Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-26

| ARRANGEMENT.
Correspondence Of he Commercial.
MipDLErowN, July "a.
The sixth weekly meeting OF peach growers
was held to-day, being attended by good num-
ber OF growers and by representatives of the
COMMERCIAL, Eoery EUening, Philadelphia Led-
ger, Baltimore SIN, and Middletown Transcript.
E. W., Lockwood presided.
Mr. Townsend, from Committee on Steam,
ships, stated that he had written several letters
to officers of the company and proposed to so to
| Ihladolphla OH Monday next to further the
| plans already started Tho committee was CON
| timed.
Mr.. Willetts informed the meeting that Super
intendent Mills, of the Delaware H. IL lad stated
| to him that no cars had been engaged from the
| Philadelphia and Reading Il. Il. and that to 80
| cure them the order must go through Mr. lde
of the Il. W. Il. Il. H. Mr.. Bggs said there
was some misunderstanding, as he had ordered
six cars through Dir. Bell, and that gentleman
recorded said order. The meeting was at a loss
to understand Mr. Mills statement. Dir. Mills
also stated that for the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad must either leave Middletown earlier or
later than o'clock /. NJ.
MIR. Stanford was referred to in regard to the
| the time over the BALTIC. x OHIO r. H., and CON
siderable discussion ensued. some growers stat
ing their nnwillingnehs to ship by that route un-
less trains could leave at any hour It was
| moved and seconded that the matter be referred
l
| The following time of trains was given from
| Baltimore at A. Nj. arrive Cincinnati ut ) 4. NJ.
| Baltimore at 10 p. NJ. arrive Cincinnati ut p.
NJ. Mr. Biggs stated that it was the intention
| of Baltimore commission men not to allow grow
ers i'll Della yare to supplant them in Cincinnati,
| aud that the committee on the Balt. ~ Ohio
route understood that tho company proposed to
| run trains at any hour yet the above hours were
| given HI tho only time that cars could leave
| Baltimore. There is probably misunderstand-
| ing, and tho committee will confer with MIR.
Sharp through Mr.. Diggs and report next Satur-
day tho exact time lie will carry peaches over his
| road.
| Letters requesting consgnmeuts were read
| from commission men in Louisville, Chicago,
| ithaca, and Mansfield, Ohio.
| The motion was made and lost that crates be
recommended to western hhippors.
| Il. Il. Biggs committee on ferry boats, re-
ported that it was impossible for him to go to
| New York, but that Messra. Kenney and lde of
| the p. W. Il B. H. II had seen authorities i'll
| New York and that they had promised to run
| three boats every ton minutes during the night,
| il necessary, and would accommodate shippers
| in every particular. Report accepted and COM
mittee discharged.
Tho following rates over the Northtrn Con
tral from Baltimore in cars OF 1i,000 pounds
were reported Chicago, Sl75 per 100 lbs !,
Cincinnati, SLIGO Cleveland, $l.40; Columbus,
sl.3O Evansville $l.S0; Sandnsky, Sl.f0; In
dianapolis, S17O; Louisville, Sl.70 Mansfield
81 Peoria, :lSj; Pitt4burg, 5O.1j St
Louis, $500.
A dispatch was read from Il. II. Cummins, OF
Smyrna, desiring the association Of 10 growers to
fit mp refrigerator in slip and run peaches to
Europe, he to superintend the samo. The mat
ter was referred to present committee on ship
ping to Europe by steamers.
After considerable discussion over tho time of
trains on the Baltimore & OHIO II. H., the meet
ing adjourned to Saturday next.