Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 25, 1915, Page 2

Over 200 Cars Tomatoes Shipped From Dade County Miami, May 25—Although the shipping season is fast drawing to a close, more than two hundred car- loads of tomatoes have been shipped to the markets since May 1 from the lower end of Dade county At every point south of Miami packing houses are all busy sorting and packing to- matoes for shipment and it is ex- pected that there will be a heavy movement for at least another two weeks. At Florida City 65 solid carloads of tomatoes have been forwarded to markets since May first in addition to about five cars of smaller ship- ments. A few car-loads of peppers, cabbage and beans have also left that shipping point during the last two weeks. Several packing houses are being operated at Florida City including those of Chase & Co.. De- troit Ice and Cold Storase Co., J. A. Simmons and F. A. Barrett. Heavy shipments have been made by Mes srs. Oliver, Bry Moran, Moody High, King, Wilson, Hardie Rus- sell Hunt Ellison & Hutchinson, Gromire & Ireland, and Mrs. A. T. Harlow. {The location of the packing hous- es on the Florida City canal and alongside the F .E. C. Railway track makes it easy for growers to prepare their vegetables for Loads are brought in every hour on barges up the canal and in automo- bile trucks on the roads from all points around Florida City. According to J. A. Kahl, about 25 cars of tomatoes have been ship- ped from Homestead during the last two weeks. If the weather contin- ues favorable shipments will con- tinue for several weeks, and as prices are fair the growers are ex-! pecting to make good on their work this season. At Goulds 20 cars left during the last week and an equal amount the week before. Modello, Perrine, Princeton, Naranja and other points are also making daily shipments. Peters is considered one of the most important tomato centers south of Miami, large shipments being for- warded from that station daily. Many of the farmers in lower Dade are turning their land and pre- paring to plant a forage crop. At Florida City large tractor ploughs are at work and the growers in that section predict a great success for the “third crop.” On the Mighty Nile. Twelve thousand miles of navigable waterways are offered by the Nile and its tributaries G4 4300 6000030454455 08000 In Large and Small Tracts SUITABLE FOR Fruit, Truck and Improved and Unimproved Far Samples 23,000 ACRES—In Polk Cou worth more than half the price. 40 ACRE l“AR)l—js in bearing Orange Grove, 8-room house, packing house and barn, large lake front. Irrigation plant, good heavy soil and good road. miles from Lakeland. Price FOR NON-RESIDENTS—Good Fruit Lands, well located acre tracts; Co-operative Devel- in ten, twenty and forty opment Plan. BARGAIN—4 acres, inside 2 acres in bearing trees garden. 20 ACRE FARM—Close in 100 bearing orange trees. payment required. 9-ROOM HOUSE and three vacant Lots. Morton $4.200.00. $1,200 down and terms. TWO GOOD SUBDIVISION Propositions. and desirably located. 34 ACRES OF RICH HIGH .HAMMOCK land near Close to school post office and $550.00 ter Hill. acres clear. Price 40 ACRE FARM—Near Gr: All fenced: about half cleared and some citrus trees in bearing. This is a fine and truck land par exce! and equipment and half plaec. Price $5000.00. shipment. | Florida La i long and well into the first three \momhl of the year the growers were General " |Florida Baptist As- sembly Convenes at Lake City June23-30 Lake City, May —Full arrange- ments are being made for the com- ing session of the Florida Baptist Assembly to be held on the grounds of Columbia Colleze, June 23-30. The following people will appear on the program: Dr. H. C. Muchholtz, Ga.; Dr. Gardner, Louisville, Ky.; Miss Mallory, Baltimore, Md.; Mr. Arthur Flake, Baldwin, Miss.; M. Louis Entzminger, Fort Worth, Tex.; Hon. M. L. Brittain, Atlanta, Ga.; Miss Buchholtz, Atlanta, Ga.; Dr. !S. B. Rogers, Jacksonville; Dr. A. | P. Montague, Lake City; Mr. How- ard Martin, Tampa; Mrs. H. C. ! Peelman, Jacksonville. The following organizations will many representatives: The | Church, Woman's Missionary Union, | Ladies’ Aid Society, Young Wom- lan's Auxiliaries, Sunbeam Bands, Layman's Missionary Movement, Men and Religion Forward Move- ment, Sunday Schools ,Baptist Young People’s Union, Junior Young Peo- ple's Union, Organized Sunday ! School Classes. Atlanta, , have 1 There will be no charge for ad- Board and room in the dormitory will be only $5.00 for eight days. Bed linen, towels, etc., furnished by each boarder. The officers of the Florida Bap- Assembly areq: Dr. C. W. ]Dukv, Tampa; Rev. J. D. Adcock, Tallahassee; Hon. G. E. Mabry, ,Tampa; Prof. C. M. Brittain, Lake City; Rev. Geo. Hyman, Sanford. The program committee is composed of the officers and Dr. S. B. Rogers, ! Jacksonville; Dr. A. P. Montague, Lake City. mission. Yai