Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-04-13

/ through whihc the lines of the trans
portation company extend A dairy
expert, a fruit expert, cereal expert,
| marketing garden expert, and others
according to the character Of the ter
ritory embraced by the road.
(e) Protecting the Shippor-It wa
1iao suggested that whore disputes
siglCr respecting the quality or con-
| iition Of the products on their ar
| rival at their destination the railroad
company could perform a service FOR
| its patrons that would be most valu-
| able, and would tend to prevent a
loss through misrepresentation on the
part of commission men. Where com
paint is made that the goods are in
bad condition the consignor upon re
ceiving notice could notify the local
agent of the railroad company stat
ing the facts and asking him to have
a representative of the company in
Quire as to the truth or falsity of the
representations made by the con
signee. The local agent could by tele-
graph notify the agricultural bureau
that complaint had been made and
state its character, whereupon some
member Of the force would be de-
,ailed to visit the consignee and in
spect the articles complained of, and
IL found to be in good condition use
his influence to see that the full
price agreed upon with the consign-
or be remitted. If on the other hand
he goods were in bad condition he
should make inquiry as to where the
fault rested, and notify the consign-
or So that the facts might all be
brought to his attention. The pur-
pose being to prevent the honest
shipper from being swind!&d by un-
principled dealers at terminals. The
effect of such assistance would be to
prevent fraudulent representations
on the part Of consignees and there.
by create a feeling of confidence on
the part OF the producers that would
induce them to increase their pro-
ductlon being assured that the rail-
road company would protect them
igainut unprincipled dealers.
% The Small Producer. - Atten-
ion was also called to the import
ance OF assisting the small producer
in marketing his products direct to
the consumer. In order to do this
the company could furnish a refrig-
orator car attached to local trains to
receive consignment of articles to
A %
butter, dozen or two of eggs,
small quantity Of fruit, and various
other pnrishab,e articles to be re-
"eived IL these refrigerator cars al
neal stations and be transported at
snrload rates to their destination
good condition. BY this means small
producers could have city customers
yhom they would supply regularly
With vegetables butter, eggs, cream
md other farm products, fresh and
a good condition, without having 10
-mploy middle man or two or to
ray the prohibitive express charges
hat are now exacted. 1t was stated
hat such a method might confident
~ be expected TO gradually increase
the number Of those who would sup
ply city consumers directly and that
thereby the traffic of the roads would
he ccrrespondingly increased
90 Cold Storage. - 1t was also
iated that at the principal terminals
of these roads II might become nee
essary In Jrder TO properly acccn.
nodate ooasignments of perishabIe
rticles to have cold storage plants
II which they could be put in case OF
4 glu. N the Ilarkct, a reasonable