Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-28

DEMoChATlC CoNNENTlON--PnLIrfCa QUIEr-DovER
THE ABIDE OF PEACE PLENTY. AND CONTENT
THE fRuIr BUSINESS oyERDONE - sHIpPINd
PEACHgs 10 DOvEH-&C., &c.
Correspond ance OF the Commercial
Dover, Aug. 27. 1872.
The Democratic Executive Committee of Kent
met and organized to-day, aud afterwards pro
cseded to call the county convention for rhurs.
day, the l2th pruXimo The delegates are TO be
CHOSEN the prevlOns Saturday.
Politics seem very quiet. The Democratic
lea .eTs claim that the members Of their organi
zatiJn ars coming in one aiter another and de-
c airing for Greeley. Those who stay out, "a,
but li'te 1t is equally true that no Republican
has added the Liberal adjective to his name,
no far 1 know, aud the 'POllies' seem TO
be either dead or sleeping things are going on
very smoothly. Indeed, we are truly cDnser-
vatIve people down in Kent and hate excitement
aud turmoil Ms much the small pox- or Dolly
Warden dresses Our constant prayer Is, Lot
us be
And why shouldn't it be thus Just look at
us we have more peaches, more pears, more
grapes, more watermeiuns. more canlelope-, 40,
&c., &c. to say nothing of Bay parties, and fresh
fish oysters, crabs. and Holsters every day, than
We know what TO do with. Indeed until we 90
to Paradise we dc not expect to get to any bet
ter place than Dover and ID it any wonder We
hate change The man that said > lot well en-
Ough alone was Wi5s and prudent, and must
| have been a native OF old Kent. He deserves a
name can be discovered
The peach trade il drawing to close and has
been very iluctuaiinB, and some of our dealers
who bought OH speculation will lose considerable
while very few will realize their expectation as
prices have ruled low. The truth is, am it may
| as we'll be- admitted the business of fruit grow
lug has been over done. Apples will not bear
shipping at all peaches only rparmOdlcay ;
and evBn Strawberries aud grapes are becJtning
a mere drug We oyerdo every thing in the
| fruit growing business. Ii one man makes a
nite little profit on some new fruit ttis year, a
| hundred will 90 into it next, and 30 break down
the market and destroy the business. such a
| course is lunous, but experience alone can
teach the people less ns and she, wise old goddess
that rhe is has some stupid pupils.
But the most notable event in the peach
trade, and the most appusite illustration OF the
old proyerb of carrying Goals to New Castle, is
seen here daily in the unloading OF two car loads
| Of peaches at our depot for our ehterprising
| canueis Messrs Richardson IL Robbins, while
! at the same time and place, we are shipping
! thousands Of baskets Of superior fruit to New
| York This strange spectacle occurs in this
way Mesnrs. II. n r have very prosperous
| and profitable trade in canned irnit; aud, as
| distress men know the Importance Of keeping
1t up and fearing short crop at home, went
| TO Middletown. and bought two fine orchards,
i the fiult to bo delivered To them at Dover Here
| IN the strange sight of receiving and forwarding
| the same kind OF tfuiU at the same depot Sucu
| an event IL, appfehend, very rare IN any
business, aud ~ tue peach trade, we believe
altogether unprecedented. Sr. CYR.