Cold Storage and Refrigerator Cars. Ill 



the kiud of cars used and the manner of jacking. A refrigerator 

 car is the worst place in the world for fruits after the ice is melted 

 out, as it is then without ventilation, and soon warms up, thus spoil- 

 ing the fruit very quickly. 



Mr. Wilcox, of California — Fresh grapes must be kept dry while 

 in the process of refrigeration. The cold storage establishment at 

 Riverside is quite successful. 



The President — Fruit that has been in cold storage or shipped 

 in refrigerator cars should never be reshipped in ordinary cars. 

 Refrigeration is to be used with judgment and (;are, or bad conse- 

 quences may result. 



3Ir. Wilcox — The question of refrigeration is an important one 

 to Californians. Where fruits shipped in refrigerator cars are to 

 be reshipped, it is best to raise the temperature of the car somewhat 

 before transferring the fruit to other cars. 



Mr. Feeley, of California — Cold storage has not proved satisfac- 

 tory to California fruit-growers, as a rule. 



Mr. Klee, of California — I think the experience of shippers at 

 Riverside is against cold storage. Lemons and oranges decay rap- 

 idly after being taken out of cold storage. California fruits at New 

 Orleans, which were not in cold storage, kept much better than 

 fruits from eastern states, which, as a rule, were so treated. This, 

 however, may have been due, in part, to the extraordinary solidity 

 and good-keeping qualities of fruits grown in this state. 



Mr. Van Deman, of Washington, D, C. — The cold storage facil- 

 ities on the exposition grounds at New Orleans were very .inade- 

 quate. Arkansas was the only state which availed itself of the 

 op})ortunities, but, owing to some delay in the preparations, the 

 fruit was greatly decayed before the cold storage application could 

 be made. 



The President — Fruits that went into cold storage at New Or- 

 leans in good condition came out all right. The process was suc- 

 cessful, but the trial given on the exposition grounds was far from 

 satisfactory, owing to bad management. 



Mr. Wheeler, of California, by invitation, read the following 

 paper : 



