Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-16


| DOLLAR CAR TAX--THE PRESENT CROP ESTIMATED
| At 6,000,000 BAsKETs-FREIdHT TARIFFS AND
| NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO MOVE THE
CROP.
Special 10 tie Commercial.
DOVER, June Is.
The peach growers assembled in convention
here, this afternoon, in the Levy Court room.
Serick F. shalcross, Esq, of st. Georges was
elected President of the association. ~
Mr.. Cummins made few introductory re-
marks, deploring the fewness of the members
present from the lower portion OF the Peninsu-
la, and awarded to New Castle county the palm
for enterprise and push in the peach business.
Upon general request from the growers
present, Samuel Townsend, ESQ.,, explained IN
regard to the controversy OF some OF the peach
men with the Z. w. x b. r. r. relating to
THE So PR CAR TAX
collected in 1sG9-7O. Mr. Townsend stated that
the entire amount collected up to May 1st, and
the interest, would aggregate in round numbers
| $4,000; that the Railroad Company, by their
statement before the legislature in February,
put tho amount to be refunded at $751; ,000., but
that they now proposed to increase these figures
to 52l 900. his he explained, would be at the
rate of 1886 per car for 1869, and 1884 for 10.
Several large growers have already settled upon
these terms, and he thought that all would even
tually. He. therefore, thought that the conven-
| ton would do we'll to allow the matter to remain
where it is.
THE STATUS OF THE CROP.
WAS thoroughly discussed, and the following res
olution expressing the opinion OF the conven-
ton, was passed:
Resotced, That in the opinion of the conven-
ton the whole crop of peaches Oh the Peninsula
from present indications, will reach 6,000, 600
baskets, and that the number of baskets to be
shipped by railroad will reach at least 4, 900, 900
baskets.
MIR. Cummns introduced the subject of
FREIGHT AND NEW MARKERS
which was talked of with considerable interest,"
and the following expression was passed
| Hesolued, That in view OF tile prospective
enormous crop of peaches on the Peninsula,it it is
the opinion of this meeting that the freight
should be largely reduced on the railroads, new
markets opened anh growers ship only their
best fruit.
Geo. W. Cnmmins, f. r. Cochran and j. X.
Williams were appointed ~ committee to wait
upon President linckley, of the r. W. Il b.
Company, and consult with him in regard to
reduction of tariff rates.
Mr.. Hayes said that although no rates has, as
yet been fixed by the road, he could say that a
very material reduction would he made in the
freight rates.
The committee on now marketp and routes
were called upon for a report, and MIR Town.
send said that tho committee had been moie
or less busy for some time and he thought that
the prospect for
AN INCREASE OF MARKETS
to tho mountains and to the lake cities, as well
as to Montreal and Boston, are excellent.
Mr.. Cummns stated that several growers had
informed him that they had probably made ar.
rangements for shipment to the interior of
Pennsylvania and New York, and stated that the
rate to Buffalo would be sl65 from Middletown
with corresponding rates to other points, but
Mr. Townsend thought that he was mistaken, as
he had the authority from Mr.. Cassatt to say
that the rate to Buffalo would be $3.50.
Mr.. Townsend then submitted the following
PROPOSALS FROM RAILROADS
reaching the interior of New York and Penn
sylvania and to Boston.
Fennsylvania II. II. For trniis sr not ioss than
ten cars, rate per car 10000 lbs. 5000. TO Can
andaigua, Rochester, Elmira and Buffalo, inclu-
ding empties back; to Pittsburg, @l50. time
from Philadelphia to Buffalo, twenty -four hours;
to Plttsburg sixteen hours.
Reading Railroad Leave Gray's Ferry at