Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-14
psuiusular Fruit Growers Association.

AN ADJOURNED MEETING AT DOVER, YEsTERDAY-
THE NEW RAILROAD TO NEW YoRK-A LARGE
CROP OF PEACHES.
An adjourned meeting OF the Peninsular Fruit
Gro wers Association was held in the Kent coun-
ty Farmers Club Room. in Dover, yesterday.
In the absence Of the President or Vice-Presi-
dent, Mr.. Charles Brown was called to the chair.
The meeting was very siimly attended, which
accounts for the small amount Of important ac-
ton on the part of the Association. There were
EboHt a dozen peach growers present and repre-
sent itives from the COMMERCIAL, and five other
newspapers. . .-5
The Committee on Conference with the Leg
islature, reported progress, and added that the
differences with the Railroad would be held in
suspense by test as to the constitutionality of
the sections of the bill bearing on the subject,
and In the end. the fruit interests would be no
better than heretofore, having fully as high
freights to pay.
Mr.. Fulton, for the Committee, reported that
a Charter had been secured from the last Legis-
lature, granting all the rights of Associations,
and recommended that further action on the
subject be deferred till June.
motion prevailed instructing tho Secretary
to obtain q certified copy of the charter, to be
presented to tho next regular meeting.
The Committee on New Routes made no re-
port, and in the absence of the chairman OF that
committee, Mr. r. H. Oummins recommended
the selection, for shipment OF fruit Of the pro-
posed new route from Clayton to the foot of
Murray street, New York that it would be
opened in time for the shipment of the peach
crop. and that the contract agreed to finish this
much of the work by July LIST. He also stated
that this company had been looking up a contin-
uance of this line, or a branch from Bombay
Hook, to Dover, and also to Milford, and that
there was a possibility of buying out the State
interest on down the State that they were n0to
at work, and in earnest, not for the purpose of
initiating some fancy brand OF Jersey stock, but
to build real railroad according to agreement.
He alluded to the great advantage that this road
would have in avoiding the tariff Of IL cents per
basket for carriage that the quick time on
schedule, of hours and 40 minutes from Bay
side to Now York, was another inducement, and
said by the time OF the next meeting, he would
be able to make fuller report as to the advan-
tages of this road.
MIR. Day said an effort must be made to secure
routes to markets beyond New York, and he had
no doubt that in few years this would be ac-
complished, and as successfully as they went
around Philadelphia, some years since, to New
York, and that they must go beyond that point
in bulk, and not scattered.
Mr.. Cummins that thought as MI. SamI Town
send, Chairman of the Committee on opening
new routes would have no peaches this, year he
would take no personal interest in the matter,
and suggested the appointment OF an active
member.
MIR. Fulton offered resolution appointing E.
II. Cochran and r. H. Cummins committee to
inquire into the expediency of securing arrange
ments for shipments beyond New York. The
resolution was amended by adding Mr.. Hayes to
the committee and 30 adopted.
The members present reported New Castle for
$4,000 baskets this year, in place OF 400 900 for
last year Smyrna would have large shipments
more than last year Kent county a large crop,
and the same for Sussex. A large crop is expec-
ted on the Eastern Shore.
Adjourned till the regular meeting on the Sd