Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-07
RARLy VEGETABLES ron THE
NORTHERN MARKETS.
The Truckers and shippers Inter-
ests-The Important Matter OF
transportation Petition Tor
Change tn the Day of sailing
Views of Florida Growers.

Views of Florida Growers
meeting of the Truckers and Shippers
Association of Chatham county, was called
for Yesterday afternoon at Metropolitan
Hall by the President, DR.. A. Oemler.
The association now numbers over thirty
members, and but for the fact that many Of
them were busily engaged in preparing
shipments by the Baltimore steamer, which
sails to-day, there would have been full
attendance.
The object of the meeting was to receive
certain correspondence which has taken
place in accordance with the resolution
adopted at the meeting on the 18th March
last looking TO q change in the days OF SAIL
ing of the New York steamships.
G. Codrington, Esq, President Of the
Florida Fruit Growers Association, residing
| at DeLand, Fla, in reply to a communica-
| ton from DIR. Oemler, says "The transpor-
tAtion Of our products Is one OF the most
important items to the agriculturalists Of
this State, and l will cordially help you in
| any measure to render IL as efficient as pos
sible." This was presented as showing the
! interest that is felt by Florida growers in the
movement inaugurated by the truckers and
shippers of Chatham county.
CHANGE OF SAILING DAY.
The great effort of the association is d.
rected towards securing a change OF the
day of sailing, and with this object in view,
and under resolution Of the previous meet
ing, the following petition was addressed to
| the Ocean Steamship Company:
PETITION OF TRUCKERS AND SHIPPERS.
| To the President and Directors Of the Ocean
| Steamship Company GENTLEMEN-Your pc
| tftioners the Truckers, Farmers and Ship
pers Association of Chatham county, re-
| spectfully ask that the sailing Of your
| steamers be changed from Wednesday to
| Tuesday, for the following reasons:
First. The wholesale market opens at
and closes at 9 a. m, and the steamer sail
| ing on Wednesday cannot reach New York
| in time to enable the retail dealers in Brook
| lyu, Williamsburg, Jersey City, Newark and
/ other adjacent aud more distant points who
/ purchase their supplies from the steamers
| freight, to offer them to their customers on
| Saturday. The perishable goods then lie over
| 10 Monday, and are deteriorated in value,
when the steamer sailing he2ce on Satur-
| days throws her freight upon the market on
| Tuesday We are informed by the New
| York commission merchants that the de-
| crease in value of every package not dis
| charged on Friday averages fully fifty cents
during the entire season. Thus the City
| OF Colum us, which sailed from here March
4
| 18Th, at $3.50 p. m.
| Second II the steamer leaves here Tues
| day she will reach New York in time for the
/ cousignee to dispose of our produce at its
full value.
Third. The losses of the past season, part
| ly attributable to the sailing OF the steamer
| on Wednesday, have discouraged the truck
growers and caused many who entered the
industry in Florida from the West, IN high
| hopes, "to return home in disgust" as We
! are informed by Northern commission
| merchants who have lately visited the truck
growing sections OF that State, diminishing
! the area in vegetables % per cent.
Fourth. A continuance of theWednesday's
steamers will subject the truck growers to
renewed losses which, following the past
disastrous season, it is lily able to bear,
| such loss having been roughly estimated,
probably below the reality, at 500, 900. Que
| commission house estimates its losses of in
| come at 81 900 alone.
Fifth. We have assurance from Florida
that our petition would have the support Of
| Florida shippers. The President of the
Florida Fruit Growers Association writes
"The transportation of our products is one
of the most important items to the agri-
cuturist of this State, and l will cordially
help you In any measure to render it as eff
Client as possible"
Sixth. all inducements and aid given to
this industry will not only benefit the pre-
sent producer, but revive 1t and inure to
| the advantage of the Ocean Steamship
Company BIZ largely increasing its freights.
Believing, gentlemen, that you will en-
courage every effort to develop the re-
| sources of our State and section, and those
of our sister State Of Florida as well, we
confidently hope you will give our petition
your favorable consideration, and remain,
| gentlemen, yours respectfully,
| A. OENLER. s. P. GOODWIN.
| c. HARDEE. GEO. P. HARRISON.
| VAN r. WINKLER. j. F. SWEAT.
j. F. TETNAC.
The President stated that to this petition
the following
had been received from the agent of the
company:
SAVANNAH, March 81, 1882.
| DR.. a. Oenller and others Of the Farmers and
| Truckers Association Of Chatham county,
| Sd'dnndh Ga: GENTLBMEN-YOur com
municatiOn to the President and Directors
Of the Ocean Steamship COMPANY, urging
| change of steamers sailing days from We'd
uesday to Tuesday, has received the earnest
and considerate attention of the directors.
They fully enter into the reasons assigned
by you for the change, and were this interest
| which you represent, important as we
| recognize it to be, alone concerned the
company might again be induced TO suffer
the losses previously incurred in meeting
| the wishes OF local truckers in this respect.
! These losses and the arrangement caused
| by change of schedule are not a matter Of
| guess. They are known to US by the ex-
| perience of two seasons during which the
change was made.
But apart from this, the large interests in
| the traffic, represented by our Florida snd
South Georgia connections, must, it will be
| conceded, have their due weight with US,
snd By them we are informed that the
change sought for by yourself and associ-
| ates would be pre1udicial to their and our
Florida patrons. In other words, Tuesday
sailings cannot be utilized by Florida ship
pers.
Looking, therefore, to all the interests
| concerned, the company is constrained to
| continue its present Wednesday departures
While doing so, however, 1t has arranged
for all that can be done for the interests of
the truckers generally. Conversations, re-
duced to writing, with many of the New
York receivers elicit their general satisfac-
tion II the ships could arrive by two 10 three
| a. M SATURDAYS and be discharged immedi-
ately. The latter will be done, and as ore
Wednesday ship, the Gate City, is on early
tides, AMI the other, the City of Columbus,
| even with a somewhat later sailing, should
under ordinary conditions of weather arrive
before three am. 1t is expected that the de-
liveries in New York will work satisfacto-
| THY. OuF captains Will IN Oe re-
minded Of the importance OF early arrivals.
In the hope that you will realize the inter-
| est entertained by this company in your at
tractive and growing traffic, and that you
will believe It is ready to do all consistent
aud practicable for further development,
am, very truly, your obedisnt servant,
q. NJ. SoRREL, Agent.
In addition to the above the following let
| ter was presented from Mr.. J. g. Lapier,
President of the Sumter County Agricpltu-
| raj Association, from which II Will be seer
that the proposed charge will be acceptable
| to that section:
| LEEsBURG, SUMTER COUNTY, FLA,
March %, 1882.
Dr. 4. Oealer:
DEAR SIR am authorized by the Agri-
| cultural Association OF Sumter county TO
say to you that they heartily endorse AID
concur IN your proceedings of the II b. and
that the proposed change OF days for
steamers leaving Savannah from Wednesday
to Tuesday will suit our section much bet
ter than the present day. You are a. liberty
to use this as you see fit.
We are having very severe drought this
| spring; the vegetable crops will be cut very
short this season, beans particularly.
Respectfully yours,
j. @. LANIER
The following letter from Mr. w. H. Pill
| low, who was in attendaIc e at the meeting
of the association. contains much Of inter
est, was also submitted for the information
| of the members:
JACKSONVILLE, FLA March 20, 1881.
| Dr Oe31lleg. Sg3iaDndI IA