Middletown transcript., 1871-10-07
For the .Mckhf9un Transcript.
TO PEACH GROWERS.

About the close Of the present years
shipments of peaches ! wrote n communi
cation for the MppLErowS Tn,NscErr,
aud it was therein published In said
communication, | called the attention of
peach growers, and shippers of peaches in
Del. aud Eastern Shore of Md TO the
glaring fact, that one Of two things the
peach growers would be forced 10 do =
either cut down large number Of peach
trees, or open up new markets: that it
was ruinous TO Us growers to continue to
look solely to Philadelphia and New York
City for market that this present sea-
son, during the picking of our best yarie-
ties, about $40 carloads Of peaches had
been delivered in Jersey City in three
days. besides one or two large steamer
loads from Icwes, Del and that was in
favor Of, aud suggested iha, the Presi-
dent 0i the PcninSular Peach Growers
Association call special meeting Of the
Association and that when called, said
Association ought Ia appain, a new COM
mittcc, OF request the Executive Commit
tee, to go 10 New York, or futher, to see
Presidents of Railroads east Of North ri
cr, and try to arrange with them to erect
| slips and connections with their roads, 80
as to transport loaded peach ears off light
ers to their roads, in order tha, the grow
er and shipper in Del aud Md. could load
his ears aud send them to every town sit-
uatcd along any railroad in New England
without rcshiplncnt The New Jersey X.
Il. Go. at Jersey City have had for sever
al years slip and lighters and whole ear
loads of grain aud other produce are taken
over to the city Of New York and back but
there is yet no connecting slip 10 haul out
loaded ears east of the North river. aud ful
iliis very important purpose, ! suggested
that special meeting of the Association
be called and committee be appointed Il
see abou, this matter, 90 they could rcpur
at the yearly meeting Of the Association
at Dover. the third Tuesday of October
the 18th inst
No notice whatever was taken of M,
suggestion. The pcninsulnr Association
Of Peach Growers wants a thorough renr
ganiz,ion, and the support OF every peae|
grower in this State aud on Eastern Shor
of Maryland. There has been n peculia
meanness taken hold Of large number q
growers. who have never joined the Also
cia,ion, but who take care to plant peac
trees aud follow US up. who have opened
after great difficulty, the New York mar
ket, aud got the freight reduced from s 10
, 10 Sl0o per car load from Dover, aud th
, right to put 52s baskets in car instead Inf
and instead OF old, rough grain ears "
have succeeded in getting the finest. cas
running. best ventilated, peach ears in cS
|, istcncc that know Of Now, these ar
some Of the things tho members aud orig
inntors of this Peninsular Association hay
done. Had not these pioneers spent ,hei
time and money and no, opened this No'
> York market, not one-twentieih Of th
peach trees nov growing along the Dela
ware and connecting roads would hay
been planted. Aud why have you me
planted them 2 Simply to make money
You have injured us pioneers, for if yo
] had not crowded in your peaches on US 4
D Jersey City this year, market you wer
too mean TO help to open) We, the me
who spent our time and money TO open il
would this present season have made thou
: sands Of dollars where VIC only mndc hun
Q dreds. Now IL you viii crowd on us, hav
tho manliness not to let us carry you o
our backs. Come to Dover on the lit
inst. and help us with you funds an
brains, to open up now markets. II "
. cannot get through at Dover in one da,
/ let us stay until We can come to n sitisfa,
tory understanding Whist will be our be,
interest in marketing next years crop.
The commission men in New York, !
J 1870, united aud repudiatcd their agree
, mcnt to make oil buyers nt Jersey Cit
pay the cent carriage. We must protct
, ourselves by opening up new markets
therefore. pcach growers, como to Dove
on the third Tuesday, the 18th inst. an
join in aud help reorganize. and add grca
! or efficiency to the Psninsular Associa
tion. SAMUEL TOWNSEND.
1ornsend, Oct. 2. 1871.