The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-19
a FORTHCOMING VILLAGE.
Facts About q Place That Is Rapidly
Coming into Notice.

Facts About q Place That Is Rapidly
Coming into Notice.
GRANVILLE, GA, Aug. 15.-Moreland,
Coweta county, Georgia, is destined TO be-
come noted for the fine fruit Eow being
grown at that place. The village is located
on the Atlanta and West Point railroad,
forty-five miles from Atlanta, and the coun-
try adjacent thereto so impressed a Mr.
Smith of Sunny Side as q suitable place for
fruit growing that he took considerable
pains to enlist the cooperation Of the citi-
zens in the planting of a large quantity of
peach, apple, pear and plum trees, and acres
of grape vines and strawberry plants. Sew
eral citizens seized the Opportunity to benefit
by the ripe experience of Mr.. Smith and
pretty soon select fruit trees and vines
studded the surrounding hills. This year
the peach trees aud grape vines of the first
planting, as well as many apple trees, have
borne a bOuntiful harvest, and ship
ments in carload lots have been made
from this point at remuneratiye prices,
whsre hitherto king Cotton" mas swayed
his scepter over the tillers of the soil
Nearly, or quite 200 acres Of land is now
filled with peach, apple, pear and plum
trees, and thousands OF grape vines are now
flourishing whore heretofore but small
cotton plants could be obtained. One
from three-fourthS of an acre of laud, and
on same piece of land there are about $50
grape vines, which win average twenty
pounds per vine, or $4,000 pounds Of grapes
and at cents per pound for the grapes
$500, and cents per quart for the straw
berrieS-$S5, We have a sum total OF $685.
from three-fourths of an acre of land which
under the most favorable circumstances,
would not produce over one bale of cotton,
fThaza actir o.
are low, for the gentleman informed me
that he realized 500 for the strawberries
alone. The citizens of Moreland are in dead
earnest, and will reap far greater harvests
next year from all kinds of fruits
produced or grown there for the reason
that the trees and vines will yield more on
account of another years growth. | noticed
punches of ripe and green grapes on same
vine, produced, was told, by cutting back
the vines in some way known only to grape
growers. The people seem perfectly salts
fled with results 50 far, their greatest
hindrance being the heavy expense in trans
portation. Some shippers have received as
high as cents each for peaches, and 1t will
not be long before crate Of fruit from the
orchards and vineyards Of Moreland, GA.
with the name of E. N. Camps, Josiah
Couch, John Rollins, f. S. Cureton g. Son,
Smith IL Dodds. Wat Brannon. DR.. G. E.
Camp, Joseph Camp or w. G. Camp printed
thereon will be the only required guarantee
of the quality of fruit therein.
Camp and Cureton manufacture
crates, baskets, boxes, ETC., for
shipping purposes, and their capacity has
been wholly inadequate to the demands on
them by both home and foreign shippers.
Moreland, once known as "Puckett's Sta
ton, is a thriving village and the fruit in
dustry, which mas arisen as if by magic.
will eventually bring the town and its peo-
pie more prominently into commercial
centers. and to have the honor of being a
resident of such place and among such
people will be one of the few things of which
any one might well be rlrnnd