The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-22

they could furnish the same kind Of easy.
desirable labor 10 women and children.
II the castor bean industry. which has
just been started here. proves a success
Il VIII be able 20 give employment OF this
character. So far as my experience goes
in a limited sphere feel sure that this new
industry can be made a profitable one.
The freeze cut or my hrst crop. but I am
hopeful in regard to the next one.
George y. Macy Is pushing his rice mill
enterprise ahead and the growers OF up
land rice feel hopeful that this new in
dustry Will prove profitable. The ramie and
jute boom have not taken root here as
there is no ready and profitable market
for the raw material grown. As
soon as there is such a demand our farm
ers will readily take hold Of these iibre
plants, the cultivation Of which can be
made a success here. SILK culture has also
been advocated, but the agricultural de-
ent outlook for the silk industry IN France
as uncertain Florida has had one or two
silk culture booms. which proved boom
erangs. and rev ival OF that Industry here
can only be brought about by the reliable
assurance Of better results than hereto
fore reached.
Que pineapple industry aroused from
the freeze with a black eye but it has
made steady progress since. and viii again
flourish. OF course the prices have fallen
great deal since the big pineapple plan
tations on the east coast came into bear
ing. Pineapples that used to sell here read
lily for one dollar each. went down in price
TO Is and % cents before the freeze This
take away a large margin Of profit. yet
the growers claim they can make money
at these lower rates. The future of this
once thriving industry depends upon the
kind OF winters we are TO have hereafter.
If heavy frosts are to be frequent the bus
mess will suffer loss from that cause
The thrifty. far-sighted farmers and
fruit growers have made the best of their
misfOrtunes this summer They have not
incurred additional losses by putting in
big crops OF melons. tomatoes, etc., for
shipment but have been content with
small, diversified crops, mostly FOR home
use. Our soil was never before so well
cultivated, and never before yielded such
fine crops many of which were never
grown here before. AS to hay and fodder,
the supply Is immense, and the crop for
the family have been of such a character
that grocery bills have been very small.
stock feed has been quite an item here
tofore, and canned goods were largely
used on the table. Now, fresh eggs and
home-raised chickens are the rule.
Our merchants do not complain at this
new style of living more at home, as any
thing that helps the farmer and fruit
grower finally benefits the merchant. OF
course this is a dull summer. and some
OF our merchants have moved to Texas or
Tampa, and others sold out their stocks
to some more hopeful business men. Our
three banks push ahead aud the general
outlook is somewhat encouraging. In
dustrial enterprises help out greatly, and
we have several here, while our capital
lists prefer to use their money here at home
rather than invest it In distant states. All
these things combine to keep Orlando and
its tributary territory in pretty good
shape TO weather the present crisis.