The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-03-04
GROWERS win
RATEHEAR|NG
Interstate Commerce Commission
Puts New Rate in Effect
$26O,OOO SAVING MADE
Carriers Are Directed to Line Up Rates TO
Other Points and Permit Mixing Of
Fruits and Vegetables

Fruits and Vegetables
j. G. Chase. secretary and treasurer
of the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Ship
ers' Protective Association, Saturday
gave out the following information con-
corning the reduction of freight rates
on Florida fruits and vegetables to
Eastern and Western markets:
'To all Directors: A telegram was
received Saturday morning from Wash
ingtOn stating that the Interstate Com
merce Commission has reduced rates on
Florida pineapples and citrus fruits
from originating points on the Florida
East Coast railway to Jacksonville of
three ~ cents per package in carload
lots. From all Florida base points on
the Atlantic Coast Line railroad, Sea-
board Air Line railway, Florida East
Coast, G. S. & F., and Southern rail-
way, the rates on citrus fruits and pine
apples in carload lots of 800 packages
have been ordered as follows:
Chicago, reduced form 59.6 cents to
So cents.
Cleveland, reduced from 1913 cents to
SO cents.
Indianapolis, reduced from Sc cents
to 80 cents.
st. Louis, reduced from "a cents to
so cents.
Columbus reduced from Sc cents to
80 cents.
Milwaukee, reduced from 81 cents to
IS cents.
Minneapolis. reduced from 77.2 cents
to &C cents.
St. Paul, reduced from 77.2 cents to
66 cents.
Omaha, reduced from 79.6 cents to
66 cents.
Kansas City (oranges), reduced from
7l.6 cents to 81 cents.
Kansas City (pines), reduced from 70
cents to 62 cents.
Cedar Rapids, reduced from 70. 8 cents
to 62 cents.
Vegetables, carloads, under ventila-
ton: The commission has prescribed
minimum of APO packages of so pounds
each and ordered cut in rates as follows:
Baltimore, reduced from 40 cents to
80 cents.
Philadelphia, reduced from Al cents
to 81 cents.
New York city, reduced from 43 cents
to SO cents.
Boston, reduced from 40 cents to 80
cents
Vegetables, under refrigeration, car
load of $50 crates of so pounds each
with the following charges:
Baltimore, reduced from 40 cents to
36 cents.
Philadelphia, reduced from Al cents
to 81 cents.
New York city, reduced from 43 cents
to 80 cents.
Boston, reduced from 40 cents to As
cents.
The carriers are directed to line up
rates to other points and permit the
mixing of Florida fruits and vegetables
when moving in carloads.
By the order of the commission the
carriers are directed to line up the rates
to other markets and to permit the
mixing of fruits and vegetables in cars
with each to be charged for separately
for the quantity shipped. This is also
a concession to the growers. it has
been the custom for the railroads to
charge where mixed cars were shipped
for the quantity shipped at the rate Of
the commodity In the car that took the
maximum tariff.
The order of the commission ma es
the new rates effective on April 18th,
and to remain in force for two years
from that date.
The reductions already ordered will
amount to a saving of some $3.50, 900 to
the growers of Florida. This calcula-
tion is based on the crop shipped last
season. -
This association is to be congratulate
ed in its success IN securing deserved
concessions on excessive rates on Flor
ida fruits and vegetables into both the
Eastern and Western markets. These
reductions means the saving of thou
sands of dollars to the Florida growers
and enable them to compete on more
even basis with similar products grown
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