The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-03
INDUSTRIES OF
EASTERN SHORE
Wonderful Prod uCts Of
Both the Land and
the Water.
MARKETING OF
IMMENSE CROPS
Remarkable Results Obtained BY
Intelligent Hadling Of Pro-
duce BY the Eastern
Shore Produce Elk
change-Increase
Land Value. 81.
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Especial to The Times-D spatch.)
ONANCOCK, VA, June 2.-The East
ern Shore OF Virginia Is to-day enjoying
prosperity as great rs ever in its his
tory. The section cannot be called an isS
industrial or manufacturing center.5sst
+ With the exception Of the numerous sa ss
mills and few canning factories, oneft
mover sees the sight Of smoke or hears "
the blast OF the furnace. The lack otSS.
mammoth mills and works that go to M
tnako Up tho great manufacturing indus-FES8l
try OF Virginia does not signify want Y.
Of energy and progressveness The peo-5a
pie are strenuous and thrifty. The cour-EA58
try was not made for cities but for the 8s
peacefu pursuits Of land and wa ter. S 53gz
The land ia naturally rich and produces II
the finest products. The waters that sur "
round "the Shore" on the east, west and d
south abound In numberlessS Millions y OF u
fish and crabs. Thousands Of bushels OF
oysters and clans are each year taken n
from these waters and shipped away. ssssEE;
The movement OF these products OF land &
and water makes Industries that rivals:
any In Virginia. The manner of markets
Ing the produce Of the farmers brings 81
results that excel any in America IN &
mentioning this section to a visito y tbs 3fS
+ first important enterprise talked of X bySSI
the native Is the Eastern Shore OF sVlr-S$5
Einia Produce Exchange. its success and 1t
good work Formed and started in 1900, rs
I'm sta te Of chaos and depressi on, wi hSs
a membership OF about 500, the exchanges
in spite OF many doubts and prophecies
Of desertion on the part of its members, S
and ultimate failure, has steadily forged s
ahead, until now it has the patronage Off,
over $500 growers. and has in six yearA ~
Increased It's business from s25o,0oOs tfi "
81 800. 900. $533 III 9 jf5s st
"A brief outline Of the plan Of th,ia
exchange Is n for one n central office t. S8
control and manage the distribution OF
| all the products. so that no one market
can be o Sers locked and thus break prices
and to secure by inspecting and branding
It's stock q better grading and uniform
package in. quantity and quality. It Is N
also the duty Of the main Office to widely
advertise the Shores products and AZ to 55ss
secure new markets The growth OF thsSSSs
demand for potatoes raised here since
the organization OF the exchange reads 81
like the romance OF our country. 1t hat
ever been the cry, West ward he! '' ,fs
until now a greater part of@the United Sff1
States and much OF Canada demand the IL
Virginia sweet and Irish pot toes and say
s they can't do without them BaltimoresEs
New York, Philadelphia and Boston for
merly sold the entire crop on az commissiS
sion basis. Now the cities OF Pittsburg,
Cleveland Chicago, Cincinna tt, St. Louis, as
Louisville, indianapolis. Minneapolis, st. u
Paul. Detroit, Milwaukee, Burlington, Il,
Des Moines. Kansas City, Lincoln Ona-ssss
ha. Denver and Salt Lake Cityaare the u
quantities on free-on-b board shipping s
point basis. Toronto and Montreal, Can
ada, and Portland, Maine, In the North, RI
and Charleston. Admission and Birmng-s
ham, In the South. are also good cus-ss
toners The idea is to sell all the goods D
on a free -on- board shipping point basis
and to consgn as small q quantity as
possible. The middle man, or commis-ssj
sion merchant, who in the past has reaped r..
his thousands. Is thus done away wi
and the good sold by the grower direct
to- the consumer. SsiS8 f33Ss
The exchange in 1905 handled 414lss
barrels OF Irish potatoes, against 2ss6s9 N
i for 1904 an Increase Of 1S0.S10 barrels. wv
The number OF barrels OF sweets handled
I in 1905 was 65S,525, as against Oh .S31 IN V
s04, IN Increase of 152,S24 barrels. To-
this total OF l,o92,7os barrels OF potatoes 81:
is to be added S1,120 packages OF straw
berries, onions, peas and bbage. ma * 855t
ing q totalfof l,173,S2S packa ges. 5ss5
This industry cannot be outdone In any
other section OF the Old Dominion. and "A
the Eastern Shoreman Is proud OF It. In III
these days Of corruption and graft IN s
the corporations Of the nation we can a2t
point with honor to our combinatio OF WA
farmers, Differed and managed by ma
Etives, that is beneficial to all the people $
in the section covered. 1t stands for Sg
progress and happiness, by honest, and 5ss
efficient labor, for the hetterment OF the ss5
Inhabitants. It shows that good results sas
can he had from organization, when thS 352i
motive and manner OF doing business IA 1s
right and mutual, not selfish and ag-&
grandisng. XII
The exhibition OF local farmers ex. L
change doing a business Of over $1,000 00d S3
and handling over 100000 Cone m!llion)8 ys
barrels OF potatoes, Is all the more retSsss4
nlarkahe when 1t Is remembered thai t
the Virginia Peninsula TWENTY-FIVE yea n s$S
ago was without railroad. The only tF
means OF communication with the outside
world was by small line OF steamert gg
and the large fleet OF vessels that traded VA
with Baltimore. The vessels have now 5
disappeared and steamboats, altogethe,Ssss
supplnnted them.
The New York. Philadelphia and Nor,9$i
folk Railroad runs through the center Of .sf
the peninsula. so that no nhabitant u sffss
over seven miles from the track. OvetsSS
5000 cars Of local and through Rs
freight are annually carried over thlA Il
road, and n double track Will soon be a A.
necessity, There are six passenger ira I'M iks&
that run daily over this road, It Is fast sgg
becoming the main trunk line between thu y
North and South. and travel and freigft 8s
over 1t are Increasing rapidly. S58$g
The only manufacturing OF any consNsl sSSs
quence done Is that OF lumber. There GE
are over one hundred saw mills In Acco. III
mao county, and the output OF manufa o.
tured lumber is far too great for homl SlE
consumption, This results In the shipsAs
ment OF hundreds Of cars OF lumber II sszls
the Northern markets. There arc also
dealers In piling and mine props a nearly PIN
every station on the railroad, The statAt 9
ment was recently made that nearly al 5Ss
many cars OF round timber left the Short s
In the year as OF sweet potatoes. Then( 4. Aek