Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-10-28
Penin.ular Vru,t Growers A..os,ation.

lar Fruit Growers Association convened at
Dover, on Wednesday, 10th instant, Presi-
dent j. p. Cochran in the chair. An cleo
tion of officers was held and the same
board was continued. II. Todd was placed
on the Executive Committee in place of
General Torbert. The following gentlemen
were appointed as committee on consign-
ments, sales, ETC., with special instructions
to secure reduction Of carriage from Jersey
City to Washington market, to wit: Ii.
Todd, s. Townsend, J. H. Hevern, Charles
Brown and MIR. Willis. s. Townsend
thought the committee should insist on
more prompt return of empties. ]. A. Full
ton said that a committee had been ap-
pointed at the last meeting for the transpor-
tatlon of fruit by water, and that the prompt
service of this committee had saved the
peach growers thousands of dollars, and he
moved that the expenses of the committee
be paid out of the funds of the association.
MIR. Townsend opposed the resolution. Mr..
Fulton reported about 800 in the treasury.
q. w. Cummins moved that any committee
or member of the association having claims
against the association be requested to pre-
sent them to the Treasurer before the next
meeting, and that the Treasurer be instruct
ed to present said claims to the association
al its next meeting for consideration. Car
ried. Mr.. Townsend offered resolution
and moved its adoption, rendering the
thanks of the association to the Presidents,
Superintendcnts, Conductors, and Brakes
men of the railroad companies for the safe
and efficient transportation Of our great
crop Of peaches for 1869, amounting to
| over 10000 600 baskets.
Mr.. Bradford was opposed to any such a
resolution. I'VE are under no obligation
to the Railroad companies for doing what
we paid them for doing aud paid them an
exorbitant price, too. He did not wish to
be held up, and have the Association held
up before the State, and before the world.
as returning thanks to fatted monopoly,
| that was daily sucking the life-bood out of
the pcople-might God save him from such
a thing"
Mr.. G. Brown was also opposed to the
| resolution. lie said the railroad companies
| charge too much, are partial and unfair.
| lie told of Mr.. Stout, for whom Mr.. Ide
refused to send fruit if all his ;reights were
| not paid in advance, and of other grievances
he had suffered, and then of u certain MIR.
Gregar who could send as much fruit as he
liked without paying freight In advance, &c.
He said Mr.. Townsend was, he understood,
special favorite of the railroad company,
and could have things pretty much as he
pleased. Just here Mr.. Townsend broke in,
but being excited no one could understand
what he said. The President, in loud
tone, requested him to take his scat. Mr..
Brown didn't like this cringing, crawling,
and scraI'ing TO the railroad company. They
were imposing upon us. The freighs aud
commissions took more Than half the price
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| Mr. Townsend said that God knows If the
ireights and commissions did take half, then
peaches brought more than anything else
we could raise under Gods Heavens, and he
would inform the gentleman that he was not
accustomed to cringing, crawling and scrap
ing TO anybody, but thought we ought at
least to give some kind Of thanks to the
railroad companies for doing things as they
agreed TO do them-it was not right to abuse
them the same for doing right as for doing
wrong. He also thought the freight was
too high-$l00 he thought was enough from
Dover, other points pro-rata. He was tired
Of this internal and eternal growing.
G. w. Cummins said his friends would
pardon him, for it was not egotism for him
to say that in all his years which had merci-
fully heightened, that he had tried TO do as
little evil as possible, and that in all these
years he had ever tried to contribute some
thing to the good. lie had become a mem
Der of the association that he might possibly
be of use to the fruit growers Of this
peninsula, for years since he had seen that
the peninsula would become one vast Fl uit
garden. lie knew that the success and use
fulness of this association depends very
materially upon the unanmity and
good order manifested in their meetings
He thought Mr.. Townsend's motives
good, but was sorry to have to disagree
with him as to policy. He was opposed
to the resolution. He said ii the
peach crop paid better, the charges were
greater. If growers did not get over 40 cents
per basket, II took all to pay the freights and
commissions. He thought we had better let
the X. II. Co. alone entirely. He knew ar
rangements could be made to ship every
peach, growing in this State, by water at less
than half the cost by r. r. He thought we,
in justice to ourselves, ought to make ar
engagements to ship our fruits by boats the
next peach year.
Mr. Brown was of the same opinion. He
said he had been insulted by the r. II. Co.
often enough.
On motion of r. II. Cummins, Mr., Town
sends resolution was tabled. MIR. Brown
moved that the committee to arrange for
water transpertations to be continued. Car
red. The committee is composed of j. l..
Ilevern, VIM. Townsend, VIM. Beaston,
q. w. Cummins and J. Emerson.
Mr. s. Townsend moved that an extra
committee of nine persons be appointed to
labor to get the freight reduced On the rail
roads, which after discussion, was carried,
and following gentlemen appointed to wit j:
J. p. Cochran, G. Beaston, =. f. Shallcross,
Geo w. Cummins, s. Townsend, ii. Todd,
j. w. Houston, W. Polk, and G. Brown.
On motion, the Association adjourned to
an indefinite time.-Sniyraa Times.