Middletown transcript., 1871-12-16

The above is what agents returned md II
shows in each Of the two wears .ivrn that il Is
over the contract amount, iB 6eO pounds: and
II The two cars from Scaiora and 'ridgrsillc that
broke down nj Mildlciown in 1869 ARE taken AZ
n criterion the excess " II, lie nearly one-haf iha,
was pnid for. In one wear the company had 90
hire an extra man at one station In Sussex 10
count every crate aud basket that was put in the
ears. (loa don't deny this hope. The cen,-
mission men Of New York. II cited before "A court.
could no doub, show quite an interesting chap
ter GU over plus above aud outside VI the mani
tests from Scaford. A. your Scaiori peach meet.
ing last month, there were insinra,iUns again.,
peach growers Of New Castle county: thai they
wished To keep the freieh, up on you aud as a
rebuiial, aud more in joke than anything else,
| said some shippers would ship 500 crates and
then grumhlc; aUd MS this has stirred mp the lie
| suppose OF one oi those ayrrlQadgg Lhippcrs
he has attacked me In a backgunrd manner in
the first a rect. aud then new d.par,urc) SUSSEX
! Journsl Now give you Seaford peach ship
lers notice: II live next st.ansr | will go 10
tie officers Of the railroad nj Jersey Cts and
make u special rcqncs, Of them that they have
counted out of every loaded peach ear from Sea-
ford every basket aud iox OF peaches: aud If the,
| do MS \. Brown did with the excess in the Bridge
vile car, sell them aud no persoa claim the mon-
ey. ~ in that ease II will richly pay the officers
nj Jersey City To be on the alert for Seaford cars
and you can make ttc same request n, Jersey Ci-
| IL with regard 10 cars send
| Now as 10 this lin cup project Of baiiing out
the Nan,icoke, only used this figure To break
lish, into your understandings; aud now again
say II Is equally feasible 10 attempt TO build
railroad with the funds raised hy u tax Of 3 or 10
cents on peach trees. You have io have better
| luck In raising funds than you had in paving
State 'a4 in 1863 aud lsi0. lfsnch n resolution
was unly intended 10 scare the Delaware Il. II. II
would have abun, MS much effect on il as n Sns.
sex musqni,o would have on one Of your Big Jim
ox's horn. Your coun,y helped saddle drbi on
the State of Si0O, 600, to help build the Urea wa.
ter II. Il. and now that IL Is built. what conld
You have done in shipping peaches that way IL II
had not been for loan or hire Of ears by til,
Del. r. u. 10 carry your peaches in 10 Lewcs
The nrcakwn,cr H. II. was brhind In payment o
in,crcs, on the Si0o, 600 bonds en,lorsrd by III,
State and finally In the latter par, Of last winter
and also last July, as ! heard, was induced I,
pay the interest up. but now, us II Is stated IL
The new departure Sussex journal, hut one bot
Is running from the Lcwcs iermiaus 10 New York
very much doubt " the $i2, 900 due Januar,
9Th will be paid. Now suppose that tho muci
abused Del. II. u. or lessees OF II were TO fail I,
pay interest to the State, wha, then would b,
said7 Every one Of you would he turned int
moycahle gas houses. And further, who mnd
the railroad from Scsford, whereby the use Of |
| In shipping oysters taken from beds In nnoilc
State The town has nearly doubled In size
Then In addition, who made or miles Of con
Meeting railroads to Scaford? This same abuse,
Del. Il. Il, Now ! submit To you if when 20,
are abusing this Del. X. Il. which ims done $,
much for you, if you do not feel inwardly meat
and coniempsiblcg As TO reduction of freight OF
long distances by the Del II. Il. one OF the lead
ing men Of your mcc'ing that brought forth ih
or 10 cent project, " ! mistake not war one
the executive committee Of the Peninsular rcac
, Growers Association, and pen, with ps ohc
incmbcss of The committee to srs Mr.. llipcklc
D and Mr.. Welsh, aud the freight was reduced O
long distances; and a comparison NJ yopr mcc,
ing Of the freight schedule made out for 1870 un
. 1871 would have showed any l~rson that Ne,
Castle county peach growers never did want Il,
!, freight kept on the Sussex peach growers highs
G than tleir proportion. Several years ago Nj
Sewell made = contract with a niau that dot
!. business In Snnsx 10 carry car loads Of pemchs
a from Csisleid 10 Jestey City for $ia0; and III
executive committee of the Pcnnsuiar Peac
. Growcrs' Association insisted on Mr. llinckiey
iake the upiscs psseA shipping sta,ioa, NJ. Plea
ans, and Grls9da the lower sta,iop at seiAe, an
. esuds hstwee6 them 70 much PET mile. ssk d
Avoy myself, and dlsreesrd your insluuaiIon,
hut for Qod'g sake When yon fellows get tho r,
- a6slss bl6v ~ Da \. n. right up. Don
: lesys rsil . sssFy yes!! rsssses On, and ssp
by sssolutien Ut w world know thS nssss 70