Middletown transcript., 1871-05-20
Er nc .Miiis,orn Transrrpi.
THE PEACH INTER- EST.

the 9th inst. and in another place in your
paper you say it is the last pow-wow 4"
OF the peach growers Of the season. In
both statements you have erred Had
YOU published the proceedings Of tho meet.
ing as the Phila Ledger did you would have
been nearer correct, The Ledger sent u
special reporter to our meeting. whilst not
one Of the Delaware papers was represent
ed. claim TO be the originator OF the
proposition TO try and get the Governor to
call the Legislature together to readiust
the Tax Bill, aud made that motion for u
committee of three from each county, (scc
report in the Ledger) And further, ms
! you call ii, /" There will he another pow
WOW on the third Tuesday in June, at Do
yer People may slur at the peach busi-
ness as much us they plcnsc. but would
ask what would have been the condition
oi u great portion Of Delaware and might
say all, for all parts feel it, had il not been
Tor the influence Of the peach buincss.
t,o to Philadelphia, where your mcr-
chants deal and get credit, aud you are
asked, "What is the prospect FOR a crop of
I peaches has the frost hurt them" Nc
Your Legislature, indirectly tax the peach
I growing interest along the Railroad abou,
one-iourth Of the State tax, or one fourth
enough To pay the interest on the State
debt And when the representatives Of
[ this great interest meets. there is not sui
I dciuu, libcrali'y in the Delaware papers to
send a reporter But the Philaiclphans
I who are alive 70 their own and our inter-
est send a reporter. Our olicc, in hold
Y ing said meeting was to take measures
looking to the calling of an extra session
Of the Legislature, to relieve The peach
I growers and shipper. by railroad Of unjus,
burdens ont Of NIL proportion with other
growers along ia, wa~r courses, and 9th.
er trymins interest.
I \ committee hi. been appointed and /
anu ona 1t ia number We shall do all
So can to accomplish our object which il
ab'aiucl will benefit the plhiic gru-rally
and ,aYr ci;ii nii,u and law suts which
are curse lasac,tiy With regard to the
communication III the Transcrip, to u
peach grower anl from a peach grower
~ ding ecrt4in suggestion. to the cNeeu-
tive commit,"r ct the pennsular frui;
iruwers Association, | would say to this
correspondent or private instructor of peach
growers, ii he is peach grower as ha says
he IS, that lc can become member Of our
association Tor b. .nm Of iwo dollars aud
continue for one iollir per aunum; that
our association j. composed Of farmers.
cnrgryssuInn. -cpngrc>sn, ii. nlgcs law
yors, doctor, ami most all o,htr prolcs.
>.uHs, AMI IN i've minutes nj one ol our
meetings this advisor would iinl We pfet-
,y nearly knew our ba,inrs, rs wpllas he.
.,9S f.r his benefit wil ul,rm him tia,
wa hai n6irl ,Aat t. pt.ua Central il
Il. Co had OF Iyr abap, buyinc or lels.
iag the Camlpn x Amboy H. Il We de-
fylrei iwl muI;ls af nearly Sa, from -
ins up - Philadelphia T. uefaug, for the
peach ireights for ISL but lad finally
INV Mr. Welsh. bfesii ~ oi the Camden
X Amhng 1, Il ~ aud Mr. Iincklsy.
AMI partly arranged for the present year,
The Legislature after that lul tax on the
T. W. 4 y /, Il Ca of about sol 900
maan; afelsi to pay interest on the STATE
iclt. ani o. a consequence the railroad
proposes ~ lay cpusiieiab. portion OF
this sun oa ltt persons ~, II, !, peaches
by railroad Al taxes should I've i, even
y anl hon ,:ly hii on all property aud
/ interests a. possible. AMI tbs Sasan who
wrai' that LETTER dii not display any par
/ titulnr COOL ,ause nhea b. slii that tits
laukcc-wo!l,ol monopoly oulrageansly inn
posed upon the people Of Delaware. gnor.
/ ing llws, Irainriag their authorities, and
/ cNtnrlng their hard earnings fnr frei ghi
and transportation. To my surprise, gen
+ iIsHel at yHft association are constantly
/ lcfgndiug the Railroad auth lritics anl de-.
neancing our Tax aws rs unins, aul op-
+ rrsssiy, The writer of the ahoss stuff
i quoted, il ono of that pp,see thap hase
been trying to hhoiwink and mi.lcnl the
/ people and in his iusoleuce he accuses
memlcrs of onr association of defending
the railroad and deaouucing the tax laws
Have we not good reason 10 denounee
the tax laws, for in addition to paying as
high taxes as other people, We, the peach
growers aud stirpfr' by rail in ls69 paid
S20 600, IL 1870 al0 600 and from Tres.
cnt prospects Of peaches and the new tax
bill, if not altered or amended. We will
= i.
Is this right Or fair ought any legislature
to tax one interest twenty times more than
another, and Is il good treatment TO per.
sons growing peaches IN one particular CO.
ton TO be indirectly taxed By the Lagisla-
turc?
Is to Yankees they have their failings as
other people and are generally told Of then,
but this much can safely say TO Mr.. Cor
respondent Of the Transcript, that withou,
Yankee capital there would not yet have
been any railroad down this peninsula, no
peaches raised on that line. and us n con.
sequence no money and no tax robbery
and to-day If that much abused p W. l.
y. II. II Co. were TO withdraw their ears
below Wilmington. whore would be those
wonderful branches that are furnished ms
it were, with life blood from the main
stem in the way Of engines and ears. This
abuse Of the railroad has method in II. il