Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-07-15
The Peninsuiar Fruit growers.

IMPORTANT MEETING AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OCEAN suIrMENrs-rHE WESTERN RourEs-sHIP-
PERs TO CINCINNATI AND CLEVELAND.
Correspondence Of the Commercial
MIDDLErows, July 10.
An adjourned meeting Of the Peninsular Fruit
Growers Association was held here to-day, the
attendance being those of this vicinity alone.
Gov. Cochran, the President, was in the chair,
and ]. Thomas Budd was elected secretary, pro
tenn.
b, r, Cochran, from Committee to seek re-
duced rates from Mr.. Hinckley, reported that
after long conference no reduction could be
procured, but that gentleman had agreed to rate
the price per car according To amounts shipped.
Samuel Townsend, chairman, reported that
the committee to examine other routes to Bos-
ton by way of Harlem Bridge and 32d street from
Jersey City, had taken no action, but that the
Harlem Bridge route WAS considered Impractical
BILE LAST year.
A complaint WAS rendered of the non-atten-
dance OF members III the lower section of the
State. which WAS taken up and talked over some
time. 1t was also proposed by E. H. Cochran
to lay tax Of a or II cent per basket to form
capital to forward the interests of the Associs-
ton.
Mr.. Townsend urged the distribution Of fruit,
| even to Liverpool and said he would furnish 100
or 200 crates NJ part shipment with any num-
Der Of growers. He offered the following;
Resolved That the peach growers Of this
Peninsula, here assembled. appoint a commit
tee of three to confer with , the officers
psny Of Philadelphia, and request said COM
pany to fit up compartment in each steamer,
~ . refrigerator to carry peaches to Liverpool
at as reasonable rates as they can afford, and
we the peach growers OF the Peninsula do pledge
| ourselves to ship to Liverpool il the proper IA
cilities are prepared for us and reasonable rates
| charged we have no doubt that peaches will
| keep in good order during the passage and ar
rive in good order, if the refrigerator il proper
Adopted, and s. Townsend, 8. +. shallcross,
and r. W. Cochran were appointed the commit
toe.
| The meeting then passed the following reso-
luton That in our opinion the Peninsula be-
tween Delaware and Chesapeake Bays is by all
odds better adapted to the growth of peaches
than any other section in the United States, and
We therefore think We can make it to the inter.
| cat Of railroads, steamboats, and steamship com
panies to help us market all the crops in good
order and in good season.
gave additional information IN regard to his
road, and several growers selected towns for
| shipment: Il T. Cochran, car daily, Cincinna.
ii; n. A. Cochran, Jr, car daily. Cincinnati
8. +. Shslcross. 2 cas- daily. Cincinnati; w. f.
| Appleton, car daily, Cleveland.
| Letters were read from commission mon in
| Cincinnati, stating the failure Of the fruit
4 crop in the West This fact gives growers :
hope that the new routes will be the best pay
ing, during the season.
II, Clayton and Il. r. Cochran were then sd
aed to the committee appointed last Saturday tt
| wait on the Baltimore Ohio II. r., and ascer
| tain the accommodations OF this road. 1t is be
ing favored, now, and the committee will prob
ably mako arrangements for the shipment Of n
least 10 cars per day over it.
Mr.. Townsend stated that Mr.. Hinckley told
him he would pro.rate with all companies ovel
which peaches would pass. 1t was also said BY
some one that the 2. W. 4 j. X. r. would MOI
carry cars over its road for the Baltimore q
Ohio r. r. These contradictory statements re
| main to be tested.
Without further business Of importance, tht
| meeting adjourned.