Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-20
LETTER FROM EAST FLORIDA.
A Desirable Farming COuntry-Tm-
proved FaeIliIIes of TranEpOrta-
IIOn-COnplaints of the Truck
Farmers-Res0IutIO of the Mic
anOpy Fruit and Vegetable Crow
erk' Association.

MEcANOPY. June 13-EditOr Morning NetUS:
This is in some respects the most desirable
portion of East Florida, and will be so ad-
mitted by any one unprejudiced. and with an
equaole amount of csndor. AL who come
here and examine for themselves are enrap-
tured with what they now see. and what the
near future promiSes-gO0d lands, pleasantly
located and rapidly settling up with an intelli
gent and industrious population from all sec
tions; the home of the orange, with every
mau an orange grower. with an adaptednesS
for all other fruits peculiar to the climate.
Till recently our want of proper and easy trans
portation has been a serious drawback, the
nearest shipping point being ArFedondo, twelve
miles distant, on the Transit Railroad. Now
we have on the north a steamboat navigating
the placid waters Of Pains Prairie, with land
ing Two miles distant. connecting with the
Transit Road at Millard's; and on the east
another steamboat, with landing four miles
distant. connecting with the Peninsula Road
on the east side of Orange Lake, giving us
2 eatly increased facilities for getting to mar
ket 1yhs Gainesville. Ocala and Charlotte
HarbOr Railroad, now being rapidly con-
structed, will, whsu completed, run through
this immediate neiShborhood But, with all
this, our people are not happy, Ihe I'M
mediate present is giving them great concern.
The citizens OF Mica opy and surrounding
country have organized themselves into Fruit
and Vegetable Growers Association, that they
may If possible. by concert OF action, more
readily redress some Of their many giseysneeg
During the past winter and spring general
and vigorous effort was made. and every tiiler
OF tie soil resolved to push his section forward.
pecuniaEllv. Each man with laudable ambi-
ton wanted JS better his condition, wanted TO
OCCUPY the money plane of other favored sec
tiOns of a growing ana prosperous country.
Vast amounts Of fertilizers were Esed and an un-
precedented outlay of money and Sredrt made
Tor the various kinds Of seed necessary 10 Faise
early vegetables for the Northern markets.
Location climate and soil all favorlng, each
grower mad legitimate right to expect to
make a handsome percentage on his invest
ment to make his homo comfortable and his
wife and children wear smiling and happy
faces In due time abundant craps Were
raised and thousands and thousands OF crates
of choice vegetables were sent forward, leaving
the hanpy owneF IN bIissful ignorance of their
fate. But alas.
The best laid schemes O. Iqice an 1seu,
Gang aft aglee,
An Iea'e us naught but grief an pain,
For prOnIis'a ioy.H
Now after all The toll and anxiety mot to
count the expense) incident to this business;
healthy envel pei sends postal. saying your
stuff has been received after delay (and no
one seems to know wszeTel OF eight ten ana
even II eIve days. ia deG&ysng ana tnSaiaDie
condition will barely pay freight, and IN many
not even that much, ana winds up
WITH the pitby request that you remit at your
TO cover tae debit side Of your account.
Slow and uncertain transportaClon'
badly ventilated cars and steamboats,,
have done their work, arG gloom
asad happy households. And, while the eoHn-
try has haan almost Impoverished. the com
mon carriers Sse filling their Golfers rms state
of things cannot alG g7lll not be Su0mltteu TO-
The goose is now in a mSFhound condition. and
If there is not a radical change Ter the better
BY the carriers. the truck farmers engage
iG some other occupation which VIII O. iess I
liable 10 imposition and uncertainty, and there I
will be no more golden eggs to count ANA, De-
sides other transportation lines will open up
ano give what they greatly need-lvely ana
A movement is on foot here amosg tae trlOl; !
farmers to obtain better facilities of tTanSpor- !
tation. as viii be seen by the following pfeam-
BILE and resolutions, which L am requested 70
ssk YOU 70 publish in the MORNING NEWS.
OBSERVER.
REsoIT-TIoNs.
The Micanopy Fruit and Vegetable Growers
Association. in convention assembled, do |
declare and resolve as tsHo|s, |
viz
That whereas. the already large and rapidly 4
increasing fruit and vegetable products or tsIS I
country render the matter Of speedy transpor- |
tafion or paramount Importance. And where
a. either ff5In unnecessary and culpaDle de-
avs improper bandilDss, orcrowdeo and oadly
ventilated conveyanees. or i.ot1 com
in of all these causes, th"usan6S o. our
.rafas ~ vegetables this season have Feaeneo /
market in = rotten and unstable conoftlSn' |
hereby bringing ETlfnous losses upon me pro.
iucarc Ana NuefCer. 4lAC
,he land. the laws OF trade 80 rsciprocity ae,
msnd thai rapid and cOmmodioGS Fsci Itles OF
be extended to u.s. tnsretoFs5 |
be it ..
ResoIred. That we put ourselves by commit
tee delegation or otherwise IN close commuh-
cation with the several heads o. the carrying |
ines and lay before them our gries Snces ana /
4 statement Of orr wrongs.
2 ResOfred. That We continue to urge, petl-
ion and demand OF the said officials recog-
lition OF our rights until ali causes OF com
plants shall cease. when suitable enc well
ventilated vehicles be furnished to transport !
our productions expsditiously to market
8 ReSOleed, That We announce ourselves
-eedy 10 cooperate with any asad ell similar |
in our effort 20 secure said faaiu- /
les OF transportation.
q Reso[red That we recommend the ergani- |
alton OF ike associations where none nov
.xist.
,nr county and adjoining counties, together
Tith the Savannah MoRNfBsS News, TO publish
he Foregoing preamble and resolutions.
- WM. D. EvIHs.
l.. MONTGOMERY,
j. ]. BARR.
z. d. BARNETT,
Committee.
Mcanopy, Florida. June II, 1851, |