The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-26
How to Make Gardening Pay Better.

The vegetable growers of the Whole
east coast of Florida have just had an
other bitter experience with the evils at
tcndant upon the growing and shipment
Of their bean crop to commission houses
in one or two of the largest Northern
cities, says the Florida Star The result
has been a glut of the market in those
cities; such small returns for The produce
shipped as to discourage the growers in
some instances the returns being repre-
scented by postage stamp for number
of crates of beans shipped. The question
for the grower to determine is what
snail be done? They buy and plant their
SEED, cultivate the crop, pick the beans
craze them, ship them, and in the ma
joriIy of cases receive little or NOTHING
in the way of returns.
1t would seem to us that the solution
to this question lies in following out The
plan introduced years ago by the Indian
river orange growers, and later by the
Indian River and Lake Worth Pfneapple
Growers Association, which is to ston
sending shipments 10 one or two large
cities, thereby tending to do away with
gluts, distribute shipments to other large
business centers, or perhaps better vet.
10 have concert of action among the
growers and let them invite the commits
sion men to come here and purchase our
products outright, paying cash, or its
equivalent for same
If our merchants want potatoes from
the North they cannot order or solicit
them on consignment, sell them for whaI
they can, pay the freight from the pro-
ceeds, deduct commission for selling etc
and remit the balance. They must order
them outright, pay the market price al
the North for them, and then pay the
freight.
For years and years the people of This
state pay the freight both ways on THAR
own produce shipped North. and of tba
produce of the North shipped South. Now
isn't it a poor rule that won't work hatb
ways? If we want Northern potatoas
onions, or apples we buy them either nv,
order or in person. Why shouldn't NORTH
ern commission merchants and dealers in
garden products do the same? There is no
reason why they should not. If the growers
here would act in concert and demand that
they send their representatives here ana
buy in person. OF course, comn,issio.
men viii not do this as long as they car
secure goods on consignment WI,
shouldn't they take the same risk of Ioss
Of goods en- route North that we do on the
same en- route South?
Truck growers ought to take sctior g.,
this respect or they will continue to he en-
losers. They should act as a unit anS
require the bona fide purchase of thair
products. instead of shipping on the ner-
nicious consignment plan. This Is a very
hard matter, we know, to accomp,gsh a..
very many of the growers have a No
pensity for shipping, even If the lareer
percentage of them agree to REQUIRE ebso'
lutte purchase OF their productions. which
virtually blocks the success of the under
taking.
Concert of action among growers ia ali
solutely essential to make garleniny -
Florida pay. This was readily Recognized
a few years ago when there was an ebInI
dance OF oranges and pineappIes, ana tha
attempt was successful in a great meas
ure, II we will remember how the oranga
crops were sold on the tEees, and f. O. 6.
and pineapples the same way Now IT,
same principle applies to beans tomatoes
and egg plants as 1t did to oranges ana
pineapples Vegetable growing is bound
to be a great industry in this state. ana ~
make il successful the growers must 81
operate and work together for each Others
interests.
VIII they do it? They ought to. and II