Smyrna times., 1872-10-16
PEACH GROWERS, ASNnC1arInx
~ 7 N'IN i .N.NII I'll TT TIlE WOOI4.
Another Howl About Taxation.
The Same Complaints 10 Urge-1He Same RENE
dies 10 PROPOSE

Another Howl About Taxmtion
I"e Sdme Complaints TO Urge-1he Same Rene
dies 10 Propose.
The Peninsular Fruit Growers Assoc iatlon conyen
ed IN Dover yesterday, John F. Cochran PresrIent m
! The Char. la the absence Of the Secretary ] A
FUTON Mr.. Samuel Murphy was chosen Secy
huer preliminary matters Of routine business the
widest range OF discussion the shipping the sell
ing The growing the profits, &c o. the peach IN.
terest, was Indu ged Ia, and at times assumed n
spcy aspect
! ManOve Hayes, after the meeting GOT ones,i,r
before H. thought there ought to be some way to avoid
tue encroaehnenIs of the commission meTcha Dts OF
which there were so many HresponsIbl ones 10 dea
with.
samuel Townsend thought one of the creates,
urd"OicNs the growers had was the immense tax
Tie railroad had TO pay $50 000 which was i,nuosed
by the Legislature and had to De paid by the grow
ers, at the rate of $3.50 per car $20 600 was b,p
TAX On ihe company, III HE opinion
" w Cummins l0Oked with great apprehension
upon the great increase Of the crop, winch was The
greatest drawback to Its profit ful CROP this
year, at the high freight rates would haze been
proniIcss to growers. With the half crop that was
grown his profits not more than 80 or IS eli,
per basket, aud his wheat field was as profitable as
MS peach orchard. lie thought If une.halI of the
young orchards were pulled up il would be better
'or The growers, aud that even at 70 cts per basket
peaches would be the most profitable freight the
railroad would have.
Charles Brown thought better ,nean. ne di.,,;b,,
ing the lruIl IN the CITY Of New York, among the
%OoO,OUO OF people, visitors and residents there
should be Devised tie said that even while the frut
was scIIlng tor 70 cents pr basket there at the
markets, the masses could not buy them for Iesx
"'an % c'S' per quarter peck, simply because they
were not accessible. He also believed that other
points OF shipments must be secured Beyond
certain point no railroad could carry the croo
to market; the yield would soon excecd the
capacity OF any road f the crop were concentrated
III one Iocallt'' Secure other markets and diffuse
the rut 80 that the masses IN the cities could get II
ahu INSTEAD OF cutting down orchards he
th9ughi OuO OOO baskets might be grown.
Samuel Townsend thought 100 carloads per dav
was all New York could stand.
Henry Todd thought the railroad r,moanv wouId
ruin The State by It's bIgh charges lie referred to
Northern settler who had leit his neighborhood
because the railroad 'ok all ls profits for freight
samuel Iownsend thought the Legislature respon.
slhle Tor tins The tax Of S60,OOO It put upon the
railroad Vas an Outrage.
ManlOVc Hayes SAID tiat if the Railroad had no en-
taxed IN the same rItio as other property in the
state The company would not have Imposed these
special rates upon the peaoh growers, but inasmucb
as the Legislature had done It the Complnv mn, il
upon ITS business, as merchant would put il upon
his goods.
Mr. Beaston and Mr.. Todd were rather severe or
Legislature, which gave 1t IT'S charter. Il was a
creature Oi The State and ought 10 be taxed,
D y b'ggs was IN favor Of taxing the railroad
as other property Was taxed. When this question
was before the Legislature. Mr. HInckly Offered TO
pay as much tax 0n the road any private proper.
IN inc state and multiply that amount by SIX,
out "hen That proposition was submitted the crV
was that the Co. were set of Yankees and their
charter ought to be revoked. When proposition
was before the Legislature to tax the road $50 900
large sum which the Co was willing 10 nav. n
was defeated by the shirkng Of a Senator, and the
present heavy tax imposed, which had 10 be paid by
the growers IN addition TO their other taxes Al
MI Pleasant station alone this tax this season was
oVor - QUO, while those who shipped by water paid
not cent Of tax. Why not tax all sources The
20. told the Legislature they were willing 10 nav
Tie SJ2OOO, in addition to the sl2 900 paid on pas
sehgers al ten cents a head. without coming back
on the peach men for cent OF the amount, but the
only answer they got was revoke the charter ~
Mr.. Brown thought that peach men aud railroad
men were IN the sam5 boat and must Aoat or sink
together
Finally, r. ii. Cummins introduced the following
Resolutions, winch were adIplcd and were the sun,
and substance of the work done. They read thus
Ressturd, That IN view OF Il large ,ncrense in
the prUduciion Of Peaches in the States of Delawas
aud MARYLAND. and a CORES sp0ndna reduclIon an
prices allowed 70 the growers Tor The same that the
nigh charges by tho various Railroad (,omnanias
should he largely reduced aud as tho aense ~ Ihs
Association $50 per carload rom Dover 10 c'Iv
~ az much "s the peach growers afford TO pav Ior
the Transportation Ui their fuI nnd that hal n,irs h
the basis i"r negotiations with the railroad Companv
for neat year
Re'OtUed That II committee Of five he appointed 10
confer with the nntt session Of the Legislature rea
nVe 10 ihe abolition OF the tan Ieved by the r. w A
B u H. 20. On the peach growers of DeIaware
Ihe following COn'mIIee was then selected m ac
Sotdance win the aoovs resolution: e. n, Cumm,ns
' o'"''o" 'N"aS Drown u u b. Day. h. r. Cochran
SUNDAY School INsrIrUrEs-The M. E. Conf.r.
ence Committee appointed 10 arrange Fot series Of
sunday School Institutes. held meeting in Milford
on wednesday last aud fixed upon the following time.
ana places for the series, viz Cheatettown. KeuI
CO.. Nd Monday and Tuesday Nov. 18th and 10Th
georgetown, Sussex Co., Del, Nov. Goth and 2Ist.
SNOW Hill, Worcester co.., Md, Monday and Tues
day' Nov 2S.h and 26Ih. Wilmington. Del. time
10 De hereafter determined. The Committee have
secured the services OF Rev. Mr. OsIrunder, who an
successfully conducted those held last fall and
rrof' John g. Robinson, Of Baltimore, has been an.
pointed musical director. -