tist BT - T - -} ] o g TODAY’'S BIRTHDAY HONORS g E=T =T - T - T - - T - T = I - O Thomas Gallagher (Democrat) of Chicago, was born in Concord, N. 1., 1850; moved to Chicago in 1866; was educated in the public schools; learned the trade of iron moulder; in 1878 he entered the hat business; is a director of the Wendell State Bank; maried since 1886; was elect- ed twice a member of the City Coun. cil of Chicago, and was for six years a member of the board of edu- cation; has served as president of the county Democracy chairman of ! the county central committee of that body; was elected to the Sixty-first and Sixty-second Congresses, and re- elected to the Sixty-third Congress. ! Unimproved ming Improved i l l nty at $6.00 per acre. Timber New Six $30,000.00. city limits, with 6-room house, and two in highly cultivated all clgared and fenced; about Price $3000.00. Large cash B i o ® Close to Lake Both close in Cen- store. Five iffin, Fla, close to hard road. combination farm; both fruit llence. House and barn; mules interest in crops goes with the 24 ACRE FARM—One quarter mile south of city limits Combination fruit and truck, partly cleared; house and barn Cheap 3 small if sold soon; ida in carlots. \nmo to move till well through June. Manatee Growers Florida ShoWs Protest Bill Which | Remarkable Record Would Prevent SUI@' Freights Bradentown, May 25—General Manager H. G. Gumprecnut, of the Manatee County Citrus Sub-Ex- change, representing the organiza- ticn is taking an active interest in the defeat of a bill which Is pending in the Florida legislature for pro- hibiting the operation of freight trains on Sunday in Florida. Manager Gumprecht yesterday for- warded by telegraph the protest of the growers in this district to Sen- ator Frank Cooper representing this district and to Representative A. M. Wilson of Manatee county and urged and demanded their assistance in defeating the measure, wnich has been favorably reported by the Sen- ate committee. Telegraphing to Senator Manager Gumprecht satd: “The citrus and vegetable interest of Manatee county demands your as. sistance and help to defeat Senate bill No. 175. The enactment of such a law would paralyze this country.” In the telegram to Representative Wilson Manager Gumprecht said: “We earnestly solicit your assist- ance and expect your assistance and expect you to use every effort to defeat Senate bill No. 175. 'khis is the sentiment of nearly every citrus and vezetable grower of Manatee county.” Mr. Gumprecht said today that if such a bill as this were enacted in- Cooper Of Advancement The following simply stated growth-facts, presented in a fall- page advertisement in the Manufac- turers Record by the industrizi de- partment of the Seaboard Air Line Railway, make additional commert unnecessary: Report of the commissioner of agriculture for the year 1913-14 contains a record of advancement rarely equalled and of interest to many. These figures answer nu- merous live questions arising in the minds of prospective homemakers and investors. They tell the truth about the actual live conditions in this state of wonder with its variety of soil and agricultural production, to law preventing the operation of freight trains between the hours of midnight Saturday night and mid- night Sunday night, a period of twenty-four hours, it wouid paralyze the citrus and vegetable interests of this State. He said that at this {time, the bill having been favorably reported, there was no time for de- lay and that he immediately acted in behalf of the county organization. The matter being of such immediate and vital importance, and of a na- ture which demanded action. The enactment and enforcement of a law of this character, growers say, would completely disorganize the leading industry of the West Coast region, and while a oelief pre- vails that the Florida legislature will scarcely strike so destructive a blow the fact remains that the meas. ure has been favorably reported by the Senate committee, ana it was re- marked by a grower today, that “you can't tell just what a fool legis- lature might do.” Vegetables Pouring Out of the State From All Sections While the vegetable growers of the state feared that they were try. ing to overcome too many obstacles, a short while ago, they are now feel- ing just the opposite. All winter looking forward to a cessation of the Ing rainy weather, which was well mingled with frosts in nearly every section. Crop after crop was drowned out. Crop after crop was killed by frost. Yet the growers stuck at their work and Kkept re- planting. Today every section of Florida is shipping some kind of vegetable. Tomatoes are moving from East and West Coasts and from middle Flor- This crop will con- The late plantings are looking well. The cucumber crop is going out in car lots from all points beginning at Wauchula and on up the lines of railroads as far as