Middletown transcript., 1871-05-27

| Previous to lSU0 the counties Of Noooos
mond and Southampton on the Ssabo6Sd
X. r. had large orchards, ths frsie u
which was Turned into brandy nov thsy
ship the apples to New York. Mr. 6hio
toll me they brought over their road ed
sent of in one day 200 bbls. Of sppvsS.
Another new industry I may mention "a
the line Of this railroad il psanst eslssss.
Ten years ago Il was not thought Of; nov:
the peanut crop yields annually nearly .
million Of dollars to that section. Land
that ten years ago brought poor corn spd
poor cotton. now gives rich rotasss n
peanuts And while I um digressisg I
will add that an inspection Of the frcigbt
lists Of the Virginia and Tsunessee Air
Line showed me some interesting facts %
to new ideas and new idustrics which The
people have taken hold Of This line e.
tending ,hrogh the length Of Virginia car
ries freight so cheap that many articles of
mineral and vegetable wealth. that 10 the
days Of King Cotton lay idle, are nov b.
ing actively worked. The people ksss
complain that these railroads do not benz
Ct Norfolk because the freight all goes 10
New York. They forget that al things
60 where they are wanted, and usually
seek the cheapest channels. This rail-
road ha, brought from west Of Uhattanoe-
ga--mostly near Memphis-75. 900 bales
Of cotton at $3.50 per bale and thereby
secured immense return freight. Il pre-
sents pleasant and fraterual combination
in its management. Drigsdier- g enersl
Malone (lntc z. s. Al is its President
and Virginia manager, while Col. G. Il.
Evans. who commanded Union brigade
is its New York manager. Don't think
am " grinding nm AK" for did not
travel over an inch Of their road, but sim.
pl, mention them because they deserve il,
aud because they inaugurated at the SoutL,
ON that line ut lcast-thc system Of
cheap freight and rapid transportation.
The region around Norfolk is properly
about twenty days ahead Of New Jersey in
date Of production last year all crops.
North aud South, ripencd so near togeth-
cr that none made money; this year, the
season is again regular. 1t is usually
/ calculated that for every twelve miles on6
goes south, he gains day in the ripening
Of his vegetables etc being equal.
There are places abou, Norfolk that arc
carrier than others owing TO their being
protected from tho northwest wind by
woods, and having nn open sou,hcas:
view
OF fruits. peaches do fairly we'll. but
4 20 MAJ y arr grown in Delaware. and Nor.
( Tx is so little ahead OF the southern part
.. ,hat s,n.', tina, no, much profit can be
made on them Of apples | have spoken.
Little is done in grapes Concord is the
fnvori,c Some made money last year,
others lost; generally. in the latter in
stance, from bad packing. This defect is
the draw back with great part Of the veg.
ctables aud fruits sent from the South
dried AZ well as green.
This brings u TO point, where We
may speak Of the enterprise and energy OF
firm, par, northern and par. southern.
who deserve much credit. Boxes from
the North were costly, and carly fruits
and vegetables packed in barrels became
damaged and caused loss Hence. the
necessity for manufacturing on the spot
Mcssrs Baird, Roper & Co. first com.
moneed this work. They have made for
this seasons crop 100 900 crates for toma.
toes, 10 900 crates, 60 boxes each, for
s,rawbcrr es, aud s 600 for radishcs. Gu
cumbcrs. and peas. Peas were formerly
shipped in barrels. but the bushel crate
makes no, only a more convenient but
more available package. This same firm
also make the small quart and pint straw.
berry baskets They ship large qunniiic,
Of cypress and Juniper wood to the Nortf
for bucket and pail making. They told
me. too, ,ha, new aud very extensive
business had sprung up in rail for fcnc.
ing They own and control AZ. 900 acre,
of land in the Dismal swamp This i'm
tncnsc body Of junipcr-timbered land Will
its qu ,ccr aud beautiful Lake D.ummond
lies south of this city.
Still farther south is the Albcmarl
Sound. where are the immense shad IN,
hirring fisheries which have been won
/. dcrei n, by all who ever saw them. nr,
disbclievcd by many who have not Nov
they arc conducted on a still greater seal.
: than ever, and enc owner, Mr.. Ne,
Wood, hauls hi, seine in and out by
:, tug-boa, lie has averaged up to thi
8 time 100. 900 herring per day. Shat
: have no, been so plentiful as they gcncr
!, ally are,
!. just here the gong Of tho Wyanok
!, bids mo discuss some Of those same shnd
" and as we are swiftly floating over a Sc
;, Of CLASSY smoo,hness. without possibili
= ty of scasickness, shall do them justice
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