The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-20
PINEAPPLES GO TO ENGLAND.
THEY WE'RE FROM PLANTS GROWN
AT ORLANDO, FLA.

Plants Were Taken to Jamaica and
the Fruit shipped TO London
where At WINS Greatly Admired.
WINS lust Such Frit Has Made
Orlando FamOuS-SmOOth Cayenne
Pines Bring Big Prices wherever
They Go.
Orlando, Fla, July 19.-Under date of
London, June Is the New York Fruit
mans Guide publishes the following con-
corning a sale OF smooth Cayenne pineap-
pies grown in Jamaica. and shipped from
that island to London:
There was great excitement in Covent
Garden Market to-day when the first d.
rect shipment of the above fruits for
warded TO Messrs w. Dennis & Sons,
were sold by that firm in the Floral Hall.
There was an immense crowd of buyers
present and the bidding was most spirit
ed. The fruits sold from Is. Sd. TO Is Cd.
each, and these highly satisfactory prices
were secured, Notwithstanding the thous
ands of packages of soft fruits and 81.
Michael forced pines on the market. The
pines from ST Michael were put up in
different packages from those used by the
Jamaica packers. AS regards quality and
appearance, there was no difference be-
tween the two samples. Some of the St.
Michael pines were larger, and conse-
quentiy made more money.
LAS St Michael pines often make from.
IS. TO SIS each. the new industry is likely
to prove of untold benefit to the colony.
The pines from Jamaica We're of the
Smooth Cayenne variety and were grown
by the Cayenne Pineapple Company of
Jamaica The success of the first sale is
due to the auctioneers having held back
the fruit for a week, because they were
green when received When sold they had
colored up beautifully. The mere fadt that
specimens are on show in the Grand Row,
at Covent Gardens. proves the high quail
ity of the fruit The Jamaica pineapples
bid fair to run the st. Michael pines very
closely in future"
Plants Were From Orlando.
1t is some what gratifying to Orlandoltes
to know that the plants upon which this
fruit was grown were raised here, and
that the fruit, which attracted much at
tention in the English market. is identi-
cal with that which has made Orlando ia
nous for the quality of the pines grown
here
ne Cayenne pineapple company OF
Jamaica. through its manager, Mr.
Charles E. Smith, purchased from Mr.
c. B. Thornton of this place 10000 smooth
Cayenne plants in 1898. They were ship
ped direct from Mr. Thornton to the com
pany in Jamaica and set there. 1t is
probable that this shipment to London
was of the first crop grown on the Or
lando plants. While the quality was
such as to excite interest among English
men a. home, it was probably not in any
way superior to that which has become
SO familiar here.
Some two years ago the representa-
tive of the Morning News in this place in
two-co!umn article, gave the world some
facts concerning the pineapple industry
which had centered in Orlando. Specula-
ton was INDUCED in as to the future of
the business, and the outlook from n
commercial standpoint. The facts then
stated were cold and substantial. They
could nos be gainsaid or disputed The
proof was here and within the reach of
any doubling Thomas VINO would put
forth his hand for it. IT is just a little
gratifying 20 know that the predictions
INDUCED in have been more than verified
and that the growth and Importance of
the industry has gone beyond the rose
colored prophecies of two years ago. The
acreage in pineapples has quadrupled two
or three times over since then. Still great
er progress would have been made had
not the production of young plants been
limited by the capacity of the parent
plants to produce offshoots. As it is,
ground for new pinertes is prepared and
sheds built for protection long before the
young plants can be obtained. Prices for
plants are higher than they were two
years ago and the demand is greater
Wherever the Orlando Smooth Cayenne
Fr,fs
has found a ready sale and at fancy
prices. This sale of the Jamaica fruit in
England opens up another market for this
fine fruit and adds to the value of every
acre planted in It in Florida or the islands
| to the south of her.