Middletown transcript., 1870-02-19
Pen,n.ular Fruit Growers Association.

iotu lhSeuuts III luc huotuce VI EIeSlueht
and Vice Presidents, on motion of Mr.. Fulton, |
L. j. Carter was called to the chair.
After the reading of the minutes of the annual |
session, which were adopted, Mr.. Fulton presen- |
ted several communications from the President of
the association and the presidents of the different
railroad companies, in relation TO carriage of
fruit which without reading were referred to
the Committee on Railroad Transportation, for Il
more definite report.
The report of the Committee on Water Com
municaton being called for, Mr.. Ilevcrin stated
that he deemed ii unnecessary for the committee
to report more than progress. The indications
of large crop were not yet sufficiently developed
to enable the committee to make final report;
but the association might rest assured that if
there was a large crop, there would be plenty of
competition in the carriage of fruit. The success
of last years experiments when 25o, 900
baskets were sent by water in insufficient boats
provided at very short notice. was an indication
of what we might expect the present season with
a large crop, large number of first class boats
having already been rendered the committee to
enter into competition with the railroad COM
panies. He said it was necessary for the assoca
| tion to have control of the boats, in order 10
| regulate the starting time from each landing.
| Parties in New York, owning steamboats,,
ready to contract, but the committee were
dcavoring to get the boats subject to the control
of the association.
| Mr. Todd said he had no doubt of the entire
success of water transportation; parties in Mary
land who last year shipped by Railroad were this
year determined to send their fruit through the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal to New York by
water
Mr. Fulton thought that some arrangements
should be made to take the fruit down the creek
in lighters to the different steam boat landings.
1t would be necessary TO ascertain whether the
steamboat companies or the shippers would fur
nish lighters.
! Mr.. L. then read communication from Nc
| Daniel and Todd, Attorneys of the Association
in New York resignng their appointment IS such.
Mr.. Samuel Townsend said he did not sec the
necessity for accepting the resignation as they
had never been employed by this association in
single case, Messrs. Todd and Day advocated the
acceptance of the resignation, which was finally
| accepted.
Mr.. Townsend inquired whether the cores
pondence of the President had been read, and
| went on to state that there was powerful COM
bination against the peach growers. There was
no trouble with the 2. W. & b. Railroad, it was
all with the Camden Amboy. Mr.. Todd, Trea-
surer, read his report, there being $50 80 on
hand. One of the members of the association
presented bill for expenses to New York. Mr..
Townsend opposed the wasting of time over such
trihing things when by n little effort, $50, 900
might have been saved, if the association had
used their inf and got the four cents per
basket from sey City to New York deducted
from their expenses. Another leak might be
stopped by having the baskets promptly returned
or make the Commission merchants pay for them
He had spent S500in going back and forth to
New York in the interest of the fruit growers,
and he would not thiuk of presenting his bill
He wanted to know if meeting could not be
held in Middletown for his part he was tired of
coming to Dover to meet half dozen who had
not yet got walked up to the Importance of the
peach growing interests. If this Association
could not meet in Mddetown, he was in favor of
forming another association for the peach grow
ing section of New Castle County.
Mr. Brown reminded Mr. Townsend that he
was member of the committee on Railroad
Transportation, and hoped that he had some re-
. port to make upon which the association could
base some action. He believed Mr.. T. was on the
committee on baskets and he had not yet heard
! any report from that committee. lie was very
> lucky for he got all his baskets and had no rea-
son 10 complain.
Mr.. Townsend wanted instructions from the
Association, if they said SO he would wait inme-
o dately upon the officers of the Camden & Am
e boy road and tell them that we would never
k ship another peach over it until they would pro-
h tect them from robbers and thieves, and he would
Y tell the commission men of New York that we
!, would absolutely refuse to pay the four cents a
e basket freight between Jersey City and New
: York.
= Mr. Brown said the whole matter belonged tc
d the Committees, and hoped they would make
g report to the Association, and he had no doub
o that recommendations of the committee woulC
e be adopted by the association.
o the MEMBERS in which it was claimed by Mr.
lie Heverin that peaches could be shipped by waite
1t for ten and not higher than fifteen cents per bas
W ct from any point on the Delaware river, mo
'. ton was made and carried to have the name
of the members of the following committee
ID published:
V, Committee on Water Transpor tation-Jame
III l.. Heverin, William Townsend, John Emerson
m Charles Brown, George w. Cummins.
IN Committee on Railroad Transportaton-Johl
1nrI,r las Sor,olS I'LL
in cross, George W Cummins, Samuel Townsend
is Henry Todd, John w. Houston, Charles Brown
On William Polk.
iy Committee on Consignments and Sales-Henr
ro Todd, Samuel Townsend, James L. Heverln
ne Charles Brown, II. N. Willetts.
n The association then adjourned TO meet i
Is Dover, on Tuesday, the 10Th of April Con
nercial.
v PENINSULA MACHINE WoRKs.-We regret TO nc
d. tce that these valuable works, located in thi
ne town, are still unoccupied and can but wonder
a that works of The kind, so convenient if not e;
OF senal TO the farmers of the peninsula, should
ng permitted to stand idle, in an active energet
nd business community like this. There is none
ne to be made in the manufacture and repair of as
lls ricultural machinery in these works; money hs
to been made there in the past, and can be mad
lis again. We sincerely wish some capitalist woul
me look after these works, and gladden. wit
ng the sound of the steam whistle again. The shol
IN are under light rent, and contain good Fl
teen-horse engine and boiler in good order, lii
ad shafting lathes, boring MILL drill presses, plane
or saws and full sets of tools in the machine sho
ant a wood and pattern shop fully equipped wi
no wood working tools; blacksmith shop and fl
b;s sets Of forges, tongs &c. suitable for first ella
pe. shor, together with a foundry containing lar
nd lot of patterns hasks new cupola, ladle, &
or. all of which are in good order, and could be p
.st in operation in an hour. We learn that the pre-
~ ent owner will dispose of the tools, machiner
and stock, at very great sacrifice, and W
RS make the terms of payment very easy. A lar
hat and profitable trade might be done in these shoL
asst in the foundry alone the patterns for reaper
of horse-powers, and other implements used f
90. miles around. Let your business meneook at I
rn, matter, and take steps to form a stock compai
er- and start the enterprise upon solid basis al
render it one of the business attractions of o
town.
hn
i'd Mr. John Townsend, of Townsend, Del
om Thursday afternoon, ordered n colored man