Middletown transcript., 1872-08-17
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MlDptsrowx. Del. August 18th . =.

MlDbLkf0wNs Del. August 1Otu =.
Atssrs. Editors - Doubtless our Peach
Growers have the past week chewcd the
bitter cud Of remorsc. aud have fclt the
truth OF the lxion,. experience 10 the
best teacher" The suicidal policy of
concentrating oil their peaches in jersey
City must nov b. apparent. They seem
to reeard.NeS York the great fanucI into
which to pour the crop, large or s'hall /;
aud that from this great depot nothing
but rcnumcrativc returns could come back.
But nov this great ajax has failed lhem
~ before, aud this too iu . season when
there vas no peaches" The dcspatchcs
from the the various Commission N1er.
chants ere - On Oh told tale " NJ Arket
dull, raining hard" when the truth !. the
great New York hns her throat full and
cant swallow more. Now the suffering
oaes turn imploriugiy to the Peach Asso.
citation. only, however, to 6ud the officers
laugh them TO scorn !" for well and
justly may they do 50. Last spring !.
was urged upon the Association to open
new routes to other markets, but not one
cent could be raised from these many who
now suffer, to carry out tho enterprise Of
the few. Arrangements could then have
been effected for direct route 10 Boston.
Providence, Hartford, Lowell, New Haven
and other places Of wealth upon the East.
Then via the Wilmington and Reading
r.. X routes to Reading, Allentown, llar-
risburg. Lebanon Valley. Scranton. I otis
vile. Wilksbarrc. Williamsport, Dansille.
Lockhaven. Waverly. Elmira, Rochester
and Buffalo; even westward 30 Pittsburg.
A few Of our most eu,erprising growers
last year opened the route over the vii.
mington and Reading X X. and while
the great New York was gorged hesc
men realized handsome returns through
out tho season. These gentlemen protitcd
by last seasons experience, have again
opened the same route, thus clearly es.
tablisaing the fact, that should have been
always self apparent. ! Q that the great
New York has not capacity for the pro-
duciion Of Little Delaware. Again last
winter a streuous effort was made by the
Alden Company Of this place to inc rease
their capital. and most liberal offers were
made our peach growers to join in devel-
oping a homo market Tor soft fruit. or
protect themselves from the plethota Of
fruit but with n few honorable c*cep-
tions none could be found. To the Writers
own knowledge the gentlemen who opera
ted this business so successfully last sea-
son, make a frank exhibit Of their success
aud did everything that men could 20 to
have peach growers join them aud enlarge
the business, showed them that they could
always give 25 cents per basket for
peaches. But no, wealthy peach growers,
bc it said to their shame MS it is now to
their loss, could not be induced to thus
protect themselves. but on the contrary
see the result. This factory operated by
strangers now gives employment to fifty
Of our ci,iscus, and gives the peach grow.
er ten cents q basket for peaches. Why
Because their capacity is too lin n'itcd.
They would gladly have run ten cvapora-
tors as the ratio o: expense is mucl less
than now but when our own citizens
would not look upon the matter with in
tercst enough to encourage. why should
they hesitate to buy at price far below
renumcrative to those growers. There
are upon this Peninsula not only thou.
sands but millions Of peach trees tina,
should produce to the Peninsula ann nally
millions Of dollars. DO you suppose
there can upon the face Of this ear h b'
found set Of producers, holding mono
poly. that would be be duped rs our pcaci
growers are annually? From the Cor
duaiues upon their benches 10 tho 81
gan,ic Rail Road corporations. al hay
associations for the protection Of the
respective interests. DO our pcnch grow
ers need no organisation for their pro,ec
ton? Why is j. with the cry Of . n
peaches" they are sinking daily the frui
they ship. We overheard q grower So
to his shipper the other day " l don ! cx
pcct any money for my fruit. but do sen
back the baskets" Could not these peac
growers. by \ tax Of one half cent pc
: basket for one season only, form fun
: tha. would pay nll expenses Of openin
routes. and would place them 10 posi-
ton Of independence that they could sa
to Giant New York. a" You can have 9
: many baskets Of peaches per diem"
PEAcm GRowkR.