The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-27

following the same calling as they did the
ancient time.
The savannah line despatched their FIRST
steamer In 1854. the first market truck
moving In 1856. the movement being very
Hsht as its cultivation was confined 10 the
limits OF the city. With the Savannah
line came also a wonderful event: the sem
sation was the arrival Of the Magnolia
in 1873 with eight cars OF Georgia water
melons. An enormous number were the
words with which the trade characterized
the arrival. Noting this 1873 enormous
arrival of s cars. or 1000 watermelons,
how accustomed the trade is now to an
arrival in one day OF over $50 cars of
melons-a daily spread or lay out on
pier % OF nearly 10000 melons.
aside from the exhibit Of
the water lines, the number increasing
in Imagination as the price falls OF. and
buyers fail 10 materialize. The Savannah
line is also credited with bringing the
first Florida oranges to New York. Pri-
vate or gift packages We're first shipped
about 1888. The first orange consignment
however, was by Savannah steamer In
1865 and came from the grove of Harriet
Beecher Stowe. of Uncle Toms Cabin"
fame.
Strange to relate, too. that the early
cOnsignments of oranges We're sent to
butter and egg commission houses, eN-
AAhNtNtAN AdlAitu 10y TINS IT AAAN-tlAN ANt
ular fruit interests being firm supporters
of the transatlantic orange.
In 1873, ventilation was extended 70
transportation and in this year the Flor
ida orange become a recognized part OF
a steamers cargo. and demanded an
equal footing with the Mediterranean fruit
over which 1t is to-day the victor.
The southern garden truck was now
necessity-had attained a recognition.
The demands of the port of New York,
through that channel of assistance, trans
portation, melted the southern planters
and his many neghbors to make a new
use Of his land Rice. corn and northern
paintings were turned under. and the
soil that had never been titled was soon
worked, so that acres then would soon
run into miles of gardening became a
certain realization The interior OF the
states had become affected and sections
not contiguous to boat transportation,
called in the "all rair' to aid the grower
toward getting the plantage to market
Rairoading in freight matters at the
south had been pursuing quiet regular
way but now great strides were necessary
20 meet this new unfolding. The emer-
gency was met, the southern railroads al
lied with the Pennsylvania railroad IN
through arrangements. feeders were built
routes were shortened, cars equipped with
air brakes, special journals, etc, motive
power increased through schedules
adopted, and every known essential added
that would by ventilation. speed and
quick delivery, carry the truck from the
farm as slowed in the orig
inal car to the market at the
New York terminal OF the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, developing a further ad-
vance In the progressive spirit Of trans
portation. there would be no rehandling
of the market freight in transltu.
.4Hf Tfrtaf q
consideration; the speed of the southern
freights on the highly perishable" We're
scheduled at 40 miles per hour, as against
the prior prevailing running time of Is
miles per hour on freight service.
The rail was added to complete the evo-
luton.
The first "all rail' southern garden
truck via Pennsylvania railroad arrived
from Norfolk, May g. 1885; from Eastern
Carolina. March 9, 1887. The first Charles
ton and further south truck April H. 1888.
The first through car of oranges oct. @.
1888; the first refrigerator car with straw
berries March 3d. 1889.
out from the champagne basket" OF
the story, through the improved aid of
transportation facilities have evolved the
following exhibits from the south received
in the port of New York.
FLORIDA ORANGES.
Season S9t-2.................. 9oS542 boxes
Season 1Sg2-3....,.............1,2l 500 boxes
Season 1S93-4...................1.6 $685. $50 boxes
Sept. to Dec. 81, 1894........ 770030 boxes
GEORGIA WATERMELONS.
Season 1893. i .G67 cars or 10000 melons
Season 1894 Il 1906 cars or 2,S50,OO0 melons
Vegetables, including potatoes Norfolk
and south:
Season 1898 ...........,...1, 798. $50 packages
Season 1S9i.................2,335 ,056 packages
He is indeed sage who can say when