Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-12
ON THE RIVER FRONT
OUTLOOK FOR TOMATO CANNING
SEASON ON POTOMAC.
Capt. Taylor Looses His Money-Over-
hauling Launch Louise-Personal
and General Mention.


packing of tomatoes by the packing houses
in Virginia along the lower Potomac is
said to be very poor owing to the small
crop OF the vegetable and it's inferior con-
dition. The repeated rains and cloudy
weather prevented the tomatoes from ripen-
ing properly, and they are said to be too
watery to can. But few Of the numerous
canning factories In Westmoreland and
Northumberland counties in Virginia on the
Potomac are running full time, and unless
there Is improvement in the condition
Of the vegetables the output will fall short
of the normal quantity. AS much of the
supply of canned tomatoes used in this
city comes from the factories along the
lower river, the shortage in the output is
a matter of interest here.
There was very light demand for fresh
fish of all kinds on sale at the wholesale
fish market on the wharf this morning. and
the supply on sale was quite small. Prices
firm.
The sale of watermelons has been quite
heavy during the past twenty-four hours,
and as consequence the supply on sale
has been greatly reduced and but few YES
sells with melons aboard have come into
port in the last day or two. They are SELL
ing from s. to SIS per hundred.
Crabs are scarce and are in demand at
prices ranging from $50 to 81. so per barrel.
The following charters of vessels. made
In the last day two. a:e reported:
Schooner James B. Anderson. to load lum-
Der on the RaDpahannock river for this
city: schooner Thomas Dennison. now I'M
loading lumber here, to load soft coal at
Baltimore for New England port; steam
er Dennis Simmons. to load shingles at
North Carolina port for this city.
Col. George Greason. steward of tho
steamer Arrowsmith, who has been con-
fined to his home by Illness has recovered
sufficiently to be out, and he was at the
wharves yesterday.
Mr.. William A. Moore. chief engineer OF
the Randall line, Is recovering from his
recent indisposition and is again on duty
at the Randall piers.
Capt Frank Taylor, master of the tug NJ.
Mitchell Davis had the misfortune to lose
$50 in cash while in Norfolk with his boat
few days ago. The Davis had completed
the towing of schooner into Norfolk har-
Dor and had gone aboard the schooner to
receive the amount of his towage bill. 1t
was after dark and a heavy breeze was
blowing. The money was handed to Capt.
Taylor in bills Of large denomination and
out of his hand and overheard. 1t was too
outof his hand and overheard. 1t was too
dark to locate the money, SO the cash was
lost.
General River Matters.
The pungy James H. Beach is lying at
Colonial Beach with club of young men
from Alexandria aboard who are on
pleasure taunt on the river in the vessel.
The party will spend about ten days or two
weeks on the trip and will visit all the
pleasure resorts along the Potomac. From
Colonial Beach the vessel will go to Col
tons and down to Piney Point and ST.
Georges Island.
The little steam launch Santa Barbara,
the tender to the naval proving grounds at
Indian Head Md. is again making her reg
ular trips between this city and Indian
Head. The launch was out of service for
several weeks while she was being over
hauled at the Norfolk navy yard. She is
the fastest boat of her kind on the river,
and many Of the larger steamers have diff
Guilty keeping the pace she sets
The bugeye Haywood has been hauled out
at Deans boatyard, near Alexandria. for
repairs to her hull, damaged in a collision
on the river. The broken planks and tim
bers will be replaced and the craft will be
put in condition for service again 1t is
pected she will be ready for service again
in about two weeks, If not sooner.
The little gasoline power launch Louise is
hauled out at Cumberland's boathouse, at
the foot of 9th street, and the workmen are
busily employed in scraping and painting
her house and hull preparatory to repaint-
ing. The engine aboard the little craft is
also to be given a general verhauling, SO
that when the launch returns to service she
will be in thorough order and like a new
pin. She has recently changed owners, and
her new owner will use her for pleasure
cruising on the river.
VI.
erson, laden with cargo Of about CO. 900
feet Of pine lumber, from the James river,
has arrived for dealers in Baltimore. She
will unload her cargo at the wharf foot of
18th street.
In addition to the big raft Of pine piling
the steam barge Lily and Howard brought
into port deckload of white oak piles for
the new Alexandria ferry line.
The -barges John 1. Brady and Sharol Hill,
both loaded with coal from Philadelphia
were brought into port yesterday by the
tug Sandow. They have each about 700 tons
of the fuel aboard, and have been taken to
Georgetown to unload.
The schooner S. L. Bowen, with a cargo
of cordwood and lumber aboard, from Aqua
creek. has arrived in port, consigned to local
dealers
The pungy c. w Weach with a load of
about $4,000 feet of Virginia pine lumber
aboard, from the Coan river, came into
port yesterday, and was berthed at the
wharf foot of 18th street to discharge cargo
The schooner Widgeon is lying at anchor
in the stream with a cargo of lumber
aboard waiting an opportunity to berth and
discharge.
The barge Calvert has been taken to
| Occoquan creek to load a cargo of sulphur
| ore for the Sulphuric Acid factories at Bal
| timore.
| The schooner Daylight, laden with about
1000 tons of ice, from the kennebec river,
was brought into port yesterday by the
| tug NJ. Mitchell Davis, and is lying at the
! 9th street wharf of the American Ice Com
| pany. The Daylight sailed from Bath July
| %, and had slow trip down the coast.
| The schooner Estele Phinney, which left
| Bath the day the Daylight, is
| looked for at any time
| The two-maSted schooner Walter T. Snow
| is in port and is unloading cargo of pine
| boards from Virginia lumber port. con-
| signed to local dealers.