Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 163, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1914 — Our New Fruit Gardens. [ARTICLE]

Our New Fruit Gardens.

Among the many perfectly beautiful promises volunteered by our department of agriculture is one in respect to the effect of ths Panama canal upon fruit eating. Peru, Bolivia ana Ecuador have an assortment of climate that is almost unmatched. By traveling a few huudred miles in these countries you can change from midsummer to mid-winter or the whole range of degrees between these extremes. This means that all American fruits can be raised in these countries; and the canal will make their transportation to Chicago or New York a matter of only about ten days. In these regions of South America cherries ripen from November to February, peaches December to March, prunes January to March, pears February to May and grapes January to May or June. In short, just when our native fruits are out of season, such fruits will be coming up through ths e—a oava ins ctoflmorfl enough to make one’s mouth water—until the list of prices arrives. ' - Successful wireless telephoning has been carried on In Germany and Ana tria over a distance of 380 miles.