The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-15
MOSS NOT KILLED By COLD.
Drought Broken in FIOrida-News
Notes From sanford.


Sanford, Fla, June l4-The article
about frozen moss, copied in the Morning
News recently, is rather misleading. Down
about Gainesville, where moss factories
have been run for years. the freeze Of
last winter was very severe the tAer-
momeIer going below ten in some places
In all that section of country the moss
as well as oak and pine trees, shared the
fate of the more tender orange trees. But
in this portion of the state and south Of
US, the Spanish moss hangs as luXurianr
as ever from our frees, and moss factory
would find plenty of material for years
to come. Ii Is one of Florda's great ana
growing Industries that help The poore-
classes.
A few Ionglooked-for and anxiously
awaited showers have broken the back
bone of the severe and prolonged drought
that threatened 10 take al the last freeze
left. and there was not much of that. If
IL We're not for the hot sunshine following
the showers, everything would be boom
ing. However, we hope and pray for the
rams TO come oftener stay longer and be
followed by the usual cloudy weather. AZ
best this is to be hard summer for the
farmer and fruit grower.
Messrs. Chase q Harvey, of this city,
have struck il rich in their branch house
at Miami, as they have become largely
interested in shipping tine pineapples from
Nassau and the + orida Keys. Just be-
fore our big freeze the Chase Brothers FL
ted up an imnarse orange pacK'uS house
in Sanford from the Plant System track
to that of the Jacksonville, Tampa and
Key West Railway. OF course. 1t has
been almost a dead loss, as they have had
TO operate IN other sections wncre orange
packing ana shipping have continued TO a
limited extent.
Messrs. Heard & Rails, of Maitland
among the largest buyers and packers IN
the state having q big packing house al
Maitland and cue al Fort Ogden, seem to
feel encouraged as 10 next winters busi-
ness and have added truckgrowing to
their fruit traffic. They are now preparing
for a big seasons work, and have taken
into the firm. eX-President w. II. Rey-
noids of the old Merchants Bank at Or
lando. a splendid business man of great
energy. Heard will attend TO the buying
Halls 70 the packing, and Reynolds 10 the
Sales in Chicago or New York, or otner
good markets. OF course, they will depend
largely upon their Fort Ogden establish
ment, as that section OF florida promises
TO market big crop Of oranges and grape
fruit, and some lemons. Already active
buyers are IN the neld and competition
makes prices good for entire crops on the
trees, at buyers risk in picking.
The Plant System is just now making
very substantial improvements in their
tracks TO their steamboat landing and
putting the wharf in condition for more
and heavier business than heretofore.
This would indicate an increase in the
river business of the Clyde Line steam
ers, or that the Plant System may put
on again a line of their own steamers,
Inc stern wheel steamer .MQICElSOu IS
now making two trips. week, as Capt.
Shaw failed to secure the ST. Sebastian.
If the Plant System put on steamships
between New York ana Charleston IT
would be possible to extend the service 20
Sanford.
The old Board of County Commission
! ers. has been reappointtd Sanford's pres
ident of the Board of Trade, Capt George
! H. Leonard. being our represent alive
| The reelection of Hon. II. Fl. Dickson
| of Orlando as president is a deserved
| compliment to faithful and efficient pub
| lie servant tried in various positions and
never found wanting" He was an old
| Atlanta. Ca. printer ana publisher. but
is now a leading merchant In Orlando
where he stands very high in church
business a nd social circles