SHIPPING MASSACHUSETTS APPLES 23 



Pennsylvania delivery Baltimore and Ohio delivery 



B&M origin: D&H:PRR or B&M origin: D&H:DLcS:W:B&0 



NH:PRR orNH:CSD:B&0 



B&A origin: WS or NYC: PRR B&A origin: NYC:B&0 



or D&H: PRR or 



NYC :D&H :PRR NH origin : CSD :B&0 

 NH origin :PRR 



Cincinnati 



"The Cincinnati market is a rather split-up affair. The old jobbing section 



is near the center of the city. They have a nice new auction and office building 

 a mile or so away at the railroad and about half way between are the team tracks — 

 no terminal yet "^^ 



This description indicates that the market is not centralized. With regard to 

 rail shipping there are two districts about a half mile apart. The fruit auction 

 terminal, to which reference is made above, is owned and served by the Southern 

 Railway. It is operated by the United Fruit Auction Company. Sales of citrus 

 and deciduous fruits are held here. Consignments of local apples could be shipped 

 for sale through this outlet. Consignments not being sold at auction are handled 

 in the team track district. The Baltimore and Ohio, the Cleveland, Chicago, 

 Cincinnati and St. Louis (Big Four) and the Pennsylvania are the principal de- 

 livering carriers. For a number of years the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Plum- 

 wood Yard has been a center of trade in fruit and vegetable traffic. 



A large volume of fruit is consigned direct to chain store warehouses which are 

 served by private sidings. Deliveries are made to them under reciprocal switching 

 agreements. 



Reciprocal switching agreements exist among the carriers so that delivery can 

 be made by the Southern Railway at its auction terminal at no additional cost to 

 the shipper. No switching agreements are in effect among the carriers giving team 

 track service; consequently any movement of apple shipments among them will 

 be governed by the tariffs in effect at the time. The possibility of a situation of this 

 kind arising is practically nil. 



No published unloading or cartage charges exist. Each consignee makes his 

 own arrangements for these services. 



Possible standard routings on shipments to Cincinnati are as follows: 



B&M origin: D&H:DL&\V:B&0 NH origin :CSD:B&0 or PRR 



orNYC:CCC&ST.L 

 or D&H:PRR 



The time in transit is about three days. A car might arrive in time for the 

 market of the third day; it certainly would be ready for a fourth morning market. 



W. E. Piper in the Report of the 37th Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Fruit Growers' 

 Association, Inc., 1931. 



