Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-11

damage coming to the two heaviest
producing districts the reduction c.
sthe crop is naturally much larger
than had The smaller districts beer
the ones to suffer the most. As il
is very few fields i'm any of the
districts escaped altogether.
Growers and distributors alike are
facing the situation with q fair share
of optimism. Everything has been
done to bring the crop through, even
with the certainty there would be 9
shortage of cars which in turn would
cause thousands of cars to go to
waste. There must logically be very
few standards among the early ship
ments, which from p-c-1at appear
ance, will be almost entirely ponies
just the reverse of what had been
anticipated. This means that the
crate makers will have plenty to dc
between now and shipping time te
get enough ponies ready.
Distributors agents are taking
things cool and are bending every
energy TO make the best of the stu
alton. All agree there will be plenty
of cantaloupes tp go around and that
the start will be practically the same
date as last year, with possibly the
first peak coming week earlier.
Given anything like a fair share of
cars the shippers will have plenty
rolling to every market so that nc
city need go without ample supplles'
BIG TRUCK DEAL
There will be a larger track deal
this year than any previous season
Several buying brokers have already
made arrangements to spend the
season here and others are coming
so that no market in the country, nc
matter how small, need 90 without
ample and regular supplies-provid-
ed the cars can be secured. Deduct
ing all of the damage from the gale
conservative judges now put the crop
at as many cars as were moved last
season. This means plenty of work
for all hands-and possibly fan
profits after all for these who have
their business we'll organized.
The total distributors listed shows
something like 33 sas against 20 ii
former years. ChiYgo is well repre-
sented, not only by Feveral of the old
timers, but there are a half dozer
new comers, who made a start last
season and followed this year, prac-
tically doubling their acreages. Pitts
burgh has one new operator with only
small acreage. Then there are the
several combinations which have beer
operating in a moderate way for The
past two or three years both IN Cali
fornia vegetables and cantaloupes.
Because of the increased number o,
distributors there has been more OF
J less congestion of loading sheds, will
the result that many sheds will have
from one to three or even four ship
pers working on them at the same
time. When the rush comes thi:
may tend to confusion since the NOV
ing of 1000 cars day over the double
track railroad calls for every cog IL
the machinery to be working at full
speed. On basis of 500 or $50 car:
day there must be as many car:
coming in as are being loaded and a
many going out, thus making the dali!
total. Reduced to even 200 daily
fully coo cars must be handled. Las
seasons record of 900 cars out with
in three days will hardly be again
, duplicated, although every arrange
ment has been perfected for plent.
of ice.
AS LARGE AS PONIES
! The fastest estimate Of damaT
shows Is per cent in some fields ant
25 in others. However. this damag
will not reduce the total cars to b
shipped. The damage is mainly t.
first settings. Samples of the youn'
melons have been pulled from tn
vines and they are now what is usual
ly called pony size well netted AM
show considerable sugar. There WI
be but few early cars before May z
when a good movement is expected.
HILO, Islands of Hawaii, T. H
May Navy seaplanes and scou
patrols recently held maneuvers in tn
waters off this island, and almost i
the shadow of the great volcano o
Kilauea.
Six submarines, all Of the ''R" clas
took part in the naval practice, &C
con0anied by two seaplanes and sev
eral scout patrols, or navy tugs. A
, the craft came from their base a
Pearl Harbor, Island of Oahu.