of five was appointed
to investigate the crate situation. The
members of the committee will be Sc
lected from the directors of the Organi-
zatiOn.
Tells Of New Cooling Plant.
Mr.. Ridges, wha was sent to Cal
ifornia some time ago to investigate a
new cooling plant called a Cyclone
Cooler" was called upon to make a
report, describing the machine used in
California for cooling fruit and cars,
Mr.. Ridges said: 1.-THE cooler consists
of a large cylinder the length of a
car. Connecting with this cylinder are
four uprights with curved connection
that fit over the icing holes in each
end of the car. The ice boxes in each
end of the car are then filled and
about 100 pounds of salt put in each.
Salt water from the ice is also put in
! the cylinder of the cooler and then the
can get in. The warm air in the car
i is then drawn out by an electric fan
operated by motor and cold air Is
forced in. The air passes over the
ice in the ends Of the car and through
the car and over the salt water in the
cylinder. A continuous circulation OF
cold air is kept up in this manner I'M
til the fruit in the car is thoroughly
cooled"
A test of the new machine was wit
messed by Mr.. Ridges in California. He
says he was in the car most of the
time, while the test was being made
registered II degrees before the ap-
paratus was applied, but in three
hours the temperature of the car had
fallen to 46 degrees and the current
of air passing through the car was so
great that he could not light match.
After the car has been cooled it is
sent on and is re-iced at the next
station. The object of the new in
vention is to cool the berries imme-
diately, taking all the moisture and
heat out of them before they are
shipped The machine costs about
$1,000
By the old way of shipping berries
were hurried into the car and started
off. The natural heat in the berries
causes them to continue to ripen, and
before they can be cooled sufficiently
by the ordinary method to cause them
to stop ripening, they are past the
| Keeping stage anu consequently d
great many of them are spoiled before
they reach their destination. The new
method will prevent this waste as the
heat and moisture is all taken out Of
the berries before they are shipped. It
is also much easier to keep the car
cool while en- route if the berries are
cooled before the car starts, it was
explained.
| Senator Paulhamus SAID that if the
association decides to install one of
these cooling plants it will be fixed so
that the cold air can be turned into
the building where the berries are
kept and thus cool the fruit consider
ably before it is put into the cars.
This will save time in cooling the cars
and will save the fruit from spelling
while in the building.
| After all questions asked concern
ing the new machine had been salts
factorily answered, the meeting was