Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-11
BEAN LOSSES
in PROSPECT,
NO CARS HERE
Shippers at Brownsville, San
Benito and Mercedes are
Clamoring For Cars

With thousands of dollars in losses
facing the growers. stringless bean ship
pers ut Brownsville. San Benito and
Mercedes today were rlamoring for ex-
press refrigerator ears a. transport the
Valleys crop a. the northern markets
On the oiadinE plat.oims this morning
nj Brownsville there were around 100
crates Of beans. ar approximately two
carloads. and shippers and local railroad
and express officials were without def
mite Information as TO when To expect
ears.
One lone express refrigerator reached
the Valley this morning. and upon its
arrival nj IIarlingeu il was diverted 10
Mercedes. which along with the other
shipping poiDts. was clamorinE for an
iceabc car iii which 10 transport beans
quickly.
At San Beniio. where shipment of
beans is just getting well nderAay. two
cars were shipped "ut vi G.iO this morn
Ing Int IL was expected that during the
day there would arrive enough more
beans ~ load couple of ears more.
However, kgHdt Pla'e of the American
Railway Express there said this morning
that he had no adviccH as to when Ia ex-
| rrtt ears. lie snih that beans are now
coming III M san Benito "a the rate OF
| from 1900 10 1000 crates n day.
| General Agent A. :. Gimble of the
Gulf Coast Lines local offices said thar
/ hc had been advised that i,cneral Pas
Srngcr Agent q. w. Strain. under whose
\ department coric- tho handling uf the
express rrfrigcrators. H. securing South
/ west Texas for express refrigerators.
Mr. Gi'Dle's Information was that at
| least on" ear will reach Brownsville on
/ 10. ! from Houston due here at 1915
o'clock tonight. Mr.. Strain N also get
\ ting unto touch, Mr.. ';imhlc said. with
the Illinois Central railroad. which IN
under contract with the Gulf Coast Lin
rs To supply refrigerator cars.
&. y lIill. local manager for the Am
crican Railway Express. said thathe had
No adviccs ~ ~ cars. lie said that ship
-ncnts of beans by local express cut ~
Brownsville have been running about one
hundred crates n day. and this was ex-
nectcd Ia increase heavily today with
rhc shortage If express refrigerator cars.
Owing To- the highly ncrishahle nature
of beans. however. il was said That ship-.
mcnts could not hr made beyond Texas
| points
with stringless beans the best mon
cy crop Of this season. we are embaras
! Scd hy the lack of express rcfrigerators
III which to shin them" said W. r. Ne
navitt. local shipper today. despite
| the fact thu n long aE four weeks ago
notified the responsible departments
that We would require n var n day of
brownsville alone nj tins time in the
stasun. they have not ben Forthcoming
| All this IN face ~ the repeated assur
nnccS that cars would be made avail
able"
i Mr.. McDavitt said today that he would
"A in loading freigh; refrigerator this
afternoon, since no express refrigerator
IL available and that an atempt would
~ made. with proper icing. ~ reach the
markets before the period of drprccia-
.titn. lie was not very optimistic about
the plan. however stating that il recent
~ reGa:rcd one freight refrigerator sew.
en- days to reach Fort Worth. ani that
the product was not ia good condition
when il arrived.
The loading platform near the plant
If the Peoples lee and Manufacturing
Company. where ears are both iced and
loaded. this morning was filled 10 its
|
hrnns. stacked four and five deep. and
with little more room available IN the
shed 10 receive more beans during the
day With virtually two carloads "n
t:,c leading platform. and the prospect
early in tho day that another carload
wonld be brought up before evening. the
workers We're Put to IL 10 find space for
the new arrivals.
| Al. hrswr wrnt..aw frnw
three dollars to four dollars u crate,
with farmers stating that they can grow
beans az n profit on basis Of s. "A
crate.
The present Il the second time that
brownsville shippers have ben short OF
promised refrigerators. Mr.. McDavitt
sail today. recalling hS recent exchange
of telegrams with the car service bureau
nf the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sim. in which nm otffrial of the bureau
informed Mr.. McDavitt that all express
rrfrigcrators were required in Louisiana
for ,hc strawberry crop, since the crop
there had built M on express refriger-
atnr-. Mr. McDavitt wired back that
the Valleys bcan crop had been built ~
IA express rcfrigrrators, and he wanted
~ know whether II was the policy ~
the bureau Ia discriminate against the
Valley in favor II some other section.
There was no ~cply.
The matter M that time was taken up
~iih T'nitcn States Senator Morris
Sheppard and CongI rssman John v.
Garner. that effort bringing new
tone into messages from the Interstate c
Commerce Commission i'm reference ta
the ear shortage here. Mr.. McDavitt
said.
Several refrigerator cars OF beans have
been shipped out OF San Benito thus far
and the Brownsville carlot shipment:
have amounted to about seven, with
both points shipping a large amount il
local express shipments, destined fol
points in Texas.
The Brownsville crop will require sew
en- to ten more cars before II is com
pleted. according to shippers.