The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-08-14

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~ freight Il most b. delivered ~ the
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competition tiw railroad NE the .alp
fers and the cOGinisapn mea mast
always reckon 90 the msrkei dap tae
boss ~ one marksi day 81 ls'rishai,le
freight Fac sira Mierrles oft.n Avans
tie loss u ite entire shipment The
failure d railroads freigh, srhriuit
10 insure delivery ~ ibis kind y
freight Tor 8 certain market dsy mas
mean the loss 10 that railroad " this
entire business. 10 the commission men
and mafkrimen Il means 80 much less
business 10 get returns from ca ihe
other hand the ability ~ the time
table experts and the traihc men TO
snock On hair M hour even on ihe ron
ming iiIns ~ freight train may mean
10 the road thousands u dollars u uew
business and for the commission men
may open up brand new line q
trade For years men have worked
over these freight train schedules try
Ing 10 lop on precious minutes of time
In the yards, IN the stops en- route and
In the delivery Always their aim hiss
been IN the ease ~ New England TO
get table Injuries. such as early
strawberries. melons and peaches, into
Boston by the second market day.
There Is 10 more perishable produce
than Strawberries, and next 10 them
comes FISH. The New England rail
roads must bring the first Into New
England and carry the second out In
the case Of berries II is absolutely es
sential that they be consumed within
seyenty-two hours from the time they
are picked for them 10 command
price that will make the business
worth while when one considers that
these early berries are picked In Nir
ginia and points farther south the
problem confronting the New England
railroads In getting them on the New
Englanders table within this limit OF
seyenty.tw0 hours Is THUS seen 10 10 a
big one II carload OF strawberries
consigned TO a New England produce
merchant misses a market day al the
South Boston yard IL means usually a
depreciation Of at least cents on
every box: on melons II means prob
ably cent apiece. That may not
seem much, but In the aggregate IL Is
enough frequently TO wipe out the
profit on an entire shipment
In order 10 make a market day with
This kind OF freight, the railroad must
ret It into Boston, say, between the
hours OF 2 a. III. aud a. IN. The
market day begins promptly at 6 a. m
That is the hour when the big bell
rings out IN the perishabe freight
Fard and there begins a scene OF ae-
dvity among the marketmen. When
his bell rings the cars must be ready
20 open so that their contents can be
inspected and sampled and the fruit
,r vegetables sold right as they stand
N the ear. Ten minutes after this
bell rings the contents OF the train
nay be on the way 10 the magket
This hour OF q a. IN, then, IL the
,oal upon which the eye OF the operat
ng man and the traffic man In the
abroad organization is fixed. II IL
he hour they must make. not one
lay, but every day. or lose the bust
less. Down In Virginia, through Mary.
and and Delaware freight train
oaded with the luscious early berries
II southern plantations, the first TO
eel the yltaizing effect Of the spring
may be rushing through the
light toward this goal with the speed
4 passenger train. The engineer
las this goal IN mind, the yardmen
long the route have II In mind. and
~ In the railroad offices the operat-
ng men have II In mind too. Like the
nan with the ball In the football game,
hese men are all working TO put the
rain with its produce over the goal
Inc before the big bell In the Boston
ard rings out as n signal for the
market men that another market day
as begun,
New England has not always enjoy
q the privilege OF having strawberries
, February or even melons In May
was not many years ago that the
versge householder had to rely chiefly
n his local fruits and vegetables. He
'aited until July for HIS wberries
lis melons and peaches he got later
egetables out OF season were rare
his was when New England. by the
len means OF transportation. was
ANY market days away from the
,uth. These were the days OF inten.
We railroads, as Mr. Brandeis would
robably call them. short railroads
with one another. but op.
'nted separately and involving many
ansfer points When freight has to
over several railroads operated on
'e Intensive principle II is bonnd 70
i7er delays. Between Boston and
ew York there were the New Haven.
y Old Bennington road and the Ros