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The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-12-13

81 1eet 80 inches on said street OF original lot
II, square 753, $4,000.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9.
FL. M. Baker and T. II. Callan to F. +.
B sssSF!a' 'fss' lot &c. 0h'ppel's SUBJ square 'l0
T. A. Bradley (surviving trustee) to M. 1.
Weller (trustee) lots l to 10, inclusive, and "a
and 25, square 953, $500.
T. Clark ct vir P. D. to j. Jost. west 10
feet 10 inches of lot G, Fendall's (trustee)
SUBJ, square 916, $4,750.
G.. P. Davis to e. A. Boeger, lots 35 to SO,
inclusive, Peck's sub. of lot g. block 10,
Trinidad, $3.50.
elusive, In above SUBJ, Trinidad, $3.50.
HI. NJ Penney ct al. to N. B. Meyers, lots
20 and 81, block 45, Holmead Manor, $3.50.
G. E. Hubbard ct ux. to G. G. Hubbard, lot
A. do6 block Z Hubbard's SUBJ, Belair Heights
CT King to Fl. E. Shepherd, lot 8, Acker's
SUBJ, square s61, $1,000.
B. F. Leighton ct ux. to G. F. Williams,
lot 81, Leighton's sub. Of lot 9, block 12,
Trinidad, $4,000.
Same to E. Thurman, lots "a, 25, and 26 in
above SUBJ, Trinidad, $940.S0.
A. A. Lipscomb and w. III. Saunders
ltrustees), to F. V. Baggett, lot 20, block AS,
Holmead Manor, $2,042.
A. r. McDermont ct vir Frank to j. f.
King, lot SO, block 30, Caverly's SUBJ, Long
Meadows, 81 300.
G. c. Muhlhofer ct vir F. w. to j. H..
Brunemer, part original lot 2, square GAL,
$1,000.
Lily d. Neumeyer to NJ. w. and X. M. Ed
wards, lot 5, block 43, Holmead Manor,
So, ,49750.
P: A. Simpson ct ux. to 8. IA. Collins, part
lot 81, square 1920, 81 200.
r. Smith and c. a Elliott (trustees) to T.
Clssell, lot p block 2, TwiHing City, $139.41.
B. II. Warner ct ux. to G. Gessford, lot "a,
w. G. Railroad Company's sub, square
633, $4, $3.50.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER TO-
X. II. Brown et ux. ct al to c. II. Tickling,
east 80 feet of lot 1876, and west 80 feet of
lot 1876, BealPs addition, Georgetown, $s, 100
J. D; Cameron ct px; to United States, land
taken Tor Rock Creek Park, (parcel No. 22),
containing 4O.36 acres, county, l6,396.25.
j. Cunningham to Patrick Hoban, one-third
interest In lot 4, square TIA, $500.
G.. w. Chase ct ux to E. Il. Auctin, wife of
d. M. lot9, square 2, Green's sub, Chichester,
$1,4OO.
F. A. Ellis ct ux to S, E. Thomason ct ux. f.,
OF 1873, Browns sub, Mount Pleasant, Sc, 900.
r. A. Fish and w. j. Dugan (trustees) ct al !.
Third street, square 5S5, $2,44720.
@. f. Hoffman ct ux. to j. A. Heiser lot
46, schneider's sub, square 800, $500.
w Il. Hodge er ux. to II. j. Mathewson,
lot 2, Lees sub, square 2S0, SO 1000,
b. II. Leighton ct ux. to G. White, part
original lot 8, square 1860, $400.
B. f. Leighton ct ux. to w. A Stewart, lot
10, Leighton's sub. Of lot 8, block 12, Trinidad
$313.60.
w. B. Matchett ct ux. to K. Posey lot g.
Mclean ct al. Is sub, square 546, 81 800.
j. Ryan to T. A. McAllister, lot SO, Donnelly
ct al.'s sub, square 624, $4.800.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-12-13
REAL ESTATE NOTES.

