Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-22
THE HERLAD'S REPORT ON
CABBAGE CAR SITUATION

Gentlemen-We note in your paper
of even date, that you have a state
ment regarding the shortage of cars
and damage to the crop on this &C
count, etc, which is supposed to have
come from McDavitt Bros, and wish
to state we have made no such state
ment as you have credited US with
either to your paper or to any n
else, and you certainly have no right
to use our name in connection with a
statement of this kind without u
authority.
In regard to your statement that
we say that we think relief is in
sight for Brownsville, we wish to say
that we have not said this. We have
been unable to get any information
whatever as to what cars we would
have from one day to the other, and
we can not ever find out what they
have between here and Kingsville
until the cars arrive almost to
Brownsville, which is generally only
a few hours before the train arrives.
We do not believe that the local rep
resentatives of the railroad hat are
on the ground get much more in
formation than we do, and we do
know that some of the local repre-
sentatives of the road have tried to
get information and have done what
they could to get us relief, but so
far as we can learn they get very
little satisfaction from the authori-
ties of the road that have charge of
the car service.
We also note that you state that
we say that there has been very lit
tie loss on account of the failure to
get ears this week, and we wish to
say that this is absolutely false, we
never told anyone connected with
your paper or any one else this. The
loss to the farmers has been more
than they will ever know, and has
been far too great to even try to es-
timale.
EVEN if the market should hold up
the cabbage is deteriorating in value
every day it stands in the field after
it is ready to cut, and this alone
would make the loss run into thous-
ands of dollars.
We wish TO say in conclusion that
we have EJt talked with any one
connected with your paper regarding
this car shortage or the crop condi-
lions, and we are at loss to know
where you got your information.
But the article as far as we are
quoted is totally untrue and without
foundation.
We will ask that you kindly pub
lish this in justice to US.
Your truly,
McDAVITT BROS.
In response to the foregoing COM
.munication, The Herald wishes to
say, in justice to itself and its staff.
that there was no intention whatever
to m~isrepresent anyone. If any have
suffered in the slightest degree
through the publication of the ar
ticle referred to by the Messrs. Nc
this paper regrets it very
sincerely. As to the article itself,
however, The Herald finds that the
writer of the foregoing letter is evil
IDENTIFY not thoroughly posted regard
ing the statements made by every
one connected with his firm, as one
Of the Messrs. McDavitt undoubtedly
did make the statement to the effect
in Saturdays Herald. To
substantiate this, readers of The
Herald are referred to the follow
ing affidavit by r. c. Wharton, from
whom the said information was OBJ
An Affidavit.
was driving past McDavitt Bros.
place of business on Friday, April 10,
and saw one of the Messrs. MeDavitt
on a stool in the doorway.
stopped the horse, alighted from
the buggy, and went up and inquired
Of him in regard to the car shortage.
said that they had been having
one, but that he thought il was now
about over. and that thirty cars were
expected in that day"
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