The evening times., 1902-07-22
FROM SOUTH
TO EUROPE IN TEN DAYS
An Important Experiment of
Agricultural Department.
STEAL Old WORLD MARKET
Refrigerator -ars and Fast Handling
VIII Land II Luscious Fruit on
the Other SIDE With All It's Pristine
Beauty and Flavor.

To carry peaches from the orchards
of Georgia to the market places of
Europe in ten days is one Of the i'm
portant commercial aspirations Of Uncle
Sam. This famous provider Of all that
is best is undertaking to introduce TO
the people OF the old country the most
lucious product OF his sunny fields, and
20 set the dainty fruit before king and
subject is using all the ingenuity at mis-
command.
Peaches must he served fresh and fine,
and If the effort now on foot succeeds.
as it almost surely Will. the trade Of
this country will be greatly increased
and Europe will be eminently worth Iiv-
ing in. This important trade develop
ment is taking place under the direc-
tion o. experts and the stimulus OF
powerful backing
\ series of experiments are being
made by the pomologists of the United
States with the view of placing perish
able fruits on the markets OF Europe
in good case and in an slurins way.
The first consignment is now reaching
the other shore as attractive ard valu-
able as it left tais. The latest. means
IN cold storage are being uciIfTed, and
the utmost dispatch is enjoined On all
who are in any way connected with the
enterprise.
Prof. PowelI's Work
Frof Harold Powell. the peach expert
OF the division of pomcIogy, has been
in the peach growing section Of Georgia
for several weeks. He had already be-
come impressed with the idea that
peaches could be shipped TO England
and went down at the beginning CT the
season 10 make an attempt to set the
scheme going. While no official reports
have been given out it is understood
that the project is practically sure Of
success II the present undertaking
succeeds new field OF Infinite posi-
bilfties viii have been opened
Prof. Powell is at Spring Valley, Ga.
near which place are located the great
orchards of J. H Hale Bro A
7iiroad runs through the orchards. and
several cars Of select peaches have been
.caded and hurried to New York BY
az Of Macon. DanYiIIe and Washington.
At New York the cars we're run 10 the
LOCKS ana the iEHlL. N I0G ordinary
crates, loaded on large and fast vessel
The cargo is due in Liverpool early this
week and IS to be distributed to various
5arts of England and France as fast IS
possible by experienced fruit handlers.
II is expected that the entire time Of
transit viii be less than ten DAYS, @nd
that the peaches viii lose none o. their
sweetnesS and viii not be damaged IN
handling. Full reports of the first cargo
VIII Gs made public by the department
Similar Tests in West Virginia.
Mr.. H. P Gould, second assistant
pomologIst. is in West Virginia. to con
duct an experiment along the lines being
followed with the Georgia peaches. The
Georgia experiment is regarded as
more important. however. because the
element Of distance will in that case
have its full exercise.
Refrigerator ears are used and the
fruit is iced in the same way as the cars
for New York and Boston One diff
Guilty in transporting perishable fruit in
large quantities has ever been the ten
dency Of the told air to settle at the
bottom CT The car while the hot air rises
TO the top Great loss has Eeen occas-
Toned in this way when lOnC distances
bad to be covered. Experiments are be-
ing made in connection with this enter
prise with devices. to keep up the cir
culatiCn Of air by internal means.
It is stated on excellent authority that