Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-10-17
Our Peach Growers.


The Penirsular Fruit Growers Association
met in regular session in the Court House, q,
Dover, on T,lesday, nj . 2oclock +. NJ, President
John II. Cochran in the chair.
Sanford S. Murphy, was appointed Secretary,
in the absence Of the regular Secretary, }. Alex
Fulton.
Mr.. Brown, chairman Of the Committee ap-
pointed hy the Association, at its last meeting,
to make arrangements for the more speedy tran. |
sit of fruit TO New York, presented as report,
the answers Of the various Railroad Presidents |
with whom the Committee had corresponded on
the subject showing that everything possible
! had been done to accommodate the shippers and
that it was too late for other arrangements to le
made.
The first subject discussed by the meeting was
rrhe cheapest and best mode of getting fruit 20
market"
| Mr. Townsend thought that the fact Of the II.
X. Company having adopted $50 per load from
Dover, as tile basis of their charges was SUI
| iicient.
Mr.. Todd, of Dover, thought that no differ
ence what tic Association agreed on,they would
have to pay whatever the Company charged, and
excused the Company Of expressing the people
by exhorbitant prices and driving people away
from the State.
Mr.. Townsend thought the Pennsylvania
Central would probably make favorable terms
With the peach growers.
lie did not blame the r., w. II Il. Railroad
much for the charges they made, when It must
be considered that the Legislature had laid the
enormous tax of 5000 n year upon it.
Geo. W. Cummins said he could make more
by raising wheat, although his peach trees bore
from 81 to s baskets. He advised the cutting
I down OF all ii year old trees. and general re-
luction Of the number planted to one half, and
deprecated The disposition of the Railroad Com
lanies to increase the rate Of freight.
Charles Brown, Esq, suggested the appoint
q nent of G Committee of three 10 secure rednc
d ton of freight tariffs, but finding that the sub
: ,ect was already in the hands of the Executive
Committee he Withdrew his motion. He thought
: the height Of the peach growing interest hat
i not vet been obtained, and that there are thou.
sands Of persons who want our peaches, bu
have not had them yet lie also wanted NOR,
/. canneres and drying establishments in ou
J. midst.
Mr.. Townsend thought that our peach
l. should lie shipped beyond the North river, a
IS arrangements can be made with railroads ther
to carry the fruit to Eastern markets. He ais
- suggested the propriety Of having all the frui
!. consigned to one man,at New York who shoul'
h demand reasonable price for peaches, an
obtain it, or dump them into the river.
lg Geo. W. Cummins believed that Delawar
could raise fruit enough TO satisfy the Who'll
habtable globe, if i were possible to get III
ar inhabitants within reach OF our frnit.
Mr. X. II. Cummins offered the folowin
e. resolution, which was unanimously adopted:
ne RESOLVED That, in view Of the large increas
ID ~, Of the production Of peaches in the State
4. a. Delaware and Maryland, and corresponlin
RS reduction obtained by the growers, for the sam
in that the freight charged by the various Ra
ed Road Com panes should oe largely reduced ,an
as the sense of this association, SEQ per car loa
od from Dover TO Jersey City, is as much as Il
:lr peach growers can afford to pay for the trans
portation Of fruit and that that price be the bas
al. of negotiation with the Rail Road Compani
for next yepr's crop.
to The same gentleman also offered the follow
N ing:
ng RESOLVED, That committee Of be appoir
ns ed to confer with the next session OF the Sta
" Legislature relative to the abolition oftaxes Ia
by the F., W. 4 b. H. X. Company on the pea
;. growers Of Delaware.
:, ~ The adoption of the resolution gave rise to
't, long discussion, in which the action of the X;
eo Road Company was justified by Mr.. Townscn
W demned by Charles Beasten, C. II. b. Day a,
others.
~, The resolution was then adopted, and 4
ss' Committee appointed as follows:
Il. IL. Cnmmins, q. II. b. Day, ,Chas. Beaste
leu Charles Brown and l.. Il. Cochran.
As considerable time was consumed in Il
- discussion, the consideration of the ol
w W subjects which were to have come mp at Il
,u n,t meeting, was postponed until the next regu
I'm meeting in February next.
NJ . .
Horace Greeley has declined an invitati
-, to visit Chicago, on account OF the illness
'he M his wife.
ma. Attorney General Williams has returned
Lhe Washington.
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