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barrel or per barrel crate of 185 pounds. 
The all-rail rate to Boston was reduced 
from 53c to 49c per crate of 50 pounds, 
and from $1.06 to 98c per barrel. 
Strawberries —The minimum load¬ 
ing of two hundred crates at the rate of 
$1.80 per crate from Starke and Lawtey 
to New York was reduced to a minimum 
of one hundred and seventy-five crates. 
The above rates have been in effect 
during the past shipping season and will 
be instrumental in saving hundreds of 
thousands of dollars to Florida growers. 
During the past season, we estimate 
that 4,429 cars of oranges and grapefruit 
passed through the Potomac yards to mar¬ 
kets supplied through that gateway upon 
which there was a saving of over $100,- 
000. 
We have every reason to believe that a 
great saving will be made to the pine¬ 
apple growers on all-rail shipments into 
the same territory although the volume 
of the pineapple shipments will not ag¬ 
gregate as many carloads as the orange 
shipments. Even if no further concessions 
are had these reductions mean much to 
the Florida growers. 
I11 addition to the reductions in rates 
this association has also been instrumental 
in securing consideration from the trans¬ 
portation companies in the matter of di¬ 
verting cars in transit and protecting 
through carload rates in order to avoid 
over supplying one market and leaving 
other markets comparatively bare. 
Transportation companies have also 
withdrawn altogether, and modified, 
other objectionable clauses that inter¬ 
fered with the proper distribution of 
Florida products. 
At the suggestion of this association, 
the Florida East Coast Railway has in¬ 
serted in its tariff a clause providing for 
the shipment of mixed carloads of fruits 
and vegetables making the carload rate on 
each commodity apply and we feel rea¬ 
sonably assured that other transportation 
companies operating in Florida will fol¬ 
low the lead of this road. This will en¬ 
able Florida growers and shippers to 
place mixed cars of Florida products in 
the small markets of the country that 
are not in a position to handle to advant¬ 
age a straight car of the different com¬ 
modities. 
In its report the commission stated 
that “all-rail rates on vegetables were too 
high.” It suggested that the Florida rad- 
roads put into effect to Atlantic sea coasts 
and interior eastern markets an all-rail 
minimum carload and all-rail rates from 
Florida base points approximately as fol¬ 
lows : 
33c per crate of 50 lbs. to Baltimore . . .now 40c 
34c per crate of 50 lbs. to Philadelphia .now 41c 
36c per crate of 50 lbs. to New York . . .now 43c 
42c per crate of 50 lbs. to Boston .now 49c 
with corresponding rates to interior points. 
The Interstate Commerce Commission 
also stated that “in their opinion rates on 
oranges to the west from Florida ought 
to be less perhaps to the Ohio River 
points and ought to be less from Ohio 
River points to destination, and ought 
not to be higher on the average than rates 
from California.” In event the carriers 
do not put reduced rates into effect the 
Commission’s attention may be called to 
the matter later on.” 
As the transportation companies have 
failed to act upon the suggestions of the 
Commission, the Association has filed an 
amended complaint covering vegetable 
rates and minimums under ventilation and 
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