Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-21
THE PEACH PROSPECT.


sp seial Ccrra'pondence Of EVERY EvENiEg.
DOVER. June IA much larger number |
OF peach growers attended the regular meet |
ing Of the Peninsula Fruit Growers Asso |
citation to-day than usually do This NAV
be accounted for bv the fact that hnt com |
| paratively little time remains In which r. |
make arrangements for the shinment and |
iudiciOus distribution of the 227s.73 baskets |
II Is estimated will he shipped nv rail THE !
season direct from the peninsula: and |
again. II WAS expected the Committee of
New Routes and New Markets would re-
! port hut the committee failed to offer lnv
suggestions and leave the indviluq
grower 10 shin TO old markets by wav of old
routes or select new markets and run the !
risk attending such adventures.
In the absence Of the President Of the |
| Association. George ". Cummings moved
that Samuel Townsend preside over tho
| meeting.
This motion WAS carried. hut Mr.. Town
send positively declined the honor. heinz
determined TO make speech anl no.
Wishing to be choked off by being put il
the chair.
Hon. Charles Brown was then chosen
president protein and Henry Todd secretary
Mr.. Townsend. Chairman NJ the o'f
/ Committee on New Routes and New Mar.
kets, and who considers he was meanlr
| treated AZ the last meeting Of the Assncia.
| tiOn when three gentlemen were requested
/ to report on the same suhiecta Mr. Town
| send had been attending 10. had rn-read thr
| report made by the committee IN 1877. which
! mas ntl0ft AnneNfe0 IN fsNI4tN FNENfNff|
Nr- Townsend alluded 10 the rennri ind
] considered II thorough. vet the committee
which made II were insuted by the Ass".
citation requesting other parties TO turuis'
| what tho committee had sunniied. Tie +het
spoke Of the meeting which was hold %.
| iliddletown during Tho wear nqssed and a.
| efforts 10 get charter for this association
| This. he declared was more than folly. and
| although doctors. lawyers. governors and
ex-gOvernors had hpen members If tho
| association IL was never thought II wae
worth while 10 have the affair chartered
| until the Middleton meeting was held
when lilliputian brains gave birth to giant
| thoughts.
Here MIR. Townsend was called IN order
As there was no business before the
meeting.
MIR. Townsend again proceeded but thc
noise of the Presidents gavel drowned the
voice Of Appointments hero.
The Chair-You shall not proceed further
Mr. TT shall not? Who will hinder
mes demand the proceedings of the last
meeting Of the Association 10 be read. The
meeting that was attended by seven
peach growers and five reporters.
That part Of the proceedings relating 70
the charter was then read by The Secretary.
The Chair-rhere is no question before
the house.
Of the association. which etill lies in the
office of the Secretary Of State)-Thcn Is
the child dead
! He then proceeded 10 saw that ton muc'
! run was sent 10 Jersey AtIf. ana mar now
: markets and new routes were necessary
| He had done everything the Association
. had directed him 10 do. and had been pals
for his services by having other gentlemen
: appointed 70 attend TO work his committee
I had faithfully done, and closed by saving.
/ am done with your association : and he
put on his hat and walked out Of the room.
e lending deaf ear to the eutreaties Of the
. President and other gentlemen TO remain
A and hear the seeming discourtesy to the
4 committee explained away.
: Tie Chair then explained, as we have
! above, the cause of Mr.. Townsend's anger.
e and said the Association had no idea Of
! making Mr.. T. mad when II re-
d quested gentlemen not members Of HE
I committee TO report on New Markets and
n New Routes.
A letter from the New York and Boston
o Dispatch Association was here read. The
e letter states that the association will, in
10 July, when the peach season commences.
e run train of fruit care between New York
,, and Boston. arriving in the latter CITY carly
l. In the morning, and will be able 10 handle
" and ship any amount OF peaches by this
7. arrangement The letter closes bvrequest-
e ing the peach growers 10 ship their fruit
q intended for eastern markets bv this route.
II The gentlemen appointed at the last meet
,a ing to find out new markets and new routes
l. reported that they had concluded il wa.
10 useless to do ANYTHING IN the matter until
II the association had given them authority
IA TO guarantee so many cars Of fruit per day
he for markets east Of New York.
III hOutft cummings INuNENI IUt cOmmltiNl
had failed 10 do the work assigned them BY
the Association, and that those composing
II ought not TO have accepted their appoint
ments unless they were willing TO do as The
Association directed. not as they chose
-. Mr. Hayes. one Of the committee who Il
=, ~ connected with the Delaware road, MI
r. Cummings said, does not want his com
% pan'y cars sent over the North river; II j
~ not to their interest 10 have them sen
~ over. The peach growers would have Il
n suffer this, rs IN former years, unless new
~ markets arc obtained.
"a Geo W. Cummings said that AS the pros
~ poets for good crop OF peaches had no
been poorer for eight years he thought !
III was a waste OF time 10 look for markets ems
q. of New York and guarantee 10 some rOa
al SO many ears per day before arrangement
ts can be made.
IS MT. Todd was opposed 10 entering into
.ai contract with any road to send many cal
VOL per day over II.
Mr.. Day in answering some remark
made by Geo. W. Cummings. said that oil
prospect for large crop about Dover W.
never brighter and that many trees have O
ON them now twice as many as they will
able 10 bear
-. Robt Cummings said If MT TODD though
~ the roads east OF New York required a guA
-, antec he was mistaken.
" Thomas CochrHne cOn'cuard that sun
H. guarantee AS to the number OF ears tn y
"a shi pred was demanded by eastern roads.
~ R0ucrt Cummings thought the bispttc
M Association was IN the interests Of Ne
- York Spectators who propose 10 ship vi
u" surplus amount of fruit 10 Boston.
,m, MIR. Day said il this was so more midHl
IN men would have to be provided for and Iii
az he WAS opposed TO-.
" The members Of the association prasei
NJ were then requested 10 hand in their es'
nv mates. aud did So They are as follows. n
~, figures on the left representing the actu
"a number OF baskets shipped last year 80
-he those on the right the estimated numb