The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-21

/ appearance at the next term Of the crirui-
nal court Of record.
Transportation 10 Biscayne Bay via the
! last Coast canal In the near future is now
assured The two drcdges now at work
on the canal are rapidly approaching each
other, less than three miles separating
them. At the rate at which the work has
been progressing recently. this distance
l viii be covered IN less than a month. The
canal will then be complete 10 New River
the Matanzas will then proceed 70 the
bay and work mOrthward, while the Bis
cayne viii keep on digging her way south
ward That portion Of the route between
New River and the bay has several streams
which can be utilized. The opening Of this
canal viii on a long felt want, as thou
sands OF crates Of vegetables viii be raised
and shipped, whereas heretofore but a
few hundred crates would cover the an
nual output.
Titusvine Star: The Indian River
steamboat Company has passed into the
hands OF a receiver. The appointment
OF r. b. Cable as such receiver was made
by Hon. John D. Broome. Judge OF the
Seventh judicial circuit last Saturday
upon the petition OF Timothy Murphy.
George =. Chase & Co, and Merrill-Ste-
Nens Engineering Company. all Of Jack
sonville, who have claims against the
company for material. supplies. ship
chaudlery and work performed amount
ing to about - 300; the Merril-Stevens
Company having the largest claim, 81,
s2sN. The petitioners set forth farther
that the company is largely indebted 10
other creditors. exceeding the sum OF
$4,000. and that IT is insolvent. quite
number or claims against the company
have been instituted here by Local rtles
by suits TO enforce Hens aside --As shc
claims above mentioned within ghe past
few days.
The grape growers around Moultrie ex-
pect a very fair yield this year, in spite
Of the frosts. Up TO a few weeks ago they
entertained grave fears for their vines,
but they feel more cheerful, now that IT
Is developing that the vines are not hurt
by the cold. The sap Is rising and throw
ing life all through the vines. tender
shoots are appearing in exceptionally
good numbers, and I'm many cases small
punches Of grapes are developing. The
vines most affected by the cold snap are
sending out thrifty plants from the
ground, and, with strong healthy roots.
will soon be bearing again. The grape
growers who are most interested at Moul-
trie are New Workers. Nearly all Of them
go north in the of season and return In
the spring. They are all on their places
now, and are putting men TO work in
their vineyards. Most Of the grapes this
year will be converted into wine. This
has been proved the safest disposition to
make of the fruit, and It is also the most
profitable.
Charles w. White. Of extra, who owns
and controls a larger acreage OF oranges
than any other resident OF the state and
is also a close observer on the subject,
said at Jacksonville, Friday: II believe
that most Of the orange trees OF the state
have been killed down TO a point below
the buds and bearing wood, and II wal
gin again and raise new stock Il viii
probably be eight years before the crop
of the season of 1924. which was more
than 5,00O0O0 boxes, will again be equaled.
The groves about Micanopy, Waldo, Ocala
and down as far as Lake Weir are hurt
worse than those close about Orange Lake,
being on higher ground, and consequently
more exposed to the cold winds of both
freezes. In those sections the trees were
killed two and three feet below the buds
while at Citra there Is in many places a
growth several feet above the buds.
South of the Lake Weir section the gen
eral condition of the trees IL about the
same as that around Citra. 1t Is a no
west sides OF many groves the trees seem
to be killed, and on the opposite sides
of the same groves there is a fair growth
coming on IL is also noticeable that the
sour stock suffered much more than the
sweet, which IS somewhat against the
notions that growers used TO entertain
on this subject. / do not believe that
there are a hundred grapefruit trees left
in the state which will bear this year.
The new growth that is appearing in most
places of the state is not bud-bearing
wood. Last season Marion county shipped
one-ffth of the crop OF the state, and |
do not believe that she win ship twenty
boxes during the coming season. 1 es-
the season of 1859 at 100000 boxes. Some
authorities place IL as high as 500 900
boxes, and probably the product will lie
somewhere between the two figures. The
larger portion Of this crop will come
from south of a line drawn across the
state from Tampa to Rock Ledge, where
the damage to the groves has been less"