Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-23
FLORIDA WATERMELONS.
Immense Shipments Being Made 10
the West


As is well known all throughout
Florida and Georgia, the crop of melons
in the former State viii be unprece-
dentedly large, and to dispose Of them
pTOhtably has been a matter Of serious
concern in the eyes Of all the growers,
and caused them considerable anxiety.
Superintendent Haines, Of the Atlantic
and Gulf railroad, while down in Flor
ida about ten days ago, saw this diff
Guilty, and Immediately set to work to
remedy 1t. He wrote to parties in sew
eral of the Western cities, offering to
place watermelons in those markets by
express trains, fresh and good. The
idea was Immediately taken up, several
merchants agreeing to dispose Of twen-
ty car loads twenty thousand) of mel
Ons per week. Mr.. Haines mediately
notified the Floridians of the prospect,
and they assert that they can furnish
two hundred car loads two hundred
thOusand) of melons between now and
the 5th of July.
The cars OF the Gulf road not bein g
adapted to some Of tue western tracks,
the Green Line cars can alone be used,
and he has written onall sides for them.
These cars are to be partially open so
as to allow the air TO pass through, and
will have painted IN large letters on
their sides, ''F1uit Cars 4. and G..
r. r."
The first train of seven cars left Live
Oak yesterday, and goes directly to
Chicago. a second Of fourteen cars
has gone down TO load, and viii leave
Tuesday morning, and as many cars as
can be had viii be laden with this fruit,
and be forwarded.
On the 18th Of this month a man.
moth train of melons viii bedispatched,
which viii also take with it a delega-
tim Of the Florida fruit growers to
Chicago, who 90 for the purpose of
looking around, and making this a
permanent business. If they can ship
melons to advantage, it is thought that
other products raised by them, for
warded IN this direction, will pay, aud
their effort VIII be to place matters on a
basis. The melon trade, by
taking this outlet, viii be very profita-
bic to the growers, and if facilities are
offered there is no knowing to what ex-
tent 1t will grow.
HOW CUPID STUBBED HIS TOE
Jersey city is amusing itself with a
bit of gossip which is very funny to all
save one person, that person a young
lady. Some time ago a grocer of Jer-
sey City, well-tO. do, young and hand
some, fell in love with a pretty school
teacher, and was apparently loved ire
in return. The two became
engaged and would perhaps now be
married but for an accident. The
on talking with young
lady friend one day, confded to her the
fact that the grocer had plenty of
money, and that as soon as they were
married they were going to live in a
brown stone house on a certain
fashionable street. The friend told
another friend IN confidence, and so
the thing Travelled until it reached the
ears # the grocer. He was astOnish-
ed. He had dreamed of a pleasant lit
tie home over his store, with wife to
sympathize with his objects and to aid
him, not a wife to spend his start to-
ward a fortune IN mere display. 1t
dawned upon him that the school
teacher might be in love with his
money rather than with him, and he
consulted an old friend, a regular Maj.
Pendennis. Maj. Pendennis had a
suggestion. He proposed that the
lover should put on an air of
deep detection before his lady
love, and only after a time explain
that he had loaned his
money without good security, and had
been ruined. The grocer, graceless
wretch followed the advice Of the
heartless bachelor, and was dumbfound-
ed at the result. The school teacher
became as cold as Diana, and finally
Tilted him. He got back some silver
ware and a gold watch and a ring and
other things that he had given her, and
that was the end Of the love affair
Eventually the truth came out and
there was woe IN the school ma'am's
family. Her mother made advances to
the grocer, with a view to a recOncilia-
ton, but the grocer wouldn't reconcile.
And Jersey City, Just as any other city
would, rolls the gossip under its tongue
and chUckles.