Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-08-14
OUR FRUIT CROP

To ge' at some points in the rapid
 increase of the fruit interests m
 lhis section of the valley we called
 on the tin shofs yesterday 10 see what
 they were doing in the way of pre-
 pairing cans. In one shop we found
 the men almost exclusively occupi~
 ed on fruit cans, with numerous
 orders ahead, and in the other shop 1 their trade in cans this season was
 represented at some len times what
 it was last season.
 By next year the fruit crop of
 this valley will q. uftles- he four or five tunes the amount ot Inc present season and the crop of 'S6 will be
 increased by the crop from he i'm
 mense nLmber of trees set cut the spring of 1883. The crop of of 1886 calculating far within what
 it almost certiinly will b., at the
 rate of 150 pounds to tie tree for peaches, apples, pears, plums, etc, and 50 pounds to the vine for grape ana it will doubtless be double that amount, will not fall short of 25,- CO0,oO p unds of fruit. wew.re to figure close up 10 the margin we should say not less than 30.000,CO0 pounds.
 Let Us think of this matter for moment. At one cent a pound the ! fruit should be worth to the valley i that season moi less than $500 000,- should bring that much money into the valley, for outside of the figures | we have giver, inc produc; from young trees and vines not yet Tn full bearing will furnish ample fruit for home consumption. This fruit crop we shall lave to dispose of, and it will be increased qt least three fold and more in 1887 from he great quantities of trees set oul .he last season. To do this, and to 10 if so that we shall feceive the greatest returns. fruit caDnery 'hould be established at once. l. IS low too late for this season but cer> aiply by next season the institution hOuld be in running order. No treat amount of capital is neccessa- y 10 start with, but such Q stan hould be made as will permit of ' he capacity Of the csnnery to be ouvenien;ly increased as the de- hand indicat s.
 The ease with which fruit can he roduc' d here and the very short inc to elapse after the trees are set q ut before they are in bearing in- q icates that it will very shortly be- nme the leading industry of the Il alley. a We have another crop to which :. e wish to direct attention and that Q our watermelon crop. Nowhere Il n the face of The earth can water s elons Of such size, qu lily and ' lantiiy be produced as in this val> V. h Georgia, South Carolina nd Alabama and that region of :. 'untry, immense companies are en- C iged in the cultivation and ship tt ent of watermeloDs to northern ties. and this year we are told ihe alter has been so syst. m zed thai cry carload of melons is sold be re il leaves the field. The trade i. .s become inn ense. Now there f no reason why the valley of the Il ilt River, and also that of the e' fla, should not share in this trade hen we have the facilities of slip- f, ent, and thereon ail our prosperity .ngs. With a railroad our valley Il III soon fill full of settlers and Y w and great industries will spring n, , until we shall bs like a great t. ve of working bees. To have a oncy we must have the productive Il sources of our valley Tn full play V i'd when they arc, there will be no Q, an with ordinary business capari- F who will not be able to prosper V i'd our merchants will find ihem- U lives in the midst of such trade they possibly have never dream f would come to them. D
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 ToMB TONE is surprised and