The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-01
BRIeHrER OUTDOOR ron ORANGES
other Matters of General Interest
From the Land of Flowers.

FROM the Land of Flowers.
Maitland. Fla, Jan. 5l-The Sunday is
sue OF the Morning News went of faster
than hot cakes the newsbutchers on the
trains and all the newsdealers from San
ford 10 Tampa being cleaned OUT in
stanter; and all on account OF An Elegy'
written in a frosted truck patch. Every
body wanted a copy and new supplies were
at once ordered from savannah Moth
ing has been published on the freeze that
can compare with it and its author has
won enduring fame.
There have been many curious sur
prises since the recent freeze. one Of which
IS the periodical spirits in the shipment Of
oranges. Two weeks ago Herd & Rails
closed their packing house for the season,
but this week It again opened and they are
picking, packing and shipping oranges,
using the California fruit express cars.
In some cases previous shipments have re-
suited in proht to the shipper. but several
carloads were condemned and proved a
total loss. This supports the theory that
all oranges were not affected alike by the
freeze, there being some that carry well
and keep in good condition, Of course not
The best. until sold in northern markets
and used by the consumer.
Hundreds Of respondent orange growers
are putting on a more caccrfui look. We
have had week of warm, foggy and dr.z-
zling weather. quite favorable TO trees
ana vegetables. and everything, nearly,
seems to be showing signs Of new life.
About two-thirds Of the bearing orange
trees are already showing a fine crop Of
new leaves, and there is hope of a pretty
good crop of oranges next winter of
course the lemon trees, guavas and young
orange trees are gone but much more
has been saved than was anticipated
three weeks ago. If we escape another
blizzard this winter we shall be all right
next season.
People who thought the sale of orange
groves was cut short by the recent bliz-
Yard have been surprised at the number
of good sales all over the state during
the past ten days. A $4,000 grove has just
been sold here, and a distinguished Geor-
gian told me last night on the train that
he was bound to Orlando and was after
grove as an investment, he having a good
home in Atlanta. The deprec citation in
orange grove properties Is no greater than
that IN many other enterprises IN this
state, and this last freeze has not made
any very marked change in the former
prices.
This may be a dull season on account
of the freeze, but the activity in the way
of improvements on the South Florida di-
vision of the Plant system does not show
II. Extra gangs are at work under the
section masters, putting in new ties
switches, etc, and making Improvements
around the section houses. At Winter
Park new warehouse has just been COM
pleted opposite the passenger depot while
near Lake Mary handsome new section
&c av1vr Ante fT.Fa ,ftv
gives needed employment TO many labor
ers, but shows that President Plant real
ICES that sharp competition, as he once re-
marked. is good for the people generally,
and the Florida Central and Peninsular
railway system is creating just that kind
of competition in Florida travel
Orange growers in Florida will be inter-
ested in a recent decision by Judge Noyes
in California, as to whether oranges grow
ing upon trees on a homestead are ex-
empt from execution The PLAINTIFFS law
yer argued the case with marked ability
and read many authorities seeming to
favor his side of the argument, but the
judge took the reasonable ground that a
homestead would be useless If it could
not be made to help support the widows
family. A garden, farm, vineyard or or
ange grove would be of little use to a
widow as an exempted homestead, unless
the products therefrom could be used by
her He therefore decided that the orange
on her trees were exempt from execution
An unusual number of the winter guests
at the Park house here, and the Seminole
hotel at Winter Park, are making trips to
| Cuba this seas on.
The venerable Bishop H. B. Whipple and
Rev. DR.. j. S. Kedney of Fariboult, Mimi,
who have winter homes here, are spending
the week with Mai. George r. Fairbanks
at Fernandina.
Mr.. Jere c. Townsend, late of the firm
of Heard & Townsend has gone to the
| City of Mexico, where his brother, DR..
VIII H. Townsend occupies a responsible
position In the pay department of the
| Mexican National railway Mr. Town
send Is daily reader of the Morning News
and a fine business young man