National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-08-04
The Western Fruit Crop Reported a Failure.
Pesehes-The Best Species, and Hsw
10 Cultivate Them-sene Very Fine
Specimens Ii hibissd-The Sub
jeet OF Cheap Transports.
ti0n-C0st OF Cars to the
Different Points
west-A Good
Market
Opened.

west-A Good
Market
Opened.
The regular August session Of the Potomac
Fruit Growers Association was held yesterday
at noon at the Board Of Trade rooms. The presi-
dent, Mr.. Gillingham, occupied the chair, and
Mr.. ]. e. Snodgrass acted as secretary.
The minutes Of the last meeting were read and
approved.
The president stated that the joint excursion
and exhibition Of the Fruit Growers Association
and the Woodlawn Agricultural Club had been
set for Saturday, the It'll instant, instead Of the
18th, as previously announced.
On motion Of Mr.. Snodgrass, the following
persons were appointed Q committee to take
charge Of the exhibition OF the fruit on the It'll,
and to cooperate with the woodlswn Club:
Messrs. Snodgrsss, Z. F. Needham, J. H. Gray,
o. E. Hine and Mrs: Harriet N. Mute.
On motion Of Mr.. Needham, the following COM
mittee Of i've were delegated to attend the Ma
tional Pathological convention, which meets in
Chicago in the second week Of September: ].
Saul, DR.. Rowland, Messrs. Munson, Gray, Gil
linRkam, Gross and Snodgrass.
On the motion Of Colonel Chase, the president
and secretary authorized to issue credentials
to all such members that may wish to attend the
convention, and the committee were designated
Of fruit sent by the association.
DR.. Rowland stated that he had had an inter-
view with the officials Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad In reference to the transportation Of fruit
RsonT III. yysOsrs sssS. a0 o 6s Bs3es
the rates fer which the company would be will.
Mr.. Koontz said that the company had an I'M.
limited number Of cars, fitted especially for the
REFRIGERATION Of peaches, and would negotiate
The amount Of freight to each car was limited to
l4OoO pounds, and for such car the rates from
would Be sSis, to 6incinnsti VA, to Columbus
s1s2, Sandusky $780, Louisville s23S, Mansfield
sIso, Pittsburg siO6, ST. Louis in 50 hours, s2sO;
GAINESVILLE sls2, Cambridge, Ohio sls2; Cumber.
land, Maryland, sos.
members of the association that the fruit growers
along the Potomac could bring their produce to
the compsny's wharf at Shepherd and save the
empty crates and baskets would be returned over
the road free Of cost and that the freight charges
HPHn By n nnRPsSa
the association that each car would carry two
hundred and eighty baskets Of any pounds each,
thus making the cost OF transportation about So
cents per basket
DR.. Howland stated that the fruit growers OF
Eineland, N. j., had been swlndled frequently By
letters from the frm Of Bell d Son, Chicago, and
y &; Az issS% !. ..ii he Chicago arm q O.
Dr. Howisnd ccntisusd further, tbs. he had
learned rom Mr.. Lashsr that the peach crop OF
fsSss and that psSShss brought 70 Chicas RON
the southsrn Mississippi region 10 good condition,
packed p sSs., we're ssilIpE for ssas es.s, J,
psaehss and which preserved them irss from
bfuiIinE, The box was eighteen By slx Inches and
asc tSS EAR we sssy "
third OF ppIhel each, The vinsland fruit had
ssd y O.: SsGss .Ss Ss S ss car
bad sGnsisSa. But Mt. EssS sS would 70 sassan
Ssps
Dr. snodgfhss said that he had at onetlme been
Sss51 g e sSEa s n
soa RON sss SsS.y ss s s1 sas
sysd ts.t The si gat thing s existed now saa ~
ton M n iman TE0th referred 70 the organise
oYsTER.PAcKINa
fruit growers were interested, and the following
resolution, offered by DR.. Rowland, was adopted:
pleasure the announcement Of the formation OF q
packing association, and assures the organization
Of its goodwill and cooperation.
