The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-06
SUFFERED BY WAR AND WEATHER
Truck Growers Have Had n Hard
Season So Far.

A meeting Of the Truck Growers Asso-
cation of Chatham county was held yes
terday at noon in the Superior Court room
at the court house for the consideration
of matters pertaining TO transportation.
Getting their products to the Northern
| markets has been a concern to the truck
growers since the war began. Many of
them had decided to ship much of their
produce by the Ocean Steamship Company,
and virtually all were ready to ship the
heaviest stuff by the water route. The
outbreak Of hostlities raised doubt in
their minds as to the ACCESSIBILITY of ship
ping by water, as the vessels of the steam
snip company might be liable TO capture.
Some of the planters have been to see
| Traffic Manager E. II. Hinton of the
steamship company about the protection
AFFORDED them. Their talks with him have
oeen very satisfactory, and he has assur>
ed them that their goods will be Insured
and safe delivery guaranteed. The bills
OF fading and dray checks that are given
out at the wharves will have the COM
pany's assumption of the risk stamped up
on them.
me company has arranged for Insurance.
covering the war risk on all goods car
rled Oy its steamers. In order to give the
Shippers the benefit of this insurance. the
pliIs will be stamped as follows: war
rlsk covered in accordance with policies
I neId by the Ocean Steamship Company
ms rule will apply TO all points.
AS the goyerrment has prohibited the
arrival or departure of vessels at the New
York port between sunset and sunrise the
steamshlp company will not be able TO
make IT'S a. m. deliveries Of yegetabl
as expected This viii be a disappoint
nIeht TO the shippers, who had hoped to
IsaiiNe better prices on account of the
chahge from the o'clock delivery.
AIahc Manager Hinton says this is a
matter OF great regret to the company. as
II had been hoped it would be given an
opportunity to demonstrate this season IT'S
apiIity 10 get vegetables into port and de-
nVer them in good condition by the hour
HNed upon some time ago. The comma
ny steamers are well fitted for carry
ing produce of highly perishable ma
lure, as well as the heavier stuff that
goes IN barrels, and for this reason. too.
ne regrets the restrictions that have been
put upon entrance to the harbor of New
AofK. N5e felt that this season would re-
suit in the company showing thai the
more perishable vegetables can be safely
shipped by steamer. The steamers will
continue running and shippers will doubt
iess give them q large share of the pota
toes that are shipped to New York.
Flanters are, complaining of the drought.
FOR the entire year the rainfall is nearly
nine inches behind. Only half the amount
Oh ram that should have fallen has been
NAG, and. the vegetation has suffered in
consequence. Crops have had all sorts of
reverses, and the truckers say the sea
son will be one Of the poorest that thew
nave ever had. Cod and the drought
nave lnterfered greatly with the yield of
all vegetables. Potatoes, the standard
crop, have been damaged by frost drought
and bugs. This last pest is now being
fought Paris green is the remedy, and
the bugs are being perslstently warred
against. One farmer said yesterday that
ne has spent 500 this season fighting the
destroyers. Potatoes will doubtless be
scarce this year on account of the MANY
drawbacks from which the crop has suf-
fered.