Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-26

The Brownsville Chamber Of
Commerce stands ready to assist
the Dallas Chamber of Commerce
and the Dallas News in any pos
sible way to create an aerial freight
traffic in rare tropical fruits and
vegetables between the Valley and
northern and eastern cities, @. O.
Richardson has informed the Dallas
body in q letter.
M. j. Norrell, vice chairman OF
the chamber of commerce aviation
committee, is seeking to encourage
such a traffic and the Dallas News
has undertaken a survey of the
Valley with a view to determining
the possibilities Of producing rare
tropical fruits for the northern
markets, an article in that news
paper declares.
Richardson has offered the ia
cilitieS of the Brownsville chamber
in making the survey and has Of
fered to assist in encouraging the
growing Of the rare fruits in this
section.
1T is generally known, Of course,
that the extraordinary conditions
existent in the Valley in respect TO
climate and soils lend themselves
to production of fruits which flour
ish only in trouical and sub-tropi-
cal environments" Norrell said at
Dallas. 1.-The information available
is too general, however, and the
purpose of The News Is to. set up
specific data on the subject. The
results are awaited with keenest in
tereSt.
Wants Facts and Figures
'"The objective to be served re-
lates to the possibilities Of de-
veloping air freight traffic from
Texas. "A large corporation is now
delving into the subject Of trans
continental air freight with Dallas
as an important divisional point on
its proposed system. Executives of
the corporation are expected in
Dallas about Sept. |, and it is de-
sired to have practical information
in hand for submission at that
time.
Most persons are aware that the
valuable tropical fruits are so eX-
tremely perishable that ordinary
methods of transportation are not
practicable from the southern
boundary of the United States to
the large northern centerS Of pop
ulation where markets are avail
able for high-priced food novelties.
This is especially true because con-
SignmentS of these fruits are mea-
sured in terms of pounds rather
than tons, and even if a method
Of refrigeration for small lots was
available, 1t seems doubtful if the
products could stand the long jour-
ney and reach their destinations in
prime condition. Air freight will
move in the high air lanes, prob
ably 5000 to 5000 feet, where con-
ditions provide natural refrigeration
without artificial processes. To
carry the obviously high charges in
cident to movement by air it is OBJ
vious the fruits proposed to be thus
shipped must have all the factors
Of rare quality and novelty. Nat
urally the sale of such commodities
will be very limited, but in the ag-
gregate the quantity might easily
keep several ships busy in their
transportation. In fact, production
on any considerable scale would de-
stroy the market by lowering prices
to the point at which air transpor-
tation charges would be no longer
warranted.
Game and Fish Available
Rio Grande Valley growers who
might undertake to produce these
fruits would have the active CO.
operation of the air freight lines in
securing profitable markets be-
cause the continuance of the new
business at a profit to growers
would be essential to the mainten-
ance of a flow of air freight to the
northern markets.
The News representative will
also investigate another interesting
source Of northbound air freight
No one needs to be told that game
killed in the United States can no
longer be offered for sale. This fact
has placed a large premium on
game centers where wealth exists.
An arrangement is practicable.
however, under which game killed
outside Of the United States can be
| brought into this country wnen Tag