Show FRUITS FROZEN IN TRANSIT Enormous Losses Caused Annually by byProducts byProducts Products Freezing While In Hands of Railroads Enormous losses are caused annually annual ly Iy because large quantities of ot fruits and amid vegetables are frozen In transit Last winter shippers of apples In three states states Oregon Oregon Washington and Idaho tiled Idaho claims against railroads amounting to over oer to cover losses from freezing To assist In reducing reducing re rea re- re such losses the bureau of 01 markets markets mar leets United Slates States Department of Agriculture Agriculture Ag Ag- hums has distributed as widely as aa possible information relative to the proper methods of qt loading and heating both moth refrigerator and or ordinary box cars Recently as a n result of ot Investigations investigations the time bureau has practically completed the design for heating equipment equipment equip equip- ment fo for use In connection with the United States standard refrigerator car the specifications for tor which were drawn up In this bureau Experiments have hn shown that n a refrigerator car equipped with Ith this heating system will protect fruits and vegetables from tram freezing even at lit a temperature of ot 40 degrees below zero Service tests to adapt this heating s system stem to practical every day conditions will wUl bo be currIed carried on this winter |