The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-06-19

and successful effort TO put into the
hands Of every packing house, and
through him every grower. absolutely
complete and reliable information,
every day, OF what was being sold
In, OF what was being shipped TO ev.
cry marketing district in the United
States-from the Pacific TO the AZ.
lantic, from Canada TO the Gulf, and
Canada is included In this, too. There
is a department, with a competent
corps OF people, who do this work To
perfection. You can readily see how
invaluable this information is and
how absolutely open every market is
TO every man. Prices are placed on
an even level all over the country and
growers are made to see the folly Of
all shipping at once. To every man
every day is open the knowledge OF
the movement OF fruit to each and
every market In the country, to the
selling price, etc.
was impressed with the system
By which fruit was moved across the
country, carefully inspected at given
points and its destination changed IL
its condition. grade or the condition
Of the market demanded. was inn
pressed with the fact that every job
Der, no matter be he great or small,
was sure that there would be no
slump In his market, because the ex-
change would not permit a glut any
where, and the consequent slaughter.
ing Of prices, IL II could be avoided.
Every buyer could go ahead with rea-
sonable assurance of steady market
and even demand
After each association had done its
work properly in gathering and pack
ing the fruit, the work OF the central
office of the Southern California Fruit
Exchange proper commences. Every
day there is made up an extended
and complete report of market condi-
tons throughout the country, reports |
of actual sales and actual fruit move |
ments of each and every variety from |
every packing association, to each |
and every market in the United |
States and Canada the number of |
these that are sold and the number |
that are unsold, the number that are
moving without orders, and that are |
moving with orders. This report COW
ers the entire citrus movements Of
all the exchanges.
A Daily Report.
This daily report is in the hands of
each packing house association on the
following day. and is open to every
grower who is a member of the as
ISOLATION. BY means Of this report he
is enabled to decide when Il is best
to move his fruit, Of course, under
the direction of the local association.
Of which he is a member. There Is
an immense amount OF labor and ex-
pense incurred In getting together
and issuing in proper form this in
which goes direct TO the
grower.
We want to know and want TO
know all the time just what Is doing.
II Is one of the most satisfactory and
features which goes to the
making up Of this organization. Il
puts the responsibility Of choosing the
time of movement Of fruit with the
growers themselves, at the same time
placing In their possession all knowl-
edge obtainable TO enable them TO de.
eide wisely and intelligently. When
II is decided TO what point the ship
ment shall be made by the associa-
ton or sub exchange, the fruit is
billed 10 the Southern California
Fruit Exchange at the point OF destl.
nation and the bill OF lading is mailed
to the office in Los Angeles with the
grade and pack; these are also gen.
orally 'phoned in.
From this time on the fruit Is
under the control OF the Southern