The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-05-24

experiment. has proved success botn
the companies and the growers will be
able TO take the proper steps III time
ana with some confidence.
MlddletoWn has always been the
largest peach depot III the country,
ana 1t the crop natures a sufficient
quantity Of fruit will he shipped from
here to supply and oyersupply both
your own and the New Y 0rk markets.
Two and perhaps three engines and
as many trains will leave this one
point alone with peaches every day.
carrying nearly half a hundred thou
| sand baskets.
PEACHES FOR EUROPE.
The readers Of The Times will re-
member quite an interesting expert
ment which was attempted two years
ago, the shipment OF peaches to
Europe by means Of refTigerators per
the steamship Ohio from Philadelphia.
The experiment in the one instance
was a failure, but only because of the
want OF experience. To many it was
plainly demonstrated that the thing
could be accomplished. and it will be
repeated this year. in all probability.
Inc want OF a sufficient quantity OF
Ice was the only cause OF the failure.
and although the growers who went
into the venture were severely bitten.
many Of them are disposed to try it
again, and u large grower told me the
other day that it a company could not
be formed fora joint shipment, he
intended TO try it on 4 small scale
himself. But III q short while the
growers will begin their annual meet
lngs, when the matter will be fully
discussed and al, the light possible
thrown upon it,
The p, w. & b. r. r. is always an
immense gamer by q large peach crop.
and the company has already begun
10 prepare for the expected tremen-
dous increase in it's freight business.
The company each year, through its
agent along the Delaware branch. !
makes two careful estimates of the
crop-one about this time and a second
about June $50 that they may be
able to make their preparations
adequate. The first of their estimates
has already been made, each station
master having sent in lis carefully
computation for his district.
| am not able to give the estimate in |
detail, nor would that be Of any special |
interest to The Times readers. The |
aggregate of the estimates. however. |
IS somewhat near that for 1878, |
between three and four millions Of |
baskets. This. it must he understood. |
Is ONLY III estimate ST the number Of |
baskets expected to he marketed by |
the Delaware and Philadelphia. Will |
nington and Baltimore Railroad |
Companies, and has no reference to
The amount which will he shipped BY
water to Philadelphia. New York and
baltimore. II the estimate Of the
railroad company is correct. and it is
he most thorough and careful that
IAN be made with the crop Of 1875 as
1ur guide. the number Of baskets
which will be shipped will reach
5,o00,OOO. But this is not the entire
'r0p. for much of the fruit must rot
N the trees for want Of time to pick.
md very large portion of it will be
lSed at our home canning factories
% that It the crop can now he con-
ldered az safe-and US I have already
aid 1t IS comparatively. although not
absolutely so-the number of baskets
hat will mature on the Peninsula
viii be not far from ten millions of
'askets-a quarter Of peck and more
or each man. woman and child in the
United States. This is certainly an
of riches for the
Delaware and Maryland peach
rOWers.