Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-11-04
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Growers Associa-
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MEssRs. EDIToRs.-I was much surprised on
looking over the DELAWARE TRIBUNE of the 2Sth
instant, at the statement headed with the caption
of this article to find such an Incorporate feeling
exhibited by some of the members, towards the
Presidents and employees of the railroad compa-
mics.
One person, who processes to teach 'pcace and
good will unto all men," when vote of thanks
was asked for the presidents, superintendent,
| "conductors, and brakesmcn of the railroad COM
"panies for the safe and efficient transportation
I" of our great crop of peaches for 1860 amount
ing to over 1000, 900, of baskets" appeared to
forget his teaching and said, he did not wish
"to appear before the world as returning thanks
"to fatted Monopoly" and followed IL with the
very appropriate language ait was sucking the
" life blood out of the people" and reverenily
hope called upon his Maker, or to use his own
words might God save him FROM such thing"
| Another member when the Resolution " was
proposed, seemed to 'flre up, and take on
WRATH" calling such proposition, "cringing
crawling and scraping to railroad company.
| This 'crawling must have brought down the
house." and presume was called "doing it up
/ brOUn."
1t would not be unnatural to suppose the Pres
idcnts, efficient employees and 'bridgc which had
| carried safely over such an immense crop, with
out an accident or loss of any consequence, might
be entitled among gentlemen to the ordinary
| courtesies of business life.
Contrast the feeling exhibited in the Delaware
Association" with the following notice OF the
peach crop of the West from the Chicago cor
respondent OF the New York Times, OF October
23d, 1869:
"THE PEACH CROP.
The st. Joseph peach crop has been abundant
this year. We are now receiving the last sup
: plies from that region, completing peach sen.
Il 20 f,,,r stof dnraf
baskets haye been marketed from the Michigan
I peacherles and the price has been highly reInu
ncrative. friend of ours banked $4,000 yes
terday, the net proceeds Of his crop OF $500
baskets. The crop In the southern part of thi
| State, however, has been to certain extent ,
failure. The budded trees have been almos
. completely so, while the seedlings have dom
much better The same result was experienced
last year, and the fruit rnisers are becoming con
| WINGED that the failure is radical, and they hav
set about replacing budded trees with seedlings
. which are generally sure bearers. The budde!
= trees also decay and die early, while the seed
!. lngs are known to last generation and be con
e slant bearers all tho WHILE Whether this Is a.
case in other sections or not have not learned.
n Here IL seems that net price of not quite 391
!, cents per basket is esteemed highly remunera
:. tive" have understood the Michigan baskt
y is larger than those used with us; also, thu
~ those Delaware gentlemen who, this year, shippe
by rail good fruit and had 1t properly put up TO
10 tie market, realized Qf what everybody 50,
price; although, in addition to the alleged cxto
:, tomato railroad charges, they paid for commi
q sions (soine 10 per cent? for carriage a cents p,
10 basket) and, as I am told, cent per basket
IA meet the new State tax upon Delaware industr
q Under these circumstances, how much I'll
40 blood" did this T" fatted monopoly" "suck
~ presume that distance from market and cost
lis transportation ara of but small account wi
mt those grumblers and the only mode of satisfyii
them would be to allow them TO take the "lior
M share" of proceeds of sales. DELAWARE.
~ November LIST, 1869.