Williston. Pota- toes are rolling from South Florida, the East Coast and as far north as This several Baker county shipping points. crop will be weeks yet. Beans are rapidly closing up for this season. Carlots are going from several sections, but they will not last much longer. The movement of beans by express will continue for several weeks yet. Peppers and eggplant, like all other vezetables are leaving nearly al sections, though most of them are coming from the lower end of the state, on both coasts. Many of these are loaded in mixed cars. The mix- ed car businels is growing larger each year. Watermelons, cantaloupes and pineapples will soon be rolling in large quantities. This month will see all of them started. The crops are all reported in splendid condi- rolling for tion, owing to the good rains that fell last week. There is a great amount of activity among the water- melon shippers and some fancy prices are being paid for the early movement. The pineapple growers are benefitted by the rains as the fruit will run to more desirable sizes than was expected a short time ago. ! As a rule reports all indicate that the growers have been doing well. Many cars have been sold for casl where the possibilities for further advancement and extension of profit. able endeavor attract so many. The value of all farm products: 1909-10, $56,712,734; 1913-14, $83,937,135 Increase, $2 0,000. Now observe some of the which go to make up this advance- ment: Fruit products: 727; 1913-1914, crease, $7,500,000. And by comparison it is seen that this increase is steady and consis- tent, as the value for 1911-12 was $10,025,163. These figures afford direct proof of the citrus fruit ad- vancement, and consequently, the proof that here is the citrus center of the United States. JLive stock raising and dairy pro- ducts show gratifying increases and are typical of the various profitable pursuits, which can be made sources of wealth, Live Stock Value: 1909-10, $23,- 967,501, 1913-14, $29,541,931. 'In- crease, $5,500,000. Dairy Products: 1909-10, $2,851,- 479, 1913-14, $4,130,925. Increase, $1,250,000. For many years its ranges were profitable. ing of better stock—cattle tick eradication—the growing of the many varieties of economically pro. duced cattle foods on its arable lands, with 350-day growing sea- son, has given this industry an ad- ded attraction, which bids fair to become one of the foremost in the state. The splendid efforts of the experiment station at Gainesville, liberal transportation arrangements for dairy products, and the awaken- ing of people to its value are fact(Vse of interest in observing this item of advancement. Cheap lands, com- bined with cheap cows for founda- tion stock make it possible to start in the cattle business in the south with an oulay of far less capital than in most other sections of the country. The summer climate of Florida is equable. The extremes are lacking. You can find it pleasurable and profitable to make use of the reason- able-priced home-seekers’ rates and make your selection during the coming monuths. We will help you. —Tampa Times. 1909-10, $ $13,447,4 In- large open The breed- L= - T - T - T - O - I < T = S = THE GERMAN VIEW. =] =3 =3 o By Hugo von Kliest. b= o LT T - T - T - T - - - - O - I - The prelude to the dlong-expected and repeatedly advertised “Big Spring Drive” has set in, but—un- fortunately—not by the allies. This time, again, it seems the Gtrmans have been quicker than the British to drive them out of their well-established trenches along the Yser Canal, in order to push on the center and important junction point of the Ypres. The Canadians made a very good stand, as it seems from the English papers, but their endeavors to hold the left wing at St. Julien ended in a very speedy retreat that cost them nine officers alone out of that Ca- nadian division are reported Kkilled. Perhaps the reflex of this perplex- ing nmews will enlighten our neich- bor dominion what it means to fight “England’s battles.” Besides the valuable territorial gais the Germans made in this la- test offensive, they took quite a lot of prisoners, war material, thirty-six English guns and four heavy pieces. _This the “London eyewitness” re- 'gpectfully denied, whereupon the German headquarters admitted that the hasty British retreat must, of course, have hampered the tele- grahip communication, but prom- ised that some days later these guns , would speak distinctly for them- selves—so that, then, every doubt would be removed as to which side they now belong. Some six or seven times during the last week the German General staff reported the wuse of asphyxiatin bombs by the French and English. | Everybody who is intimate with the items ' Things are going well morywhorn,' that | very dearly. One hundred and sixty- §tarl‘(e- Berr;- Season Is Now About Over Starke ,May 25-—Strawberry shi;x-l ping still