The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-05
POINTS FROM MAITLAND.
Orange Growers Putting Sheds Over
Their Orange Trees.

Their Orange Trees.
Maitland. Fla, July S.-Our Mayor, w.
b. Jackson, Esq, who is receiver of the
First National Bank of Orlando. has in
vted several of the leading citizens of
that place to come over TO his lovely sub
urban home tomorrow and celebrate the
Glorious Fourth" in shooting clay pig
cons and eating an o.d-fashioned dinner.
Mr.. L. f. Dommerich, a wealthy New
York merchant. is paying his usual sum
mer inspection visit to his magnificent
$4,000 orange grove-the Hiawatha on
Lake Ainnehaha, where he yearly eX-
ponds thousands of dollars in improve
ments, etc, on his elegant winter resi-
deuce and extensive grounds.
Just now we are having plenty of rain
and cloudy days, and already the dry,
yellow lawns are becoming a bright green
and the orange trees sending out new
growth from one to two feet long. The
prospect seems hopeful at the present
time for recuperating a large proportion
OF the orange trees.
The increasing demand for grapefruit
which sell at an advanced price-has led
many fruit growers to pant out big groves
exclusively devoted to grape fruit. But il
becomes a necessity to shed these groves
securely and provide proper heating ap-
paratus against future cold snaps.
The same course is being pursued in re-
gard to the recuperating orange groves
if the owners can bear the expense. Some
persons are putting light wooden frames
around their trees, and when cold weather
comes Will cover them with canvas pro-
tectors.
our ex-Mayor, Hon. S. b. Hill, at one
time an extensive shipper of nursery trees
TO California, and still the owner of half
dozen young groves, tells me that she'd
ding orange groves is not a new idea
During his visit to Italy several years
ago he inspected many groves covered
by sheds or other means of protection
from cold snaps, and Florida orange grow
ers, he says, must resort TO the same
methods.
The shed idea, however, has created a
sensation in California and the Pacific Ru-
raj Press calls ii the browning act OF
disrespect to the glorious climate of Cali
fornia" But Secretary Everest of the
Everest Rancho, don't hesitate to do this
"act of disrespect by Growing his
company's groves with winter protection,
his plan and material. however. being diff
ferent from any adopted as yet in Flor
ida, and costs nearly $500 an acre. He
claims not only protection from freezing,
but he gets interest on the investment in
saving of water for irrigating the groves
thus covered.
Now. il is the same in California as in
Florda-climate must be ignored for BUSH
ness success. The Rural Press we'll says
that "a few years ago man who pro-
posed such an impious thing would have
placed himself in risk Of mobbing. At
present, however, sentiment has become
so far subordinate to business interests
that we have become Injured to the inno-
walton. We cannot well avoid it, for such
a permanent cover now exists over a
seVenteen-acre grove"
Maitland loses and Arcadia gains one
of the most capable and enterprising
young business men in the state in the
removal of eX-Alderman John j. Heard
fiom this city to Arcadia, where he win
establish the headquarters of the firm of
Heard, Rails & Reynolds, orange buyers
and shippers and dealers in grape fruit
Their big packing houses are in Maitland
and Fort ogden, but Heard will have his
office at Arcadia, and Rails be stationed
at Maitland, and Reynolds a Orlando
Az the old firm of Heard & Rails has
been through two big freezes losing heav-
lily in the first. the present plucky enlarge
ment of operations shows mistaken con-
fidence in the future success Of orange
and Crane fruit culture in Florida II
Italy and California are compelled to re-
sort 10 shed and tent protection in winter
there is no reason why Florida may not
do tho same thing with equal success aud
profit.