The daily gazette., 1875-07-12
THIRD EDITION.
Peach Growers Meeti,a0.
COMPLETE ARRANGEMENTS AFFECTED
FOR SHIPMENTS.
MIDDLETowN, Del, July 10. 1875

COMPLETE ARRANGEMENTS AFFECTED
FOR SHIPMENTS.
MTDDLETowN, Del, July 10, 1875.
The Delaware Peach Growers AS.
sociation met heIe to-day for further
consideration of new routes and mark
cts, Henry Clayton, president.
The committee on Boston route
reported that full and satisfactory ar.
rangements had been completed and
that application for cars would be
made to Mr.. Ide, of the PHILADELPHIA,
Wilmington and Baltimore road. The
following growers were booked for
this route: Governor John P. Coch.
ran. VIM. Green, Henry Clayton and
s. F. Shelcross. About fifteen cars
per day will be shipped from the pen
insula to Boston and points ON the
route to that city.
The following proposition by the
Pennsylvania and Reading road was
made to the shippers through the gen.
eral superintendent, Mr.. Bell:
Trains to leave Jersey City at z o.
CLOCK +. M. tie company taking risks
OF time and accidents only on their
own road, the rates to be as follows:
From Mt. Pleasat, Armstrong; Mid
dletown and Ginn's station to Reading
$50 arrive at 10 10 same night; Potts
vile $S7 arrive at 4.70 A. M. Lebagon
SS7, 3.45 A. M, Harrisburg $S7, 6 A.
NJ, Tomaqua $87, 2.10A. NJ. Danville
Sl15, 6.51 A. M; Milton $115, TAI A.
NJ, Nuncy, $115, 8. As A. M; Williams
port $115, 9.20 A. M; Allentown, 500,
12.3 30 A. M; Easton. 800, 1.45 A. M;
Mauch Chunk $50, 2.46 A. M; Hazle-
$l20, GIG A. NJ; Wilkesbarre 8122,
7.35 A. M; Pottstown 1922, 9.20 A.
M; Towanda $137, 7.10 A. NJ; Scran-
ton S137, 1855 A. NJ; Waverly $187
e.25 A. NJ. Elmira $1s7, $50 p. M;
Ithica $3.50, 1.10 P. NJ; Auburn $3.50
SPIN.
Inc company guarantee the best of
cars and fast time. The association
| decided to accept the report.
+. r. Cochran and B. T, Biggs were
| appointed to wait upon the superinten-
| dent OF the Pennsylvania railroad and
| obtain, ii possible a tariff to Harrisburg
and better time on all the route.
Thomas II. Stanford, the through
freight agent of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, was then requested
to make the association acquainted
with the proposals of his company.
He said that on behalf of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, he would guaran-
tee to the growers lightning express
fruit train, the cars being built upon
passenger truck, with improved air.
brakes. The cars of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad he further guaranteed
to run as easily as any in the country,
and easier than the Philadelphia, Will
mington aud Baltimore Railroad cars,
in which the growers now ship to New
York, the ventilation and interior ar
rangements to be exactly like the cars
Of the Philadelphia. Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad, empties (baskets
and freights) to be returned promptly
| if the commission men deliver them.
Trains would leave Baltimore ut six
o'clock. P. M. and arrive in Pittsburg
at o'clock, A. NJ. Sandusky 0.80 P.
NJ, Columbus II. .15 P. NJ, Cincinnati
P. NJ, Chicago $50 A. M, (second
day. st. Louis A. M, (second day.
Mr.. Stanford then furnished the fol
lowing schedule of time and rates over
the Baltimore and Ohio road to points
West:
Chicago, $245, 35 hours; Cincinnati,
1894, "a hours; Cleveland, $1S2, ri
hours Columbus, $1s2, % hours !;
Evansville, 1862, 30 hours; Sandusky,
$l96, 26 hours; indianapolis, s2ss, rs
Louisville, $239, 20 hours; Manifold,
$ls7, "a hours; Peoria, $3.50; Pittsburg,
$105, 12 hours; St. Louis, $3.50, 33
hours; Wheeling, $119, IA hours; Par
kersburg, $119, IA hours; Newark,
1872, 81 hours; GAINESVILLE, $IS2, 20
hours; Cambridge, $172, 10 hours;
Washington, $25, 1 hour; Harper's
Ferry, $67.20, 5 hours; Cumberland,
$105, 8hours; Piedmont, $105, 7 hours;
Grafton, $119, 10 hours; Frederick,
$56, 8 hours; Connellsville, $108, o
hours.
There is every prospect that the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will OBJ
tain very good share of the peach
trade the coming season, many grow
ers having already expressed their
intention to try the large Western
cities.
The following resolutions in regard
to the subject were then passed: That
the thanks of the association and tho
growers of Delaware and Maryland are
due and are hereby extended to the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad for their
courtesy in sending their agent to the
meeting, and who has presented she'd
| ules of time and rates TO the associa-
ton, and that the rates named are very
reasonable. that.B. T. Biggs and III II
Willitts be appointed a committee to
wait upon the authorities of the Bal
timore and Ohio Company and arrange
if possible, for shipments over that
road to Chicago, st. Louis and other
points west.
The following resolutions were then
passed, and the assocition adjourned
to meet with the Peninsular Associa-
tion, at Middletown, on Tuesday:
Whereas it having come to the knowl
edge of peach-growers that the boats
ferrying our peaches. over from Jersey
City to New York make the trip every