Evening star., 1909-05-23

fruit and vegetables for this market
are preparing to raise good crops if ma
ture will be kind and give them rain at
needed intervals, and If generous use Of
fertilizers will help crops grow.
shipments Of fertilizers from this city
and Alexandria to points on the lower
Potomac started In the middle of April.
about two weeks earlier than usual.
Large quantities are still being taken
down the river on each trip of the steam
ers Capital City and EsteHe Randall.
Yesterday the Capital City took aboard
several hundred bags for points below
hundred and fifty bags In her cargo when
she left Alexandria yesterday morning
If the use Of fertilizers on land is of
any use then the quantity of fruit, ber-
ers In Maryland and Virginia. along the
Potomac, will send to the market here
will be large. In addition to the fertiliz-
ers the steamers are carrying good car
try merchants who are laying in their
spring supply of goods.
The old two-Inasted schooner, William
Cunningham, one of the fleet of wood
a vessel that makes more trips from
river points to this city with carsoes
aboard than most of the Potomac fleet,
is again In service after having lain for
several days on the mud Of the river bot
tom near Maryland point.
The vessel sprang a leak and sank in
water deep enough to cover her decks.
Capt Eugene Hall, her owner and mas
ter. aided by the crew of the vessel.
worked the craft into shoal water where
she could be pumped out.
A hole was found in her hull. This
was repaired and the old craft has made
two trips to this city with lumber aboard
since the accident.
A day or two ago she arrived at Alex
andria and after discharging part of the
lumber she had aboard. came UP to this
city to unload the remainder.
The barge Howard Neff which unload
ed a cargo OF hard coal at this city, has
been taken to the shipy ard at Alexandra,
where she is loading about 10000
railway ties for Phi adelphia. The ves-
sci is berthed alongside the pier. on which
the cars over her rail and slowed away
in the hold.
The vessel will complete loading by the
end of this week
Alexandria Chemical Company, laden
with sulphuric acid-making material from
Quantico to Alexandria; schooner Fannie
cord wood from a river point to the deal
laden scows from Piscataway creek;
sloop Daisy. at Alexandria to load a gen.
eral cargo for Pennington. Md: schooner
Bessie Reed, herring in barrels from a
Chesapeake bay point to the dealers;
scow Selectman. lumber from Occoquan
at 11th street wharf; fiattie F. c. Lewis,
jr.. foundry iron from lower river point:
schooner Juliet and Annie, cord wood
from a lower river point to the local
dealers; tug Camilla. towing Consolida
II, light. for Georgetown, to load coal for
a New England port; schooner Matte
Bruin, cord wood from Potomac point
to the local dealers; tug Capt. Toby. with
a tow of coal barges from Mattawoman
creek.
Sailed: Schooner William Parks, light,
from the Eastern branch to river point
to load back to this city: schooner Sam
uel Dutton, light, for NARROW bay to load
cord wood for this city: bugeye Levin
load lumber for the dealers here: f1attie
Jumping Jack, light for a Potomac
point to load; tug Minerva, with tow OF
lighters for a down-river point; tug Ca
milla, for the lower river after a tow to
this city; schooner Earl Biscoe. light, for
a Potomac point to load back TO this city;
schooner Five Sisters. light, for Wades
bay to load cord wood to this market;
tug Camilla, light, for Quantfco after
schooner Mayfower, light. for AQUA
creek to load lumber back to this city:
bugeye Goldie c., light. for Potomac
point to load lumber back to this city;
schooner Grape Shot, light. from Alexan-
dria for a river point to load back to this
city; tug Minerva, with a tow OF lighters
from a down-river point.
Memoranda: Schooner Belmont has
sailed for Aqua creek to load: barge Rap.
pahannock is at Somerset Beach. loading
pulp wood for Philadelphia; bugeye Ma
jestic is at a river point loading cord
wood for this city; schooner Edith Ver-
rail- Is at Potomac creek loading ties for
Alexandria; schooner Oscar is in Mattox
creek loading for this city: schooner Ma
BILE and Ruth is at Newbern, N. c., load
ing pine lumber for the dealers here;
barge Norfolk is in Nomini creek loading
railway ties for New York: schooner John
McGinnis has sailed from a river point
with lumber aboard for this city; schooner
John P. Robinson is in upper Machodoc
creek loading grain for the dealers here;