Part of lot q, square 400, 10 feet 81 inches
on Eighth, between M and N streets north
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-12-13

Cord, lot Al, Turtons sub, square $50, SC. 900.
L. G. Wood ct ux. ct al. to trustees of
United Friends Association, east feet Al
inches on street of original lot 16, and west
"a feet 81 inches on said street of original lot
II, square 753, $4,000.
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RSu' the pHS1 in charge Ct different ssston
sssh s rucfs full % dNrdnaE .nans lssEs
i%ii. Of berries that must be. han.
dnen,rs died earei1,iy' or oaTsyias By hand what
u%" shouts the first % section 'n an to liz laden
no
sess that he as The sh
tie next order e and % the raire.d pas 81 the
journey from the grower to THO consumer Is
fu oyer for ,he package OF truck is then depos;;
ined and sold right then and there. to b.
'sa e. 'sa s'fsia sas
pg run as siEh as 2Oo each rsprese%t
ployed by the railroad company runs up to
1oo a. at The busiest times. and as TIE buyer:
ehaHes 9o or sas@sn ns 1sa
things 60 with SURPRISING dseres oi smooth:
ness. Considering the immense volume Of
ss . and III sse9 q s
the smainrss e 0f shS OF mistakes
cars from Florida; They continue to come
peas tomatoes, eucumhers. f and All serts 81
green stun begin to arrive from Florida The
soon after this. savannah comes next as q
5hipping centre; and Charleston next: then
age difference In time is two weeks between
the seasons at these points. and the move:
ment lrom the south continues until about
the middle OF July, when the trade in
Iona. dist ance truck disappenrs before the com.
petition OF New Jersey and Long Island prod.
retailers frequently pretend to have Northern
grown stuff long before Pier 20 eeAses to be
men who sell iced shad caught In the Delaware
as North Rtyer shad long before the first drift
net this side Of Coney Island point has meshed
q single fish BY the gflls.
The sun., 1891-06-14

With the end Of the season for picking pens
and strawberries the extraordinary, demand
fer help Is over: The restless and uneasy
mobile remain; for the SNAP bean. the potato.
extra days work for them. The beans are
what aa are are, known n,n In the New York markets
eas vos ss s'faf 0snna sSsn
snap beans. They are planted in rows.
three feet apart about April l. and are
apsG S9ne o TnSy are mt pos
tho Boston baking ,beans. but are picked
green. The darkies do this gladly for IS cents
bushel Round potatoes and Irish POTATOES
E,nown , M IL ihe markets ana corner sroeeriss oi
age oi them has been planted in the Norfolk
district this year. and the prospect Is that the
from the middle Of February to April j.
and the work Of digging them begins early In
June. Potatoes are valuable lust now. and the
Norfolk growers expect to start in this season
have their own way Of digging potatoes down
amusement The darkies prefer the work to
any ayy other. though to an oEd,nsry observer the
or strawberries would seem to be much pref
.rahle. At iour cents bushel there is Ger.
tanly no more money to be made on
ossss o9tso picking than the
orally what the hsnds do % according rs to to
the Virginia style. A plough Is run under tho
plants and the potatoes are turned up. The
s1a hs Sse oy .rs ss,aes es en! y Se
slit the dirt through their fingers. and fIl up
their bushel baskets There ls something in
the scramblng and grabbing OF this work that
day bens At as dons
in the strawberry beds. but al! OF the men. and
not few OF the women. would rather do It.
The sun., 1891-06-14

1t. on the principle that II they had the money
already in hand they would feel too rich 70
work any more 1t ls only partly successful.
as the tick cts are practically legal tender Tor
small purchases and are as available as money
tor stakes in tho myserious dice game called
opportunity 10 play. The men are inyeterate
gamblers. The women do not seem to share
this PASSION, but they are like the men In
almost every other matte OF taste and disposi-
tion. Even on the tobacco question there 10
common ground on which the sexes meet:
lots OF the women smoke pipes. and many OF
the young and comsy among ,,n them ShSw
lovely. result Of eonioue expectorntion. In the
strawberry fields the chatter and laughter are
incessant, except when plantation melody or
a Methodist hymn engages the attention and
concentrates the vocal energy OF al! hands.
The cabin dwellers on the iarn work beside
the strollers from the towns.
That shown In the illustration is a typical one:
Hewn logs and split slabs are he material OF
which It Is built No sawmlll work 10 to be
seen on any part Of II. Even the roof boards
and the palings OF the door yard were split out
with m axe. and the outside oh mney stack
Of sticks and mud ls eloquent Testimony In Of In:
IN these cabins take as much pleasure In the
quarters do they ind a great attraction
In the life and crowd that are features Of the
evening at the quarters. Tho banjo picking,
the sim RinR, and the dancing are possibly more
fascinating to these quiet farm hands than to
the cheerful. merry visitors, ,,,l who s,ir things
ours at these times on the farms. the great
care that Ia taken to prevent the hands from
getting liquor being an important influence
toward this result
The sun., 1891-06-14
DERRY PICKERs' CABINS.

