Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-03
BELL-ANS
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Indigestion. One package
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ear of carrots was shipped, containing five
hundred hampers, which sold AT 81 per
hamper, and after paying freight and com
missions, Melted $3.50 TO the company. The
usual price the past season has been 40c
per dozen lunches for beets, three or four
TO the bunch, and Doe per dozen lunches
for carrots, -four to seven to the bunch.
BUSINESS ACUMEN Is RESPONSIBLE.
These figures for Wetegrove & Co.. seem
phenomenally high, and it will of course
besaid that they are above the average,
and the ordinary truck grower can not
hope to equal them. But in reply it may
he said that while prices the past season
have been unusually high, yet indications
are, it is pointed out, that they will be
equally high another season, certainly if
there il a war. Their success has simply
been due to taking advantage of these high
prices, plus skillful management. They
pay great heed to the packing of their pro-
duce, and by using this scheme of mixed
ear shipments, cut down freight costs. In
addition, they have been in the business at
all angles and know ii thoroughly. and are
also in touch with markets. Trucking H.
a bushes in which high profits can be
made, n shown in this Instance: but il j.
Of course a business in which a great deal
can he lost, especially il a person is an
mateur: hut in that respect il does not
differ from any other farming, of from
business, for that matter.
From Mercedes this season there nave
already been shipped over a hundred ears
of produce by freight. and several ears by
express. Each afternoon now. a large ex-
press shipment leaves. The prices, as .at
other towns, have been very high in many
instances. Mr.. George $. Freeman. in
the Unit Marketing System office, showed
Inc duplicates Of checks which told the
story. lie showed me one cheek for
for one wagon load of cabbage.
drawn by two mules, and another check
for S213.67 for one wagon load. No won
der hat a person often hears the remark.
when a load of cabbage j. going by
There goes u wagon load of money"
Several DAYS ago n solid ear load Of on
ions was shipped from this point. the sec
ond to be shipped in the United States. |
am told. At present onions are coming in
~ a good rate. two to three hundred
, rates per day. and bringing an average
price-of ~ to $3.50 per crate.
Two things of great help in making Mer-
-cdcs n trucking center. are the presence
here Of a proceeding plant. and the fact
that it has an office of the Unit Marketing
system. and on account Of the proceeding
plant. j. an assembling point for this part
If the Valley. For this reason. smaller
Quantities Of truck are sent to tins point
rom nearby points, are assembled here.
run through the preceding plant and when
thoroughly cooled are placed in refrl-er-
ated ears and sent on 10 northern markets
Thi. in~ures their arrival IN first class or
der and also results in an enormous saving
in express: the produce can be assembled
here from various points, under the TINT
Marketing System. and then put together
until there j. a ear load. and then sent on
Nv freight. Under the circumstance there
X really no limit to the trucking posi-
bilities of this section, except the amount
of land there j. in the Valley.
CITRUS INDUSTRY AT MERCEDES.
The citrus industry al Mercedes, a. ut