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Show ' jj - - FRUIT CROP . POD -' I Manager James M. Whlto of the Utah Fruit Exchange and Mnnager C. A Ulckenlooper of the Pionoer Fruit company, have returned from quite an extended trip through the central part of California Tho geutlomon say that tho prospects pros-pects are encouraging for a hotter freight rate on fruit shipments from Utah points this year, officers of the railroads having expressed a willingness willing-ness to "figure" with tho fruit dealers for tho 1011 crop. The matter is now In the hands of tho traffic department de-partment of the railroad coinpaniea operating roads to thp eastern mar-' mar-' c is Before the peach crop is ready for shipment a decisive answer will be given nnd handsome concessions made ' Both Mr. White and Mr. Ilickcn-looper Ilickcn-looper say that the California crop Is i well up to the standard this year, except that there is a scarcity of poaches. A careful investigation regarding the packing of frvit for shipment was made and advanced Ideas were ' gleaned that "will be put Into practice bore when the time comes to prepare the orop for tho enstorn markets. ,i The managers say that there is"ilt- tie question that prices on all kinds of fruit will be good this season and that on all classes of fruit that have a short crop, the prices will be exceptionally ex-ceptionally high. |