The daily gazette., 1875-07-19
FOURTH EDITION.
THE PEACH GROWERS.

N
ARRANGEMENTS FOR PEACH SHIP
MENTs-THE EUROPEAN LINE, &c.
At Middletown, Saturday afternoon
the Delaware peach growers held an,
other meeting, Henry Clayton presid-
ing. The committee to visit Baltimore
and confer with the officials of the
baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
as to tariff and time over that road to
western cities made q report. The
committee had conferred with M
sharp, master of transport alton, who
had exhibited to them the cars which
the company had prepared. The cars
were well ventilated, but smaller thar
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore cars, holding only 45G basl-
cts, or u, 600, one-eight less than those
OF the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore. The company declined
to take less than s224 per car to Gin
cinnati, as the cost of the construction
OF cars and the rapid rate of speed
they could not ia justice to themselves
charge less rate. The cost to Balti-
more from Middlctown, the committee
stated, would be $36 10, making a to.
tai tariff of $3.50 car to Cincinnati
The trains would leave Middletown at
z o'clock p. NJ, and arrive in Balti
more at o'clock the following morn
ing, and in Cincinnati at O'Clock
Z. NJ, Louisville and Indianapolis ate
o'clock z. M Second day.
The convention after discussion, &C
cepted the report of the committee and
enough cars were were guaranteed to
make daily, train over the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad.
The committee which had been ap-
pointed at tho meeting on Tuesday to
go to Philadelphia and confer with the
American Steamship Company rela-
tive to the fitting out of their vessels
with refrigerators, for the shipment OF
peaches to Liverpool; reported that
they had called upon the authorities
OF the company and they favored the
project. The company would allow
the growers to fit up the steerage for
ward cabin with their refrigerators.
which can be done with $500 for each
vessel. This portion of the ship would
25, 900 or 80, 600 baskets and compart-
ment Immediately underneath could
be fitted up which would carry @, 900
additional. The company would charge
the growers for the shipment of this
amount of fruit to Liverpool about
", 900. and give them the privilege of
sending out an agent free of charge
with each consignment. The officials
stated that mean temperature of 50s
was always kept at sea, and that the
cost for ice would for this reason, be
less.
The convention accepted the report
of the committee, and added FL. N.
Willetts to it, and they were instructed
to go to Philadelphia and have fur
ther conference with the company, and
to report to the next meeting the cost
and probable risk of the venture. The
growers also looked with very
much favor upon the proposition of the
steamship company, and the prospect
of European route via Liverpool is
quite flattering
The freezing establishment, com
menced at Middletown on Thursday
last, is being rapidly pushed forward,
and will be completed in about four
weeks.
The growess and shippers OF the Pc,
nlnsula have up to the present time
contracted for the use of !, ,150 cars for
the shipment of fruit to New York,
and some have also been contracted
for Philadelphia, and provision for
shipment over other loads has been
provided for, so that it is probable
that Mt least 400 cars are already en-
gagged.