. Electric railway journal . that the percentage increase in unit cost is so smalldue to inspection as to be practically negligible. March 27, 1920 Electric Railway Journal 657 Co-operation Between TractionCompany and Farmer Express Department of Connecticut Company HasPractical Plan for Cutting the By V. S. Curtis General Traffic Agent the Connecticut Company,New Haven, Conn. DURING the week of Feb. 9 to 14 the ConnecticutCompanys express department maintained an ex-hibit in the agricultural and manufacturers display,conducted in the State armory in Hartford, for the pur-pose of showin
. Electric railway journal . that the percentage increase in unit cost is so smalldue to inspection as to be practically negligible. March 27, 1920 Electric Railway Journal 657 Co-operation Between TractionCompany and Farmer Express Department of Connecticut Company HasPractical Plan for Cutting the By V. S. Curtis General Traffic Agent the Connecticut Company,New Haven, Conn. DURING the week of Feb. 9 to 14 the ConnecticutCompanys express department maintained an ex-hibit in the agricultural and manufacturers display,conducted in the State armory in Hartford, for the pur-pose of showing the utility of the companys service intransporting produce from the farms directly to con-sumers in the cities. Some three years ago an effort was made to introducethe home hamper idea which had been successfullyoperated by the Long Island Railroad, but the plan wasinterrupted by the war. Recently the project was takenup again and by the aid of the fa^ir. bureau and thecity market experts the active co-operation of a group. express wagons of the company, the consignee payingthe transportation charges by check. At the exhibit two hampers prepared by David of Milford, for customers in New Haven, wereshown. One hamper contained a home-cured andsmoked ham, a fine chicken, potatoes, carrots andturnips. Its value was not stated by the shipper but itwas appraised at about $9 by the city market expertand on consultation with the shipper it was found thatthe expert had exceeded Mr. Clarks estimate by abouttwenty cents. This fact is mentioned because it is pro-posed to follow closely the fluctuations of market prices,and differences of opinion as to fairness of prices thatmay arise between shippers and consignees will bearbitrated by the city market experts. These gentlemenand the Farm Bureau and Grange experts will also passon the quality of goods sent, and any tendency to unloadlow-grade goods or defective products will be plan generally will result in the consume
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