April, 1915 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



Oppose Rate Increases 



The question of a prepaid increase in 

 rates on transportation of fruit came before 

 the R.R. Board in Toronto on March 29th. 

 A large delegation of prominent fruit men 

 from all parts of Ontario were in attend- 

 ance. Mr. Geo. E. Mcintosh, of Forest, 

 ^J'ransportation Aerent for the Ontario 

 ^Bniit Growers' Association, presented the 

 ^Brotest of the fruit growers against the 

 ^Broposed increase. He was followed by W. 

 ^^p. Bunting, of St. Catharines, Mr. Onslow, 

 of Niagara-on-the-Lake, and W. W. Fisher, 

 of Burlington, and others. These gentle- 

 men presented facts to show that increased 

 rates would result in serious injury to the 

 trade, and by throttling the traffic would 

 not be in the interests of the railway com- 

 panies. 



The proposed increase in rates to points 

 in the western provinces ran from 15 to 20 

 per cent. It was shown that fruit would 

 not bear such a heavy rate. While the rate 

 for east-bound traffic was not to be so 

 seriously increased, it was pointed out that 

 any increase whatever would, under present 

 prospects, seriously handicap the trade. 



The whole question of increased rates is 

 under advisement, and judgment will not 

 be handed out by the board until all parties 

 interested have been heard. 



Oin Tuesday, March 30th, Messrs. W. H. 

 Bunting and Arthur L. Craise appeared be- 

 fore the board in opposition to a proposed 

 increase in rates on manure shipped into 

 the Niagara district and delivered by the 

 Canadian Northern Railway om its various 

 branches. This increase was not allowed, 

 and the Grand Trunk Railway was ordered 

 to continue to absorb one-half the switch- 

 ing charges. The minimum carload was 

 raised from 40,000 to 60,000 pounds. 



Annapolis Valley Notes 



Muninf ElU 



The conditions brought on bv the war 

 have in some cases brought disaster to 

 fruit-growing sections in Camada, but the 

 Annapolis Valley, owing to her geograph- 

 ical situation, and the close organization 

 of her fruit-growers, has been able to mar- 

 ket her crop at a fairly satisfactory price. 

 The winter has been very open and mild, 

 ana fruit trees of all kinds have come 

 through in a vigorous condition, and give 

 promise of a splendid bloom. Because of 

 no snow, strawberry plantations have been 

 exposed to every freeze and thaw, and where 

 not carefully mulched have been much in- 

 jured. Berries have been extremely high 

 owing to winter killing and spring frosts 

 the past two seasons. 



The United Fruit Companies are now 

 publishing their own paper, "The Coopera- 

 tive News," the first issue of which ap- 

 peared March 4th. They have also taken 

 another forward step in their progressive 

 policy by opeming an all-the-vear-round 

 business in Halilax, to handle all kinds of 

 farm produce grown by their fifteen hun- 

 dred members. This is a big step in ad- 

 vance, and its development will be watched 

 with interest. 



The value of organization among farmers 

 was never more strikingly shown than in 

 the niarketii.g of the potato crop in the 

 Valley this past season. By chartering 

 their own boats and opening an office in 

 Cuba, the United Fruit Companies were 

 able to ship all the potatoes grown by their , 

 members at as good prices as usual. New 

 Brunswick, with no organization, has to-day 

 hunv^'ds of thousands of bushels on her 

 h; , with a price far below cost of pro- 

 duction and no takers. 



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