Milford chronicle., 1925-06-19

tropical fruits, were unloaded in
York curing 1924, Us follows; 3 APP
pies, Z cabbage, % cantaloupes, A
grapes, 2 lettuce, 25S mixed cars, %
peaches, AZ white POTATOES, 5 sweet
potatoes, and 81 watermelOns. Of
this total, the total shipped from
Delaware was 1 car Of sweet pota-
toes.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania: "a
miles from Dover-333 cars Of fruits
and vegetables, not including citrus
or tropical fruits, were unlOaded in
Lancaster during 1924, as follows:
40 apples, Al cabbage, Is canta-
loupes, u grapes, 2 lettuce, rs mixed
cars, 3 onions, 10 peaches, 70 pota-
toes, 4 Strawberries, Is sweet pota7
toes, 1 tomatoes, and 43 watermel-
ons. Delaware shipped y Of the to-
tai number of cars unlOaded, as fol-
lows: Z apples, miXed cars, L
strawberries ana 1 watermelon.
"JOhnstOwn, Pennsylvania: 3O3
miles from Dover. There were I'M
loaded in Johnstown 1881 cars Of
fruits and vegetables, not including
citrus or tropical fruits, during 1924.
This total consisted of the following
products: Sc apples, II cabbage, "a
cantaloupes, II cucumbers, 162
grapes, 6 lettuce, 6S3 mixed cars, 20
onions. 81 peaches, Is pears, 2 pep
pers, 1 plums and prunes, 3OS pota-
toes, "a strawberries, 10 sweet pota-
toes, "a tomatoes, and 80 Watermel-
Ons. Delaware shipped Is cars OF the
total of 1881 cars, as follows: L ap--
pie, 2 cantaloupes, , peaches, 1
pears, 8 potatoes, 2 Strawberries
and sweet potatoes.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: 135
miles from DOVer-The total number
of cars of fruits and vegetables,
with the exception OF citrus ana
tropical fruits, unloaded in Harris
burg during 1924 was 2,llO cars
consisting of the following. DO ap-
pies, 1O1 cabbage, 1876 cars canta-
loupes, 70 grapes, % lettuce, 1,O82
mixed cars, 10 onions, So peaches,
329 potatoes, Sc strawberries, Is
sweet potatoes, 8 tomatoes, and 172
watermelons. Of this total of 2,l1O
cars, Delaware shipped cars, as
follows: 2 grapes, 1 peaches and
sweet potatoes.
"Easton-P hillipsburg, PennsylVa-
mia: 1877 miles from Dover--4O9 cars
of fruits and vegetables, not includ-
ing citrus or tropical fruits, were
unIoaded in EastOn-Phillipsburg
during 1924, as follows: 81 apples,
10 cabbage. 81 cantaloupes, 70
cranes, 1 lettuce, Ill mixed produce,
Is peaches, 8 strawberries, SO pota-
toes, 81 sweet potatoes, tomatoes
and 6S watermelons. OF this total
of 400 cars, Delaware shipped 4, as
follows: 1 cantaloupes, 2 straWber-
ries, and car sweet potatoes.
"Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: 179
miles from Dover-631 cars OF fruits
and vegetables, not including citrus
or tropical fruits, were unloaded IN
Bethlehem, during 1924, as follows:
so apples, rs cabbage, Z cantaloupes'
1856 grapes, 1 lettuce, 318 mixed pro-
duce, / onions, u peaches, 40 po-
tatoes. 5 strawberries, 2 sweet po-
tatoes, "a watermelons. OF the total
of 631 cars, Delaware furnished D,
as follows: 1 cantaloupes, z straw
berries, and 2 watermelons.
ALTOONA, Pennsylvania: 264 miles
from Dover-The total number OF
cars of fruits and vegetables, not in
GLIDING citrus or tropical fruits, I'M
loaded in Altoona, during 1924, was
1,7O9, as follows: 1853 apples,
beans, Ill cabbage, 145 cantaloupes,
I cauIifiower. 1 corn, 10 cucumbefs, |
1926 grapes, SO lettuce, 292 mixed
produce, So onions, 90 peaches, "a |
pears, 8 peppers, 800 potatoes, ~
20 sweet potatoes, 69
8 turnips, and SO water
melons. Of this total of 1,709 cars,
Delaware shipped so cars, consist
ing of IL apples, cantaloupes, 2
cucumbers, 1 grapes, 1 mixed car,
z peaches, 2 pears, 10 strawberries,
16 sweet potatoes, and 2 watermel-
Ons.
Allentown, Pennsylvania: 1874
miles from DOver-There were I'M
loaded in Allentown during 1924,
1,274 cars Of fruits and vegetables,
not including citrus or tropical
fruits. This number consisted of the
commodities: IS cars APP
pies, 40 cars cabbage, IS cars canta-
loupes, 101 cars grapes, 2 cars let
tuce, 835 cars mixed produce, 8 cars
onions, 28 cars peaches, Ill cars po-
tatoes, 81 cars strawberries, 80 cars
sweet potatoes, 5 cars tomatoes, 1
car turnips, and Sc cars watermel-
ons. Delaware shipped only "a cars
out of the total of 1874 cars, con-
sisting of 1 car apples, car canta-
loupes, 2 cars peaches, Is cars
and cars sweet pota-
toes.
"It is known that the truck move
ment from Delaware to some Of the
cities mentioned above was consid-
srable, especially on such commodi-
les as Strawberries and cantaloupes
however, no record Of the truck
in the various cities listed
S available"