Middletown transcript., 1874-02-21
n. rs.sh Growers IN Counsil.


met in the Farmers Climb Roams in Dover, on
Tuesday iast The attendance was very good. /
John P Cochran, Esq !, thA President, being abr /
sent, s. r. Shallcrosa was chosen President pro
tempors. The minutes Of hast meeting being read |
and approved, Mr.. Falton offered the fallpwing |
vesplution; sc s8.w 5eq (, t,.l
Resoiped Thst oommiuee Of three be appoint.
ed by the chair to a1Deriain and publish list 81
responsible and irusty commission men, whonLl
this Association pap recommend from past expe- |
rieHce, as in every way reliable and worthy o.
patronage. . ~ " -&ss s~s-a
iIa exp,anaton Of his resolution, Mr.- Fulton
said II was a notorious fact that the commission
business was very badly managed and unsatis-
factory. Such was his experience Some years
ago he shipped fruit to horse in Philadelphia,
and, the 6rst year. was well treated. After that
things did not go so favorably: the accounts
were confused, prices low, and baskets neither
returned nor accounted fer. He called upon the
commission men, and got some fair promises, but
there It ended. They refused to pay for lost bas-
kets in spite of an express Understanding that
they were to do SO. He thought, ina justice to
honest and competent assgnees, as well as ship
pers, the resolution ought to pass.
Sam'l Townsend, Esq, opposed the resolution
he thought that shippers would 6ud out for them
selves honest and competent Acommissien men,
without the appointment Of committee; and he
did not think this society was called apon to in
cur the expense Of such an investigation for the
benefit Of outsiders who never sBent 4 dollar for
its advantage. Itthey did get bit, they had no.
body to blame but their own penurious disposi-,
tiep, and deserved it. Besides, there would al
ways be difference Of opinion. Some would he
satisfied and others not. He wsuld rather pub
lish list of the scoundrels who cheated their
customers, and would be in favor of resolution
| Of that kind.
Mr.. Causey said he was a member Of the Cen
tral Association, and it had published sucha list
and every commission house, but one, on that
list had given satisfaction, one had not, but on
being threatened with exposure and displacement,
it too had made amends. He had no doubt of
the satisfactory influence Of such resolution.
| with consent of the maveE, the resolution was
then modified to Fsad as follows and passed
| unanimously: iS. IA
Resolred, That the Secretary be instructed to
| procure register, and make two separate lists
ihereir il, the first shall he recorded for the use
OF this Association the names of all responsible
and trustworthy commission nen whom the mem-
bers thereof can, from their past experience re-
commend as worthy of ratronngei aHd in the
second, which shall be called the Black List,
shall he inserted the names of these who have
been unlailhful or dishonest.
Mr.. Hayes, from the cammtise on New Mar
kets and New RpMtea reported progress, and the
report WAS received and the committee continued
The report was very favorable and encouraging
II stated that the committee had had interviews
with the different railrpad managemen's,a and that
they we're prepared 10 carry fruit in bulk, and
without break as far Boston, in ample time,
and at fair rates. From this report it seems
peaches be carried from Dover to Boston in
tWenty-,hree hours. Bcsidcs this the Boston
train might leave Dover at q or even 10 o'cIpck
P. NJ, giving growers the whole time after the
departure pf the New York train, to pack and
load.
On motion of Mr.. Day, the Secretary was in.
structed to have the Charter of Incorporation,
passed at the last session Of the legislature, re-
corded
Mr. Gresham, Of Richmond, virginia, on invi
tation, exhibited for inspection same models o.
the "Georsi" prae;" and on motian Of Messrs
Fulton and Hayes, it WAS
Resolued That the s'Georgia Grape Crate and
| Boxes !" be recommended to shippers as an i'm
provement on those now in use. h
This Association then #djppFRed till the second
Tuesday in May next,
The n, q, Accident near seafosa,
The acpdc6 ~ the Delaware Railroad neal
Stafford, msptionad in our last issue, by whicl
carriage was broken mp and twp men tumblet
about seams TO have been rather = muddled af
fair II appears II hays been the result of tot
carefnl provision on thepart Of thatN Y. Herai
reporter and his companion against the cold ant
) wet whereby they becams considerably befud
. died, The Stafford Citizen relates it thusly:-
Desiring to 60 to Cambridge in time for tn
execution next day. there being no railroad con
nsrtina at night, Dobbius, (the Herald reporter
hired of Mr.. John Owens, double team for So
70 take him over to Cambridge, Mr.. Owens ac
oompanying him, where they arrived withou
any accident. -t
On their return on Friday night it was snow
u ing fAronsly, and when near the cottage abov
referred to, there is where the mystery occurs,
. the horses left the county road and procsede
directly up the railroad track, to Q distance q
some seventy yards, and when struck by tn
: traia were Embarrassed and tied behind the car
: riage. Both horses were killed. the carriag
: completely demolished, and Mr.. Owens, who wa
in it thrown twenty feet away, without sustain
ing the slighest injury. Where Dobhins was q
Z. the time Of the accident we have been unable I
u learn, but presume that he was somewhere i
s the immediate vicinity taking nates.''
The fredericksburg, Nd, Courier, records III
I accident il this nsnner, alluding to the reportt
as . second Stanley; "At New Hope on the
return, Stanley was SO mellow that be coudu
Il say anything; the driver called for cider, A
fredericksburg, brandy was requested. Thing
, got mellower and more Wsow until finally the
~ struck Ross crossing a mile above Saaforf