The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-06
FIGHT FOR BETTER RATES.
Agricultural and horticultural So
cieties to Unite in Petition.


cieties TO Unite in Petition.
Mai. G. NJ. Ryals returned yesterday
morning from the meeting Of the Stale
Horticultural Society at Tailu.ah FAILS,
filled, despite the i'll reports that were
brought out at the sessions of the lack of
returns on this years crop with renewed
enthusiasm for fruit culture and teeming
with "reminiscences Of the trip.
There were 25O members of the society
at the meeting and they were all jolly
and jovial companions. They made light
of the failures to which they had ali fallen
heir this year. johed each other upon their
inability to make crop and altogether
passed most pleasing and memorable
two days together.
There were many ma ters of Importance
for consideration by the meeting, princi-
pally the dissatisfaction that the members
of the society feel al the rates and meth
DDS of transportation in the state. The
grievances are against the railroads and
express companies doing business in Geor-
ga, by which it is claimed a higher rate
for freight and refrigeration is charged
than the fruit growers of other fruit-rals-
ing sections are compelled to pay. There
are other matters connected with the
transportation of their products that the
members of the society have found unsat-
lsfactory and which they hope to have cor
rected or at least modified for the better.
The three delegates from the society to
the meeting of the Agricultural Society
at Quitman, Maj. Ryals. Col. Dudley
Hughes and Mr.. j. b. James, have been
instructed 10 lay this matter before that
body and to ask thai a committee be ap-
tn DOT g.
ciety committee and one from the Georgia
Fruit Growers Association, in presenting
the grievances to the roads and asking
that they be rectifed. 1t is claimed that
not only are the rates eXorbitant but that
the service is often unsatisfactory in other
respects.
Maj. Ryals delivered the response TO
the address of welcome of Hon w B.
Burnett of Athens In connection with
incident he tells an amusing anecdote
wherein the joke Is on him. He had gone
with some three or four others in search
of an especially find quality of spring
water, that one member of the society had
highly recommended. The major said he
was out to have a good time and not TO
make speeches and in consequence had
| been lodging all the morning President
| Berckmans, who was urging him to have
| something to say. Mr.. Berckmans Is
| determined sort of Individual and Mai
Ryals was much afraid that he would
| succeed in his purrose before The rneetire
| had finally adjourned.
Therefore as he marty sot in tho sbodo
| AMI discussed The snrirg o-a+e, ~, M tor
| said. Il wonder v,bat DartIc,,lar t1yi.
| President Rerckmans vim seleot for mo =,
| talk about and make a .a 4 fool Of M
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when one ola fellow eyclsin9e5 IN NIX
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| Confesses thar he had nor bi,,,soIf t1.,rrt-3
| TO he taken nI,ite 60 rnuo5 ar HE r-ar1 a,,,I
| would wiuine'y have c,,,ssr' ed 80 $50
| measure Of donbt
| Among the nleasant Incidents Of tho
meeting was Inc re-eIecti,n NJ president +,
| I Rerrl,uans me founder If 49, gooie,..
who now ,nrers ,Incn bic frtt1 -,
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interests ibat II ,0o,,rd ,7- s.,e,,, +h -
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| from the hands Of the ievveIer.
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read before tbe sociaiy, ,, soi5 NTa5 P,igii
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attended won't b,,,,, ,r.I, ,,ro,,.,l 80, 49,,
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about mo wav ne bod p,ada $3.50, 49,
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