Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-03-10
PEACHES.

viKws of Mr.. TowNsEND-NRcgssIT OF IN
| MEDIATE PREPARATIONS FOR TRANSPORT
| ING THE NEXT CRoP-A CAUCUS OF NEW
CASTLE GROWERS CALLED.
Samuel Townsend, of Towsend, in re-
sent letter states that some interviews
have been had by the Transporting Com
mittee of the Peninsular Association, with
the President of the p, W., g. B., Railroad,
on the subject of making the freight from
Dover to Jersey City, on one car load OF
peaches, OF 10000 pounds 800, and from
other poi1ts at proportionatc rates, as to
distance. Mr.. Hinckley said he would be
willing TO enter into an arrangement, but
that the peach growers must get the con-
sent Of the Camden and Amboy and N. J..
Rail Roads. This the committee have not
yet done, nor have they yet had consulta-
ton with said companies, "and says Mr.
Townsend, as one of the committee ap-
pointed to act on this matter, suggest an
early meeting with the Presidents of those
roads, and urge the following points for tue
committee TO demand First, reduction Of
freight, so that the whole cost of car load
OF peaches of 10000 lbs. from Dover to
sNf O"yt oha'i hot NACCCu pluO, OlnGI
places IN proportion, and the empty cars
and baskets to be returned free of charge,
and their cars to be as well ventilated as
those of the p. w. & b. r. II. Co. I'd,
the Q. IL A. Co. shall designate an agent or
agents at Jersey City, whose duty it shall
be 10 be present at the arrival of every
peach train, and when called ON by any
agent or commission man who is authorized
to take charge Of the peaches in any car
and ii any peaches, baskets, or crates,
should have been taken or stolen out of
said car the said Rail Road agent or agents
shaV give certificate of the fact to the
CO. mission salesman of the peaches for
him to hand over to his employer, the ship
per, to collect from the Company for all
such losses. Sd, the said @. & A. Co. shall
direct proper persons in their employ to re-
ceipt for all empty baskets to be returned
will protect both shipper and seller. 4th,
the said committee should also insist on the
G. & A. Co. putting up long sheds at Jersey
City, SO that the wholesale peach trade
could be accommodated.
MIR. Townsend further proposes that the
Committee on Consignments and Sales pro-
ceed TO New York at as early day as pos
Sible, and request the Peach Commission
men to meet the Committee at some public
hotel or hall, and that the Committee tell
these commission men that they should not,
alter peaches were sold or engaged at Jer-
sey City, charge the shipper cartage to New
York; and draw up an instrument of writ
ing plainly embody ing the determination of
the growers, and ask all peach statesmen |
who were in favor of this measure to sign |
said instrument, so that the Committee could |
report it at the next meeting of the Peach |
Growers. lie is willing that when fruit is |
not sold In Jersey City, but sent to New |
pay Tor the carriage. He also recommends |
that the Committee call on the Rail Road |
managers and owners of tie Jersey City |
Ferry, and insist on the ferriage on peaches |
being reduced and charged the same rates |
rs other borse-loads of stuff. Now the |
rates are 80 per cent. higher on peaches |
han other stuff, although the said Company |
gets profits Oh the peaches freighted over |
its road. Mr.. Townsend thinks il important |
hat the committees should act during the |
Early part of this month. He also suggests |
| meeting of the peach growers of The lower |
of New Castle County, who ship |
~ railroad, at Middletown Hall, on Saturday,
April 10th, TO concert measures for going TO |
Dover, and insisting on the Peninsular Asso-
station altering or amending its constitution,
" 'hut iuuf uS dt tnlluuletOWn,
Milford, Scaford or Georgetown. In a post
cript, Mr.. Townsend says:
The item, last year, on carriage alone
rom Jersey City, was for 100000 of
'askets at cents each, $50, 1000. Now de-
|uct one-fourth, (Which Is high estimate)
Or what was retailed in New York by the
$4,000, it still leaves
100000 for carriage; then 10 per cent
harged on this 100000 as sales, and you
ave the grand total of $4,000 directly
obbed out of the Peach Growers. Then
ONE home in Delaware and add 500, 600
iore, robbed by the State Tax bill on Rail
Roads, and you have o total of $50, 900
njustly taken from the Peach Growers of
Delaware on one crop, Then again, last
ear, there was 1000 car loads of peaches
hipped, and take Dover as the standard of
;l35 a car, and you have $540, 900 freight
aid by the Peach business. Now, suppose
'e can get ihe said freight reduced $s5 per
ar from Dover. it would have been on last
ears crop $4,000. Then add $50, 200
n carriage, over commission, and State tax,
nd you have the grand total of $22G, 900,
lat can be saved, this year, on such a crop
f peaches as we had the last year. There {
,re the necessity of Peach Growers unit ,
'g in associations TO protect themselves {
ON extravagant charges as above"
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