Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-08
transportation.
fBy l.. M. HEWITT

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Some economical mode OF convey
ance from point OF production TO
possible point of consumption nj lly
Ing prices for both producer and con
stimer has been a question OF vita
importance In advancing civilization
for many centuries. We find that Jos
eph was reunited with bis brothers
when they went over TO Egypt 10
transport corn TO starving nation.
The greatest minds OF every age have
been occupied In devising methods OF
Improvement and the cheapening
transportation. II was the sallboat
on the high sea, mule boat on the
inland canal, the great six.horse team
ireighter to inland points. OF one hun
dred years ago, TO the great steam
ships and immense railroads OF to-
day. To attain this wonderful trans
formation has cost some OF the great.
est brain power ever bestowed upon
man, II has cost millions OF human
lives and more money than exists in
all the world put together. What has
II accomplished Within the recol.
lection OF men now living, II cost
45 cents TO send a common letter
from Pittsburg. Pa, TO Houston, Texas.
II cost $500 per bale to transport
cotton from Bryan TO Galveston be.
fore the II. a T. G. railroad reached
Bryan. only forty years ago. Land
In Brazos county was hlgh.priced ut
-21.25 per acre before cheap transpor.
tation arrived.
The railroads cost the builders mil
lions; the land values increased many
times millions. This is not all that
railroads do for land holders; they as
sist In bringing In farmers to TN the
soil, and In return ask for the prod.
uct TO transport
This III the vital question with the
farmer OF Brazos county today-trans.
portation and market.
Cheap transportation must be had
by each shipper doing his part 10 |
lessen the expense OF transportation. |
BY this, ! mean. for each shipper to |
do his part to lower the items OF |
loss and damages, bulk of package |
and loss OF equipment use TO the |
lowest possible mipimum.
IL would surprise the average ship |
per to know the hundreds OF thous.
ands OF dollars that railroads pay out |
every year on account OF damaged
freight In transit, damage caused by |
defective packing, and the thousands
OF dollars paid out for lost freight,
lost because OF defective marking,
and the millions lost TO use OF equip.
ment because OF Indifference OF ship
pers TO promptly load or unload cars.
Shippers should always pack all
goods for shipment securely. In the
possible package and see 10 |
u that the marking IL plain, explicit
md full information.
A shipper can derive direct benefit
IN sending his product TO market by
reducing the bulk to the smallest pos
'ible space. viz: II costs 90 cents per
,ale extra TO send cotton TO Galveston
Tat: In other words, II cotton is com.
PRESSED en route at the first compress
hat II reaches the railroad company
,ays for the compress work. The
intelligent farmer can readily see that
he proposition TO ship all cotton 10
single port flat, there TO be re.
Weighed, compressed, regarded and
hen sold by a common salesman, will
urely reap loss rather than a profit
o the producer. II would also de.
ibuu dh tulhihtultHi VI tue TERMINAL /
ard facilities OF every cotton carry.
ng railroad and an Increase OF pow.
r and carrying equipment These
dded expenditures would be an ex.
ense to the cotton shipper. because
very added expense placed upon
ommon carrier. must become an In. .
irect tax upon the general shipper.
therefore, let the producer study
methods Of preparing his
roduct for marketing. In this con.
ection, a canary would prove OF In.
stimable value TO the truck gardener,
} profitably use his surplus product
nd would be one OF the paying In.
estments for capital. A packinghouse
,uld be most profitably operated here,
prepare for market the surplus
.ock. Both institutions would furnish
Employment for labor, and encourage
atter methods OF farming
In the establishment OF such In.
istries, the railroads will always
We the greatest possible encourage.
ent, because II means more traffic
Id less hazard greater tonnage and
IS bulk, which means more profit,