goes in a small way, crates | being sent by open express to points near enough to admit of this mode of sending while the weather is so warm as it is now. The prices real- ized are not large, yet there is a profit left after all expenses are paid. When the European war broke out about August Ist last year, and a stagnation of business followed,; many believed that strawberries' would not be in sufficient demand to{ bring remunerative prices and they cut down their crops. However, the season just closed proved to be the most profitable of any yet expcrienc-‘ led. The shortaze in acreage had nothing whatever to do with it. It is the ever growing consumption in {the North of early strawberries which creates the demand and cor- \respondingly high prices. l During the active shipping season 75 refrigerator cars of berries left Starke and Lawtey. With the ber- ries going by express from tll(-st“ points, and the berries shipped from Raiford, Lake Butler, Hampton, Theresa and Highland, a conserva- tive estimate would make the as- gregate from Bradford county 400 cars, averaging 150 bushels each, or about 60,000 bushels. The price averaged, as near as we can figure out, $4.15 per bushel during the season which means that the straw- berries brought to Braaford county about a quarter million dollars. Many of our growers gather a rich {harvest, besides from selling plants. The soil of eastern Bradford coun- ty is peculiarly well suited to the production of strawberries, beine a stiff, clammy loam. The strawberry can stand a great deal of water, and the fruiting season being during the cool time of the year, when evap- oration is at a minimum, and the! plant beds, besides ,being mulched, absence of rain for several weeks! will have no material ill effect on the berry crop. Year by year the grewers learn some new wrinkle | tending toward cheapening produc- tion. The smallness of the straw- berry patches, seldom exceeding five acres, makes the ownership of much land unnecessary, many growers rearing large families on home- steads of only ten acres’ area, and many manage to cultivate their ber- ry land and bring the berries to the depot without having to keep a horse, as they find it cheaper to! {hire a draft animal when they need | one. The land here is still plentiful and cheap and only a small capital | | is needed to start a strawberry farm. Growing berries is a safe and sure! business, with a good home market Iand no fear of over production.. | R R —— F=J0K - - T = I - B - S~ T - O - MAY 25 IN HISTORY LR -2 R -SRI - - - 829—Roman Catholics in this country celebrated with much joy the passage of the Catho-' lic relief bill by the British government. | 1848—Major-General Scott was re- ceived by the municipal authorities of New York City. | 1854—One division of tho French army left Malta in order to occupy Athens. 1882—Ultimatum of ‘England France presented to Egyptian government. 1963-—General Manning's British ! troops defeated the Mad Mul- lah in Somaliland. 1914—The Irish Home passed the British House of Commons (351 to 274) for the third time and became a law without the approval of the lords. 1914—Pope Pius X created 13 new | rardinals. o o k=] 1 | Rule bill per crowd rose in indignation about this new violation of International | Law. TR EEEEREEE =] THE ALLIES VIEW ol o -] £ o -] =1 By Albert W. Bryce =] o i CEE-E R-ER-ER-ER-XX-KX-} The action of several thousand Germans and Austrians resident in Switzerland in quitting that repub- | lic for their native countries has re. newed certain rumors to the effect jthat Germany will demand of Switzerland ermission to move its troops through that country in or- der to attack Italy, and that Switzer- land, rather th2n invite the fate of Belgium, wlll give the permission There is even some idle talk in Italy about Switzerland joining Germ in the war. Thjs is very idle talk indeed, for the Swiss are a very canny and pru- dent people. It is conceivable that ELECTRIC tone in business circles. timistic over the near future. ness man. care for the needs C. W. DEEN, President Mi-b-b(-flwm'*w— & . 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All large shipplnglhn\'e been shipped from here to|there was no other way of avoiding points have been busy places, as England, the use of which can only [the horrors and destruction of war. competition between the buyers was |be for the production of deleterious |But they would take good care to terms. UNFINISHED HOUSE—In Dixieland. $900.00 i | For Further Information See J. Nielsen-Lange Lakeland Phone 354 Green. Paes . Florida Office Evening Telegram Bldg. generally pretty lively. the season being a poor one, it will turn out to be a good one. Florida growers have lots of grit, and stick to their crops under most favorable circumstances. They deserve to win. —Flerida Growers’ News. 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