questioned as to the proposal that every bar.
rel: box. and basket should be weighed when zen
anf IN Mssa
New York has for several years besought the
Board OF Aldermen to enact u corporation or
a4s in sSa viii
max g packages uniform and OF certain stand-
ous e wsrh II Il could
done. But they point out tho utter impoes.
Sy % %sGinG We, M the nroIuce durns
whole busines. Is II rush from the moment the
seeds are planted, Every device tor forcing
tion. and every project for saving time in per-
fecting aud transferring the crops T. brought
s sa hs IL hs
and ground Is aoubiy ply UTILIZED. The negro
carts through the iieids. choppine. Of the
heads and tossing ;hem into the cart
cut Gu out the the seumns. lest IM new shoots h should
grow ont TO SAP the fertility OF the ground. II
will then be seen. 10 many cases. that straw. ~
cabbage rows. This is an important feature
ip the economy OF the berry production. for
berries one year before they bear. After the
plants have borne two crops. they are ploughed
Sna a h nssns the @ GRd as h.. ne.
thnp keeping the sd beds in cnltivatlon.
The district OF which Charleston Is the CEN
trail shipping point Is an interesting one. There
is nothing new there. however. IL the. char
walton. or In the problems connected with
district Ds asparagus leads ali crops in value. %
divided thus; 600 to berries, 400 to asparagus.
cucun oers and tho ike; The value Of the crops
nuay Ihe H to EasIern s G cities Sm1Tns b
Yorng's Island section. Just below Chi barleston,
with an average OF 400, puts out q 81 900 900
crates crates and i25 900 barrels, Most OF the trans
% %portati9n Is done by ra,l over the % "AtIan,is
Coast line and the Pennsylyania. :, Forty-six
hours from Charleston to New York is the
schedule time.
The first farmers to make a profitable crop
Of aspMsraRns II this region were Frennchhmen: n
their t immenee s beds n but t' the % indusry T has as
spread out so much that 1t contributes to tho
general nrosperity OF the community rather
Yankees, Southern farmers. and q few, negro
rpd b cWnsr, are n the hSidngs
held u Convention this spring at Mount Olive.
N. O.. and the proceedings indicate that the
growers OF that sectlcn. though late comers In
rank is not their place They discussed drain
age. cultivation. and fertilization scientifically
81 Fsss sHs
the Convention Just how be- had iaken care
who had the biggest success with aspar.
Methods X eaItivn.icn. % H. even Srssenses thss s
It showed the astonishing result Of a net profit
OF $500 per acre. The debit side included every
cents worth Of labor and manure put upon the
ment. the taxes paid. and expense OF gathering
and Transporting the crop and Of the commits
The sun., 1891-06-14

ns snd sas 81 county,
waters around Norfolk are alive VIII, trim
sloops 1heY are speedy and veil found. fhd,
sail nearly n the time under q CLOUD q
canvas including 0afitopsail and jibtopsail.
Their service is sort Of express lighter,
sssgs. Il, sonvepisncs is IKE that s,ots o.
i assPs,sh asEh.nE |. many ase 'rs smss srss,er SSs
chief advantage OF these boats Is that their
nse makes shipiingp Int rossibie ALMOST any. AM.
whore. Anchored right OF shore from the very
field on which the crop is being gathered. they
are loaded with out any difference TO WHARFAGE
sde ,hs ysoT waters 81 tt bsnss
cart out Of the wet As tho heaviest package
to haudle Ia barrel Of potatoes. " can be seen
that O. couple OF farm hands and the sloop
craw OF two can toss tho stuff aboard. ,~
The statistics Of shinments BY these diner- Ter
eral Agent Fountain OF the N. and @. road Is
proba bly, correct when he estimates that hts
road handles about one. NTH OF the crop. Last
season this was 129. 900 barrels OF potatoes, the
total OF packages being 10000
The charges for picking and packing; for the
portation loot up. so that siuff selling at %
cents barrel makes no return to tho grower
at all. Potatoes are freighted at ~ cents 9
barrel oabbaRes at 20. and strawberries at "a
cents for a sixty-1uart crate. The barrels
themselves cost the farmers Is cen,a apiece,
boxes, and baskets for the other crops form no
inconsiderablo share OF the expenses OF the
truck farmer.
produce is handled with the g ngle purpose ot
putting 1t into market fresh. the growers Wero
The sun., 1891-06-14

