The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-01-26
THE WAR NOT OVER.

Truit Grower. Nov. Is, 1011.)
Well, said Mr.. Hennessey, / think
the Crane frute orange war is aboute
over.
There where you make yure mis-
take. said Mr. Dooley. Gineril Sher-
man wanst said.
War Is hell.
An I've ony begun TO fiite.
See that yure powther is KEEP fully
dhry,
Put none but Americans on guard to-
mite"
A crate pote was the gineril
II you name that the green frute
orange war In Floriday is over you
may be rite. Timple has called off
the dogs Of law an bees goin' to let
the fellows 20 that's arristed but tits
the paple OF the north that's goin' to
carry on the green frute war.
Hows that says you? Faith look
at the market reports. I've here in
me han a skedoodle Of the sales at
Philidelphy. A lad from Already sinds
a car there an tbs reported game an
sour an he recaves less thin 81 a
box for II. shown that the Quakers
know a thing or two. Wild frate, pack
in charges an commission out, how
much ls left for the grower? Think
a. over The same day Timple sells
q car at Cleveland an what do they
do to that carr It's ripe be faith and
a brings $3.50 box. That's the an
swer. Tis the paple themselves
that's carryin' on the war. The buy
er Is no longer an asy mark. Bedad
it's himself that's lookin' fer a mark;
the mark on the box.
Is the Exchange shippin' crane
frute? Not ef Timple knows II. Did
We rade his letther 10 the associa-
tions7 Ye did not. Well here ut is.
Fellow growers. says he. The other
lads may be shippin' out Crane frute
oranges but don't let me ketch you
dom Il. The Exchange is advertiser
20 ship but the best frute an II any
grower among you insists that bees
frute must be packed now. regard
less Of whether II Is immature or
you do take Il have II culled out at
this end or be the powers I'll have
A culled out at the other end. Do
you get that. Twill be chaper TO
throw thin out here then to pay frate
and thin an have thin thrown out
there. Take yure choice. Forgive me
fer tellin' you this but a clout in time
saves nine an maybe tin. We ad-
vertise In the paypers that we ship
nothin' but guide frute an nothin' but
GUIDE frute goes; put that in yure pipe,
says he, we will not stand for the
shipmint Of sour frute.
VIII Il stop the Crane frute orange
shipments? Faith / dunno. The lad
in charge OF the association ez in
hard place. A grower cumes to him
an he says. Jimmy I want to move
me oranges says he. Are they ripe
says Jimmie. Faith theys green an
rather sour but theys ez ripe ez the
frute Ketchem is shippin' fer me
neighbor. says he; made the money
says he, an the fros' may git me lat
er, says he, an I'm goin' to pick now
says he. We can't pick eff the frute ez
immature says Jimmie, have in
me han a letter firm Timple that
says so, says he. What do you care
for Timple says the man,who gave
ye the Job here? says he. wuzn't 1t
my vote put you In here says he, an
be faith ef you don't take me frute
twill be my vote that1l put you out
says he. Jimmie IL In an ipsie dixie
OF a FIX More likely he'll take the
frute IN hang an TO the Job an thin
AN be up TO Timpie.
They'll come a tilligraft to Timple
from Philadelphy sayin,' "car frum
Jimmie's association all sour, whatll
We do wild H. Pack goes the answer.
"Call the. police an have II condim-
med. Offer no frute in the box wild
che red mark that amt good Do
think Timple would do that? Faith
I think bees waitin' for the chanst.
You nivir tole me, said Mr.. Hen
nessey, wfther or not they stopped
We firm votin' at orlando las Satur-
day. They did. said Mr.. Dooley. they
stopped me firm votn' but they
conldn't stop me firm laffin.