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depend upon to look after the fruit in the other room, and the results which we have 

 obtained, we claim, prove this to be true. 



We desire to say right here that we have supported the Erie Railroad because it has 

 always given us good service, has always treated us well, has always paid any proper 

 claim we have presented ; and we also wish to emphatically deny the truth of a state- 

 ment, which, we understand, has been made in California, that Sgbbel & Day must have 

 a "divvy" from the Erie, as they stood up so well for them. We have never had one 

 dollar or one penny from them in any way, shape, or manner, nor from any one con- 

 nected with them ; and we are also glad to make a public statement of the fact that we 

 have never received one dollar or one penny from any refrigerator line in any way, 

 shape, or manner. Our hands are perfectly clean on this score. 

 Very respectfullv yours, 



SGOBEL & DAY. 



Mr. Weinstock: I am very glad, indeed, that this convention should 

 have an opportunity to hear from so able an advocate as Mr. Day. He 

 is a gentleman of uncommon abilities, and knows how to present his 

 ideas and his side of the case ably and well, and I think that when you 

 have heard his views you have heard the strongest points that can be 

 made by the opposition. Mr. Day's points, as I gather them from the 

 letter read by Mr. Armstrong, are that higher prices are obtained on the 

 Erie than on the West Shore, and that the consolidated auction room is 

 not advisable in New York. Am I right, Mr. Armstrong? 



Mr. Armstrong: Yes. 



Mr. Weinstock: You will have noticed, Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, 

 that in my paper I omitted all personal reference to the past and all 

 references to the relative merits of the Erie and the West Shore piers. 

 I deemed it a loss of time to dwell upon dead issues. But, since Mr. 

 Day has seen fit to bring the matter up, I think it important that you 

 should know both sides of the story. For my own information, as well 

 as for the information of all concerned, when I was in New York in 

 September last, I had a statement prepared, showing the prices realized 

 on the Erie and on the West Shore piers — a comparative statement for 

 the same kind of fruit. That statement was gone over and thoroughly 

 verified. I placed a copy in the hands of Mr. Day, with a request that 

 he, also, verify the figures, so that there could be no room for error. 

 That statement has not been contradicted, and here it is: 



New York Sales from August 12th to October 19th, inclusive. 





West Shore. 



Erie. 



Number of 

 Packages. 



Amount 

 Realized. 



Average 

 Price per 

 Package. 



Number of 

 Packages. 



Amount 

 Realized. 



Average 

 Price per 

 Package. 



Bartletts 



Assorted Pears 



Prunes 



Plums 



Peaches 



Tokays, d. c 



Muscats 



Assorted Grapes 



26,431 

 1,442 



11,604 

 3,850 



31,489 



44,583 

 7,648 

 3,593 

 3,483 



$54,430 

 2,653 



13,851 

 3,778 



26,198 

 4,335 



15,718 

 2,937 

 3,581 



$2 06 

 1 84 

 1 20 

 98 

 83 



1 11 



2 06 

 82 



1 03 



17,272 

 1,867 



11,373 

 2,384 



38,238 



40,194 

 6,217 

 5,163 

 6,061 



$32,714 

 2,813 

 10,875 

 2,311 

 31,999 

 46,589 

 14,103 

 5,135 

 4,635 



$1 88 

 1 50 

 96 

 97 

 83 



1 13 



2 27 

 99 

 76 



134,123 



$127,481 





128,769 



$151,174 









Total realized on Erie $151,174 00 



If sold at Union prices would have realized 158,197 00 



Loss to Erie _ $7,023 00 



Or a little more than 5 per cent. 



