The Monett times., 1922-04-21
FRISCO TO OPERATE
STRAWBERRY SPECIAL"
Recent Survey by Development Off
cials Shows 1914 Carloads in
Sight for 0zarks.
(From the Springfield Republican,.
A quart of Strawberries for each

(From the Springfield Republican,.
A quart of Strawberries for each
four. persons in the United States.
That is what, according to esti-
mates of the horticultural depart
ment of the Frisco Lines, will be pro-
duced and shipped from the Ozark
region this season.
1t is the belief now that the Frisco
will handle 1914 cars of Strawberries
from Ozark points, total of more
than 100000 quarts, which is, of
course a record for this territory.
To take care of this immense ship
ment project, the Frisco has estab-
lished what is known as "the Straw
berry special" a splendidly equipped
train, composed Of the rebuilt and up
to-date refrigerator cars now being
put into service. Attractive posters
in natural colors OF the berries and
the yellow cars, are being sent broad
cast over the United States to ship
pers and receivers, advertising this
train, and it is expected that its daily
tonnage" will break all records.
This train, entirely of refrigerator
cars, will be operated daily through
the strawberry season and will run on
the following schedule. Leave Van
Buren, $3.50 p. M, arrive Monet, 4:30
a. m. (eight hours); leave Monett 6
a. m. and arrive Oklahoma City 2:30
a. m. (201a hours); leave Monet at
a. m. and arrive at Wichita 7 a. M.
the following day (25 hours); leave
Monet $50 a. N. arrive at Kansas
City 4 p. m. 10h hours); leave
Springfield at p. m. arrive Mem
phis 6:58 a. m. (16 hours); leave Mo-
nett at 6 a. m. and arrive at st. Louis
1890 p. m. (16B hours). The arriv-
ing time at st. Louis and Kansas City
is so arranged as to permit re-icing of
cars and delivery to connecting lines
for immediate movement.
Estimated Crop.
The estimated movement of straw
berries for the season is made by W.
L. English, supervisor of agriculture,
and c. f. Michaelson, supervisor of
farm marketing for the Frisco lines,
as follows: From Arkansas points
Mansfield, 30 cars; Van Buren, so
cars; Rudy, cars; Mountainburg, 30
cars; West Fork, 10 cars; Farming
ton, 100 cars; Fayetteville, IS cars;
Lincoln, 20 cars; Prairie Grove, 20
cars; Elkins, 7 cars; Johnsons, 80
cars; Springdale, 215 cars; Lowell, %
cars; Rogers Is cars; Bentonville, 10
cars; Gravette, 10 cars; Hiwasse, Ia
cars; Avoca, so cars; Garfield, 28 cars
Black Rock, cars. From Missouri
points as follows: Southwest City, 20
cars; Seligman, IL cars; Exeter, 25
cars; Cassville, rs cars; Butterfield,
100 cars; Purdy, 65 cars; Monet, 145
cars; Seneca, 35 cars; CRANKY, 20
cars; Racine and Belfast, cars;
Peirce City, 70 cars; Wentworth, Is
cars; Sarcoxie, 1926 cars; Verona, Is
cars; Aurora, rs cars; Mount Vernon,
8 cars; Miller, cars; Marionville, 45
cars; Logan, 80 cars; Billings, 81 cars
Republic, 20 cars; Webb City, 25 cars;
Joplin, % cars; Carthage cars; Sey-
mour, cars; Fordland, 3 cars. From
Oklahoma points as follows-Grove,
10 cars; Westville, 20 cars.
Schedule to Be Fast One.
Cars will be assembled and moved
on fast special schedule to Okla
homa City, Wichita, Monett, Memphis
Kansas City and st. Louis, the SER
vice on the strawberry special" to be
inaugurated about May i.
eve feel confident" said w. L.
English in speaking of strawberry
prospects for the season, "that 1922
will be the banner year Of the Ozarks
in fruit-producing way and that all
records will be broken. The Frisco
is prepared to handle the business as
never before, and we want to do
everything possible to aid the grow
ers, as always"