Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-06-18
THE DISSEMINATION
Cincinnati Mans View of
the Florida Situation.
Cuban Pines Are Transported
from Havana to Chicago in
Seventy-fve Hours.

That the effects of the discrimination
against Florida pines is felt all over the
country is attested by the following
from the Cincinnati correspondent OF
the New York Packer:
The heavy movement of pineapples
through this gateway to various north
ern and western markets continued all
week. The week eclipsed all pre- vious
records for activity in the marketing OF
receipts. The big distributors who are
active in the deal kept the wires warm
In disposing of arrivals. Monday over
Is cars of Florida and Cuban stock came
in over the two big southern trunk lines
terminating here and the daily receipts
by special trains continued proportion
ately heavy.
The management Of the branch offices
here OF Crutchheld g. Voolfolk, New
York, Chicago and Pittsburg, and Chase
& Co., jacksonville, were kept on the
lump inspecting and diverting cars to
large and small markets all over the
country.
The foreign stock is coming routed
through Knights Key and Havana and
many of the cars passing through are
scheduled to reach Chicago IS hours
out, including the water haul
The Florida movement was equally as
heavy and many cars showed the effect
of delay en- route. They were said TO
have been sidetracked further down
the line to give the Cuban product the
right OF way on the fast trains which
even took precedent over passenger
, trains.
Notwithstanding the quick transpor-
tation the railroads are exerting them
selves to give the Cuban stock, num-
Der Of cars consigned TO this and other
Ohio markets arrived 10 bad condition.
: One of the two receivers made strenu-
: Gus efforts to refuse shipments on ac-
count of the deteriorated condition OF
: the fruit which would not bring freight
: charges. but found that owing TO United
, States custom house regulations they
we're compelled to pay freight bills on
duty,
. There is considerable complaint
among the operators in Florida pines
regarding the discrimination the trans-
= portation companies making against
= the fruit from that state. Freight
: charges for the imported goods not
: withstanding a longer haul, are less
: than one.halfthe rate on the Florida
: product. The fast train service and
I! low freight tariff have worked hard
shin to a certain extent on those who
. are in the Florida deal.
"a Charles Oyler, manager for g. H.
. Markley & Co. here. who is active In
- the Florida deal, having the marketing
70 of large crops in Florida, said: THE
~ dealers who are in the pineapple dea
. certainly feel the effects OF the rank
discrimination the railroads are max
u ING against Florida pines this season
y both on the low freight rates aud tas
y train service. The Cuban fruit is be
ing brought to the Ohio river from
Z Havana, including steamship tanspor
=, =, tation, for 81 cents per crate on tn
:. fast long haul, special freight train
- now being operated in this country
" lust think of it, Is hours ora littleove
- three days from Havana, Cuba, to Cni
" cago that certainly is 10th centur
freight service. The cars OF Florld
pines are showed in on sidings TO lie
Cuban pineapple specials whiz by, Tn
,os worst OF it is, we are compelled to pa
,Io over twice the freight charges for slo
he service. OF course, a comparatlvei
,ad few cars of the Florida fruit get tai
80 pled up in the railroad yards at polul
h;s south and are hooked on to specla
90 which arrive on the fast schedule
y Some action should be taken to lows
or. freight rates on Florida stock, The L
ho terstate Commerce Commissions
teution ought to be called to this
Justice
an Owing to the large receipts OF DO
~ Florida and Cuban stock practically
10. the markets in the Ohio river vail
were over supplied this week. bio