The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-17
FISHING FRUIT TO MARKET.
o,,,oUs SHIPMENTS OF GEORGIA
prACHEs TO NORTH AND WEST.


.orv.nnd the Only Fear Is That the
r,ttes May Become GIutted-RaiI-
III Doing Their Best to Secure
.,,isfactory Results TO Growers.
7,,mirratiOn TO Be Directed to the
rruft Growing Sections.
The Georgia peach crop has started to
,.st With a rush. Yesterday the Cen
abroad handled $50 cars, the previous
ra5 and on Monday it is confidently
tel by the officials that there win be
- .srIo7ds Of fruit of the finest quality
-t,~,e3 toward the great markets of the
North ana West.
so far the returns from the large cities
,o,s been quite satisfactory to the grow
The only danger lies in an over
-t,oLirg of the markets. A glutted mar
,,et is thoroughly disheartening, fruit or
.,gstables sometimes not bringing enough
-. nav freight and commission charges
Win the crop OF such superior quality
and so abundant as this year, if this dam
oar is avoided the peach growers will be
IN fine financial shape at the close Of the
season.
The crop of Delaware and Maryland
does not come into market for two or
three weeks yet and this gives time in
which TO handle the great part Of the
Georgia crop to advantage. The Geor-
eia reach. like the Georgia melon, has an
established reputation throughout the en-
tire country, and is everywhere recog-
pized as having few equals and no SUI
periors.
The Central's officials are manifesting a
very decided interest in the marketing of
the crop so as to ensure the best results,
the management realizing that good re-
turns to the shippers are necessary to en-
courage the development of this industry
and the cultivation of other fruits now
coming in prominence in Middle Georgia.
It is expected in the next two or three
years 10 direct considerable immigration
from the North and West into the fruit
belt and the Central officials are deter
mined to do all that is reasonable and in
their power to encourage the growers and
make their business profitable.
There Is a phenomenal increase in rail-
road Development this year in the South
and Southwest. The Louisville and Nash
vile Company will eXpend 81, 650O 600 for a
union depot in Nashville, which is to be
one Of the finest in the country. The
Illinois Central is spending $1,000, 900 in
Western kentucky and Tennessee, reduc-
ing grades alone on its line rcrth of Men,
phis. An extensive mileage is being re-
ballasted. New yards are being opened
in Memphis New roads reported are the
Gulf, Chickasaw and Kansas, from Peru,
Kan. to Galveston, through Oklahoma
and Indian territory, a length of SIS miles
The road is to be bonded at $4,000 per
mile The Gulf, Texas and Northern Rail-
road Company is promoting line between
Orange and Marshall, Tex, 165 miles.
Bonds not to exceed SO, 00O, O00 are to be is
sued. The Memphis, New Orleans and
Texas Railroad Company has been incor-
porated 1t is proposed to build the road
on the western bank of the Mississippi
river at a cost Of $S5OO,0O0. Reports are
that there are nearly 100 new railroads
contemplated in the Southwest, ranging
from six to 400 miles in length.
President J. p. Williams of the Georgia
Pine stated yesterday that work is being
pushed rapidly on the extension and the
connection with the Central will be com
peted by the middle of August This will
De decided advantage 10 cambridge and
southwest Georgia generally.
About year ago the Lake Erie & West
eIh adopted the tonnage basis of rating
ualn instead of by the number of cars
and General Superintendent Hill saws the
results have been satisfactory On the
same divisions the same locomotive hauls
TWO 10 four cars more per train than under
the old basis of rating.
Inc New York Central has Just built
sore passenger engines for its heavy pas
seuseI service which promise to be more
,aliI T 'han are the engines which haul
S Sa5 EMPIRE State express. On Wednes-
uay engine 500 hauled the heaviest ev-
pIesS lTaln on the Central 149 miles at the
utes. 0i'e 'iiii0 iiiA-
=. passenger agents are arranging for two
" tue greatest events of the season. The
a. H. encampment at Cincinnati in
o'epIefnDer and the night Templar con-
oia,e IN Ptttsburg in October are events
u 'ne greatest importance.
rom interest well in touch with Van
ueIOHl headquarters come statements
, tndt me Vanderbilt management is push
s duead steadily toward the compile
- @on oi a big railroad system stretching
- IN 'ne Atlantic to the. Pacific-a scheme
i%H''" ior a dong while has been the OBJ
~ Oh The Vanderbilt interests. Two
tLePs considered necessary to this end are
6 1e proposed Northwestern and Omaha
ga ana a consolidation between the c.
pnl ~ and Big Four. This is the state
b avnl OF a Wall street man connected by
bilt viii MI W. n WANDER
ca as 'ne leading Railroad and the Reading
fb@i. ana iron Company continue to pay
81 wv employees by check it will cost
s ,o per month. In view of this additional
cor r1ise' 1t Is said TO be probable that the
tbi"Pauy VIII distribute the cash, To do
m IL Will be necessary to put the money
rena An paekages before starting out 1t is
its 9,uu tnat the Lehigh Valley will pay
syIya I'p'oyes in cash, and also the Penn
ls az ~ Aot often that a railroad company
has ~ 70 earn money before a single rail
tbe e'' Zen Iaid but that Is reported to be
Of ,T1 @iorence of the Washington county
been ale, Much OF its rolling stock has
cent?, '"rPeted and ready for service. Re
Bur-, mere was a shortage of cars at
cour,,s' ana some of the Washington
now e,r,i Iat cars were secured and are