New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-01
FORTUNES IN FRUIT-RAISING
CALIFORNIA; EASTERN MARKET.
E. L. GooDsELL TALKS ABOUT A TRIP TO THE
WEST


months stay on the Pacific Coast, that the amount
Of fruit sent to New York to be sold VIII be tuly
20 900 900 pounds. The fruit producers OF Caliorha
now have the benefit of the fastest freight tianspor
talon In the world says Mr.. GOodsen, as at TINS uhe
Il IS possible to run through solid train loads OF Call
forna fruit from Sacramento to New-i0rk in seven
DAYS The Frt Transportation Company succeeded
In establishing this fast freight service tins spring anu
from this time fruits from the Pacific Coast VIII
be shipped to the East in less time than was dreamed
of few years ago.
Mr. Goodsel collected much valuable Information
about the fruit industry during the months he was III
the Golden State and he has figures that show that
the fruit production OF California amounts to S3''ooo
600 more than the production of gold; Sl5.oooooo
being the of the gold output while the fruits
amount TO S5O,0OO,OOo annually. Here Is what Mr'
Goodsc about California and the fruit Industry
"Land In Is40 that was used only to dig gold out
OF Is now growing wheat and fruit that each year sells
for 500, 900. COOthe value OF each product being
equally divided. Besides this Spain. France and
Turkey formerly supplied America with the 10000
900 pounds of ralsins and pruncS that are annually
consumed. These fruits now grown 50 extensively
In the Golden state and popular by reason oi
their superiority Of flavor and quality. that the foreign
products nearly driven ont Of the market. Ihis
/, Illustrated by the fact that where California pro
duced and shipped In 1901 27,ooOOO0 pounds oi
prunes and So 900 900 pounds OF raisus there were
only imported 100000 pounds of prunes and Is
! 600 900 pounds Of raisins. against the previous
years importation of 100000 pounds Of pruneS
and 44.0oO,0OO pounds of raiSns. showing JOINT
falling OF 5000 900 pounds OF both kinds OF fruits
in one year.
1T is safe to say in three years the production in
California will be enough To supply America ana pro
clude impofauons altogether. Peaches pears, p!nms
cherries, aprcots and grape, also grown, OF the
finest fav or and appearance Formerly IL was Claimed
that some Of these varieties were tasclcss The ART
Of cultivation has been brought 10 Sch periccuoh'
however. that both these desirable qualities are no"
conceded to the Pacific Coast products. The hncst
pr1ine produced in the world Is grown on the ranch
Of retired army surgeon. This man uiilLcu MS
knowledge OF organic chemistry In the curing Of this
fruit and enrlching the soil the song Of an income
Of 10000 year from property that he gave SooVo
for twelve years ago.
"a comprehensive view OF the greatness OF the
| tree fruit industry be had from the statement
that there are nearly 900 900 trees planted in CAL
fornia all Of the varieties named. When these are
all in bearing fully one billion pounds Of fruit VIII
have to be marketed
Last wear fourteen days the average time IN
transit and the reducing of tile time "a seven GAYS
makes the probability OF fruit landing here IN perfect
condition unquestloncd. In this event S1uoVOO Gun
be saved 10 the growers yearly from what has been
realized in the past 4 Is significant. too. that ID
California a2y fruit produced anywhere BE- grown
in its perfection on the Pacific Coast, and that not
one-thlrt OF the available fruit land Is now under cut
vatlon Therefore. when We read that In l70l there
were shipped ont Of the state 352,or.oco POUNDS 81
frut Of various kinds. 100000 gallons Of vino ana
brandy loo 900 boxes of oranges. there Is not only
material for consumption but also for reelection as TO
whcrc IL Will 20 I'm the future. Active minds are TAX
ing I'D the question and England has been made an
outlet possible for green fruit already by placing re-
frgerating boxes board fast steamers an cApcrf
nent that has been recently tried with considerable
success Dried fruits are already favoriby known
and disposed Of there. The process Of shipping iruii
in a green state has necessarily been reduced 10 a
science I'm order 10 get II In marketable shape
Picked from the tree. II packed in neat boxes often
each fruit wrapped in paper and loaded ih'o y"
frgcratorcar built exclusively for the business Trains
Of fifteen of these are made up at sacramento ana
hurried the mountains ana plains 10 'h'aHo anu
theng 10 Jersey city.
