Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-14

OCEAN snIpMESTs--THE WESTERN ROUTES -sHIr-
PERs TO oIaoINNATI AND CLEVELAND.
Correspondence of the Commercial.
hlIpDLETowN, July IL.
An adjourned meeting OF the Peninsular Fruit
Growers' Association was held horo to-day, the
attendance being those OF this vicinity alone.
Gov. Cochran. tho President, WAS i'll the chair,
and j. Thomas Budd was elected secretary, pro
tenn.
e. II. Cochran, from Committee to sock re-
dnced rates from MIR. lllnckley, reported that
after q 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 impractca-
BILE last year.
A complaint was rendered of tho non-atten-
dance of members in the lower section OF the
State, which WAS taken up and talked over some
time. 1t was also proposed by Il. Il. Cochran
to lay Il tax of or 4 II cent per basket to form
capital to forward the interests Of the Aasocia-
ton.
Mr. Townsend urged the distribution Of fruit.
even to Liverpool and said he would furnish 100
or 200 crates as part shipment with any num-
ber of growers. He offered the following
Resolved That the peach growers of this
Peninsula, here assembled. appoint commit
tee of three to confer with the officers
of the American Steamship Com
pany of Philadelphia, and request said COM
paDy to fit mp compartment in each steamer,
refrigerator TO carry peaches to Liverpool
at as reasonable rates ~ they can afford, and
We tho peach growers of tho Peninsula do pledge
ourselves to ship to Liverpool if tho proper fa-
cilites 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, il the refrigerator ID proper
ly attended to.
Adopted, and s. Townsend, s. r. shallcross,
and II. w. Cochran were appointed the commit
tee.
The meeting then passed the following reso-
luton That in our opinion tue 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 tho inter-
est of railroads. steamboats, and steamship COM
panies to help us market all the crops in good
order and in good season.
MIR. Stanford, of the baltimore Ohio IL. r.,
gave additional information III regard to his
road, and several growers selected towns for
shipment: II. II. Cochran, car daily, Cincnna-
ii; r. A. Cochran. Jr., / car daily. Cincinnati;
S. L. Shallcross, cars daily. Cincinnati; W. II.
Appleton, / car daily, Cleveland.
Letters were read from commission men in
Cincinnati, stating tho failure of the fruit
crop i'll the West This fact gives growers
hope that the new routes will be the best pay
ing, during the season.
III. CLAYTON and II. T. Cochran were then ad-
ded to the committee appointed ast Saturday to
wait OH the Baltimore X Ohio II. H., and ascer-
tain the accommodations of this road. 1t is be-
ing favored, now, and the committee will prob
ably make arrangements for the shipment of at
least 10 cars per day over it,
Mr.. Townsend stated that Mr.. Hinckley told
him he would pro rate with all companies over
which peaches would pass. Ii was also said by
some one that the z. W. & b. II. II. would not
carry cars over its road for the Baltimore "
Ohio r. II. Theso contradictory statements re-
main to be tested
Without further business Of importance, the
meeting adjourned.