Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-09-02

LOOK THROUGH SAMUEL TowNsRND's
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Luoh ThhOUoh SAMUEL TOWN6ENDB
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Townsend station Ia In Appoquinimink
Hundred, iour miles south of Middletown,
on high point Of land which divides the
waters of the Delaware Bay from those of
the Chesapeake, and although place Of it,
tie commerce at the tins of building the
Delaware Railroad, 1t has since the advent
Of the iron horse, became place of consid.
cradle commercial importance, aud is noted
all over the country us the residence of
Samuel Townsend, one of the most success.
ful Peach Growers of Delaware.
The Kent County Ralroal here forms
junction with the Delaware Road. 1t is
finished as far as Millngton, which place
the cars are now regularly running.
The Kent County road is iutersected at
MAsseys X Roads, about l2 miles from
Townsend by the Queen Apnes Railroad
which is now also being built and which
when finished in connection with the Kent
Road will add much to the importance Of
Townsend and make 1t one of the most i'm
portant shipping stations on the Delaware
Railroad.
Desirous of knowing something definite
from Mr. T. in relation 10 his experience 10
peach business, few moments walk found
us entering laws filled with ornamen'a q
shade and fruit trees of every description; a
gravelled walk led us to his plain farm like
mansion where we found him resting from
the excessive labor Of three weeks contlnu-
Gus peach picking and shipping. No varle-
ty being entirely ripe ON the occasion of our
visit. he and his hands were enjoying short
breathing spell, preparatory to renewal of
their labor in day or two,
Afier parikaing of the hospitality of Mr..
T. and his estimable family, a shoIt carIiig
ride brought US into one of Mr.. Towns.nd's s
hundred acre orchards. The sight that
here met our eyes it is difficult to describe
The limbs OF the trees were 80 heavily
laden that they touched the earth all
around, and by standing up in the carriage
we could without difficulty look over the
tops of the long rows of trees, which re-
minded us somewhat of long rows OF weep
ing willows, and had each peach been an O'e
ander blossom the beauty Of the scene could
not have been intensified. MIR. Townend
other ,osc on each side OF the Railroads, 2i2
acres of peach orchards. Several thousspd
trees, being young, have not come into hear
ing. He had, up 10 the time Of our visit. ON
Thursday the 9th inst, stripped about 25,-
900 baskets, all to Now York. He saws he
would not he hotnerrd with Philadrlphia
The returns of his shipments have been very
satisfactory. 5000 baskets shipped last week
he thinks will nett him $1,000 after deduct
ing expenses. What other business he says
would have been half s0 remunerative ?
Twenty years ago he would have been satis-
fed to have made $4,000 in five years, Mr..
Townsend Is very careful In culling his
peaches, this is one reason why he is SO su:
cessful.
g Reeves Favorite" il the largest, most
delicious and commands the highest price
OF any peach marketed.
Mr. T., sent seven boxes the apace di-
yid,d into layers by stats SO thai eacn peach
lay in separate space without touching an
other peach and each box holding b7N
peaches. of this variety TO New York, fnr
which he received $40 per box or neaIls
four CENTS per peach. Mr.. Townsend Is in
every way satisfied with the peach business,
and thinks that ii is not We: fully developed
lie says his crop will amount to al,nut
80 600 baskets on his home farms, ex,lu
siie Of 2OG0 baskets of Hales Earv whci
grew on ftrn owned jointly by him and
his s0n Richard near Kinnst0n, In Somerset
Co, Md these 1000 baskets of Hales Early
were picked from two year old trees He
says the trees mature much faster furihel
down the Peninsula than here in New Gas
tle County. The success Of Mr.. T. certain
~ places him in the front RANK of the peacl
growers of Delaware. RAMBLER.