Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-05-27
GEORGE NJ BOWERS CASTS HIS FIRST
VOTE AGAINST THE INTERESTS OF BERKELEY COUNT
Passage Of The Bill Means That Berk.
eley County Apples Will Not Be
Tied Up In Eastern Storages But
Sent To Their Destination.

The people of Berkeley county surprised really amazed
to learn that Congressman George NJ Bowers had cast his first
against the important industry IN the county Because
the apple industry has been parayzed 1t has been
possible get shipping facilities and thousands of barrels
Berkeley county apples have been tied in eastern stog
the the rate between 80 and 40 cents
egn ports depending entirely the destination OF the ship
That has increased from 200 to 400 cent $3.50
or most any price and absolutely impossible get reg
alton and when shipments are made there IS
rigeration in the contract
Some weeks ago Judge Charles Thatcher and brother sent
to Baltimore large consignment apples for Glasgow Scotland
market good No facilities available
shipping and the fruit stored Finally secured
instead of the shipment reaching Glasgow schedule time
days. at eastit nearly month crossing the
The result that the fruit badly damaged having been
storage shipped abroad without refrigeration
The object of this bill is to provide sufficient shipping %
carry exports with dispatch and insure their safe delivery
we'll protection during transit The ships the government
will furnish will be equipped with refrigeration and all persha
abroad will have thrown around them every
guard and its delivery will be guaranteed The rates will also
reasonable and placed within reach of the most modest shipper
Congressman Bowers does not believe in helping those who
need help He his first the interest of the Shipping
Trust to the derment of his friends and neighbors when
knew full well that to large degree their prosperity and con
the fruit business dependent their ability to have
their products exported because Berkeley county apples find
ready sale foreign He also the condition
the shipping business but his identification with predatory inter-
and his devotion forbid him in behalf of his
constituents Were he mindful of his promises and his pdg
Congressman Moss dd-for the bill.
With sufficient ships to carry American products to foreign
ports exports would show tremendous increase but hand
capped they and with the Shipping Trust with its hg
congress fighting every effort to relieve the situation it
prising to know that would deliberately and
within few days after he had pledged his pro-
tect Berkeley countys interests, vote
The passage of this law that Berkeley county orchard
lists will be able to dispose of their fruit the highest market
price because the purchasers will be in their
exports There will be abundance of vessels plying between the
eastern and foreign ports, shipments will be withheld
account of transportation As is and has been
port trade has been carried under difficulties but the
object of the Administrators Shipping bill those
difficulties and make export trade the greatest the world
ed to the enlargement of the export trade desiring keep under
the control of the Shipping Trust to which allegiance
not fruit industry alone that the Berkeley county people
interested in but they want their to find market that
VIII enable them to get equal to those paid whe
ducng region in the United States Berkeley county wheat
recognized the world having SUPERIOR
it has not found reader abroad was because lack
of shipping facilities
However, Mr. Bowers will have ample opportunity explain
MS action and tell Berkeley county people why against
our second greatest industry and why he believe giving
his friends and neghbor opportunity dispose prod
acts in profitable way.
But ne did not strike alone at Berkeley county, at every
1rmgroWlng county in the Second Congressional district and
other vast fruit belts of this country not our eX
svey that suffers but every commodity that finds foreign
ke The World Mr. Bowers saw fit to cast vote
against ms nome people, but The Worlds pre-
dcon was correct Mr. Bowers does Interests
OF the Second Congressional district for those owned
roed oy the Money Trust He represents only MONEY and the
peoples interests secondary consideration with him. the
lace OF TINS act can Mr.. Bowers say he is NEIGHBOR?
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