ventilated fruit cars also come over. the Penn.
sylvanla track from Alexandria. Just below
there the Richmond and Petersbutg and tho
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac rail.
roads come In at Quantico.
The tratns come In to New York at new Pier
~ North River. on transports from Jersey
City. This pier and Pier 28 have Just been
rebuilt by the PennsylvanIs road. and between
them there 10 now twenty-five feet OF water at
low tide. Pier 80 is a m ket arcade 1t 10 one OF
the biggest. lightest. and alriest Of the shielded
piers on our water front. and when business is
on u is one OF the liveliest places in all this
lively town. But tho business is done at
euch q time that very few Of the $500, 900
people in the metropolitan district know
anything about IT. The principal train OF the
day arrives at midnight, and rom an hour be-
fore that time when prepnrations for 1t are
making, until 3 oclook in the morning. when
It's freight has been handled and has changed
owners oven II 1t has not been removed, the
hustle md business combine some OF the be-
wilderiDg features of the Stock Exchange with
the action and hurly- -burly OF football game.
The consiRnees OF the truck who are comms-
sion men from the old Wash in Rton Market dis.
trtct, have stations all around tho edge Of tho
pier designated BY numbers. These numbers
tions on the barrels and hoxs. instead Of the
name OF the consiGnte. The hox marks to de-
note the shinper are often also merely mum bers
80 that no one but the consiCnee can tel! whore
tho package came from. So number OF bright
men are necessary to keep track Of this mys-
teriously marked stun. They are distributed
The sun., 1891-06-14
YOUNG PICKERs.

While the near by growers are getting their
tic coast line railway Service service ss has again I H gone
81 Foe Rs dsEs for
this trade disappears In September. when the
Southern sluf conner into eompatition with
AnoSsr sortie into I the Ssss south Is shen
made By tue Transportation companies. The
and spn.ns %aat 'ss' S sns vsss ss.
Sn,f as9f f9% hn Faras h aps o August
grown 10 Be- Of such i%portsnes tSet s.op ens
Dec Dec to March /, its hendlInG il Of consider.
aSs Ssy ioiisssst 81 peat The I:ilroad So ihe g.
Ioaad and sSe hessst 'iSs's IL our n ostSstn @ ssas
sources Of food and fruit supply Is. about con:
market rssht from points soath q fF1SsH
fep Nrs .c.sS iSSCHS ~ ohs is hHs
represented by the former fisu res and $1,000 -
s%.S IL sss 49, hs I
fonSs EiS Jersey w shs Psss asISsrs
Jersey sI and md Delaware peaohes; grapes. berries
sssoa th9 ssss II the
cry out against the suggestion that there is =
spare second anywhere in which they could
dossr tho proposal
The Old DomSion Steamship Company and
the savannah lines AR are also big handlers Of
second in capscity and business TO the Railroad railroad
piers IL Is marvellous what an enormous
amoppt OF stnn one of these vessels swallows
~. The work Of getting IL all between decks
YORK has all the features OF interest that ct.
tach to the Juggling Of freight BY. railroad
hands. IN both cases tho results achieved and
the rapidity OF their achievement suggest the
magical defness Of sle!ght OF hand.
ss Sosk to Ths nnSEn Gsroe a
Tie Snn SHINES os wtS Sorois mann 9:
OF steamers and the railroad facilities OF Poris-
mouth. Newport News, and Cape Charles. the
GasaE.Gn q sHick hsPd1S for vide q
supplies the other equally important requisite
Of rapid growth. The Individual hold
i55 acres, under one oynsrshiD is no. M unSom. MHS.
ns l.
tbe act I '6sf bs ne
He began hardly more than ! years ago on a
piece OF rented land. Now h6 owns. besides
the three y terms rms good share Of the business
report, ,n.in,hdlho f. tho mouths Of hls sdmir:
IN 1896 at $4,000. and everybody ssrses
that last years crops. considered as q whole,
we're only falr. One 10 moved to wonder what
q, good year. Perhaps they are looking Tor
plant with fruit OF pure gold.
- The list OF big shippers which begins With
sd.i and Levi Amss are credited With nettipg com:
5 i ssha fsr hs sssH a
Msrohants' and Farnsrs' Bank OF PostsmGutS. % T ill.,
whose money y-mInting farm is on the west
miles from Norfolk Ike al tie rest 81 tSs
truck farmers. Mr.. Grinia hghts shy Of talk-
The sun., 1891-06-14

