The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-29
TRUCKING !
INDUSTRY
Pre-e mlnontly tho Indu1str oi'
the Eastern Shore. s8sIE
TOMATO s r 4 I. o I. 4 / "
Farmers Az Now psvottng 9 orsat
deal ,of Attention - Peas and CAB.
bag Steamers Propossd from 3
Cosn 10 Orlsfield. 4 sR339B
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Especial 10 The Times ispAtohO
II HDAT1Isv1IIo, VA. March ~ TRUCK
IN IL the important industry hare. AZ
trucking u. 20 70 the prosperity q the "a
Northern Neck. Il brinss many thou H
there Il 4 failure In 1 that industry. I'll
ether industries feel ths effects Of the 4
loss the farmers suffer. They are ia 9
FOOD, easy aud Il comf Portable cond ton5
Just now. They had prolific ana profit
able DROPS last season and ths prospect
for the coming season promiss i Siarssrl
yieid ana big prices. i;s
81 OF ali the crops the tomato = the most Z
profitable; also the most prscarious.2T Il ~
difficulty Ii ia raising the plants for the
early markets sofl course. these arc raised
under glass. They require . great deal
81 attention. for II the bod gets too cold
the plant win die and On the other hand
il the SUI, shines on the glass any slensths
OF time they will seortch. which VII IL
proy equally g fatal. Even after & 4. a he5
pl,ssl il raised and the tomato ripsnedss
tasre Is great difficulty in itting lts
on the market IN the best conditi HON. ~
must be & ripe. but not " soft Il spoilasas
easily ana at the DOB 1l1lttA ~ t1ao
son many steamboats, are loaded with
the fruit to be shipped to- the city mar
kets, where prices are high. Il = said
that the crop this season Will be- good.
Tho plar, IL are carefully guard led and pros
tected. and II Is thoug hit that there SisS no.
danger OF the crop being destroyed .5Sgt
S3i The farmers are d voting az great deal ..
OF time and labor to Il ear and abba9esS
and until tho time for waterme lions. 8canteraS
loupes, etc.,. comes around. peas and CABS
bage are about the main produ cts 8ofs
tho land. Is F.
@S IA movement is on GOT: among the bust
ness men . q Mort THUNDER land to- estab dish
line or steamebrs to- ply between CoaIlS
and neig hboring whnrYesE and EChrisfield
Md This Sline, should Il be blishedSs
viii he OF the greatest advantage 70 the
shippers here, ms II II vii give " hem as
chance to ship their produce to the lNorthaa
gern mark cts. where in many cases they
scanaget double the prices they have been
getting hereto fore. These steamers will
Join the railroad ct Chris field and pro-
dice shl pped here In the orning$ can be-
I'M New ork the following MI ht.S Many
thousands OF ollars have y already been
subscribed to this ienterp Prise and 1T AK
almost certain that the q line Of steamers5
Will be established In the near future.
FISH ARE RUNNING |. Il
NJ Fish are beginning to ri ii well In the
Potomac and Kappa ham eek Riy ers. ana
their III! butaries. and are NOR " ifnlS
this week than at any time before this
hundred. 8 while shad are abrinRins from;
so to- "a cents al pair II the weat tn COR
&tnues good and warm. bst he sea tches IL vii
increase and prices cell
IA Many oysters have been shipped from
the Potoma waters durtng 81 This week Il
this will be bout y he last hipment made
this reason This has zen 2a8 good seagi
son for the soystermen; 4 tiers have not
been SO plentiful. but prices have beens
especially good. 8s5sSS
The Lancaster Manufacturing CONF
pan n which will operate a shirt actory.S
at Irvlngton. has been granted Ia charter
To- do business by Judge = Nris ;,
GERS are Captain w. 81 Messick presi-E
dent 4 M. 81 II. leland y, treasurer and mans
ager: vs. MOD. "a Lee. Ss cretary ;5l 9.
Waters and p. w. LONG. add tional sdireoss
tors, M g$ NJ Sl
THE fruit growers Of the Northern
Neck are very uneasy about the fruit
crop. 4, Owing to he 81 con tinued swarm.5
trees are 40 far advanced as to 1 be de-S
2 stroyed by a sud len freeze or cold snap
Within the next II two or three weeks
even heavy frost would 81 lay havoc With
\ eac hes and small b fruit. It ia III To- be-
hoped that 4 the Sweat her will oontinua
warm. for failure In the fruit CROP
would mean a loss Of many thousands
lot dollars to the people of the Northern,
Neck. III 5ssi VI.
Miss Bessie II Adams, u an accomplished
young lady of Coan, Is q guest at the 4
home OF Mr. ". P. nd erson hare,
u Mr.. Harvey Ba LEY and wife, Of Ikin.2I
sale, Westmoreand com ". III arc spand-
Ing this week In Baltimore 3S III
Mr.. Edward Ch!lds Is visiting frtendaa
In ashngton. p. G. sg III Z HI
E, Hon. G. II, NV al ker, much to the pleas
5ura oe his numerous friends Is here on G q
short Yisl t. MI NJ 55 III u
Il: Mr.. Warren Winsteat and little daugh-sl
ter OF Baltimore, are visiting at the n
HON 9 OF i. a, Richard son. 5ls$ d ss
p Mr.. Vincent Eubank, aot Hewpnrt
News, vi Is spending some time at his i old B
home ut Village, this county.