Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-26
LOCAL FARMERS
JOIN FIGHT ON
RATE NNCREASE

II truck grower and shippers 81 South
Texas can not defeat entirely the desire III
the railroads tu increase the rate on Nege-
tables and fruits from South Texas Ia the
East Il. Louis gateway. they can al least
save ~ much a. ~~l5O.unO. sand Sam III.
Iowan. the North Texas rate attorney. nc-
cording to u statement made M the Cham
beer of Commerce La~t night By Joseph W.
Kenny. lie stated that Mr.. Cowan H. rcr-
tain that il Il H. impossible a. kill the III
creac~ entirely. II can be- STAYED OF one
year.
Some twelve or fifteen farmers 81 the inn
mediate Brownsville vicinity attended the
meeting I'D the Chamber ~ Commerce last
night and heard Mr.. kennry tell what steps
are necessary 10 tight the Increase. lie
was assured the cooperation ~ the farm
err. who besides contributing to assist in
the fight will gather u carload "a cabbage.
the proceeds 10 be- donated To assist in
financing the protest. which will be made
before Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Daniels al \ hearing III Chicago III the lat
ter part of March.
Some of the increases thar are pro-
posed are Bcrric~. : cents a hundred
pounds fruits. : cents a hundred pounds
mixed vegetables ~ carload lot. : cents
a hundred pounds; cabbage. potatoes and
~waternclun>. IN carload loi~. > cents q hun
drcd pounds onions, lettuce. hran-. green
corn. cauliflovcr. pumpkins. %cucumbrr~.
etc. : cents = hundred pounds. the in
crea>e> being from Sl2 To Sl5 a ear.
The new rate was to have gone snto f.
feet on January -. last. but IN order TN
the Interstate Commerce Commission FOL
lowing a protest by South Texas Truck
growers. suspended the new rate until a
hearing could be- held Ia hear testimony for
and against the Increase.
Owing f. 4 lack of fund, to finance 4
fight. the Texas railroad commission ha~
not been able 10 assist the truck growers
IN their fight against THE Increase. although
Commissioner Allison Muyfield. III Y letter
to the Laredo Chamber Of Commerce. -ayS
that he realizes fully the situation of the
grower and the Importance of the matter.
liz -av- IN part
while the commission fully appreciates
the situation and the Importance ot the
matter. from the growers standpoint. and
while ID stands ready ~ make any -uugr--
tion~ and ~ ~ WI that II can III the way
Of assisting III the entering ~ \ protest. ~
other action IN connection with these inter
state matters. ID j. seriously han~dicnppcd
IN such eases both IN The lack NJ appru-
priatiun- ~ drtray expense and IN the lack
of necessary clerical aud legal help "a
properly handle such matters.
Before the Adjournment ~ the meeting
I'M the Chamber M Commerce last night "
committee composed 81 Fred Ru-tchcrr. A.
y. Tandy and Charles >tarck. all farmers.
wa> appointed % act with w. +. McDavitt
and Louis Cubulmi M assist III financing
Brownsville end Ut the fight.
Mr.. kcnncy said following the meeting
81 am more than pleased with the way
the farmer and business men ~ Browns
vile have come to the support WI TIM fight
against the increase. >evcraf III ynur
banks and business houses were asked Ia
assist M financing the fight. and not n
single one that was approached refused w..
am sratiticd with the response that ha-
been had III Brownsville
Mr.. kcnney left this morning for San
Bcnito aud other Valley points.
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