Milford chronicle., 1915-08-13
MILTON NEWS.

Through the courtesy of W. H. Chan
dler, we we're shown over his mammoth
fruit farm on Thursday. Ofthe us acres
contained in this farm, all but few are
set in fruit trees, He has II 900 peach
trees in full bearing beside an orchard of
young trees set out this year, 500 pear
trees, and other varieties of fruit; 2 acres
i'll cucumbers that are now about over,
and Il acres in cantaloupes that will soon
be in bearing; and their present condi-
ton promises a large crop, Going through
the peach orchards, we were amazed at
| the cleanliness of the soil; scarcely auv
! grass, and a clean wake for the peach
| pickers. The trees are loaded down with
| peaches, and on the point of breaking
although few weeks since numbers
were picked from the trees to relieve
! them and thrown away. Basing his cal
culations on what the trees have hereto
fore yielded, Mr.. Chandler expects this
year to gather 5000 baskets from his
orchards. This he considers conserva-
tive calculation or estimate. In two weeks
the peaches will begin to ripen fast al
though shipments on a small scale have
now begun. Mr.. Chandler is at consid-
cradle expense in taking care of these
trees. He has three sprayers, five gas
oline engines, two tanks of 2, 900 gallons
capacity each, which are filled bv gaso- ,
line engines. A motor truck that will
carry 800 baskets will arrive for use this
season, in running fruit to the station
Nine horses are also i'll use, besides yearly
labor of men and day hands. The peaches
are mostly-or will be this year-packed
in crates holding one-and-a-half baskets
hampers and baskets will also be used. /
Material for the shipments are now on
hand to the amount of over S4 4.OOO. 90.
And the peaches are packed singly bv
men and women in these fancy crates.
and is It any wonder they bring fancy
prices? When the gathering and ship l
ping season arrives, which will be in a /
few days, there will be scene that is S
never duplicated, except at this farm, in
the region of country hereabouts. Il
The motor car spoken of above arrived c
IN Monday afternoon, bringing twenty L
hree Italian laborers. Another refrig- /
erator car was loaded and shipped on b
Tuesday.
One of the pumps for the Milton Water 3
Works has been driven to a depth of \
ixty-elght feet, and workmen are en-
aged on the other one. On Wednes-
ay excavation was begun for the foun- !,
alton OF the support for the water tank. II
his foundation is being built by Fred
'epperr, IS nine feet deep, and dove a
allied into the ground All of the con ia
rete work is in charge of Mr.. Pepper. al
he tank will be 126 feet high from fouu-
ation to top, and will have a capacity of Of
5 900 gallons. M
The Douglass, White Shirt and Oyer fe
i Factory resumed work last week. A
lr. w. H. Hanaman, of Baltimore. a man r.
nd to be experienced in the business =
as been secured as manager in place Of ie
. H. Douglass, who retired on account
being elected first officer of the branch q
INK OF the Fidelity Trust and Savings M
ank Of Lewes, located at Milton. It is at
Spected that new life will be infused
to this business, and an impetus be given pl
at shall rebound to its expansion, the ha
nployment of more force, and a couse- fal
lent boom for the town.
On account of "wash-out'' on the ha