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able fruits, it will not be possible to ship by way of the 
Panama Canal. For other fruits that will stand from 
20 to 30 days or more before using, the canal can casily 
be made use of. From the Pacific Coast via the canal to 
New York and Boston, will require probably a minimum 
of 20 days and at a total freight cost of half of the 
overland shipments. 
Where the fruit grower is fortunate enough to have a 
good local market, he has great advantage over distant 
shippers. Where roads are good and the haul is not 
over 20 or 30 miles, motor trucks can be used. In many 
places in the East these are now strong competitors of 
the transportation companies. Where the business is 
sufficient to warrant the first expense of a motor truck 
a considerable saving in time and money can be had 
over the use of railroads. 
