The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-02-18
WANT THE RAILROADS -.
10 PRINT THEIR RATES
Florida Growers and shippers. LeaE''e
To Bring Question Before
Officials.

orlaudo. Feb. 13.-Scientilc dlstrI'
- =, ,erishables f. very essen
,tsi m proHtable marketing. anu VINE
49, Florida Growers aud shlppera
,',,,,,o T. not a marketing as>"clauoI'
I, A. rpttiu, forth an earnest eu"rt 20
-, at.,ut a condition when VIII
greatly aid the Florida sroWtIS ~ ~
sbippers in properly dlstrluulln., ~, -
pr0ducts. Il Is the old, ola que7llOn ~
freight rates. and unless they are pun
lisbed through 10 the markets ~ lue
Florida line. both shipper ana Du!eIs
will always be- In q quandary as 10 'ile
ultimate cost Of delivery In the mar
kets. Floridas competitors are IY'
handicapped In this respect ior 'ull'
fornia. Texas and other producing SCI
lions are provided with speclhc 'o,u.
modify rates TO every market III theI
Tnlted states and Canada Of any COLI
sequence. rparid,.s
Tho League took notice Of Fiorlua ;
situation some time ago, ana IN Uoa'
Junction with the traffic uel"I
81 several Of our large shippers anu
marketing associations. has beeli coh'
ducting a vigorous campaign win the
E1orlda railroads. a. well as a lot OF
the southwestern and western lines IN
order n get complete through IalG ~
rc~cntatiOn necessary 10 reahilN 49,
mine. without 50 much delay anu uu'
certainty as now exists, WhaI tue
freight charges viii be. lnasmuch as
the railroads are being asked 70 pun
Ii.b the lowest combination OF local
rates 10 the markets not now enjoying
through rates. It would seem that the
r.1uests ARE consistent and necessary
ono. and II i believed that the League
will get all II asks for in this connec'
ti,n The whole matter has been
plgcpd suuarely up to the railroads. >"
as ~ clearly show that the publication
~ through rates Is just AS essential 10
the welfare Of the industry as II =
for the railroads to continue their Gus
tom II bringing settlers into our -t'te
and thereby increasing the production
~ ucri>hablcs.
The League recently made some eN'
porimentS by collecting quotations OF
rates ~ the west and southwest IRON,
a number II carriers. ana IN SeNetdi
instances three. four and I'VE rai'T"ahH
quoted different rates 10 a gwen p"ill'
This WAS done merely 10 Illustrate The
un,itinn ~ the shipper and the iuaIllltN
~ the representatives Of the raillnad>
themselves. under prevailing conditions.
d, rive the ~hipuprS the correct Idtc~.
Tho fact that much delay i involved IN
getting rates from the railroads Whefe
fhcy are not published through. was
also brought out en- this invcS 'igntiph'
thn result Of which has been Wad" on
exhibit which accompanied IN" league :
appIication Of through rates 10 All the
Important western. southwestern,
and Pacific coast 1arketS.
There are 80 many advantage iu nav
Iu, through rates IN the tariffs winch
must he made easily deciphernll". and
the Florida growers and shippers
should feel fortunate II the LEAGUE
brings the matter to a successful con
clusion in time for next seasons move
mcntS.
The League Is also makiu- q system
attic check ~ existing through rates
from every shipping po;ut In Florida
To approximately two thrn>an mar
kct~ I'm the United States and Canada.
and having the RAILROAD companies cor
rect numerous rates, At tac saille tim"
regulating the whole STRUCTURE 80 ~
to remove AN rates of Il Discriminatory
naturc. many Of which have existed
for years. So far as is KNOWN this J.
something which has pe'"r been at
tempted before. either indiv.dudI'r or
collectively hy Florida growers ana
shippers.