Middletown transcript., 1873-10-25
lscach-Grewers' Meeting.


The Peninsular Fruit Growers Associ-
alton met in the Farmers Club Room. in
Dover, on Tuesday afternoon at half past
t~o o'clock. There was pretty full at
ssndanec. Jshn p. Cochran, Esq. the
president Of the Association presided. AZ
Yer the reading and adoption Of tho mia
utes Of tho last meeting, Samuel Townsend
took the floor and proceeded to address
the Convention. lIc complained Of the
lack Of interest taken in, and support Civ
to the Association by the grea, body Of
peach growers on the Peninsula. who are
always ready to avail themselves Of the
bcnei, Of the work done by the Associa-
,ion in opening new routes, securing fast.
er time, lower frcights and better facilities
for marketing fruit.
George W. Cummius stated ,ha. he be-
lieved there was more money in peaches
than in grain; that one third Of crop Of
peaches. this year. paid batter than his
wheat: that there rsver would be a full
crop all over the Peninsula any year. aud
with lower freights this business was sure
to pay He said be intends to plant more
trees this year. Mr.. G. also stated that
during the break he shipped peaches to
Philadelphia in barges, carrying from
four to five thousand baskets. which ar
lived in better order than they possibly
could have done BY cars, at cost Of four
cents per basket.
Tho election Of officers for the ensuing
year resulted in choice Of the present in
cumbcnts.
Sam'l Townsend, Chairman Of the com
mittcs on new routes and markets, stated
that such arrangements had been virtual
ly made as would secure the prompt ship
mcnt Of peaches around New York on the
arrival of trains in Jersey City; that l22
cars per day wero as many as New York
could consume; that ~ cars ought to so
into Northern Pennsylvania. and 60 cars
north Of New York Mr. T. urged tha,
peach trains for Jersey City should be
made up at Wilmington, instead Of Gray's
Ferry, which would give the growers au
hour longer to Pick, and place the fruit in
market a, the same time by avoiding de-
lays at Gray's Ferry tina, peach trains
should make at least 20 miles rer hour !;
aud that Delaware peach growers should
urge the p W x b. Il X Co to take
of the s. 80 tax per carload on peaches
and put i, on passengers, frcigh,s. &c., as
it bears too heavily on them. while ship
pcrs from other parts Of the Peninsula are
no. affected by it.
The Committee on New Markets aud
New Routes were reelected.
Mr. Fulton urged the necessity for
market cars to New York after the bulk
Of the peaches were over, for shipping
truck &c rs that was the best market.
Also tho advantage Of shipping fruit,
direc. to Pi,,sburg, Erie, Buffalo. and
adjacent points
/, was generally agreed tba, Phila was
poor market to ship to by rail. for while
/ the trains arrived at Broad and Prime by
two o'clock, it was often twelve before
the commission men could get their fruit
out, and much was robbed L. was
suggested that better facilities be afforded
for discharging fruit at the depot, and
that the peach market be near Broad ST
which would pc nearer the consumers and
save carriage across the city TO the wharves
Several members agreed that it would b,
better not to ship at all, than to b.
compelled to ship by rail to PhiladelPhi
under the present arrangements.