The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-11

THE FRUITS AND VEGETABLE TRADE-NEw
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SEAsoN.-It is we'll known
that lnst season there was considerable difficulty in
sending our early vegetables and summer fruits to
the New York markets in m uniDjured state. Ibis
somewhat discouraged the fruit farmers, but VIC fclt
confident then that in view of the importance OF the
trade arrangements would be made, if 1t were poss
BILE to make them, by which would be avoided this
season ihe losses OF 1865 The Charleston aud New
York steamships have paid great attention to the
whole matter, and have determined to mako use Of
eRutter's Patent Fruit Preserving Transportation
Box" which will be worth tens OF thousands of dol
lars to our fruit and vegetable growers if it is whnt
the inventor claims.
The following account of the box is given in q
printed circular:
To devise some way to have such perishab,e
fruits and vegetables as crown in distant south.
ern States, months earlier than the Northern eli.
mate natures them, transported to our di-tapt
Northern markets In good on :ition, would surely
be q great feature i'll successful marketing hitherto
unaccomplished, and considered to be an achieve
ment almost impossible. In this improvement that
object has beer fully accom- ushed and our pur.
pose now is to provide q cheap. simple and efhcent
mode Of sending 10 IL arRet, however distant with
out danger or loss ut ali 1easons any or OIL frns'
vegetables and other pc ishabe articles-ihe pro-
ducts Of the farm. 10 tUis end we construct box,
crlte barrel, car, vessel or compartment on ship
board &c, Tor the reception of the articles to be
transported. This box may be lined or uplined;
but If llned it may be done by boards. canvass or
metal or other suitable material, leaving spice be-
tween the lining outer box. 10 be filed with any
well known pon-conducting substance. In this box
or vessel. We place on the bottom or in any part
thereof tin copper or other metallic or box,
or its equivalent, and of any size OF form suita-
tle for the reception of ice and other substances in
combination Herewith If required, in the proper
proportions to reduce the temperature OF the inte-
rIor to q preserving point. by closing Ice and
other substances In combination in metallic vessel
and placing this inside the box case barrel, &c.. in
which ho articles transported arc to be stored and
then closing up the whole in the ordinary manner,
as nearly nr-tight as m y be- he Temperature will
be lept sufficient time tor transL ortaon 10 m1rket
below that point ut which articles decay and perish
Thus it will be that this process of preserving
peristabe articles In store and in their transporta-
tiun to market is by oil reduction OF the teln-
perature of the atmosphere in tho box or vessel In
which the fruits and getabes transported, and
this atmosphere preserved by the tight metallic box
from any humidity which might Otherwise arise
from the refri9eratiug material enclosed or the pur
pose as above dtecrbed) thereby securing safe,
cheap and efficient mode the transportation OF all
perishable articles 10 distdnt markets.
Boxes upon this plan are being put upon the
Champion, James Adgcr. Manhattan and Charleston,
and will be ready for BY this means it is
hoped that fruits and vegetables will be delivered in
New York in as fresh state Ls when they left tho
farms. On the line Of railroad all proper facilities
will be given, and there is reason to expect large
and lucrative business for the railroads and steam-
shius ns wall as for the producers