The Cecil Whig., 1862-06-21
Proceedings of the Pcninsular Fruit
Growers Association.

The Secretary Of the Penlnsular Fruit
Growers Association has forwarded us the
following proceedings Of the last meeting of
the Association, which will be found interest
ing to peach growers generally. We hope
the Secretary will not neglect TO forward us
to lake place on the 22nd OF July. The Asso-
cia'ion has our thanks for the copy forwarded
The Prninsnlar Fruit Growers Association
held their annual meeting at Mddic.own.
Del, June 18Th. 1862, commencing at III
O'Clock, A. NJ. The meeting was called tu
order by the Prrsiden d. j. Cummins. ESD.
The proceedings Of the previous meeting
we've read and adopted.
The Association then went into an election
for officers for the ensning year. resulting us
follows: ID, ]. Cummins, President Richard
Semans, Isaac Parson and Nathaniel Wolf.
Vice Presidents Col. Edward Wilkins. Cor
responding Secretary, and Il, j. Shallcross
Recording Secretary; Thomas Murphy, Trca-
snr'r.
The various committees appointed thea
rernrtcd valuable and interesting statistics III
reference to the number Of peach trees in
bearing and n"n-bearing. planted on the Pen
ihsular the aggregate Of which reaches mar y
thousands, showing the much larger number oi
non bearing trees. From the statistics sub
mittcd it is evident that the culture of this
most hcairhfu! fruit. the peach, is rapidly on
the increase.
r. IL. Cummins then offered the following
resolution
Resoired. as the sense of this meeting, That
each Peach Grower shipping peaches to Phil
adcl phia market be required tn instruct his
agent or salesman to charge twenty-five cts
each for every basket containing peaches sold
and that, on return of the baskets the said
sum OF twenty-five cents be refunded and
that no agent or salesman be employed for
the sale Of peaches who Will not procure the
return OF baskets or the value thereof
Pending the adoption of this resolution n
warm and spirited discussion arose, which
was participated in generally by the members
present; most of the larger Peach Grower
regarding the adoption Of the resolution AS
imperative, stated the loss of baskets in con-
sequence of their not being returned hy the
purchasers had become too serious to be
longer endured. On. shipper alone stated
that he had lost during one season as high as
fifteen hundred dollars worth Of baskets,
while others suffered loss, from one to five
hundred dollars. All tho members with one
or TWO exceptions, were strongly in favor of
the adoption Of the ntion, and eyincrd IA
determination in future to make the purcha-
srrs return the baskets or pay for the same.
Anthony Rcyboll than moved the proceed
ngS Of this meeting be published in The
Cecil Wig. krnt Nerr, Smyrna Times, Deia-
rare GTsehe, Republican and Delnrurean.
On motion Of Barney Rrybold the AsSocia-
ti"n adjourned To- meet al Mddlctown Del.
I'D day OF July, at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, when
all Peach Growers on the Peninsular are
earnestly invited t. attend at which time a
fnli report Of the condition ana probable
quantity of peaches to DC marketed will be
made known.
The Association was well represented from
different sections of the Pcninsular the mem
herS evincing much interest in the meeting,
as well as prosperity Of the Association.
d. j. CUMMiNS, Prcs't.
Tlos. SnALLVRoSs, Rec. SEC.