Middletown transcript., 1870-03-05
Written for Tie Midlletown Transcript

letter in ''Transcript' of last week and
approving Of it so heartily, l feel it to be
the duty of some peach grower to notice
the communication publicly, and fearing
it might not be done, venture word in
recognition of Mr.. rs valuable services
to his fellow peach growers He was the
first to begin to work for their intrests,
d. he began in earnest, has always been in
earnest, is in earnest now, and if VIC will
but cooperate with him our rights will be
secured. Mr.. Townsend has no more
peach trees and not as many as some of
the mombers of the Fruit Growers Asso-
ciation," consequently he cannot be judg-
ed as acting from impure or selfish mo-
tives, he must be working for the interests
of all other peach growers as well as for
his own, and as consequence for the
good of the whole Peninsula. He says
he has complaint to make against US for
not attending the regular meeting of the
association on the 18th ultlmo. He has
just cause for complaint, and man oil
ordinary zeal and perseverance would be
discouraged when he found that those who
are as deeply interested as himself, seem
to be so luke-warm and careless about n
matter of so much moment. Every peach
grower says he wants to get all out of his
peaches he possibly can--but it looks as
though many of them would like to lie Oh
their oars and let others work and spend
their money, as Mr. T. and few others
have done, to bring about the means
whereby they can realize most for their
fruit If the matter of IL reduction Of
freight on peaches does not concern our
people. pray what does? No man can
make money in these times raising grain
in this country, for reasons apparent To
all who have been there" We all say
money is tight and scarce, many are will
ling to pay 20 per cent to secure it tn
meet their necessities, and know Mr. I.
will join with me in saying, 50 they ought
to be compelled to do, while they tnmcly
submit 10 the extortionatc rate Of freight
demanded by the r. r. Co.'S who carry
our peaches. Suppose We had saved 10
cents per basket on the peaches we ship
ped last year, the grower who shipped
5000 baskets would have realized the
handsome little sum Of $500 more than
he did, and larger shippers more in pro-
portion. Now is the time to appeal to
them forcibly by asking them if these
SIN Il sums, which were rightrully theirs,
would not be " handy things to have about
the house" to meet their little dues, &c
10 cts. per basket can be saved this ycar
If we will Join Mr.. T. now and not SLEEP
until it is too late to accomplish anything
as we have done in the past. Let us be
up and doing, and join Mr.. 1. in calling
a special meeting and trying to effect
something Grain will not pay us, but
peaches have paid us and will pay us in
the future, if we, 4" knowing our rights
dare maintain them" Peaches last yeaI
were abundant and low, especially in Bal
timore market, but by price current re-
ceived from that city for the week ending
February 26th, 1870, / see canned peaches
quoted at $3 rs per doz. for , lb cans
and 49, per doz. for Id. cans. A
bushcl of peaches will make at least ;
dozen 2 lb. cans, worth mr. after such {
full crop, 1913 in ono of the poorcs
markets for peaches in the country. Al
low 81 IS per doz. for canning, We have
81. 90 per bushel left for our peaches
merely mention the above to show tha
peaches will pay, whether they reduce
freight or not, nothing will pay US better
and the time to grow peaches is no0 while
they will grow Mr.. Townsend's Letter
is sound throughout, his proposed rate o
freight will pay the r. b. Company hand
somely; by calculation, car last sum
mer carrying peaches, for one week pai'
the II. r. Co. over ten times as mucl
as it would have done in same time car
rying grain at their own rate to N, y
Turely this difference is too great, tha
can afford to give us u lower rate. L
our view of the matter they stand in thci
own light by demanding such eycesslv
charges Let them reduce their .arri
to fair rate and We will see in five year
from now twice as many peach tree
growing in Delaware and Maryland Il
there are to-day, and they will reap tn
advantage as well as the growers.
might here say, that if the G q A. CC
are not willing to reduce freights let U
look elsewhere. The writer has been
communication for some time with anothe
Co. who seem anxious TO secure the trad
and think they will be able to report fl
yorably in a short time. AT fret | onl
intended to write few lines, it being M
first effort to write anything for news
paper, but the peach subject is one of sue
great interest to me that | could say
my way, great deal on it, but fearing
have already said too much | will close
asking Mr. Z. to excuse me for not a
tending the meeting on the ground OF s
we're indisposition, and doubtless son
others had good excuses, but all could n
have had. We will try to do better in Il
future. A PEAcu GRewER
MddletoUn, March Sd. 1870.