CUSTOM said that he did not think that they could
get prices In Chicago for peaches that would CON-
pepiate them for sending their produce there, IS
and New Jersey orchards.
DR.. Rowland said that Washington was the
nearest point 70 Chicago, and that they should be
Judge Gray said that business men were put
ting their money into the new packing associa-
tiop, and thst the fruit growers should give them
on motion Of Mr.. snodgrsss the following gen
meetDs Of tSs aeS last nsne and
gain what Information they could, and to report
70 the association next Saturday: d.. Snodgrass,
Judge Gray and Dr.. Rowland.
SHIPPING PEACHES.
Returning to the question of shipping peaches
to Chicago Judge Gray said that he did not ex-
pect that understandable fruit in Chicago would
Mr.. Hine, taking Judge Grsy's estimate, and
allowing for freight, commission, cost OF boxing
| and shrinksge, said that there would be but
twelve cents margin over what could be obtained
Dr.. ho2iand said that he had seen the officials
Of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad in this
city in references to the transportation Of fruit,
and that they had no authority to negotiate with
On motion Of Judge Gray the following gentle
men were appointed COMMITTEES to wait upon
the officials Of the Pennsylvania Central railroad
ported over their lines: Judge Gray, DR.. How
Dr.; Rowland then read short paper on the
ity was peculiarly adapted to Its cultivation, and
described the various insects and worms injuri-
70 trees 81
cited BY DE-. Howlands paper, amer which the
| president, Mr.. Gillingham, read Q paper on the
of Ss oea re Eaiy ssS
ME Clifford, Madeline, Doyenne, Bartlett, Seckel
assi1 sssSy Pqss
| Of Wakefeld and Duchess de Bordeaux.
In the discussion that followed, Mr.. Saunders
proposed the clifford Bartlett, Duchess, Law.
| renee and Easter, as the
| 1--WE PEARS
best suited 70 this vicinity for commercial pur.
| poses. and Mr.. Saul named the Kirkland, Bart
lett, Duchess, Deurie do Aryon, Howell and Law.
A letter to the secretary from X. W. Fenton, OF
Shawassoe county, Michigan, was road, stating
crate 20 . warmer climate, and making Inquiries
about the climate, soil, and general Inducements
TSs sts:r Saa BEEN sanSsS 81 IN. secretary
read ne lnISsr that Be had prepared % the
dsrsd 70 Be- general enough IN II is sppicst lon
% Il referred 70 Mr.. oiilins ham's own township
sSs c.i ~ dssesS ~
cssdsd e ne sIsmissilo q he Ianpisi On tss
Ing was Of more advantage than ali
THE sTryy
/ that could DO read thsrs.
Nj. snodgfaI asked In On excited manner
M. ssodErIn ssid isat men who could no,
write line at q 30 read were always objseting
MssEs fS.S p Ss S sss as sA ssss
me- 8. H. sno.dsn, Of oOilIngwood, Va, s1.
hibiied applei-the summer Rose, Early Straw.
berry, He'd Asrachan, Summer Queen, Early
Edwards Sweet Bough and other varieties IN
/ known,
Nj. Pearson, Of AIsxsndris, exhibited spsci.
MI M 5. a: cois, q f'RR sii, Church, exhibited
| specimen! OF Kirkland and Clappb Favor.
| Mr.. John Saul, nurseryman, OF this city, sx.
nihIted specimens from bis nuffery OF pears Of the
Kirkland, Howell, Peach, Red Siberian Grab.
| Apple, DouninEL Mulberry, Transcendent and
Sweet Grabs and IN apples, the Msidsn,s Blush,
mon Fair MAID, Russian sops Of Wine, Smiths
i Cider Cathead Of Virginia, Ben Davis, Belmont,
HallI Red, Hsythorlden, Bough Sweets, Ben