Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1913-08-28
Cold Storage
Advantages
Appreciated
Heavy Shipments Of Early Fruits and
Vegetables Greatly Aided by Pre-
CcoIing-Arrives In Market Much
Better Condition-Better Prices Sc
cured.


The shipment of fruit and vegeta
bles from Payette is going on in
much larger quantities this year evtI
before and producing better retur-s
to those who are taking advantage OF
the two ears going to Butte each
week under ice, also the two cars go
ing to Portland under like conditio: S.
Denney e Co. are doing a very
large share of this business, and al
SC sending out great quantities by
express, all of which has been pre-
cooled at the Payette Cold Storage,
! from "a to ~ hours, and arriving in
such prime condition that sales are
made at the top of the market.
The Payette Cold Storage Co. re-
ceive the fruit and vegetables, ard
hold them under refrigeration until
all of the garden heat is extracted,
and by the time the iced car is ready
to go, the goods are in shape to reach
the markets IN fires and firm condi-
tion. The Idaho-Oregon Fruit Grow
ers Association are also shipping in
this way, greatly to the benefit of
the members who are ready to meet
the demands of the markets for this
kind of produce. Without doubt as
this kind of trade becomes better
will or
to reap the benefits of cooling be-
fore shipping in a refrigerated car.
The facts are, that more than doub e
the amount of early grown garden
stuff has already been shipped than
ever before at this season. Thous-
ands of crates of early varieties of
plums have been cooled and shipped
by express, also cantaloupes, toma-
toes, peppers, green corn, cucumbsrs
and egg plant, several full cars OF
cantaloupes have gone to the burned
so many summer apples as last year,
but peaches are in good demand and
command high prices when arr Wing
firm, but ripe, which can only be
done by preceding.
The outlook for apples is good, but
in slightly less quantities than last
season.. There are rumors of pretty
good prices for the keeping apple
but not fully confirmed as yet, and
no doubt many apples will be sold
rather early, and may not meet as
good prices as if held until the mass
of the apples are sold. If apples bring !
a fair price in the fall, much be- |
ter price can be looked for in the ,
spring.
The last Al cars of apples that left |
Payette on May of this year returned |
to the growers. about 100000 in
and II of those cars paid
their growers over 100000 a car af-
ter paying storage, freight and COM
missions, proving that it is wisa to
store at home where they can be
looked at during the winter, and re-
packed if required before shipping,
not being obliged to take any mans
word as to their condition, when in
store a thousand miles off or more.
There were times last winter, when
grave fears were had as to whether
it would not be best to let the stored
apples go for the storage charges and
not advance any freight, but they
made good money and no interest was
paid on the freight charges. Col.
Muller states that contracts have
been made for fair amount of stor-
age at the Payette Cold Storage Co.
Space should be engaged at once if
t will be required as the space avail
ible here is very limited.
Five cars of peaches are being &C.
,umulated by five different growers
'or shipment as they get enough in,
300 crates each evening,
lside from the regular shippers, each
ar will have 1000 crates.
Perhaps it's good thing to think
tbout, that if apples will bring
rood price in the fall, ought they mt I
o bring better prices in the spring I
when the bulk of the crop has been :
Winesaps and Jonathans {
eaving Payette May II last, sold in !
Boston at $2.75 and $3.50. {