The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-09

in full bloom, though he does not tohk
the present cold snap will injure them, as
il is the buds and not the blossoms tnat
are affected by the frost az
The railroad man believes it is altogether
too early to hazard any speculation as 10
what the fruit crop will be this season
He thinks though, that thus far the
chances are good. This bit of cold is wei
coined by the peach growers, he says, De
cause it will have tendency to set back
the blossoming of the trees so that Wheh
they do decide to bloom there will be less
danger in more advanced season OF mp
from the cold
Last year was the best for peach grow
ers. the official said that has been known
In Georgia. The yield was large and the
prices were good. The prices We're due in
part to the fact that the California crop
was not so good as usual This partial
failure of the California peaches was re-
sponsible too the railroad man says, tor
the Georgia peach reaching markets II
had not before entered. 1t thus became
well advertised and consumers will want
the luscious product of Georgia dirt again.
IL is said peach trees cannot stand 100
mich prosperity. The gentleman says
farmers up in the section from which he
has lust returned shake their heads doubt
fully and predict evil for the trees if they
bear as abundantly as last season. Ihey
claim two such years will hurt the trees
;sThey can plant more" the railroad man
said what we want is to see them get
their money for big crop. A good peach
season helps things wonderfully in every
line throughout the section in which the
fruit Is grown. 1t means the railroads
will get lot of freight, not only peaches,
but all other sorts, The whole tone of
business is raised by a successful year
with the peace growers"
The official says last season was so sue
cessful with the growers that they Will he
put in fine shape. indeed, if this should
prove as good. The large yield of last
season followed upon the heels of three
poor years, and even at that the planters
were put in very good shape. With
good year following a good one, he has
hopes of great prosperity in the peach
belt.
The Central Railroad took n special
train of discharged soldiers of the Third
North Carolina Regiment colored from
Macon yesterday. There were about 200
of the men aboard the train. At Atlanta
they were turned over by the Central TO
the Seaboard Air Line With this train
the Central cleaned up the last of the
North Carolina soldiers at Macon. There
yet remains the Seventh and the Tenth
Immunes, both colored regiments to be
mustered out there. If the plans of the
war department are not altered on account
of the Philippine situation and the troops
are mustered out, It will mean more bust
ness for the Central and the other lines
out of Macon
The many friends of Mr. e. H. Hinton,
traffic manager of the Central Railroad,
will regret to learn that he is III. For sew
eral days Mr.. Hinton has been suffering,
and il is understood his Illness Is serious.
1t is hoped 1t may be of short duration.
Mr.. Morton T. Plant, second vice presi-
dent of the Plant system, went through
yesterday for Port Tampa, where he win go
aboard his yacht and leave for tour of
the West Indian waters.
The first personally conducted tourist
excursion OF the season sent south by the
Pennsylvania Railroad, with one of its
own passenger representatives in charge,
passed through yesterday by way of the
Plant system for a fifteen days stay in
Florida There were seventy -seven in the
party. The Pennsylvania will send several
more of the parties South this season. as
il is accustomed TO every year. and the
next will be over the Florida Central and
Peninsular Railroad
Mr.. r. w. Glading, commercial agent
at Townsville for the Monon Route, was
among the railroad visitors who spent yes
terday in the city.