The daily gazette., 1875-08-21
PEACH TROUBLES.
/, Msrkete and Low Prices
Losing Money.

a,ouers Losing Money.
ss or rKAcH .aRowEHs-A conf
CONFERENCE. WITH PREspRNr
r7 OF THE p. W. & 3. R. r.
r. rEryTs OF THE PEACH aLuT.
rur WOULD RrrIEvE IT-A RE
/. or RATES TO THE WESTERN
trs PROPOSED.
,.r, olutting Of the large peach
os ns Nsw York and Philadelphia
y, Oaonv Of our peach growers to q
~ % a the fact that unless better
- - y, or,orsiyed, or other arrange.
aSo' they would have to stop
IN order to save Themselves
sunis,y loss.
;uolS, Tuesday night, q meeting
;ly called at Middletown to con.
important subject.
les were made favorins the sue.
n picking until Monday next.
IN again be determined wheth-
dyisable to commence.
6ttees we're appointed to wait on
Ina ask them to cooperate, to
The meeting in it's attempt to
L prieesto growers and shippers.
ant figures many who sent fine
Sy lost money on it. and this step
hd necessary.
nittae wa appointe | to nrge on
a 4 B. and Pennsylvania rail-
sborities, reduction of freight
nni there vas u most earnest
n Of G demand for reduction.
,Enmittee consisted as follows
bed ohm {. Clark, c. b. Eli.
ka.o.t-sswsn c. Bisss. Jona-
ilisop,
<onQ's-Wn. Polk. Jonathan
4. A. Nowland.
foTn-M. {. Walker. John
Samuel Pennington.
Wm. Reynolds, Z. A Cochran.
end-Wn. Riley, Richard Town
iri-Colia Ferguson.
hire committee could nor att nd
latter, but yester Lay klorning,
thsm-R3hert Cummings, Hen
whnd, Samuel Pennington, John
Jonathan b. William, j Jonathan
and s. T. Shaucross-weut to
& phia for the purpose of inter
President HiDckley.
|ns in Philadelphia, the commit
<eeded to a hotel adjacent to tho
nd organized By calling Il. a.
i to the chair, and appointing
Pennington Secretary.
u discussion Of the subject under
patton, Mr.. Cummins offered the
kg preamble and resolutions
eL4s, The peach growers of Della
I've, during thc last two weeks.
begged 10 endaavoring to gather
|tket their fruit. cad
|Rsl7. All the old marx. Is. tcgetL.
the new Eastern and Western
5 that have been rcachad by the
railroads have been supplied to
ht that prices received have not
HR:ient to pay the high freishts
Ersa9 charged; therefore, we
4 cd r''ommsrd, That the rates
"a charged by the p, W. l. B. r.
n redaeAd TO say $50 per car load
N |lSs, from Middietown to Jersey
q pro rata from all stations be-
:fboTs that station ON the Della
9Foad, and all other railroads By
y Apments are made. reduce their
<rsspondingly, to the different
4 feaohad By their lines.
That unless the freights are
+ 4 will become absolutely imper.
every peach grower to discop-
#pEents.
eauble and resolution was adopt
Re committee proceeded to the
President Hinckley, where they
te'usly received by that gen
whnd opened the consultation
ping MIR. Hinckley of the desire
ppers Tor q reduction Of peach
ersey City. and presented the
and resolutions above report
o]nckley inquired what would be
cs1 working Of a reduction of
hlr. Rowland replied that II
uerease tie shipments of oooJ
teauce the cost of transporta-
tio" the growers to realize
conversation then ensuedin tho
;FaNaa. Ehieh Mr.. Hincklay. took an an
nefent view from that heid bv
.'ee. DE said that owing to
peach glut at New Yorf IL
Poney Po tstt 10 lessen the amount of
! 70 that market but a rsdnc
II tempt the growers to increase
IenlS. Ie. and thus prolong the
Aought it would be a kindnass s
~ers to Increase the rates. and
3plnion that they suffered NOT
n,eh rates. but from the i'm.
7 and the shipment of 50 u man. III
scs5 Se9ea. J. II the rates Of freIsh,
IGea It would encourage st;lI
n ,pnent5 OF poor fruit The
"ouiu be to cease shipmants
anu thus raise the market
l,Ins ral said the idea in askino a
aG ~, 70 secure a reduction from
. aiSo, and thus have the rataa .
Boston and other distant
"a ~ present. good peaches soId
sr a.. ~ ~ cents per basket which
Il f5 sAe existing freight % ratss
70 pay the shipping 'eI.
ckisy said that tina ,,,, !, W.
s1 ee' .GaGcasioned this state of T az
OIcithe ,ict. commission 6 men send and
cssS11 csas On to Boston. by tbs
sSasu SIassai i and Boston < Albany nv
than az ~ strives only a haE
sTs.a I~n ths fruit shipped direct
cwn r. I'M thus the prices sre
les IN Boston almost to New
m FtbadiSn snd was continued AZ |
cen. -, 1na during its Course M,