Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-21
ON THE RIVER FRONT
TOMATO PLANTS REAny
FOR BUSINESS.
New Method Of Handling Bunker Coal
Identifying Norfolk Line Steam
ers-Other Matters.

Reports coming from the lower river state
that the outlook for large crop of to-
matoes is good, although the acreage plant
ed is not as heavy as in former years. The
owners OF the tomato-canning plants in the
northern neck of Virginia are having their
equipment overhauled and put in good order
lot the packing season. which will open
IN ABOUT three weeks. The larger portion
or the canned tomatoes used in this city
come from the plants on the lower Potomac
Inc counties Of Northumberland, West
moreland and Lancaster in Virginia are
'hlckiy studded with canning factories and
many hands find employment in them dur
ing the summer season. Besides tomatoes
many OF the factories can peaches. pears
and other fruit, and berries, and find ready
sac s lor Ihelr output in the markets here
aho at Baltimore. Many of the farmers
plant tomatoes for the factories at a fxed
price and derive considerable income
from that source.
III. Inc supply OF fish on sale at the whole
SAFE nsn market at the 18th street wharf
TINS morning came principally from the
nsheries on the New Jersey coast. the re-
ceipts from the Potomac and Virginia
coast nets being light The demand for
the fish continues small and they Arc soil.
Ing at low prices
The crabs on sale at the wharf market
are coming from the lower Potomac. but
the supply continues quite light while The
demand is good Prices continue high. both
FOR soft and hard shelled varieties
oysters are on sale, but the supply is
light, while the demand remains fair.
CLAIMS are plentiful a vessel loaded with
them from the eastern shore having come
Into port this morning
Coal for the use of the steamers running
on the Potomac is being delivered to the
steamers by the barge load. and It is
stated the wagons used to haul the fuel
from the railway dumps to boat wharyes
Will shortly be abandoned, as the barges are
much more satisfactory. The laden barges
are placed alongside the steamer whose
bunkers need replenishing, and the fue1 is
wheeled In barrowS aboard the steamer and
dumped down into her hold. At other times
IL Is Wheeled to the coal storage dumps of
the steamers for use when needed
Housecleaning Aboard Puritan. ...
The jackies aboard the United States
monitor Puritan are busily EMPLOYED in
cleaning ship and in putting her in the
condition she was before she took mar. IN
the mimic warfare. The vessel looks as ~
she mad seen had service. and labor of
several days and the use of a paint brusb
pristine brightness A
When the pungy Ella Hill is launched
1ioin the marine railway at Deans boat
Sa[o she Wiil be practically a new vessel.
IN
her deck and many old timbers are being
replaced with new ones. 1t will be several
weeks before the vessel will be ready to re-
LII 10 service. She is owned by Capt
FRANK DIXON and will be used for the late
summer and fall fishing on the lower Poto-
mac. wv
Several of the large sand and gravel
CARVING scows belonging to a local sand
company are at Deans, to be given a gen
eral overhauling and made ready for serv
ice on the river
Manager John Callahan of the Norfolk
ana washington Steamboat Company is
having all the StateroomS on the steamer
washington recarpeted and decorated and
put in order for summer travel. The other
steamers Of the line are also to receive the
same treatment. The NJ & w line steam
ers are as handsomely equipped boats as
are in service on the river.
capt. I. .. Moon, who went from New
York to San Francisco as mate of the new
lightship No. rs, Is to stay on the Pacific
coast, having been made master of the ship
The vessel is to be used as a supply shin
for the coast light stations.
Chief Engineer Lock of the coast survey
steamer Endeavor was visitor to Ralti-
more from this city yesterday.
Mr.. VIII Reed. who has been made one of
the engineers of the new fireboat Fire
fighter. has been chief engineer of the
steamer Wakefield on the lower river route
for several years, and Is most efficient
officer. 1t is understood he will enter upon
the discharge of his duties in the firefeht-
ing force curing the coming week.
The Passing Craft.
The large twin screw power launch Mary
M, belonging to Mr.. Gustave Forsberg of
this city, will take party of pleasure seek
ers to Colonial Beach tomorrow The Mary
M. recently made the trip from the Beach
to this city in seven hours
The ocean tug Sea King, one of the Iarp-
est towboats III service on the Atlantic
coast, came here yesterday to tow the
schooner Mary Newhall to Baltimore
where she will load steel rails for Savannah
The tug and her tow left port last night.
The Baltimore tug Emma arrived here
yesterday with a tow of coal-laden barges
and sailed with several light ones for Nor
folk and Baltimore
The old schooner Leroy was taken to the
navy yard yesterday to discharge her cargo
of cord wood, which will be used by the
quarters at the station.
The barge Edward Neff has arrived in
port with a cargo of about 500 tons Of hard
coal from Philadelphia for the dealers
The barges Howard and Virginia laden
with Ice from Berryville, Md, will arrive
at Alexandria today In tow of the tug Vol
unteer of Baltimore.
Three large schooners and a schooner
barge are on their way to this city with
cargoes of ice from Maine ports and should
begin to arrive here in the latter part OF
this week.