Middletown transcript., 1871-11-11
f5r TIE Niddiaowa TraRserip.
TO PEACH GROWERS.

TO RGACgl OltVWH0
Al tho yearly meeting Of tho Peninsu.
Ia Peach Growers Afsociation, held at
Dover tho 18th day Of October. there was
special COMMITTEES Of fve---Samucl Town.
send. Manlove Hays. Edwin Il. Cochran,
Robert II. Cummins. and Robert Griffith
appointed, whose duty il was to - o.
TO New York. and beyond. nnd also north
aud west Of Delaware. to sec what new
markets could be opened up for peaches.
aud what facilities could be obtained to
said new markets, and report to the asso.
ciation at it's next meeting. which will no,
be held until February, ut Dover; aud rs
tina, is long time oil, aud the peach grow
crs being anxious TO learn anything to
their advantage. VIC deem il not ou, cf place
TO make condensed report through the
Middlctown Transcript Of what has trans
pircd so far, leaving full details to bc re-
ported to the Peach Growers Association
at its February meeting. The committee
concluded to divide the space. where new
markets should be opened. into two divis.
ions. The FIRST beyond New York. the
second north and west Of Delaware. in the
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The committee after consultation arrangcd
to take the New York and Eastern route
first, aud fixed ON Wednesday. tho first
DAY Of November. us the day OF starting
aud although n rainy. disagrccablc morn.
ing. every member Of the committee was
pupctual. We proceeded To Jersey City,
and that afternoon called nt the office Of
L. W. Jackson, vice President and head
supc, in,endcnt Of the New Jersey X. X
We told him our otjec,--thnt we wanted
to make direct connections with railroads
east Of North River; pass loaded ears
from Jersey City to railroad east OF
North River. He Mt once said that there
could be connection made ut 32,, Street
with the Hudson River road; that there
also might be made connection with the
New Haven road up East River at Port
Morris, which would take good deal OF
time for the boat TO transfer the cars. but
lha, he coull make the round trip from J
City to 32l street and back in 10 minutes;
that each lighter could carry c,gh, loaded
cars that his ug-boat could tow three
lighters making iwcniy-tonr ears or four
more than train. IN seventy minutes, anl
that he though, there was Just made u
connecting road from 3ld St to the New
Haven Il X We went next morning to the
Hudson River Il K Office, aud Mr. Tou.
cy, head superintendent OF North River
q Harlem X. X. informed us that on the
the 1T Of November, they had jnst com.
plrtcd II new connecting railroad from I'D
Street. North River. across the Harlem
II 4 "A -, ~.
ven T. h. nj place called Mott II llvcn, I
mites beyond the city Of New York bu,
that he could not say If peach trains could
pass over it until h. saw Cnmodorr Van
icrbil,, the head Pre-. lent, but that h.
would ut once % in and see Mr. Wander.
hlt lie returned aud informed us that
Mr. Vanderbilt was willing to pass peach
trains over said roal We then went Ia
,, the Office Of the New Haven Il. Il aud
saw the general superintendent, Mr. II -,
WI entered iu:o the splri, Of our enter.
prize, and told us trains Of peach ears
+ could be passed over this new road from
32d St. to theirs. (int New Haven roal)
Mt Mott Haven. in forty minutes. aud that
,, in FIVE minutes from the time n train wa.
delivered 10 them at Mott Haven he woull
: run il on to Boston ut the rate Of twcui,
miles per hour. and would furnish thci,
share of ca,s similar TO the T. W. 4 u Il
r. aud despatch trains Of peaches at an,
hour they were delivered Ia them.
The New Haven Railroad forms ,ruul
road from New York To New Haven
there the shore ron discrges aud gnss tc
! Boston by the way Of Providence; til,
other goes up the valley Of the Connect
Gu, River to Sp in Fl Id. IA sing Har,i"rc
= and other towns, fsom Sprihglield to Bos
: ton on the Albany aud Boston Railroa !
i passing Worcester and other towns. there
c fore il is the pleasing duty Of the commit
:. tee 10 report to their brother peach grow
> crs that the great bug bear Of crossing
Z loaded peach ears ever North River /
: connecting roads has been removed, an
: that in IS minutes. or say 90 minutes. J.
hours. trains Of loaded peach ears can
n passed from J City across n. River nm
e over the new connecting road TO Mott lila
;. ven, on the New Haven road, seven mile
e beyond New York The details of frcigl
Is l,ns no, been fixed. bu, We have reason I
believe il will be reasonable The dis
IS ,apce from Boston to North River woul
y bc about 230 or 240 miles. taking |
n hours time; and from Jersey City to Dc
'e yer 1880 miles. aud ut thu same rate ,
'r speed as promised East. 30 miles per hour
y would take 9 hours. making 81 hou,
fro.n Dover Ia Boston. The frcieht ,
y. Boston ought not to be over $3.50 Per ca
n load. and S75 to Jersey City. by III
OF new arrangement oil peach dealers bcyou
IN New York can. instead Of going to Jersc
L. City. come to Delaware and Maryl nm
as buy peaches or solicit c"nsignments, Th
will prevent glui like the prescn, scaso
Mt Jersey City; and the true policy
peach shippers hereafter, to New Yorl
Mt ought to be TO try and prevent any sale
I'd man from receiving over Ghy or six'
he thnusand hnske,a. or their eauiynlrnt