Smyrna times., 1869-10-20
lFor the smyrna Times.
TIE Fruit Growers Association.

TIE Fruit Growers Association. e
At th4 call 9f the President, the Association II
convened in Dover yesterday afternoon, 18th, "
President j. P Cochran in the chair. An Il
election of officers was had and the same board O
was continued III. Todd was placed on the /
Executive CSmmittee in place of Gen. Torbert. C
The following gentlemen were appointed as a IT
committee on cOnsignments, sales, &C., with ]
special Instructions to secure a reduction of
carriage from Jersey city to Washington market
to wit Ii. Todd, 5. Townsend j. II. Hevern
Cbas. Brown aud Mr. Willis s. Townsend I
thought the committee should insist on a more
prompt return Of empties. j. A. Fulton said
that a committee had been appointed at the
last meeting for the pOrtatiOn Of fruit by
water, and that the prompt service ofthis com.
had saved the peach growers thousands Of dol
lars, and he moved that the expenses of the |
com. be paid out OF the funds OF the association !
Mr. Townsend opposed the resolution. Mr. |
Fulton reported about 800 in the treasury.
u. w. CumminS moved that any committee or
member of the association having claims against
the association be requested to present them to
the Treasurer before the next meeting, and that
Treasurer be instructed to present said claims
to association at its next meeting tOr consider
alton. Carried. Mr.. Townsend offered res
J Olution and moved its adoption, rendering the
thanks of the association to the Presidents,
Superintendents, Conductors and Brakemen
of the railroad companies for the safe and eff
cent transportation of our great crop of peaches
for 80, amounting to over 1000, 900 baskets.
Mr.. Bradford was opposed to any such a
resolution. I'VE are under no obligation to the
r Railroad companies for doing what we paid
. them for doing, and paid them an exOrbltant
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 a
: fatted monopoly, that was daily sucking the
n life. blood o,lto of tho paOpla-rNIUhf (NOH
= HIM from such thing"
:, MIR. q. Brown was also opposed to the reso-
luton. He said the railroad companies charge
too much, are partial and unfair. He told OF
L a MIR. Stout for whom Mr.. Ide refused to send
e. fruit if all his freights were not paid in ad
n vance and of other grievances he had suffered
and then of a certain Mr.. Gregar who coulC
ID send as much fruit as he liked without paying
~ freight in advance, &c. He said Mr.. TOWNSEND
was, he understood, a special fayorite OF th'
in railroad company, and could have things prett!
+ much as he pleased. just here Mr.. TOWNSEND
broke in, but being excited no one coul,
understand what he said. The President, il
5u in loud tone, requested him to take his seat
IS Mr.. Brown didn't like this cringing, crawling
and scraping to the railroad company. The
- were imposing upon u.s. The Heights an
~ ~ commissions took more than half the price tn
a peaches brought in market.
~t Mr.. Townsend said that God knows if tn
70 freights and Commissions did take half-the
- peaches brought more than anything else W
a could raise under Gods Heavens, and he woul
;s inform the gentleman that he was not accu'
in toned to crlnging, crawling rnd creaplng
t,n ha any body But thought we ought at least
" give some kind of thanks to the K. K. Co
:" in for doing things as they agreed to do them
m 90 was not right to abuse them the same for dOin
90 right as for doing wrong. He also thought ii
- freight was too high-$l00 he thought W;
o{ enough from Dover, other points prO-rata. /
ho was tired Of this internal and eternal growlin
II. CIV. Cummins said his friends would pard'
I'd him, for it was not egotisn for him to say tn
H. in all his years which had mercfully lengthe
"a ed, that he had tried to do little evil pc
: o0u sible, and that in all these years he had ev
Il tried to contribute something to the good. |
% aH, had become member of the association tn
he might possibly be of use to the fruit gro
ITO ers of this peninsula, for years since he h
~ seen that the peninsula would become one v;
49, fruit garden. He knew that the success a
ond usefulness of this association depends very II
e"u e terialy upon the unanmity and good orc
,ni,, manifested in their meetings. He thong
,nc ny Mr.. TOwnsend's motives good but was sorry
,ho have to disagree with him as to policy.
- eaS was opposed TO the resolution. lie said if t
% "oi peach crop paid better, the charges were gre
/, :, err. II growers did not get over 10 cents
-' " basket, it took all to pay the freghts and co
missions. lie thought we had better let t
.oo r. K. Co. alone entirely. He knew arranl
res ments could be made to ship every peaC
1dg t1lng growing in this State, by water at less tn
It Ies. half the cost by K. r. He thought we,
hIi M justice to ourselves, ought to make arrangme
Mr to ship our fruits by boats the next peach ye
.! ,un- Mr.. Brown was of the same opinion.
uI ~. said we had been insulted by the r. r.
Iay often enough.
ldg On motion of r. H. Cummins, Mr.. Toy
enu' sends resolution was tabled. Mr.. Bro
man moved that the committee to arrange for wa
, re- transportation be continued. Carried.
{ DC committee is composed of j. L. Hevern, w
any Townsend, VIM. Beaston, G. w. Cumm
reat and j. Emerson.
IN! tne MIR. S. Townsend moved that an extra &C
t: mittee of nine persons be appointed to labor
ms get the freight reduced on the railroads, viii
'iuei after difcussiOn, was carried, and the follow
h"i wE, gentlemen appointed to wit: J. P. Cochr
nelp q. Beaston, S. +. ShalcrOss, Geo. w. Gu
pres; pres Minis s. Townsend, II. Todd, j. w. Heust
o%IeI % W. Polk, and g. Brown.
roao .'na On motion, the Association adjourned to
Two Indefinite time