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be massed and dispatched in solid train loads, one or more sections, at 3 p. m. daily, 

 reaching Ogden 49 hours later. Those that re-ice at Boca, their cars will move forward in 

 regular freight trains to Boca, there to be set out and re-iced and picked up by suc- 

 ceeding trains. In event of full trains icing at Boca, then of course, they will be run in 

 solid trains thence to Ogden ; no set hour for leaving Boca, depending wholly on when 

 their trains are ready, consequently no set hour for reaching Ogden. 



The aim of both these classes of service will be to reach Chicago about midnight, in 

 one instance five days, and in the other eight days from Sacramento ; this to insure the 

 fruit being in auction houses as catalogued. 



This arrangeriient it is expected will work much better than that of former years, 

 under which refrigerator cars went forward by regular freight trains at all hours of the 

 day, dropping into Ogden by different trains, where they were held and made up into 

 solid trains, as the number of cars warranted, and sent eastward. 



Please see that shippers are notified of the days of departure of these special ventilator 

 trains from Sacramento (full information regarding which you will find in Mr. R. H. 

 Pratt's circular inclosed), so that their picking, packing, and loading may be done in 

 time to get the cars to Sacramento to connect therewith, it being the wish of this company 

 to encourage the use of this ventilator equipment in this traffic at this time, and to make a 

 daily service just as soon as possible. 



Yours truly, 



C. F. SMURR, 

 General Freight Agent. 



Mr. Weinstock: Allow me to ask, in that connection, what is the rate 

 at this time for ventilated cars, slow freight, from here to Chicago? 

 Mr. Smurr: $1 25 on ten-ton cars. 



Mr. Weinstock: What was the rate in 1886 on the same kind of 

 service? 



Mr. Smurr: $1 25. 



Mr. Weinstock: Therefore, there has been no concession. 



Mr. Smurr: In the ordinary freight train, no. But your committee, 

 when you came to us, wanted expedited service. They did not discuss 

 ordinary service. They desired to use the ventilated car for that 

 service. They wanted expedited service. We gave them expedited 

 service at $1 25. Therefore, I say there has been a reduction. 



Mr. Weinstock: The lower rate was not made available, then, on 

 account of the labor troubles? 



Mr. Smurr: It was not made available because the shippers did not 

 get their fruit together. 



Mr. Weinstock: Are we to understand that this rate will prevail? 



Mr. Smurr: Yes; I am authorized by our Operating -Department to 

 say to your committee that we will undertake to give you that same 

 schedule rate during the coming season, and I leave this circular with 

 you so that you may look at it. We are fully in sympathy with you in 

 the matter of making improvements. 



Mr. Weinstock: Let me take occasion to say, then, ladies and gentle- 

 men, that if the Southern Pacific Company having made that proposi- 

 tion as I believe in good faith, will carry out that programme, that it 

 will be the most important achievement that has ever been accomplished 

 in the interests of California fruit culture. [Applause.] It means an 

 increase in our output of perhaps three or four fold. It means a profit 

 to the grower, and a porportionately larger profit to the transportation 

 companies. And if we can depend upon this programme being faith- 

 fully observed, I think there is daylight in sight. My faith in the 

 future of fruit culture and in the value of our fruit lands would mate- 

 rially increase. 



Mr. Curtis: I want to say that the Southern Pacific Company will 

 carry that out in so far as its service extends. It had an agreement 

 last year with General Manager Dickinson, of the Union Pacific, that 

 he would do as we did. The strike troubles ensued and the agreement 



