Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-09
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cRoPs TO RE SENT BY RAIL REDUCED TO
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Especial Correspondence Of the GGsetfe.l
DOVER, Del, July, s, 1873.
An adjourned meeting of the PeninsulaT Fruit
Growers Association, was held here, today and
was very largly attended
The meeting was presided over by DR.. Isaac
jump, and J. Alex Fulton, acted as secretary.
Alter the reading of the mlputes Of the lasf
meeting, Mr. Samuel Townsend arose and OBJ
iected 10 tho estimate of the coming crop then
made and recorded, which was hXed at 2,231,OOO
baskets, aud stated, thatIt should be cut down
about one.hnlE Mr. Townsend said that the
number estimated would glut the New York
market, ana necessitatd tue opening of new
markets.
He also advocated the opening OF o market 10
Boston, by icrTying the fruit across the North
River from Jersey City to New York City, and
there connecting with tile Eastern roads.
He was strongly opposed to sending out an
estimate double the actual extent OF the crop
1t has bad effect, and will bring large number
of buyers into the market, and thus as the sup
ply will be short, cause great rise in the prices
| TO such an extent, that sales could not be ef-
fected and thus the business would be seriously
\ damaged
| Mr. Townsend, then referred in general way
TO the dfidrenl markets and the probable quantity
| of fruit 10 be consumed by each. His remarks
were listened 10 with marked attention.
| Mr.. Henry Todd, who followed Mr.. townsend
heartily agreed with the remarks just made by
that gentleman. ! lie presented the following res
| olutions:
| Resoiped by the Peninsula Eruit-growers' AssO-
ciatl at its adjourned meeting, July g. 1873, that
| in the opinion of said association the estimates
made at heir Jane meeting Of the probable amount
of peaches for transpOrta lion TO Northern and East
markets over the sevtral railroads were at the
time greatly in excess of the true amount then on
the trees and that since that time there has been
| continual dropping of the fruit from damage By
cureulio. the dry weather. and other causes until
is the opinion OF this association that there vii
not be more than one-half the guam ity of peaches
| tor transportation over the railroads the present
year that there was last year, TO wit over one mil
! lion baskets. -.
| Rcsoibed. That the policy advocated by certain
members Of this association that il is best to make
a large show of fruit in our estimates, whether W.
in fact have the fruit or not is in violation Of al
other rules Of trade when Is admitted that prices
are and should be regulated by supply and demand
The last resolution was opposed by MT Day
who thought it cast d reflection upon thOs'
members pre- sent at the last meeting d
The resolution was supported by Mr.. Todd
Mr.. Fulton, made motion which was adopt
ed, to strike out the last resolution, and insert
in lieu thereof, the following
Resoired, That both the honor and interests o
this association require as careful and accurate es
innate OF crops as are prhctcable and we urge up
| on our members throughout the peach growing dis
trct TO the greatest and circumspeetiOn II
the preparation aId publication OF such estimates
An estimate of the probable number o
peaches, TO he shipped by rail, was presente
and read as follows:
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