Middletown transcript., 1871-11-25
For The .Midigeiorn Transerypf.


Mn EpITon IL sec in the Sussex
Journal the proceedings Of what was in-
tended to be an adjourned meeting Of the
Peach Growers Association, and that the
meeting was called TO order By the Secre-
tary Of that Association. expected to
have been present. | went down to my
fruit farm, in Somerset county, on Mon
day, but owing to the storm on Tnesdny
was unable to attend to what went
down to do until Wednesday, therefore
did not &c, to the meeting
! see by the repor, of the proceedings,
that the speakers said that the Peninsula
Association never did any good for peach
growers What willful mistake that
was. When the Association was formed
there was no regular line TO Jersey City
The Peninsula Peach Growers Association
perfected that route +; caused iits,.class ven-
! tilatcd ears to bo built: got freight re-
duced from $3.50 TO Sl00 per car load
from Dover, and the right TO put in 49,
900 pounds, or 52s baskets. not rs some
Scaford shippers do. put 10 500 crates and
then grumble. The freight this year
has been reduced in proportion to dis
,ancc, which any man at the meeting
could have seen bad he compared the
freight schedule of 1870 with the schedule
Of II. When men make assertions at meet
ings they ought to know what they are
saying. ! know have as deep interest
in getting the freight reduced for long dis
,anccs rs some of the speakers at the Sea-
ford meeting. ,or ] Lr.e farm in Soiner-
set county, forty miles, or thcrcabouts.
below Scaford, that has near II, 900 bear
ing peach trees on it, 80 acres Of straw
berries and % acres more will be planted
in the spring. also have I acres Of As
paragus on said farm, aud some of it
have been cutting these two years Also,
acre Of goCschcrges, besides truck. all Of
which ship by railroad, aud therefore
ny interest is identical with the fruit
growers who a,lcnlel the meeting at sea
ford.
Tie fact Is there has been a nisunlcr-
standing Of some of the peach growers OF
Sussex county with the Peninsula Peach
{ hruwcgs' Association, Ever since it was
first established, wu have worked f,i.hfGl-
Is tnr Your interest, night and day, and
spout our MONEY 10 further your interests
Us well as ours, aud have never received
anything lrrm you but misrepresentation
Il j. time that vas stopped It i~no odds
Il there is one Or dozen Peach Growers
Associations lot us all work for the gene
fal good oi the fruit grower. ion are
well awarc that s. 30 tax per each ear
iaad Of peaches Is too much, and You are
also well aware thai your members Of the
l.eeisla.ur h,lr 10 lay heavy taxes On the
Delaware |, Il Go and the t. " 4 j
|; j o. TIC les-,e- of The Del. Il. Il.
hi p lay heavy tax on lis busigpss.
Il stfr heavily taSing he railranl was
in effect heavily iaSiug the fruit business
and further, The Governor Of Delaware i
citizen Of your county, aud ask Of You
Sussex peas. growers to use your ini,u-
enc with The Governor to call NJ extra
session Of the Legislature 70 remodel the
tax law 50 it win bear on AL business rs
near alike MS possible, aud oll9 produce
as much money rs will pay interest on
the State debt and the expenses Of collect
ing Make I'll the railroads rs free as wa
ter courses. then demand of them greatly
reduced rates cf freight This think Is
4 much better Plan than the resolution
passed At your meeting to levy . or 10
esnls on each bearing peach tree 10 build
railroads and equip them. T'ha; rropesi-
lian Is abou. rs { 1shlo as it is to bail gu; ,hc
Nantisnko River Will a lin cup. Whai is
h.it4r i 70 fr-. act iust towards rnilroaa-
then make them aet in.t 10 the people who
Us ,hsm | will il possible come 70
yenr miciinc Of tn l,;h 1f December md
iry 10 bring ubuu, better understanding
among the peach growers.
SNrG. TOWNSEND.
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