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Washington and L. J. Kilby of perryville. The first Rappahannock Cold Storage building, completed in 939, had a capacity for storing ibout 40,000 bushels, but two 'ears later an additional 12,000 rnshel space was added. The pace was still far too limited to erve the members, so in 1946 hey more than doubled the space >y adding to the building, jringing its capacity up to 108,000 bushels. Mr. L. J. Kilby has been sales nanager and general manager of he Cold Storage since it was built ind he still has records of the first >rders he filled in 1937. For nstance, 600 barrels (3 bu.) U.S. 'Jo. 1 Yorks, 2V*-2'/i, brought £2.25 per barrel, but on the same lay 1500 bu. of Bonums went for 55 cents per bu. basket. Imagine! But the business grew rapidly and Jefore World War II Rappahannock apples were being exported to England, Sweden, Belgium, Germany, Finland and Palestine.
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