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er in proportion to the haul to the east 
than to the western markets. For in¬ 
stance : 
It costs 53j4c to ship a crate of toma¬ 
toes from Palmetto, Fla., to Chicago, 
Ill., a distance of 1,384 miles, while the 
transportation charges on a crate from 
Palmetto, Fla., to Boston, Mass., are 69c 
covering a distance of 1,449 m il e s, al¬ 
though Boston is supposed to receive the 
benefit of competitive rates by water. 
Crystal Springs, Miss., can ship a 
crate of tomatoes to Chicago (a distance 
of 763 miles) for 26c and to Boston 
(a distance of 1,773 m il es ) for 39/4 c or 
2914 c per crate less than from Palmetto, 
Fla., although the Crystal Springs crate 
travels 323 miles more than the crate 
from Palmetto to Boston. 
Like discrimination was found to exist 
against practically all Florida fruits and 
vegetables when compared with freight 
charges on the same products grown else¬ 
where and going into the same markets. 
Comparative statements were submitted 
to the Traffic Departments of the Florida 
transportation companies showing freight 
rates 011 Florida perishable products, and 
similar products grown elsewhere, to the 
principal markets of the country and ef¬ 
forts were made to arrive at an amicable 
adjustment of the differences in order to 
put Florida fruits and vegetables on an 
equal footing in the markets of the coun¬ 
try. 
It is to be regretted that those in con¬ 
trol of the Florida transportation com¬ 
panies failed to meet the growers and 
shippers in a spirit of fairness or to show 
the slightest desire to encourage and pro¬ 
mote Florida fruit and vegetable indus¬ 
tries. As a last resort, the association 
was compelled to file a complaint before 
the Interstate Commerce Commission and 
the case was heard in Washington, D. C., 
continued and completed in Jacksonville, 
Fla. Under the decisions and orders of 
the Interstate Commerce Commission 
Florida growers have made the following 
substantial gains in freight rates: 
ORANGFT, GRAPEFRUIT AND PINEAPPLES. 
On all-rail shipments to Atlantic sea- 
coast and interior eastern markets, in a 
territory bounded on the west by Pitts- 
burg and Buffalo and east including the 
New England States, the carriers are re¬ 
quested to establish carload rates with 
a minimum of 300 boxes or crates and 
rates have been reduced from 4C2C as 
high as fifteen (15) cents per box and 
per crate as follows: 
Baltimore, reduced from.47 y 2 c to 43c 
Philadelphia, reduced from. 48y 2 c to 44c 
New York, reduced from. 50y>c to 46c 
Boston, reduced from.59c to 51c 
Buffalo, reduced from.60.8c to 53c 
Pittsburg, reduced from.60.4c to 52c 
Providence, reduced from.59c to 51c 
VEGETABLES. 
The reduction by the commission on 
shipments of vegetables via rail and water 
to Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York 
and Boston is five cents (5c) per crate of 
fifty pounds, which is a reduction from 
the old rates of fifteen to twenty-five per 
cent. On cabbage and potatoes via rail 
and water the rates have been reduced 
as follows: 
Cabbage— To Baltimore, Philadelphia 
and New York reduced from 54c to 44c 
and to Boston from 63c to 52c per barrel 
or barrel crate of 120 pounds. 
Potatoes— To Baltimore, Philadel¬ 
phia and New York reduced from 60c 10 
50c and to Boston from 70c to 60c per 
