Middletown transcript., 1870-07-30
LOCAL AND STATE ArrAIns.

Snt,si Pio"s, tnresners, reapers ana all kinds of
agricultural impements--the workers in brick
and mortar, leather. iron, wood and stone. -
these are the men who, in conjunction with those
who employ their capital in productive industry
build up the towns and cities of the land. The
merchants, shop-keepers, traffickers, offices, &c.
are conveniences and useful as agencies to minis
ter 10 the wants and needs Of society, but there
is a tendency towards an overplus of this class
in every community. What is needed in every
place Is more mechanics, more producers, more
manufacturers more capital employed in pro-
ductlve industry, to build up and develop the
town or neighborhood where such capital exists.
II the money of a town or neighborhood is lock-
cd up in bank stock, or bonds, or employed in
distant enterprises, it is of but little public bene-
Mt. femployed in shaving, at usurious rates
OF interest, it not only positively injurious to
business, but exercises hurtful and demoraliz-
ing influence upon society. To build up town
and neighborhood, its capital and business ener-
gies must be employed and expended at home,
not sent abroad, to build up enterprises in dis
tant places which possess no local interest and
which pay, perhaps, a smaller per cent than the
industries which might employ it at home Capital
is needed in Middetown. Houses pay a rental
of twelve to twenty-five per cent. and more hou-
ses are needed. a peach canning establishment
is needed here. 1t would be convenience and
source of profit to the peach growers, and would
furnish profitable employment to many women
folding their hands in idcncss and sitting about
the street corners gazing upon vacancy. Wool
en- and cotton factories might be established here
and made as profitable as they are at other pla-
ces, adding TO our population, increasing our.
productive industry, and swelling the account
OF the general wealth. We have sites for paper
mills, tanneries, and other industries, which
would pay our capitalists quite as well, if not
great deal better, than Government, State, or
Pacific or other rail road bonds and build up
our section, improve and develop our town and
neighborhood, enlarge our population, and slim
uate trade and business generally. We throw
out these remarks for the consideration of the
Intelligent business men and capitalists around
US. The energy and enterprise are here, the cap
ital is here-all that is needed is combination
and proper direction towards home enterprise
ana local development. The capitalist would
thus stimulate the mechanic and artisan, and
the increased product of their operative labor
would react bcnefcially upon the capitalist, en-
hancing the value of his houses and lands, and
paying him better profit than his bonds be-
cause it is the nature Of well conducted industry
and enterprise to increase and multiply and
grow with the growth ofsurrounding Industries,
but the value of bonds and like investments, as
general thing, is stationery, consequently not
so productive.
PEACH lTEMs.-The Hale's EARLY variety is al
most an entire failure this year, at least in this
eection. Farmers who on Saturday last expected
to ship at least hundred baskets on Monday,
did not ship more than twenty baskets, so badly
had they rotted. One gentleman of this town
who shipped over six hundred baskets last year,
VIII not ship fifty baskets of this variety this
year. 1t is said the honey bees and black flies
swarm upon them by the million.
We are shipping two car loads of fruit per day
1000 baskets-from Clayton.
The Jersey Blue will soon commence daily
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peach trade.
Two tugs are advertised TO run from SMYRNA
Greek to carry fruit.
A line of steamers will not be maintained from
Mahons, 1t is understood the crop not being
large enough to sustain it. Last year about
5000 baskets were shipped via this route.
A great portion of the Sussex crop is going via
the Lewes steamers which will soon make daily
trips They can put the fruit in New York two
hours earlier than the cars, and at a greatly re-
duced freight. The distance from Lewes by wa
ter. is about las miles to New York, and by rail
about 24O miles, hence the boats have the advan-
tage.
Several farmers in this vicinity have sold their
crops Tor 30 cts. per basket we understand and
one or two small crops have been sold for dol
lar.-SmyrRq Times.
The shipment of Hales Early peaches will be
pretty much over, after next week This variety
OF the peach is but little esteemed. 1t has to be
picked and shipped in an unripe state or else it
will rot and fall. No more trees of this variety
will be planted here, and some who have the
trees are talking of having other varieties grated
upon their stocks. Mr.. VIM. Flintham, of Mid
die Neck, has shipped the finest lot of Hales that
has been sent to market this season. They were
of large size and well colored.
Sheriff Richardson will sell on the 18th of Au-
gust, at the hotel of Joseph Yarnall, in New
Castle brick house and frame kitchen ON Or
ange street, taken in execution as the property of
Francis j. Callahan. Also on Saturday. the
18th of August. at Black Bird, the real estate of
George Snats, known as the Cornelius Walker
iarm containing ] IL acres, and another lot of
80 acres. Also at the same time and place the
iarm OF Susannah llukill. containing over 300
acres Of land.
Our town commissioners have been filing up
lhe Impressions in our streets for some davs past
and they are looking much improved. The gut
ters need cleaning ont, and the weeds need re-
| moving Lake street and Cass street both need
attention. The former requires grading. and
the latter needs raising in the centre and the
cutters opened and the side walks defined A
great deal OF labor is needed upon our streets.
and our commissioners will do all that they have
funds to pay for.
LAND SALEs.-Sheriff Wilds made the follow
ing sales in this town, on Thursday last The
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| from town, containing 25O4 acres r. B. Garman,
| for IA, 100. Mr.. West bought the farm of the
purchaser for $22, 900 about three years since.
Also the farm of Samuel NJ. Jones, near Black
st0ns Cross Roads, containing about 200 acres,
to David J.. Murphy, of Newark, for Sc, 2OO.-
Smyrna Times.
The excursion TO Lew,s, which we mentioned
last week, will come off on Monday next the Isl
OF August The train will leave Middlctown al
| 7lo, A; NJ and leave Lewcs at G, p. NJ allowing
about five or six hours at the beach. Tickets fol
the round trip 50 90. Same price at all stations
above Middletown. We understand that three
cars will be allotted to the passengers from this
station.
Simmons, Slocum h Co.'S great ethiopian com.
6inatlon, comprising the very best performers in
the United States will give two entertainments
in the Town Hall, in this place, on the 18th and
18th OF August next. The company are fnishinp
an elegant opera house in Philadelphia at A. cos1
OF S95, 600 and give these entertainments is prio,
TO occupying it.
A race has been made between S. B. Foord
Jr.s Cecil, and a trotter belonging to Mr.
McCrone at Ilarc's Corner. The race will be
contested at Warwick, on Thursday, Aug. 4th