The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-26
AGENTS ARE ASKED
CENTRAL WANTS INFORMATION
ABOUT PEACH CROP.
GROWERS WILL BE SOUGHT.
THEIR REPORTS UPON CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED.


Traffic Manager Hinton of the Gen.
trail Photographed Agents in Repre-
sentative Places of the Peach Belt
tor Information-Mr. Hinton Thinks
the Yield VIII BE Large, If Cold
Did Not Damage the Trees and
Conditions Continue Favorable.
Central viii Probably Get Out
Peach Movement Bulletins Again.
The Central Railroad will soon know
what effect the cold had upon the pro-
spective peach crop. Traffic Manager e.
II Hinton telegraphed the agents of the
road at Griffin, GAINESVILLE, Forsyth. Fort
Valley, MarehallviIe, Dawson, Albany,
Arlington, Fort Gaines and Dawson yes
terday and reports from them will be
received within the next few days.
Instructions to the agents were for them
to discover from the leading growers OF
their sections whether the cold had any
effect upon the trees. 1t is thought two
or three days will be required before a
fair estimate as to possible damage can
De reached, diu IGliO4 - NOM AAAS o6NAAN1
ere looked for after the growers have
been able to judge as to whether the
trees have sustained injury.
The places mentioned are regarded by
Mr.. Hinton as representative of their Sec
tions, and what may be true of the i'm
mediate neighborhood of each place, with
respect to its prospective peach crop. will
az TI,a
too are instructed to interview represent
alive growers, so that the reports receiv-
ed by Mr.. Hinton may be relief upon as
indicative of the situation throughout
the peach belt of Georgia.
If the cold did not damage the trees
and none comes later in the season 10
interfere with the yield. Mr.. Hinton an
ticipates heavy production. He accepts
the statement that the productiveness OF
the trees for this season may have been
impaired by the very heavy yield Of last
year, but says that there are so many
young trees that bore not at all or very
slightly last year that they viii Offset the
loss that may be noted in the Old trees
because OF their bountiful yield.
Last year saw more pea -hes produced
10 Geo gia than ever before. The var
outstripped all others for which records
OF carload NOV ments have be n kept,
ana II IL DEilGN1ls cIiiNt NAt PNS~-i o.
ing industry has progressed so greatly
nf rece4, y ar tn.t otl., 6 in e past
has exceeded last years crop. In all.
there r. 81 car-oa1s handled from
Georgia last year, and these originated
upon the Iai..oads in the following
numbers: Central, 1873 cars; Southern. 70
cars; Plant System, IS cars; Georgia
Southern and For dl, lS} rs; Gecrgia
and Alabama, SO cars; WesteIn and At
lantic, 259 cars, and the Georgia, 81 cars
Mr. Hinton has syste matized the
handling of records OF the peach crops
enc be has devised means Of furnishing
information to growers that is appreciat-
cd Those who are engaged in the indus
try feel grateful to him and to the Cen
trail for what it has done for them.
and they recc gnize and appreciate the
interest the railroad takes in their busi-
ress The Central. of course, is not disin-
terested. for it derives revenue from the
handling of the crop, but it goes to vol
Cntary trouble and expense in aiding the
growers in many ways.
Last year bulletins were issued daily by
the Central, which so arranged with the
other lines running through peach. terr!-
tory as to receive reports of the number
of carloads received and their destination.
This information Wes compiled 10y force.
especially employed for the purpose, at
Macon and from that central point 1t " as
sent Out by the train dispatchers by tele-
graph. The agents of the Central ard
other roads received the information and
posted it upon bulletin forms thee had
been supplied by the CentrlL The peach
growers gathered each morning about the
stations. inspected the bulletin boards and
saw the number of cars that had been
shipped the preceding day and the mar
kets to which they had been sent. BY
this means the growers were enaoled TO
tell what markets were probably glutted
and what markets would be able to use
peaches.
Mr. Hinton was asked yesterday If the
Central would adopt the same plan OF
sending out bulletins this year. He re-
piled that il would If the other lines would
ngree as they did last year. This he
thought probable, so that il seems likely
that the peach growers may look fol
the same Information.
Even with half a yield of peaches IN
Georgia, that being of the BEST the grow
crs, Mr.. Hinton believes, will make money
Under such conditions, $500 car should
easily be Melted TO the growers, and that
would mean handsome profit
With great interest Mr.. Hinton has read
the reports of some of the most success.
full peach growers. He was pa rticularlS
impressed by that of Mr.. Singletary o.
La Crosse, who showed that he cared fol
his orchards year after year That, "a veal
might bring never peach TO the crcharC
made no difference to Mr.. Singletary, whC
preceding with his str-y ng and treat
ment OF his tr~ es. seeking TO ep then
hardy and healthfu in order that TIL
yield, when il did come might be good