Tho potato season lasts until the week after
he the hs
These are saved for seed. being planted again
produotise than saved the rssu1s Dr
ban seed rom iher eass
:s:: s SA;S a. ss s ME-:
from the north ''d and Isy rap!ahs at them h.nTa N
aHsss; .sssS 6sy'Gs sp,asr .sssn. Tss
5ut 1hoss who read and study have since found
the scramble sr for rot nosatoes ,hs picking Of Gu:
a The pns 4e q%s
boxes holding bushel each. for the markets.
.ISmat11es' beets. @ egg plants, and other veg
them & Grown IN considerable quantities;
lately not so much attenti,n n has been raid to
them Ths say that he has
enough. no efiorts have been made yst to es-
sImas snfa ssnasS 'ss s
Norfolk SOW the seed in hotbeds IN January,
April IS and 40 they are iransp paSted 10 the
jun. ao s. t spas Ss ma
the hay crop which some thrifty growers
pots that are raised 10 considerable quantities.
in the Norfolk district Sweet potatoes and
MELONS. the, crops which first proved the fayor-
Tho advantages OF tho district Include prox-
Unity to the Gull stream. which insuves I'm
munity from the late frosts that sometimes
visit the farms not very far back In Old Vir-
Glnia- The facilities for transportation and
the hearness 70 the markets are also important
features. On Monday the Rrowsrs can ship t0
Mas gaEt ssl.n9STSS Sv ssd
by rail. On Tuesday al OF these points are again
direct On Wednesday all Of the Monday ser
vice is available and Providence .is reached
by q direct boat On Thursday, Tues
HR"ss Rost, lines FlGoo ss open sTrspt tie boat t9
service "a repeated. including the boat 10 Proyi-
dence. The railroad service includes fast
II eight from Norfolk every midnight, which
coaches Philadelphia the next morning.
lowing morning. For getting stun from The
e ihs car OF there Re- been the
y
Norfolk and Caroline Railroad. They consist
OF platforms even with Q freight car door. The
farmers stow these platforms full OF truck and
sometimes pile the boxes and barrels all
around them; The truck trains with crews
and ,fs boxes sod barrels are hnsIsd
@ss nile soaa Of trsss e Ne Pr 6on. S,.psh shVx
The The 'IsIs mssSod Of transferring tho produce
The sun., 1891-06-14

sIons: The credit slde contained tho figures Of
the handsome market returns. Among the
growers assem edin the Mount Olive Conven-
fion were ths pIopeeIs OF the trucking indus!ry
y, WeSs,brooks" Sno Of Mount Olive. and DR.. Porter
Mr.. II. N. Emerson OF Wilmington. the as
sistant general freight and passenger agent Of
the Atlantic Coast line. was also an Interested
ga,rticiPont RI, IN she meetipGs q the Convention:
The relations between the truck farmers and
the trsnsportation companies arc different
from from those o. Western apd southern staple
Grange and ALLIANCE people. There seems 10
be an inter-dependence OF interests and part
Gership Of effort tor mutual benefit. The train
despatchar's nfilce at Wilmington Is u place
where everything 10 known about the cars and
their c2ntents from the more southern points.
Along the Wilminston and Weldon road thers
are 300 acres OF strawberry fields between VIII
minRton and Goldsboro. and about 400 acres
Of truck; Large Quantities o. wbortleberriss
ton The so ySI%e AIN Of the truck and berry crop
boxes and almost 20. 900 barrels Considerable
attention has been directed to grape growing
In tbis district lately. and good results are OK.
pected In year or Two.
The sun., 1891-06-14

