Middletown transcript., 1875-07-10

on behalf Of the company, that they would
ship the fruit over the Baltimore and Ohio at
reasonable rates and furnish the very best OF
cars, and run on any time to suit the grow
ers. The time from Baltimore to Pittsburg
would be from o'clock P. NJ, and arrive IN
the latter city the following morning at
O. clock, the rate to be $l25, and this, added
10 the rates over the Philadelphia, Whining
ton and Baltimore, $22 36, would make
total amount per car STAT SO, So per car less
than over the Pennsylvania. The Baltimore
and Ohis road will also take peaches to Gin
cinnati, Sandusky and Columbus in twenty
four hours, and to Chicago and st. Louis IN
thirty-threo.
The Baltimore and Ohio road promises to
make arrangements for the most liberal scale,
and promises to make every effort to make
shipping points on the road an object to the
growers.
The committee on the Boston route reported
that they would not be able to mske the
Thirty-second street route practicable this
year, but that route had been permanently
arranged by taking batteaux at Jersey City
to Harlem Bridge, and there taking the New
haven road 10 Boston. The rate per basket
by this route would be fifty cents; the time,
thirty-six hours from Middletown, arriving
in Boston at o'clock on the second day.
Ample arrangements for shipments over this
route have been made, and it may be con-
sidered as finally opened. The report OF the
committee was accepted by the convention.
The growers then selected the following
points to which they agreed to ship during
the approaching season, and not to interfere
with any other grower who had made like
agreement: Governor John P. Cochran,
Allentown; E. R. Cochran, Scranton; s. F.
Shallcross, willismsport; G. P. Cochran,
Mauch Chunk Foard 4 Comegys, Sunbury;
H. Clayton, Wilkesbarre, Reading, Pillsbury,
thirteen cars, Harrisburg; ]. B. Clarkson,
Lebanon and Hazleton; Cox b Jones, Hazle-
ton Cox 4 Jones, Elmira; Samuel Towns
end, Pittsburg and Buffalo; William Green,
Pottsville; H. Clayton, Easton and Bethle-
hem Shallcross 4 HURT, (via sassafras river)
Pittsburg, three cars per dayi) J. B. Clark
soa, Erie and Danville; g. W. Ingram, Will
kesbarre, 1.-TWO cars daily. AA5
Mr.. Stanford was requested to prepare
list of good points to be reached by the B. \
O. r. r., and report The same with rates at
the meeting to-day. A larger attendance is
expected this afternoon, and reports will be
received from the several railroads, and from
persons interested in the matter, and it is to
be hoped that such action will be taken as
will insure the grower fair compensation
for his fruit.
There can be no doubt but these conven-
ton will serve to make our growers appre-
ciats the Importance Of the peach crop Of this
Peninsula. Not only to the growers them
selves, but to show how deep interest is felt
by all classes Of society, near and afar OF.
Wsclip the following from the Baltimore
San Of the 7th inst:
n CHICAGO WANTS MARYLAND .PEACHEs.-Re-
ferinr to the fact that the railroads have made
liberal offers to the Maryland. peach growers
to transport their peaches to Pittsburg, the
Chicago Tribune says "This ought to stir
up our peach dealers to get their share Of this
delicious fruit. Cheap. ripe peaches this
summer will be blessing to the health of the
city. and may Offset the horrors on the way
from Florida il the shape Of watermelon"
Then let there be an entire unity Of action
to-day, and the peach grower will not'long
have occasion to pass resolutions Of COM
plaint. - 49, 81