Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-09
ANOTHER FRUIT conrASY BERE.
Understooa One VIII he Orenn'z-d. Ihe
Men Who Are Behind r.

There is a movement on foot in this
city to organize another fruit company
here TO take the place of the Virginia
and West India Fruit and Trading
Company, Which was recently obsorb-
ed by the United Fruit Company. tha
Boston trust. ..
Since the Virginia Company passe,l
into other hanos-in ether words, pass
been a dozen fruit steamers TO land
here and there has been none in the
past three Or four months.
The Press yesterday told of the
organization Of a company at Norfolk
to engage in the fruit business between.
that port and the West Indies One II
the officers is Mr.. d. 3. Salley, Of This
city, who is secretary and treasurer.
The movement to start another fruit
line to Newport News has just been IN :
augurated and the "details are not ready
for publication yet 1t is proposed L,
charte! steamers at first and every Of
fort Will be made 70 get back the bus
mess of the old concern.
Newport News is ,unuuestionab,y III +.
best fruit importing center on the coas (
and it is only a question Of time when
mutn OF the fruit trade that is now go
ing to Baltimore, Philadelphia New
Newport News. This port has the
Quickest connnunica ion with the west
and ships bringing fruit inside the
Calses can get it unloaGed here day
iul~hel llfttIl tAl 1odl llIllOfe.
BIG IAIPCF2T CARGO. II
The Chesapeake and Oha steams.li D
Shenandoah. Captain j. H. T1inick,
which arrived early in the Week,
Brought the largest import cargo that
has been unloade5 here in many months
and one OF The largest in the rort's
history.
The Shenandoah brought $500 tons
Of cargo.most of it being what is known
as package freight The pl.inciral arri-
on he ne
ware. an unusually large amount or
of which was unloaded
1t got out in Some way that this was
the largest import cargo ever brough
into Newport News, but this is NOT So
The largest cargoes landed here from
the either side We're during the years
1894 and 1895. when some OF the ships
come ever pretty well filed The i'm
port cargo Ships in those days We're
not so numerous as they are now but
they Drought more stuff on a voyage.
WANT CARS FOR THEIR CORN.
the Kansas farmers have demanded
OF the railroads in that state that they
furnish more cars in which to ship their
corn. DIT is said that they got no sat
iSfacsion. 1t is also said that the Kan
sas farmers have over 225,0GO 900 bush
els OF corn TO sell and with the increas-
ed demand for american grain abroad
they feel that an injustice is being done
Them.
A COAL FAMINE.
The Southern railroads are exertins
every effort to rush Their coal Ship
Insnts and in some sections a coal fam
inc almost exists.
Superintendent Dodson, of the Souih
ern's transportation department., IS
quoted as saying in letter to a coal
merchant a short time ago that there
was not more than one days coal
supply ON any division OF the system
and that tn eurlines had not been film.
the orders OF the railroad for fuel in 4
satisfactory manner. He also stated
that it would he necessary for the raj!
roads to conliscate the entire output o;
the mines until they had a ten-days
supply on hand.
lie this We're not done then the rail
roads WOULD be compelled TO suspend
operations, and thus stop ali shir
1nents of coal to any point
Besides, the roads, We're suffering From
q famine in the supply of coal cars
and that while the rates We're advan
ed. the demand has in no manner d.
creased, but ON the contrary hav:
shown an increase.
S4a We are ready for holiday business
Srra que, Jeweier, 2613 Washington ave.
me.