Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-08-13
FLORIDA GROWERS
GET GOOD RESULTS
Recent Ruling Of Interstate Commerce
Commission Beneficial.
a sAvINo On 60 FREIoATs

Result Of Effort Was sweeping anc
Beneficial Along All Lines.
President Frank d. Warner Of the
Florida Fruit and Vegetable Growers
Protective Association. which associa'
tion has been endeayoring to secure
an equitable rate on shipments Of fruit
and vegetables from Florida points to
markets Of the North, the grievances
having been placed before the Inter
state Commerce Commission several
weeks ago has received notes OF the
proceedings of the commission in
which these matters were taken up
and Is pleased at the result Of the de.
cisions and rulings Of the commission
on every point, from which It will be
readily seen that saving amounting
TO considerable will be enjoyed by the
growers Of Florida.
II appears that there has been only
one section Of the articles Of grew
ance which did not have the tendency
OF material benefit to the grower
that being the section relative to tho
transportation OF strawberries from
Strike and Lawtey 10 New York and
other points. for which minimum
rate Of $50 per carload Of 200 boxes
has been charged. This petition pray.
ed for more equitable rate. the ans
wer being favorable TO the straw.
berry shippers only in that the mini.
mum was fixed at 175 crates, instead
OF 200, as was originally required.
The Orders.
The following orders have been Is.
sued by the commission, which will
prove OF interest 70 every grower OF
the State;
At a general session OF the Inter.
state Commerce Commission, held at
its ONCE IN Washington, ID. O., ON the
25th day Of June, A. ID. 1908.
Florida Fruit and Vegetable Ship
pcrs Protective Association VS.. Az
lantic Coast Line Railroad Company,
OF ~.
This case being az issue upon com.
plant and answers on Gle. and having
been duly heard aud submitted by the
parties, and full investigation OF the
matters and things involved having
been had, and the Commission hay.
ing. on the date hereof, made and iiled
a report containing les conclusions
thereon:
II IL Ordered. That the above named
defendant carriers which participate
IN the allrali haul between Jackson,
vile, Fla, and other base points IN
said state, and points hereinafter
named. be. and they severally are
hereby notified and required 20 cease
and deslst, on or before the 18th day
OF September, 1908. from exacting
for the transportation OF oranges. ii
boxes Weighing 80 pounds. their pres
ent rates. No follows. when applied 20
carloads, minimum 500 boxes. TO
baltimore. tTiac per box; Phlladcl
phia, tSlse per box; New York. 50f6c
per box; BOSTON, soc per box; Buffalo
90 s.l0o per box; aud Pistsburg
90 t,iOc per box.
II IL Further ordofed, That sald de.
PENDANTS be- and they sevcraliy are
hereby, notified and required 10 IS.
tahlIsh and pat In force and effect. on
or before said 18th day % September.
and maintain IN force thereafter dur.
ing period o. not less than two
years ana apply 70 the transportation
~ oranges, IN boxes. weighing 50
pounds IN carloads, minimum 500
boxes, from Jacksonville. Fla. and
other base points m said state. rates
not TO exceed she following. TO nalti.
more t9c per box. Philadelphia. $40
per box, New York. zee per box: Hos.
ton, Sic per box; Buffalo, sic per box
and rlttshurw Sic per box.
h 10 Further Orleged. THAT ghc
ahoyenAmed defendants. which par.
ticlpatp N thc ralland.va,cr rate be.
tween jacksonville, Fla aud other
base points IN saia state and points
hereinafter named, BE- and they
scyerally are hereby notified and ~
0uired 20 cease AND acsist 90 ~ he.
fore the 18Th aoy 81 september 1895
from exactinE ior che transportation