The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-19
Fragrant Rivalry.

Texas has not played fair II YOU lis
ten Ia the opinion of the merchants Of
the Somers Islands. Prom st. Georges
all the way to ireland Island the industry
which made Bermuda fragrant was the
growth ~ the onion sweet to the tooth
Of such a. like their savors strong. the
first fresh offering in the New York
markets If green relief from the heat
ing foods Of winter. Bermuda. in it,
alliaCeo,Is affluencc, came TO regard its
market here as a monopoly IN its fat
years of prosperity il could fOresee M
competition.
But there was a possibility Of COM
petition which our produce handlers
were quick Ia see Bermuda at ats best
could plant it, onion sets IN one or at
most two thousand acres Texas in its
southern tier could cultivate square
miles of richer soil under equal condi-
tions nr climate The Bermuda onion
supplies the early market IN every
American city. hut its succulent Juices
now are drawn from Texas mould. The
onion planters OF our Southern state
went to Tenerife for the seed Of the
bermuda onion They contracted for
the whole output If that parent stock,
and Bermuda, where the onion has
deteriorated and the plants are sick,
finds its expected source of regenera-
ton closed in the time of need
Tins change has come about within
five years Last wear Texas grew and
shipped 3.OOo carloads. delivered by fast
truck express Ia -cabosrd and interior
points and never Cutting the market
with an ovcrsupply In the season
Hamilton was able To make bur two
shipments a week, m passenger steam
ers. and all delivered in New York
bermuda ships now loss than a quarter
of what it, output was when the market
was all it's own.
II means a new stroke Of prosperity
for the Brownsville district Of Texas
The onion Yields It's planter carly in the
ycar a profit 81 about S5op an acre, and
m" land will soon he available for sum
NOR and autumn crops Settlers by the
thou-and are nov focking 10 the fat
-oli- nf the lower RIO Grande ~ take
advantage of the rich opportunity while
vet Il j. new
Ynt generous feelings need not he busy
with sympathy for bermuda in this
- ability 80 grow better bermuda
onions and 80 market tho crop under
bcitcr trade 'oniI;IonS tho ,omr~ti-
ton h..,ame hoprl's- The acre cannot
long last IN r,valry with tho square mile.
tho ~hIpp"r - one market cannon C~nm.
nete with HIM VIII" has q score Of mar
ksrs within cn@v and equal reach Ber-
muda commerce has ~, ign,'d itself ~
the loss of ~ onion RNpOr'. IT'S new
potato trade was taken away nv the
~nmpsti't"u 1T tho truck farms ~ Flor
da 6'corglI and The ~.a islands NJ south
Carolina. m no. long time Florida wi!
take away ~ Faster ilv industry Then
tho tourist VISITOR 80 Bsrmuds MAY hr
fed wi'h fresh onions and now POTATOES
Properly handled thor" viii 10 horne
market ~ Hamilton for home grown
pr~du,t~ moro rsmunAratIva to rho
Nudian farmer than ~" unoer'aln ven
iure 1T .hrpIurnt hv -sa 80 = market that
an alwav- b. manipulated against him
Zach wear tho tourist travel from this
port - Hamilton becomes greater aud
greater ~ tSNe- now three steamships
each week - carry tho voNagers from
winter INTO summer That - tho real
PROSPERITY for ReInrIda = UIi"Twi~!y
ash farming for hoarirr-