Smyrna times., 1868-02-05
meeting OF Peach growers.

At an adjourned meeting of the Peach Grow
ers of Delaware and Maryland, held at the ho-
tel of VIM. T. Chance, in the village of Odes-.
sa, Delaware, on Saturday, the 25th day Of
January, 1868, in the absence of the previous
officers, Daniel Corbit was called to the chair,
and +. I. Perry appointed secretary
The committee appointed at the previous
meeting to report rules for the future ohserv-
ance of our respective salesmen in Philadel-'
phia and to secure the return of baskets sub
mitted the following report, in the nature ofan
article of agreement, to be signed by said Peach
Growers as follows - ----
WHEREAS, We, part of the Peach Grow
ers of Delaware and Maryland, having Tor
many years suffered great loss by the non're-
turn Of our Peach Baskets, in which our fruit
has been carried to the Philadelphia market,
and this injustice has been increasing every
year, until now some of US have to bear the
loss of nearly or quite one-haF of the whole
number of our Baskets thus forwarded to that
market therefore, in order to remedy this
great and growing evil, we, the undersigned,
pledge ourselves, each to the other, to enforce
the following articles of agreement: :,
| Article lst. Our statesmen in said city shall
| form themselves into an association and have
place of daily meeting for consultation.
| Article 2nd. No Peaches to be sold by oul
statesmen previous to their arrival, without the
price per Basket or Box being definitely fixed
Article Sd. All sales made by our salesmer
shall be bona ytfde and no deduction to bt
made after the fruit leaves the wharf or depo
in said city.
Article 4tb. That in all sales made by ou
salesmen, there shall be in addition to the pricr
of the fruit the sum of twenty-five cents US
for each Basket and twenty cents (20) for eacl
Box or Crate, collected by said salesmen, o
the purchaser, the same price per Basket, Boz
or Crate to be refunded by, said statesmen, OF
return and delivery of said Basket, Box o
Crate to them or the persons authorized b.
them to receive the same, at said salemen'
place of deposit.
Article 5th In the event of any purchase
failing to comply with these articles, or becom
ing unworthy Of credit, it shall be the duty o
the statesmen who may be aware of such facts
to apprize the statesmen Of tho parties to thi
agreement of the same, and we instruct ou
statesmen to refuse to sell to such delinquen
purchaser, until he shall comply with tile con
ditions aforesaid.
Article 9Th. In the event of any purchase
failing to comply with the above and foregoin
articles, it will be deemed sufficient cause fo
, his dismissal, and we bind and pledge ourselve
so to do. For the full and entire performanc
of each and all of the foregoing articles {
r agreement, we hereunto subscribe our name
respectively. Signed by:
Daniel Corbit, Henry Rowan, Aaron Rey
nolds, Serick f. Shallcross, John G. Corbi
Henry G. Whittock, Wilson E. Vandegrift, 1
c. Fenimore, f. T. Perry, Barney Reybol(
. Vandyke & Mathews, WIN. NJ. Vandegrif
John Whitby, Samuel Fenimore, Joseph v
5 Vandegrift, j. B. FennimOre, Anthony Re.
r bold.
On motion of Serick F. Shalcross it wi
4 ResolcecI, That in order to carry out more e
ficiently the foregoing articles Of agreemen
> we now form ourselves into company to
o called, "The Fruit Growers' association
e DelaUare and MaryLdnd.''
e Whereupon Daniel Corbit was elected Pr
0 sident; Anthony Reybold, Vice Presiden
d Jos. w. Vandegrift, Secretary E. G. Fer
more, Treasurer
On motion, Resolved, That the followir
f gentlemen-Sewal G. Biggs, Thomas j. Sha
, cross, Isaac Parsons, John 4. Price, Hen
# Rowan, David J. Cummins, Barney Reybol
b James Shewster, s. f. Shallcross, VIM. Pol
: Samuel Pennington, Henry Whittock, Wils(
e E. Vandegritt, and John A. Cavender, be
II committee to invite Fruit Growers generally
u to become members.