Smyrna times., 1875-07-14

ANOTHER PEACH MEETING was held in
Mi>ldletown last Saturday. The committee
ON Boston route reported that full and
satisfactory arrangements had been COM
pleted. The following growers were booked
for this route: Gov. John P. Cochran, VIM.
Green, Henry Clayton and S. F. ShallcrOss.
About fifteen cars per day will be shipped
from the Peninsula to Boston and points
on the route to that city.
The following proposition by the Phila-
delphia Il Reading road was made to the
shippers through the general superintend-
cnt. Mr.. Bell:
Trains to leave Jersey City at o'clock
r NJ, the company taking risks of time and
accidents only on their own road, the rates
to be "a follows: From Mt. Pleasant, Arm
strongs, Middletown and Ginns station to
Reading, $60, arrive at 1910 same night;
Pottsville $S7. arrive at 4.70A. NJ; Harris
burg. $S7, &c. About twenty towns III
central Pennsylvania were on this schedule.
The Company guarantee the best of cars
and fast time. The association decided to
accept the report.
f. r. Cochran and B. 7. Biggs were ap-
pointed TO wait upon the superintendent
of the Pennsylvania Railroad and obtain, if
possible, a tariff to Harrisburg and better
time on all the route.
lnODldS IL. SIdnlOfu, lilc through llclSHt
agent of the Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad,
was then requested to make the association
acquainted with the proposals of his COM
pamy. He said that on behalf of the Balti-
more d Ohio Railroad, he would guarantee
to the growers a lightning express fruit
train. the cars being built upon passenger
trucks. with improved air-brakes. The cars
of tho Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad he further
guaranteed to run as easily as any i'll the
country. and easier than the Philadelphia,
Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad cars, in
which the growers now ship to New York,
the ventilation and interior arrangements
To be exactly Ike the cars OF the Phlladel-
phia, Wilmington Il Baltimore Railroad,
empties baskets and crates) to be re-
turned promptly if the commission men
deliver them Trains would leave Balti-
more at 6 o'clock p. NJ and arrive in Pitts
burg at : o'clock A. NJ, Sandusdy $50 p. NJ,
Columbus Ills p. NJ, Cincinnati p. NJ,
Chicago $50 =. NJ, (second day.
The price and time would be-to Chicago,
$24j. 81 hours: Cincinnati, 1924, 24 hours
st. Louis, $3.50 33 hours, &c.
The following resolutions i'll regard to the
subject were then passed: That the thanks
Of the association and the growers of Della
ware and Maryland are due and are hereby
extended to the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road for their courtesy i'll sending then
agent to the meeting, and who has pre-
.ented schedules of time and rates to the
association, and that the rates named are
very reasonable; that b. I. Biggs and II. II
Willitts be appointed committee to wait
upon the authorities of the Baltimore anC
ohio Company and arrange, if possible. fOl
shipments over that road to Chicago, st
Louis and other points west.
The following resolutions were then pass
ed. and the association adjourned to NEE
with the Peninsular Association, at Middle
town. on Tuesday:
Whereas it having come to the llnowl
edge of peach growers that the boats ferry
ing our peaches over from Jersey City /,
New York make the trip every 30 minute
until four o'clock P. NJ, therefore.
Rcs5'rsI That committee of peacl
growers wait upon those who control tn
ferry boats and request that boats be put ol
upon the arrival of the trains and run ever
ten minutes as to give the cars quic1
dispatch.
Hon. b. T. BiggS was appointed a con
mittee Of one to see to tho matter.