ihr figures concerning tho crobs ia his section.
IL discusses all d tho ieatures Of the scien.
ssiit6 70 Tie hlshsst desrse q productiys,ness
talks freely on 1e psessss for sSs
oilsrs @ incidental i!iastrsiions = the rrzes that
sometimes reward the successful farmer The
ssc keP s'saHS, 10 e. mentSSed lon s%Sns
sSdS 3ns,ss 3 Sa and "a
piesins spd Forwarding va; about three esali mt.
Ssua H sese 4Sf' s s
mnns It mns be- dons nas Il
sssssss BE sS sa sFf Ssls Il
s iSr great and wos TorGas an soo
sy hGS %he Or GOODS HS arc sS eorssSbo psSso
s ..d as T proaudss ess ya6 then sees 'fSs liz
when when .here ls no m srset for them s not Very
RSsp RsSppy es nix Els sshoss
s s
er business @ sSe o. Sas real yertabe
syesiion q value Sy labor, It e IRE me speff:
STEADY WORK. and its results have somethinE. Of
TIE SeEs3.y q e saIs n ns ssSn.ss -.
srs fas cSms 1ss as A?ty oSsssa
sHs FL cary ss; crop ths 1aEs" e. "s
s.rss sssy Sss SsseaslSs sss ss n +
Ssniss fully ,hs snSsnIAiIys fhsTsetsp M q their
.Soss 81 ihs ., Wai street Who ea il
else IN which q sufficient volume OF business
b. done n%t mne Do
hs ss muster kss'"H e'0sS %aris sk ana
isa sSpc iIs ousssdas sGEaas FL. ScIs sTs
in Norfolk and and Nan. emond sounties BY means
Of Somplo,e teephone .crvire Win Ports Forts;
fns s%se nns s' Hs,ess
what YORK they W viii i' put t6sIr hand. 10 in The
morning The result f. that when they
aks per6nns too hsn uh afs e It sny vors
AK AK :hss 5 ssss: srsSeEs ; TeSd sia fs sa.lssd
from human nature elsewhere: and to really
eentleman wonld have, been perfectly accurate
a1%ss sa e In Es
would keep ahead Z, Of The game. ,,,o,..,,,.
Portsmouth driver who fitted the name Of
Nose. anjoyesd such ride The other day. Tn,
by the stranger. Mo. Q chuckled over the sur
rrise expressed and eaid. sagely: People is
don't. somebody else takes 1t and dere's cot
OF eastern Virginia Il allow IT'S do finest
country in de worr fer ro man" he sad. and
could get plenty OF work IL he wanted 1t and |
get all the food necessary for him with very
The sun., 1891-06-14
in TIE FIELDS OF PLENTY.
4 zzIP THR0UoH RICH LANDS WHICH
80" HELP FEED NEW PORK.

'@sferprise, skill, ana Tireiess Energy OF
ehs southern. Truck Farmer-He I.istens
~ the Telephone for the Earliest News
or what We Want, and Then Murries
Orto Send His Good Things to U.-H,.
MsshoAs ssd His Profits and HIS De.
Vices Tor Utii'sins Every Second or Tlne.
|. New York's kitchen garden. or tho veee.
tsole and email fruit growing district for the
METROPOLITAN market, now includes all the
southern States on tho Atlantic coast. not ex-
ceptne Florida Even come Gulf stntes are
:sohroes ef supply. and far California is begin
ping 10 send several kinds Of products.
All this 10 . marvellous change from the
days. remembered BY others than the
Oldest ihhabItant whom the women from
the market gardens around Central Park
came down town on the front platforms Of the
Eishth avenue oars with huge baskets Of gar
The sun., 1891-06-14

The naxt jump was In the regular line of
proRresa. and Florida stepped into the New
York market with strawberries In February.
and all sorts OF truck mt correspondingly early
dates. Now that Louisiana growers are inter-
ssting themselves In this direction. few days
may soon bs gained over Florida. and New
Orleans will become osntre for truck for an
early bus brief season: for the further south
~ srowth 10 the shorter 10 the season.
The nultiplyinx ramiAcstions OF the busi-
ness are colncident with a great growth In the
demand, Contemporaneous With this progress
there has been deve!opment OF tho means OF
Communication and transportation. The rail-
road interest in the trucking business 10 very
lAyge. aud the atIontion and facilities accorded
70 the shippers OF msrkot garden produce are
almost equal to those given to gilt edged
passenger service. Refrigerstor cars are fur
nishsd for some far southern crops. while ven
tilatsd fruit cars sufice for the rest Air brakes
and patent couplings permit high speed without
eAcrl6einK safety and heavy. modern locomo-
lorauiet dsspatch. Atruck train Of forty or fifty
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