Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-20
BIG TERRITORY
GIVEN VALLEY
BY new RATES
Southeast Section To
Be Market For Big
Volume of Texas
Vegetables
Especial TO The HsrnldN


SAN BENITO, June ga vast
territory. just next door to Texas.
and which has been closed to the
produce Of the Lower Rio Grande
Valley OF account 81 freight rates,
Is TO be thrown vide open by the
pew tariffs on vegetables, which 80
into effect July s.
This fact was brought out BY j.
r. Blanton. rate specialist in
Brownsville. in a 'etter TO ]. T.. Bell,
manager Of the San Berito Chamber
Of Commerce.
The letter was written 10 Mr.. Bell
IN response TO a query concerning
the tariffs on vegetables and
fruits.
This vast territory comprises what
Is known, politically speaking, as the
solid South" II includes the states
east Of the Mississippi river. and
south Of the Ohio river, and the
markets which will be Of particular
value TO the Valley in this section,
and which have been practically in
accessible under The existing freight
rates are in Kentucky. Tennessee,
Alabama, Virginia. the Carolinas.
and other states adjoining.
Shippers in these states have been
for many years attempting to handle
Valley produce in large quantities,
Mr.. Blanton said. Tie has letters
from some Of them. explaining why
they have not been able to handle
such produce from the Valley. on
account of the differential against
the Valley which becomes effective
once the produce crosses the Mis-
sissippi.
Also there have been many differ
ences and complications in rates to
that section. which have made il al
most impossible for the Valley to
nov produce into u. In some in
stances the rates were particularly
high on straight carloads. and low
IN mixed carloads. It has been diff
ficult 10 move potatoes into that
section on account Of this fact. Mr..
Blanton said.
But the new tariffs simplify the
matter. and virtually throw this
section wide open to the Valley"
according TO the rate specialist.
He mentioned the figures on ship
ments into that section in spite
of the tariffs. pointing out that
shipments from the Valley into these
southern states have been doubling
almost every year for the past five
years until 1900 ears were shipped
in there during the season lust
coming to n close.
FLORIDA is fighting to prevent
these rev rates becoming effective"
Mr.. Blanton said. Tt IS time for
the Valley 10 get busy on the mat
ter at once. and keep ahead Of
Florida on this"
ITO the Southwest. that is the
states east Of the Mississippi and
south OF the Ohio rivers. the de-
cresses in rates and minima is
enormous" Mr. Blan.on says in the
letter. The Valley shipped 1900
cars into that section during the
closing season.
Under the new tariffs the Valley
will have not more than $4,000
pounds minimum on straight or mix
ed carload shipments. and a great
decrease in tariffs that will throw
the section wide open % Valley pro-
duce.
Dealers in that section have been
trying TO handle the Valley produce,
but they nave not been able TO do
so on account Of the freight rates.
FLORIDA Is preparing a petition
seeking suspension and cancellation
of the new tariffs. II this is permit
ted the Valley will lose millions. and
it is time for the Valley to take
every precaution 10 see that nothing
of the kind happens