Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-14

Rico, and other Points at Kush Less
. Rate Than from Florida.
The Florida Fruit and Vegetable
Shippers Protective Association,
which found It's origin with the
Gainesville Melon Growers Assocla.
ton little more than year ago, and
Of which Frank d. Warner OF this
city has the honor 10 be president,
has issued a circular to the growers
Of Florida regarding rates from Flor.
Sda and competing points, which Is
bound to prove of interest as II shows
the great and unjust discrimination
OF the transportation lines between
Florida and other points.
Representative OF the Association
including President Warner and other
prominent growers Of the State, APP
peared In Washington, before the In.
teTstate Commerce Commission, ,on
February G., to represent their side
Of the case in complaint filed, ask.
Ing for more equitable rates on Flor.
ida perlshable products 10 all markets
The argument was taken UP before
the Commission, but owing 10 pres.
sure OF time Of that body with other
matters. the hearing was continued
until the 18th inst, when II VIII be
resumed In Jacksonville,
Association Circular.
The following circular issued by
and under direction OF the Florida
Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Associa.
ton, will prove OF especial interest at
this time;
1T II not generally known among
Florida fruit and vegetable growers
that this Association had fled a com.
plant before the Interstate Com.
merce Commission IN an effort to SO.
cure more equitable rates on Florida
perishable products 10 all markets Of
the country. and the establishment OF
carload rates and carload minimum
TO Eastern markets, and to ali markets
not favored with .both carload and less
than carload rates, The case was
partly heard In Washington, d, c., on
February 9Th, eth and Sth and owing
TO lack OF time was continued until
March 18th, and transferred To Jack,
sonvllle. Fla.
I'm order TO show briefly the dis.
cFimlnAtlon against Florida products
attention Is called TO the following u.
Illustrations. showing freight charges
on various Florida products compared
with freight charges on similar pro,
ducts grown elsewhere, but competing
In the same markets at the same
time;
"orAnges-FrOm Havana Cuba, To
New York City. 81 cents; San Juan
Porto Rico to New York City. 26N
cents Kingston. Jamaica. to New
York City. AN cents; California, all
Districts lover 5000 miles). to New
York City, s9,s cents; Florida, Ar
oadia. (ohly 1900 milcsl, to New York
City, 75tS cents.
PinNRpples--From Havana. Cuba
90 New York City. per crate, 39N
cents; San Juan, Porto Rico. to New
York city, an cents Delray tall
rail-, TO New York City, sofa cents,
Havana IVla Mobilcl. to Chicago, 59is
cents Dclray 10 Chicago, SIS cents.
eEetahles--Tomatoes from la.
vana to Chicago, 81 cents: tomatoes,
from Roynton Co Chicago. SS4 cents,
tomatoes, Crystal springs to Chicago,
80 cents; lettuce New Orleans 60 New
York C.ty, Is ceuts. lettuce Palmetto
10 New York Guy GO cents, CELERY,
Loo Angeles to Boston. Gsb cents,
celery. Sanford TO Boston. "a cents;
"cueumbcrr From New Orleans to
New York. per crate. J;'S cents
Gainesville 20 New York. w cents
'The rate IL lower from California
20 Boston. q distance NJ over SNeo
miles, than from Sanford to hostcn.
only 500 mites
similar comparisons could BE- made
90 an markets IN the country. show
ine discrimination against FLORIDA On
the part Of the transportation Gonna, %
les How much lcnger viii thc ficr
ida growers ocalpuc u stand idly IL
snd zoe markets taken away from