Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-12
MOVING TIE TRUcK.

Tie Fruit and Vegetable Season Open
The FIRST Fruit Trains from the Flor
Eds FicId--g8ow the Produce l. Han
aled-Outlook for the Melon Crop.
The steamship Tallahassee for New
York yesterday had among her cargo
refri.erators and Is boxes Of fruit, and
$40 L1lr. IS and t355 crates Of vegetables.
from tHe Florida fruit and vegetable grow
ing districts. The first vegetable train
over the Savannah. Florida and Western
Railway since the line was extend
e5 CD Gainesville. Fla, left that city
iu charge OF Conductor A. T.
~beraI last Thursday morning at
l1.t1 O'Clock and was taken in charge by
Conductor Demere 40 WaycrOss and
reached tais city Friday morning. The
YeZttsh.e> were shipped from Leesburg
ANA oiaer points on the Florida Southern
Road south of Gainesville, and on their
arrival heuc were promptly taken from
fhr traIa which lad been run around
Savannah Oh tac Ocean steamship Com
ranR'- wharf. and loaded upon the steam
~hfu Nacoochce which sailed on Friday
afternoon Tor New York, reaching that
citv this morning IN time for delivery Of
tha vegetables to the forenoon markets.
A N-aaAN 20 AfN NaAo AEAA NaAAAlNN -
vile cu Friday morning aud Its freight
was transferred Coz the steamship Talla-
hs~see ou saturday. 4 third train Of the
same number 0f cars let Gainesville on
SATURDAY morning al O'Clock. and al 30
O'Clock Yesterday morning had been un-
forzal and completed the cargo Of the
Steamship Tallahassee. which left her
wharf ID thar hour. Thus in three
,fsr- fceau ear loads Of Central Florida
grown Vegetables and fruits have passed
fhrru-h tlls c5ty. The first fiye carloads
fur- ls.a Tuesday afternoon aud Wednes-
dan mnrain-. and viii this morning have
heln g lRered % The markets in New
Nn-k. Ehe other ten carloads are eN-
r.fttad q reach the North tomorrow.
MI. O. ~. Jackson. MasterOf HranspOr-
tsfsou Of the savannah. Florida and West
crn Railway. informed a reporter of the
NnnNING NEWS yesterday that the only
....nf v here luiA is broken on the line is
CD Gainesville, hut that this delay VIII be
rhK0ataa Within short time. as "a hoist
ufll lc trected there capable Of lifting
uea.k from lN to l5o laden narrow gauge
oars rf tla Florida southern Railway To
.r. fros4 Eau-e trucks Of the Savannah.
FLORIDA and Western.
naa huu3rcg cars per week will prob
atrt ID. sufficient 60 accommodate the
veratahla growers south Cf Gainesville
as SEASON.. but $50 cars could be fur
rfstef. 81 required. i'm addition TO the
hraaa lau-e ears which the Savannah.
Ffrrsfa and IA esterG viii run on its own
line.
Tae carving capacity Of the cars which
u-rr- rrraall.f no che Ocean Steamship
traarrrN-- wharRes yesterday morning.
ana 60 tae two previous days is $1,000
pounds.
Nr.IseISau drew a rough dram Of the
s fr 81 ana switches that are being
lara az Gainesville o. facilitate the work
I'D t1c railway in moving the fruit and
rcee.aIe uruus which viii cougregate
40 ttaf n1int during the season iron the
~rulh. showing low % D. done.
Ttc wUrA Cf moving the seasons crop
has rrt vet fairly begun. In few weeks
1he shipments Viii. &c is believed. exceed
those Ql any corresponding period OF
former wears.
REPORTS lrcm along The railway lines in
thr melon growing districts q Florida
ana Southwest OeorEia indicate that the
nrrm viii Re uemarkahly fine. The vines
arr vfEarous and many Of them are
loaEad with fruit The shipping season
fr Northern Florida viii. il : thought.
haelu a,,oui the 10th OF June at the latest,
although the warm weather Of the past
V-les. 30 continued. may tend 10 hasten
ttt ruitto maturity Along the line Of the
savannah. Florida and Western Railway
rs tar south IS Gainesville. and on the
Western division q that company's road,
tne truck farmers have no hesitancY in
undertaking % make large truck crops,
tlcfr experience having taught them that
the railway and steamship companies
give speedy transportation 20 the leading
markets e the North.