"Ftom the fact that twenty-five years ago land that
is now worth II 900 an In all the best fruit
centres could have been bought for 70 II must De
accepted AZ a fact that fruit culture Is profitable"
This can be believed when say that 2''"W POUNDS
Of peaches per acre have been produced nom Jour
ycarod trees on Of the best nnchea near Mays
Vile These were sold at cents a pound at the
ranch Besides this know Of irutgTOwers that have
cleared $4,000 yearly from small siSty-acre fruit
farms.
The successful cultivation Of the olive has at
tracod the attention Of English capitalists 10 cal
fornla who have recently hnught out soHc :" '"'
hest ranches Nearly 100000 gallons Of olive oil
arc used IN the United states yearly. California Is
now only producing onetenth OF this quantity but
will in a few years be able 10 compete for public favor,
and Internationally Will drive the imported article
from The market in short time. There are now
: 600 600 olive trees In cultivation and bearing
But California cannot grow the finest Of everything
NJ coodseu admits lie returned Ia New York By
way Of the south, and he found great fruit country
there, he SAYS.
I'm Mississippi and around Crystal Springs grow
the finest tomatoes produced in the United States
| said he "There is tremendous acrchg" coming
into bearing that Will furnish million pounds lot
shipment this year and double that quahuN neat
The first arrivals can be looked for about June 10
.rlorido f. a great fruit State also, although
oranges are her chief industry. -Four million boxes
were shipped from there this last season. The totil
production Of oranges In California fIonua anu
Arizona will In two years b. lO,OSOo0 al boxes
The present consumption near as ! can determine
I, from statistics Mt hand Is 100000 There VIII
soon therefore, be surplus OF production over con
sumption, and the firm Of CampOn, 'Vvscl " ""
OF London have determined put into regular service
between Jacksonville and London. this fall, line u
steamers exclusively Tor the plIPo,e vi cNPvisms
Florida oranges. From our experience III ssnaing
over 30 900 boxes this season, We have learned that
English people have taken a great fancy 10 ines
oranges so that the experiment Is bound 10 DE-
success. We contemplate opening up me CDl'iienhl
markets also. Russia can easily use io1uu1 during
The season. while frnncc, Gcrnnny, Iels.1m Nor
way and sweden can likewise consume several hundred
Gnnsaud During the last season California orange
sbippcr, planned this foreign outlet, ana wOnd
6ov, done so but for the crop suffering rom severe
cold snap . ,,,,,. ,o,,
FuroI, are looked upon in alarm by foreign producers
who have heretofore supplied European markets
Without "A rival There are In the United -1dtes "a
600 600 acres IT. Ear climate ana soil are con
cerned for growing tropical fruits and nuts N0 over
| per cent Of this acreage Is no" cnltlva'ci. Ma,
therefore are the possibilities when me prnuc'loh
T. Increased 40 per cent morcl The lltu. state 81
t,eorcja or rather about sixty miles OF IT, lo'hcl
hc,wecn Marshallvllc and Pomona IS quietly coming
10 the front n growing the most luscious ana iest
ncaches equal u those produced IN lighthouses, III
Inc world strange IL may seem. the frillt III
thc,e sections rlpens nearly n month carrier uhih
anywhere else In the Tn ted states. The productJ j.
vel i'm it, infancy the original propagation, Mr. > H.
numph Of Marshayille, being quite n young man.
Tic variety that Is grown In It's perfection me r.