The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-04
VIEWING PEACH ORCHARDS.
NORTHERN PEACH GROWERS AND
DEALERS n TIE FORT VAL
LEY SECTION.


They saw.
Fort Valley. Ca. July 3.-Probably the
greatest number Of prominent fruit deal
ers Of the country Rh0 were ever in the
south al one time arrived here Tuesday
evening as the guest Of President Conner
OF the Central railroad ana President Hale
Of the Hale Orchard Company. The party
was composed OF:
5. C.. Miller Of Curtis & Co., wholesale
fruit ealers, Boston.
F. p. Hopkins OF ". Sweet & Son.
wholesale fruit dealers. Providence.
w. H. Blodgett OF vs.. II. Blodgett 81
Co.. wholesale fruit dealers. Worcester.
James Draper, president Massachusetts
Fruit Growers Association, Worcester.
f. II. Hatch of Perkins & Hatch. whole
sale fruit dealers. Springfield.
c. 5. Brewer & CO., wholesale frutt
dealers. Hartford.
William Robertson Of Newton & Rob
ertson. retail dealers Of fancy fruit Hart
ford.
J. NJ. Foster Of Foster & Co. wholesale
grocers and canned fruit dealers. Hart
ford.
r. E. Cochran & Co, wholesale fruit
dealers. o. Park Place. New York.
J. NJ. Hubbard, peach commissioner
state of Connecticut, Middletown, Conn.
c. S. Newell, real estate dealer. Mid
] dletown. Conn.
J. Horace Mcfarland. horticultural
artist and printer, Harrisburg, Pa.
II. J. Stoneclin, secretary and treasurer
Hale Orchard Company, Hartford, Conn.
II. Griswold. dealer fancy fruits and
groceries. Hartford, Conn.,
+. s. Hobbs, editor Fruit Trade Jour-
/ nal New York
! NJ l.. Coleman, superintendent Hale G
] Coleman orchard, AnsOnia, Conn.
/ They left New York Saturday evening
/ last on the steamer City OF Birmingham
/ and arrived in Savannah early Tuesday
/ morning, and after breakfast at the De
/ Soto were met by President Conner of the
/ Central railroad and taken on a carriage
drive over the city Of Savannah, and left
/ at o'clock for Fort Valley on a special
| train, composed of President Corners pri-
vate car and the elegant parlor and sleep
/ ing car 'Spartanberg Of the Central
| railroad. The party were accompanied
/ from Savannah by President Conner and
! General Superintendent 7. ID. Kline and
/ at Macon were met by p. c. Epperson
/ superintendent of the southwestern di-
vision and reached Fort Valley about 6
/ O'clock when the special was switched
I
| the Hale orchard to the Albaugh farm,
/ where brief inspection was made, ana
/ then returned TO camp I'm the Hale or
| chard for the night, probably the first
! experience OF the kind anywhere in
| America, where a special train of fruit
| dealers and railroad men spent night in
| the midst of great orchard loaded with
| luscious peaches,
There was time before dark for a brief
| inspection Of the great orchard, after
/ which fine supper was served at the
n family headquarters and the evening de-
| voted to amusements, such as plantation
darkies can furnish, and speech making
| by the visitors, and President Conner, and
| Mr. Bouhllet, representing the Atlanta
! Constitution. After the nights rest in the
! orchard, the party were on deck at 5
| O'Clock in the morning and with teams
/ provided, made a thorough inspection of
| the great orchard and nursery of the
| Hale company. All expressed great as
tonishment az the size of the orchard and
its marvellous condition as to culture and
general care. and the great load of fruit
| that the trees are now carrying.
| While the Hale company estimate the
shipments of fruit at 120 to 125 cars, many
of the fruit men thought there would be
| $50 or more from the orchard this season,
| and as all the dealers represent firms who
| handle the fruit from this particular or
chard exclusively, they go back north in
| high spirits TO sound the fame of Fort
| Valley and the Hale peaches.
| Al $3.50 the train pulled out Of the or
| chard and headed for Marshallville going
| out over the branch road to Rumphs or
! chard to see the home of the Elberta
peach, back again to Fort Valley, where
| they were met by Vice President w II
| Baldwin Of the Southern road and several
of his leading officers, who had come down
from Washington to meet the ComerHale
| party.
These men Joined the special and went
| down over the Perry branch to view the
orchard at Myrtle and see the adjoining
| country.
Returning to Fort Valley the main par
| ~ headed north and spent two hours
| looking over the city of Macon and then
10 Atlanta by way Of Griffin and its adj
Joining fruit district President Hale and
| Artist Mcfarland then went out over the
Red Label road with Vice President Bald
win, and the Southern special, and the
| balance OF the afternoon was spent in in
spection of the orchard.
Both President Conner and Mr.. Baldwin
are doing everything they can to deyelor
the fruit interest about Fort Valley and
this trip OF the northern visitors viii do
much to encourage the good work
On arrival at Macon, on their way
home, the party was entertained by the
Macon Chamber of Commerce before
boarding the train in that city Mr.. James
| Draper Of Worcester, Mass addresses
the Maconltes and spoke in the highest
praises of Georgia, the south, and the
! hospitality of the southern people He re-
turned thanks to the chamber of com
| uleTEes 10 MI. COmSTs ana TO MT. Hale
for the courtesies shown the party
throughout the trip. Calls We're made for
Mr.. Conner, who responded in a speech
that elected warm cheers from the visit
ors. The conductor then shouted "all
aboard" and with many times three
cheers for Macon, the visitors departed
for Atlanta, where they took the Southern
train for home.
They Impressed Him Deeply-Edgar-
hear you've ceased your attentions to
| Miss Cummins.
Arthur-Yes Her father and couldn't
agree on the subject.
Edgar-Her father is the Cummins of
Cummins' celebrated 81 needle-toed shoe
| isn't hep
Arthur-Blest II know. I'm pretty
sure, however, that the pair he tried on
me were square-toed and double-soled.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A CT EADNHEAn.