The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-29
TRIP or THE FRUIT GROWERS.
The New EnEInnders Expected TO
Arrive Tonight.

The excursion party. composed Of fruit
dealers and fruit growers from the north,
in charge OF President J. H. Hale Of the
Hale Orchard Company Of Fort Valley,
who VIII visit the Georgia peach orchards
on the line OF the Southwestern railroad.
VIII arrive In the city tonight or early
tomorrow morning on the steamship City
Of Birmingham, which left New York Sat
urday afternoon.
There are eighteen gentlemen IN the
party, as follows: S. C. Miller. Of Curtis
& Co. wholesale fruit dealers. Boston;
Walter Sweet. OF W. Sweet & Son. whole
sale fruit dealers, Providence W. II. Bod
gett Of w. Il. Blodgett * Co. wholesale
fruit dealers. Worcester; James Draper.
president Massachusetts Fruit Growers
Association. Worcester; II. J. Perkins. Of
Perkins x Hatch. wholesale fruit deal
ers. Springfield; G. s. Brewer. of c. ).
Brewer & Co., wholesale fruit dealers,
Hartford; William Robertson. of Newton
q Robertson, retail dealers fancy fruit,
Hartford; J. NJ. Foster. OF Foster & Co..
wholesale grocers and canned fruits,
Hartford: r. F. Cochran, Of r. F. COch-
ran & Co.. wholesale fruits, 96 Park Place.
New York; Hon. j. n. Hubbard. peach
commissioner. state Of Connecticut. Mid
dletown. Conn; c.. S. Newell. real estate
dealer, Middletown, Conn; ]. Horace Nc
Farland horticultural artist and printer,
Harrisburg, Pa; II. J. stanclid, secretary
and treasurer Of Hale (Ga) Orchard Com
pany, Hartford; Stancif Hale. superin-
tendent Of Hale fruit farm South Glas-
tonbury, Conn; II. Gr.swold, dealer in
fancy fruit and groceries Hartford; Jesse
Tuck, editor Fruit Trade Journal, New
York; NJ L. Coleman, Superintendent
Hale & Coleman orchard, Ansonia, Conn;
J. X. Hale, president Hale (Ga) Orchard
Company, Fort Valley Ga.
The party Will take the train on the Cen
tral OF Georgia for the fruit section. leav-
ing savannah at O'Clock tomorrow
morning, standard time. President H. NJ.
Conner, who is in Atlanta to-day, will re-
turn to the city tomorrow morning and
will accompany the party from savannah
to Fort valley ana Marshallville.T They viii
reach Fort Valley tomorrow afternoon,
and will remain in the fruit section until
Wednesday night, when they viii 80 up
to Atlanta and return north, via the
Southern railway.
The idea of these gentlemen in visiting
Georgia is to inform themselves as to
the status and possibilities of the fruit
crop in the state. Mr. J. II. Hale, VINO is
well known throughout the country as "A
prominent fruit man, Is In charge of the
party, and Will show them thoroughly
through the section. Besides being pres
ident of the Hale Orchard Company Of
Fort Valley, he has large fruit interests
in Connecticut. President Conner is sat
isfed that there are excellent fruit lands
along the line of the Central, between Sa-
vannah and Macon, and as the trip is TO
be made in the day time. he will have an
opportunity of calling their attention to IT,
The party Is making its trip in per-
haps the best part Of the fruit season
The fruit IS just being gathered. and
there are quantities Of It still on TIE
trees Though the crop is not as large
this season as 1t was last year. the fruit
is in good, healthy condition, and, II
is said, better than 1t has been in a Ions
time