Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1882-11-25

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to the human soul and body, than the
alcoholic product of the apple when
improperly used, The evil influence
of intemperance has been felt for a long
time, and we are glad to see our fruit
growers looking to some other way to
realize on their fruits than that OF dis
tillation. Our dried fruits, as well as
our green fruits, when we'll handled,
command good prices, especially our
evaporated fruits, in both home and
foreign markets. The demand is an
nually increasing, We believe the
time has come when our large fruit
growers, if they will handle the
products of their orchards judiciously,
will soon grow rich. We cannot see
how it can be otherwise if they will
take care Of their orchards and their
fruits, and realize the best possible
prices for the same. Of course our
smaller fruit-growers may profit IN
proportion. We can see no reason
why any fruit-grOwer may not realize
25 cents for every bushel of good ap
plies OF peaches he may grow, In The
orchard, over and above all expense OF
handling. This will certainly pay
much better than stilling, besides, thu
brandy is not needed, while the s.uit
green and dried, is absolutely necessa
nv for the food of man. The success
tul evaporation of fruits has been the
roughly demonstrated in TennesSe
this year. If it has paid well in othe
parts of the State, where fruits are ii
ferior, will it not pay better in Ware
county, where we have such larg
quantities Of the very finest quality
3 fruit? We can see no good reaso
r why il should not. We believe tho'
7 who take hold of this evaporation id(
e in earnest and manage it properly WI
+. be sure of success. The foreign d
r mand alone will doubtless be sutiicie'
to take all our evaporated fruits
paving prices. We believe it is be
to be careful, and not take to ne
ideas and invest too much money u
E til we are sure we are right, but WI
! the lights before us we would not he
tate to try evaporation. We believe
j. will pay.
We have doubted the policy of o
y fruit.growers rushing their apples
: the market 50 early and so rapidly
y, they have been and are now dol
:: 1t forces shippers to sell at leas prlt
= than they would realize if the mark
y we're not overstocked. But We s
afraid to advise them to hold their
=. fpIes Tor -uetger prices,- lort -tirry "'s
lose them, or such a per cent Of thu
as not to realize as much as to sell no
Z While we believe every man who
)" good, sound apples, well put ava
J., Is will get a much better price in
IL weeks or months than now, he must
}" his own Judge of this. We cannot
u dertake to say what he ought to
We will say this much, that We
r. anxious to see all our people prosF
- Gus and make all they can on the ?
" ducts of their labor, and will do all
;" can to facilitate the shipment Of
9, same to market, but when We
i" crowded with produce as we now
- with apples, we are compelled to 10
sales, and cannot pay rs much
y. goods as when the markets are
49, over.supplied. 1t is not only to
So interest of the producers to realize g
&c prices for their products, but to the
-, terest of all classes. The business n
80 or merchant can not long remain P
Nv porous in a community where the
| pie are not prosperous. Make
farmer, the mechanic, the lawy
~" the doctor, the manufacturer,
-, printer, and the school teacher pros
'' Gus, and the merchant will be pros
"! Gus, if he is a good business man.
farmers and manufacturers are
'"' man producers, and upon their
~ cess depends largely the proSperit
'o'i the country. Let us help ther
- every way possible, and thus we
ourselves.