Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-08-05
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The Peach Growers.
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,CssvAspondsans Of tAs CsHsMsseial.
i,si ~ MmpLsrowA, Del, July 81.
The seventh and largest peach growers' meet
lug wss hsad to-day. The Baltimore Ohio r |
4. ~ rspssssuted by Messrs. Spencer and Stan-
FORD, md there vses also present . number Of
eonnlznann nsn. Wlllism Green, Esq. presided.
M. Thvnneufi, from the committee On steam
ships, repurted that he had viaited Philadelphia,
aud oeuferrsd with the American Steamship Co.
,rhs cont Of freight would be VI per crate to
900 70 5000 crasss, and these was no doubt that
this eehans IVES fsAAible. He thought the duty
Of eroUen would be to send their best fruit -
tbs result Of the experiment would depend d.
2eih . the day for the arst shipment for 1t
that date the Osdmixcn peachse would be ready,
snA q soon q the committee learned 1t what
point tha1 could b put aboard the steamer, 1t
would inform the growers. Mr. Townsend Also
saassd thAs the compartment was offered for
SaOoo D tAe company and that after all plans
wsfe exaRinUd the company would proceed to
lit up The stsAmsrA The report was accepted
and oonnittee continued.
The president called for report Of the Com
mittAs on transportation and III the absence Of
Mr. Bigss, chairman, Mr.. Willits stated that Mr..
tsses Was 70 confer with Mr.. Sharp Of the Bal
ttm0re 4 Ohio railroad. Mr. Clayton reported
that MI. Biggs had received telegram from Mr..
sharp, stating that trains could not be run at
other hou1 than those previously given. The
Secretary said that no conference could be had,
on account Of Mr.. Sharp being in New York on
the day selected by Mr.. Biggs.
Mr.. q. @. Biggs reported that on Thursday
evening, 4. O. Gray, President Of Chesapeake /
Delaware Canal stated that that company had
resolved proposition for . lease Of land upon
which to erect = large building to hold ono and 4
hAlf million baskets. The proposition came
from gentleman by the name Of Kallock, and
1t was probable that he was present He was
not, howsver.)
Mr., Spencer, of the Baltimore 4 Ohio Il. r.,
stated that he was present to correct whAa
seemed 10 be IN erroneous impression prevail
Ing here - to the policy OF that company and te
state that the company was prepared to move I
Jars or more at any hour received; that tht
mourn Of A. N. and 10 P. NJ. were named be
cause they wore considered more desirable boil
10 shippers and his company.
Mr.. Townsend gave rates via the PennA. Il
II. and Philadsphia 4 Reading r. r., and road
lsetsn and kilograms from Mr. CAssstt. agreeing
60 run trains Of aix cars at any hour.
Ths discussion which followed was ~ to the
relative merits and value Of the Penna. r. r.
60 Baltic 4 Ohio, aud was one OF some length,
Mr.. Townsend favoring the former to Cincin.
uau. and Mr.. 3. Il. Cuminins the latter.
n. Ounmins said that growers had been un
der control Of the P. VI. & B. r. r., for . num-
ber OF years from 1858 to the preeent time we
hsve Aways had considerable trouble with that
company In regard to tariff, ventilation, and time
Of delivery Hs believed that all rates we're
.hotated ky that company to other companies
sod that the latter yielded to them that the
Isduotinn 70 jersey City for the immense crop
this year was only from slO2 to ss9, Just as
small production as the company wished or
cared to make. He WAS glad to see the Baltimore
y Ohio r. n. represented at these meetings,
hscauss it ID 4 powerful corporation, and he
was told had the finest cars fitted up
ever known OF. Growers can pick as late Is
shipping by water he considered it the Interest
Of growers to 20 by this route and not allow the
other companies to monopoliZe this "gold
rline," and charge such enormous ratios. Mr.
Ounmins also said that he did not consider The
=. W. b. at all accommodating and did no
hssitate to say SO, for he had told Mr.. Mutt the
aAms that the Baltimore Il Ohio will cut int
ths p. W. B., and cause the latter to reduc,
iss tariff. The Penna. Il, Il. have long row o.
new cars ready for shippers, which after inBpec
ion he considers badly ventilated.
Mr.. r. Thomas Cochran said that II the car OF
tbs Penna. r. r. ut this depot WAS = sample, hi
lid not think them tit to carry potatoes let slont
psaohes. he was anxious to go by the BALTIC
Of the Penna. Il. Il. il . train could be made up
Mr.. Cummins moved that special committee
Of three be appointed to wait on the BALTIC. \
Ohio officers. After lengthy discussion, the
chair appointed r. II. Cummins, r. Thos. Coch'
ran and E. r. Cochran.
A letter was read from A. Bennett i Co., New
York, stating that the peach train that is to run
10 Boston via Hudson river is to start on Tues.
day week at noon. and arrive in Boston at mex
morning.
LsttsS we're also offered from N. Patterson.
Buffalo J. J. Shipley, Chicago James De-
Wolfe, Marion o., and Jacob F. Hunter, ODER
lin, o., soliciting shipments OF peaches.
The following resolution WAS read and adop-
led, and copies ordered to be sent to all railroads
carrying peaches
Rssoioed. That the p. W. 4 u. aud Pepnsylra-
MA railroads be requested to furnish peach tick.
cts - was done in 1871, at half rates, to the
psach growers and their employees, travelling
On peach business and that all other roads do
ING . similar traffic be requested to give like
rates to all necessary points.
The meeting adjourned and it was agreed t
hold smother next Saturday to hear final report
from the different committees.
learned that after the meeting n number Of
growers arranged for q daily train OF u cars O
more over the Baltimore Il Ohio railroad to Gin
cinnah and that the road WAS greatly favored b,
aAny Of those who felt dissatisfied with the tim,
Given for running trains last week. Mr. Spen
Ger had authority from Mr.. Sharp to state tha
train Of 8 carr would be run at any hour given
thom in Baltimore, and this changed many grow
sp from their former dissatisfaction with the
A. NJ. and 10 T. NJ. trains