Middletown transcript., 1868-02-01
aIeet,ng 81 peaeh Grover.

Meeting of Peach Growers.
At an adjourned meeting of the Peach
Growers of Delaware and Maryland, held
at the hotel Of MIR. Wm. T, Chance, in the
village Of Odessa, Delaware, on Saturday
the 18th dAyfof Jsnuary, 1868, in the
absence Of the previous officers, Daniel
Oorbit was called to the chair, and r. 4 !,
Perry appointed secretary.
The committee appointed d the previous
meeting 10 report rules for the future OBJ
sersance Of o1r Respective statesmen in
Philadelphia and to secure the return of
baskets. submitted the following report, in.
the nature of an article of agreement, to
beIsghed sby said Peach Growers. as fol-,
lows:
WHEREAS, We, part Of the Peach
Growers Of Delaware and Maryland, hav-
ing for many years suffered great loss BY
the. non-return of our Peach Baskets, III
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 Of
qnite one-half 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 en-
force the. following articles of agreement: !:
Article 1a Our statesmen in said city
shall form themselves into an association
and have place Of daily meeting for con-
sultation. sa'a 800 HaHn 4 is,3 e.
Article 2d. No Peaches to be sold by
our statesmen previous to their arrival, with
out the price per Basket or Box being
definitely liked. 7a79i9'. {! '9HA ~ ~ ; -
Article Yd. All sales made by our ssles-
men shall be bona tide, and no deduction
to be made after the fruit leaves the wharf
or depot in said city ,o t't'l., ~ es-i-H
Article 4th. That in all sales made by
our statesmen, there shall be In addition
to the price Of the fruit the sum of twenty
five cents {25y Tor each Basket, and twenty
cents Coy for each Box or Crate, collected
L by said statesmen, of the purchaser the
same price per Basket Box or Crate TO be
refunded by said statesmen, on return and
delivery OF said Basket Box or Crate to
them, or the persons authorized bythcm to
iCOCifO shC EdiilC, w pluce
Of deposit = i i"nR '@ ~ iisFr3r7 aiai
'Aritae 5th.g In the event Of any purl
chaser failing TO comply with these articlas,
or becoming unworthy of credit, it shall
be the duty of the salesinen who may
be aware Of such facts, to apprize ths
salesinen of the. parties to tliis agreement
Of the same and we instruct our statesmen
| to refuse to sell to such delinquent pur-
chaser, until he shall comply with the
conditions aforesaid. 'fqhF
| Article 6h., In the event of any sales
man or agent, failing to comply with the
above and foregoing articles, it will be
deemed sufficient cause for hiH dismissal,
and we bind aud pledge ourselves, SO, ITO
do, For thefull and entire, performance of
each and allsof the foregoing ARTICLES rof
agreement, We .hereunte subscribe eur
names respectively Signed by; eioL
Daniel COrbit, Henry Rowan, ~ Aaron
Reynolds, Serick +. Shallcross, John g.
Corbit, Henry G. Whittock, Wilson. L.
Vandegrift, E..C. Fenimore, i. Perry,
Barney Reybold, Nandyke 4 Mathews,
William M.e Nandegrift, John Whitby,
Samuel Fenimore, Joseph w Vandegrift,
j. b. Fennimore. Anthony Reybold. hi
10 On motion of Seriek f.. Shallcross it
was Rcsotrcd, That in order to carry out
bnore' 'efheientlylth foregoing articles of
agteemeRts We now form ourselves into q
company to be called, tThe lEtaitS Groac-
e's' association Of Delaioars and .lfaxy-
tdadI'qot h3su 9qgi 10 9xia is3gyrl gaT
44sWhereupoh, Daniel Corbet Vas elected
Presidents anthony lReybold, Vice Presi-
dent I. Joseph w. yandegfift, Secretary
L. G. Fenimore Tfeasurer.a.arin lrcsil
-ib0n mutton, Resolved, ,Thatjthel follow
1 ing gentlemen: Sewal G. Biggs, Thomas
J.s Shallcr0ss,g Isaac Parsonsc John II.
Price, Henry Rowan, David J.-Cunmins,
Barney Reybold, james Shewstcr, S.. f.
Shallcross, Milliam Polk, Samuel PEN
-nington,E Henry Whittoek, Wilson i
i Vandegrift, and JehnsA4 Lavender, be 0
eommittee'to invite Fruit Growers gen.
orally to become members, thus insulline
unity of action. by their respective signa-
lures TO the foregoing articles of agreement.
Resotccd, That the Secretary shall trans.
init copy Of tho proceedings effthit
meeting to. each of the foregoing gentlemen
who are respectfully solicited to attenc
promptlyto the duties Of their appointments
to collect the sum of one dellar from eael
member toidefray expenses of printing, &c
and transmit their doingsI 10 the Secretary
before the 9th day of March next. s.i, b5
EeilResOtped, That the Association now ad
jOurn, to meetRt this place, Odessa, flor
{ Saturday the Tth day Of March next, Al
one o'clock, p. NJ and that the Presiden
) be authorized to report, on that day. by
lawsfor the government Of the Association
SAMUEL CORBITg President.
. osaJosEPH W. iNANDEaRlFr, Secretary.
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