Evening journal., 1909-05-28
TRUCKING NOW A
GREAT BUSINESS
Many Engaged in That OCCu-
patton in the Nearby
Country

Just at the present time when the
/ United States Senate Is battling with
the tariff bill there is one class OF peo-
pie in New Castle county paying little
attention TO the debates. They are
the market gardeners to whom VIII
mington is indebted for the majority
Of the vegetables now on the tables of
its 10000 inhabitants.
Unlike the tradespeople. Uncel Sans
employees or those who work for the
city. these people are not restricted to
eight hours day on the contrary they
are at work from a. m. to 10 p. M,
several days in the week.
This is the busy season with the
market gardeners and any day at Rose
Hin or in Brandywine hundred there
can be witnessed an unequalled sight.
There are more people engaged in the
business Of trucking this season than
In former years. AS the population of
Wilmington increases so does the de-
mand for more produce. There arc
some OF the large gardeners who are in
the local markets four days a week.
1t is believed that Mrs. Sarah Simon,
Of Rose Hill. has the record for at
tending market. There are thirty
acres on her place under market pro-
duce and considerable more ground is
rented. At some seasons II is difficult
to get men who know anything about
trucking but Mrs. Simon always has
her help. She has been attending the
King street market for over thirty-five
years. At this season of the year II Is
customary for her to bring as high as
hfty-five barrels OF truck to market
Radishes, beats rhubarb and celery arc
.
4 week from the Simon garden comes
nearly s100 worth of truck.
Have Long Hours.
The truckers get up at 3 o'clock and
4 by the time the men feed and harnes.
& tho horses breakfast is ready Ther
4 IL is off to market and before oclocl
hotelkeepers, grocers and huciSsters arr
busy after the fresh vegetables. BY
q o'clock there are large quantities of tn
. vegetables sold by wholesale.
Later in the season when corn, peas
beans and other vegetables are in sea
son King street has an additlona
number of teams in market Farmer
then are through with the harvest AM
4 come to market with their share o
market produce.
To stand at Rose Hill OF an after
noon at this season gives one grea
lesson I'm thrift. As far as the eye car
ries men and women are at worl
There are some who put in ten hour
lat the tying table, punching the DIFF
ferent varieties Of vegetables so tina
they will be handy to sell either TO TN
wholesalers or retail TO the people VIII
y like to purchase their table supple
direct from the grower.
One market gardener In the Kin
street market this morning said, Tt
all folly 70 be finding fault with IN
farmers all the time. Just look at IN
y number of people we employ. on a
: average we sell thousands Of dollar
worth Of healthy vegetables TO II
a people each month. Pure food exper
er have no work to do with the mark,
gardeners. Then again they have 10
n of sunshine I'm their lives and whl
a. early 10 bed and early to rise preven
- them from attending many theatric
A1 performances yet they bring sunshi
to many neglected ones. Watch q
market gardeners as they send barre
by Of good vegetables to the homes Of n
orphans OF 10 the worthy old folk
n Every time we sell our crops in WI
mington we buy goods in your city
.1 YOU can see that market gardenir
-, has more bright sides to It than one