Florida, its history and its romance; . service in connection with the freight haul, greatimprovements have been inaugurated, until to-day it is beyond question that California enjoys thebest transportation facilities of any fruit growing state in the world. The same fine refrigeratorcar service is also offered by the Western Pacific, which uses the same equipment as the SouthernPacific. All shipments routed over the Western are concentrated in Sacramento and delivered to the new line, which has made an enviablerecord in the expeditious and correct hand-ling of this perishable product. Califor
Florida, its history and its romance; . service in connection with the freight haul, greatimprovements have been inaugurated, until to-day it is beyond question that California enjoys thebest transportation facilities of any fruit growing state in the world. The same fine refrigeratorcar service is also offered by the Western Pacific, which uses the same equipment as the SouthernPacific. All shipments routed over the Western are concentrated in Sacramento and delivered to the new line, which has made an enviablerecord in the expeditious and correct hand-ling of this perishable product. Californias interstate shipments of freshfruit in 1911, up to and including November25th, excluding fractions of carloads, amount to 216 cars Cherries 214 cars .... Apricots 2,027 cars Peaches 1,366 cars .... Plums 2,324 cars .... Pears 6,347 cars .... Grapes 16 cars Assorted Fruits making a total of 12,512 cars of thirteen tons each, which equals 162,656 tons, or, practi- CAPITAL CITY, RIVER STEAMER OF THE CALIFORNIA TRANS-PORTATION
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