Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-06
FIRST EDITION.
Peach Growers Meeting.
ANOTHER BUSINESS CoNrEgENoE AT bnpDLgTowN
-fREIdHT1Nd TO THE wEsr-PRoPosrrIoNs OF
DIFFERENT HAILRoADs.

-FREIdnTINd TO THE wEsr-PRoposTrIoNs OF
DIFFERENT RAILRoADs
torrcponience Of The Commercial.
MiDpLETowS, DEL, July 3.
| About three weeks from this date the ship
| ment of peaches will commence. Growers ard
railroad mon are making every preparation pos
Hible for the proper froightng of tho fruit, and
are worry oxpectant that this crop will bring good
returns il properly distributed. That distrbu-
tion depends principally on railroad facilities
which are being improved daily. To give per-
| sons not acquainted with the shipment OF
peaches an idea of tho quantity this year, / will
state that at Our depot alone In tho midst OF the
season 50 cars per day will DO loaded, and to do
this properly the railroad company will have
nhifting engine in constant use, and it will re-
quire night and day operator and two freight
assistants to attend to those cars and their mani
tests. great interest il exhibited and conver-
satioiis are constant us TO the new markets pro-
posed.
At the fruit growers meeting hero to-day,
Chas. Beaston presided, aud j. Thos. Bndd acted
RS Secretary. Dir. IL. Il. Blggs, from tho com
mittee to secure a reduction Of cartago rates in
New York, reported that the committee had met
a committee of the cartmen, and II few commits
sion men, in New York, and had urged strongly
the reduction Of carting charges from eight cents
crate and -four conts basket, to six and three
cents. Tho cartmon, however. positively refused
to make any reduction on baskets, alleging that
they were moro difficult to handle, but agreed
to mako tho charge on crates six cents. Mr.
Biggs furtherfeported interviews with the Penna.
hallroad authorties, who made the following
propositions as to freight charges and the Con-
vention resolved to accept them Peaches when
in train loads OF not less than Fix cars, (leaving
Philadelphia three OF which are TO be through
cars to Pittsburg, and tho remainder may be
dropped off on the route, tho following rates per
carload OF 10000 pounds will be charged 10
Lancaster ?75 Harrisburg ss5 Miillin S105,
Lewistown Sl10, Huntingdon 1920, Tyrone
5l25, Altoona 5l30, Johnstown $40,
Greensburg, $50, Pittshirg $50. Peaches in
less than full train, az above tho rates will be
rs follows: Lancaster 800, Harrisburg 800,
Mifilm S'l20, Lewistown :l25 Huntingdon $780,
Tyrone 5li0, Altoona $3.50, Johnstowp sl75.
Greonsburg 5000, Pittsburg .2l5. The cars,
whether in full trains or not, TO leave PEiladel-
phia on the Pittsburg through express at G. 10 7.
NJ, and will arrive at Pittsburg at 7.15 A. M.
Time ia not guaranteed. and the company take
no risks. Peaches from Philadelphia TO Buffalo,
Elmira, Canandaigua and Rochester s2j0 per car
of 10000 pounds, when IN less than full train
loads of slN when six cars are furnished 0eav-
ing Philadelphia) three cars going through and
threo dropped on the way, the rate will be goo
per car to leave West Philadelphia at III. 10 L.
NJ, and arriving ut Buffalo at +. NJ, the next
dny. The company will furnish good cars well
arranged for ventilation.
An interview was also had with j. Bell, agent
of the Philadelphia and Reading Il. H., who was
not prepared to make an offer ON rates until he
delphia, Wilmington ~ Baltimore road.
Resolutions were then passed by the meeting,
as follows
Rcsoired That VIC, tho peach growers OF the
peninsula, are OF the opinion that the surest and
most practicable way to remove tho grievances
that tho peninsula peach business is groanins
undcr would be to arrange with the Pennsylva-
mia Railroad Company to set apsrt a place at
Jersey City to build sieds and arrange to trans
fer the entire peach market to that place for
next year.
Resoiued That tho commission merchants
of New York city, who were invited by res
olution and private lotter to meet the committee
sent by this convention to that city, to confer
with them and tho caiters i'll failing to meet
said committee, arc, to say the least, dsreepect-
full, and that the committee except from tho
censure Messrs Duryea, Ide Halleck and Wad-
dy.
The committee carriage rates was continued
and directed to make an effort for the transfer
OF the business to Jersey City next year.
A letter was read from Il. II. Sharpe, Master
of Transportation of BALTIC. Il Ohio II. r., desir-
ing to carry peaches and promising to get them
in Pittsburg within 13 hours after cars are de-
livered in Baltimore by tho j.. w. IL IL. IL. IL.
Ho also would deliver at Cincinnati, Sandusky
and Columbus within u hours st. Louis and
Chicago i'll 80 hours.
Thos. II. Stanford, Jr. foreign freight agent
of tho Baltimore ~ Ohio road, WAS present, to
obtain information from the meeting what facll-
ities the growers desire. He said his road would
provide good cars and run at any hour to suit
tho trade Fruit arriving in Baltimore by 6, p.
NJ, could be delivered in Pitrsburg by 7, next
morning. He said the rate to Pittsburg, from
Baltimore would DO 70 conts per hundred
pounds, OF s120. for a carload Of 10000 pounds.
He also stated fully his several rates to other
points, but declined to give them for publica-
ton. as he did not want them to come into the
hands of the Penna. Il. II. Co.
MIR. Stanford was requested to prepare n
schedule of rates and names of cities on his
road, of over $4,000 inhabitants, and asked to
report at next meeting.
The committee on Boston route reported that
tho bost that could be dono, this year, was to
transslip at jersey City, by boats to Harlem
| Bridge, and thence take tho New York " New
| Haven il. r. and its connections to Boston. The
| time would be 3G hours from Middlotown fruit
| leaving the latter place at p. M, would reach
| Boston at 6 II. m, the second day. Arrange
ments to ship by this route hayo been fully
made.
| The growers then consulted as to what points
| in tho Interior each should shin to, during the
season, agreeing not to interiereiwith each other
| Tho following assignments wore reported agreed
| on: John 7. Cochran, Allentown Il. H. Coch-
ran, Scranton s. H. Shallcross, Wilianisport
| G. T. Cochran, Mauch Chunk Ford Comegys,
| Sunbury ii. Clayton, Wilkesbarre Reading,
| Pittsburg, Ohirteen csrs) Harrisburg j. b.
| Elmira Samuel Townsend, Pttsburg and Buff
| falo VIM. Green, Pottsvile II. Clayton, Eas-
| ton and Bethlehem S. Il. Shallcross. from Sass
| safras River orchards, Pittsburg, (tllree cars
| daiy) j. Il. Carkson, Erie and Danville q.
| W. Ingram, Wilkesbarre 1.-TWO cars daily.
Tho meeting adjourned To Saturday next,
| JulV 10Th.