Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-12
SECOND EDITION.
Another Peach Growers Meeting.

THE BOSTON ROUTE. READING RATEs-BAITI
MORE * OHIO, AdAIN-DErAILs ARRANGED.
Correspondence Of Tho commeroia.
MIDDIErows DEL, July ".
At the meeting this afternoon, Mr.. II. Clayton
presided. Tho committee on Boston route re-
ported the results of the conference held in
Philadelphia, Gas stated in the COMMERCIAL, )and
several growers, among them Gov. Cochran,
VIM. Green, Fl. Clayton, and s. r. Shallcross,
agreed to ship by that route, something like iif-
teen cars.
Mr.. Townsend opposed the report OF the COM
mittee on route to boston via I'D street, n. y.
Mr.. Biggs stated the rate would be 5S5 to Jersey
City and $780, making S215 from Middetown to
Boston, about Al cents per basket leaving here
as late az p. NJ. and reaching Boston by A.
NJ, second day.
The Pennsylvania r. r. has fitted up 100 cars.
Shippers on this route will have to charter cars
before they can ship ], and none will be shipped
on Friday. The population Of cities on this
route WAS read, ranging from 20, 900 to 25,0OO.
The proposition OF the Pliladelphia and Read
ing r. IL. Of rates over thai road from phlladel-
plia, WAS submitted by itsgeneral freight agent,
J. Lowrie Bell, as follows From Mt. Pleasant,
Armstrong; Mddletown and Ginn's station
to Reading, go, arrive at 1910 SO same night
Lebanon Ss7, 345 A. ~; Harrisburg sS7,
s115, 651 A. NJ; Milton sll5, TAI A. NJ;
Muncy .:ll5, s.42 A.. Nj Williamsportt
$115, 9.20 A. NJ. Allentown $780, 1875
A. NJ; Easton $50. Las A. NJ; Mauch Chunk
800, 246 A. NJ; Hazleton s120, GIG A. NJ.
Wilkesbarre s122,7.35 A. NJ. pittston 5l22, 9.2O
A. NJ; Towanda $l97 z. 10 A. NJ. Scranton
s137, 11.56 A. NJ; Wavely Sl37. 1925 A. NJ. ;
Elmira S137, $50 p. NJ; Ithaca s150, 1910 L.
NJ. Auburn $780, p. M.
This company guarantee the best cars. Their
proposition WAS criticised by Mr.. L. II. Cochran
and others.
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ing last Saturday, on behalf of the Baltimore
x Ohio Railroad, was again in attendance, ..and
made fuller explanation as to the offer of his
road, which seemed to be very satisfactory to
the growers. He promised to run freight cara
built on passenger trucks with air-brakes, the
ventilation and arrangement to be rs good az
that on the p, W. & b. cars, and the empty
crates and baskets to be promptly returned.
Trains leaving Baltimore at O'Clock p. NJ.
would arrive in Pittsburg at A. NJ. sandusky
P. NJ, Chicago $50 A. NJ, (secoud day,) st.
Louis A. M, (second day.
The following were named by Mr.. Stanford as
the B. & o. rates and time Chicago S245, 35
hours Cincinnati, 1924, "a hours Cleveland,
sls2, 27 hours Columbus, sls2 2s hours !;
Evansville, S252 Sandnsky, Sl96, 26 hours !;
Indianapolis, $685. 25 hours Louisville, 1898,
20 hours Mansfield, $1a7, "a hours; Peoria,
$3.50; Pittsburs, s1o5, l2 hours; St. Louis,
kersburg, $119, IA hours Newark, 1882, q
hours GAINESVILLE. $1s2, 20 hours Cambridge,
$182, 10 hours Washington $25, hour Har-
per's Ferry, S6720, hours Cumberland, !l05
6 hours Piedmont, s105, hours Grafton,
5119, 10 hours Frederick S56. hours; Con
nellsyille, S105, 0 houre.
Mr.. Stanford said his road would furnish all
cars necessary by the Goth OF July, to carry
$4,000 pounds. The cars will ride as easy as any
in the country and better than z. w. a. B. at
any speed The reason given for not carrying
more than 1i000 pounds was tho high late of
speed.
A resolution acknowledging the courtesy OF
Mr.. Stanford in attending the meetings person-
ally was adopted, and Fl. n. Willis, and Hon.
b. T.. Biggs were Appointed committee to
make any further arrangements that might be
needed to arrange for shipments by the B. q o.
to Chicago, st. Louis, and points west. e. Il.
Cochran and Mr.. Biggs were appointed to wait
on the authorities of the Reading Railroad, and
urge better time and lower rates on that line.
Mr.. Townsend reported that the Penna. IL. X
refused to make any change in rates as far az
Harrisburg, and suggested that some one wait
upon Mr.. Cassatt and insist upon reduction OF
rates corresponding with the other.
1t WAS thought by E. X. Cochran that such
important towns as Chester and Frankford, Pa,
and Newark N. j. were being overlooked and
he thought Mr.. Cassatt would drop cars off en-
route for Jersey City.
A resolution was adopted, asking that the
ferry-boats between Jersey City and New York
run every ten minutes, after the fruit trains get
in. (Their present time is thirty minutes
Hon. Is. I. Biggs was appointed special COM
mittee to urge this change on the ferry compa-
nies.
As the Peninsular Fruit Growers Association
is to meet here on Tuesday, it was resolved by
those present to attend its sessions, and the
meeting resolved to adjourn to 2 oclock, p. NJ,
on Saturday next the 18th inst. The attendance
to-day was larger than at any time heretofore,
including Boston commission men, and railroad
representatives.