Delaware tribune, and the Delaware state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1877-18??, 1877-07-26

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PEACH TR1SSPORTATION.
Farther Corr~spenAenee Betwee the
Growers and the Railroad Company
preparations for Large Meeaiag
at Dover.
The recent meetings at Middletown did
not result in any agreement between the
growers and the railway company as to
rates for this season. but the negotiations
have not entirely broken OF as the follow
ing correspondence will show:
MIDDLErowN, July 18th, 1s77.-Presi.
dent Hincklsy-DKARS 1R The Committee
on Freights in order to represent to you
our regret at the contest into which we
are forced, will, if convenient to you. wait
upon You at your Office tomorrow.
| We. with others, have decided to hold q
mass meeting of growers at Dover on July
24th. As business proposition we would
like to have excursion rates for the
occasion.
Respectfully yours,
| WILLIAM GREEN, Chairman.
To this letter the committee received
the following reply:
The PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON I
BALTIMORE RAILROAD COMPANY, PREsr-
DENTS OrFrc., BROAD STREET AND WASH
1NaToN AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, JULY
18TH, 1875 William Green, Esq.,
Chairman, de-, Middletoaon, Dsla,oars,
DEAR S1R:-I have your letter Of to-day,
and. will be at my Office at 10.l5 q. m.
tomorrow.
In respect to excursion rates. for Path
inst, please address Mr.. George A.
Dadmun, General Ticket Agent of this
company, Philadelphia, stating number of
tickets wanted, DC. II the number of
tickets wanted be sufficient to come under
the rules Of this company in respect TO
excursion rates, he will arrange for such.
do not understand your allusion to
"a contest into which we (the peach
growers) arc forced.
The business relations between shippers
and the several railroad companies, who
offer to move the freight, ought not,
submit, to be styled q contest-it would bt
an unusual occurrence for the buyer ano
seller, the shipper and the common
} carrier, to agree exactly as to rates
: Each has his own honest opinion
, to govern him. Why there should
be any "contest" I do not know. Res
) assured that the railroad company do no
, | feel that any contest" is being carried on
by them. On the contrary, they feel
str.ug desire to go as fur az consistent will
: "a fair pay for fair days work" to NEE
r the views of the shippers. Farther thai
1 this, the managers of this company, II
|, view of the trusts placed in their care b.
i, ,h- owners of the railroads which W,
operate, hope that they VIII not 10 ask.
+ again to go, for they must respectful
a decline to do SO.
;, The managers of the railroad between
the peach orchards and New York hav
gone on reducing rates at the request 0
p shippers until it costs but about hal
what it did few years since to move
h basket of peaches from Seaford (say) t
jersey City. Time after time as these re
ductions were made (and the p, W. L
B. Il. II. Co., has always taken the initlatlv
= in reductions) have been assured that "
!, should not bs asked to reduce farther. "
=" this very year we have agreed TO carr
IN peaches in crates (empties not returned
l. at $5 per car cheaper than ever befor'
and all peaches. going other than VI
a., Jersey City, at from 20 to 80 per Gel
-, lower than before.
a Yours respectfully
ii ..L;aL NJ u;,,.Lis
'. ins eaae' n na, m H. Ia,.a. ,.as
~ ineeuueu W oIy as ,L.,
t. matter OF doubt among the members .h;'t,;,s
the commune, some melnoeis 'n nnant!s.
lie inoiea.ea wnnneness :. nds so,a :
ha ton that his previous letter was an ultim
.a tum The committee took the least fave
~ able view and concluded that Mr.. Hinckl'
- WAS unwilling to negotiate further NJ
they sent lhe ioiowhhs iePS ,o,- Ia,
he ,, MIppLAi1MS' Dy ~ =
Ltnc"'ey' EsY', t.ee'"ene :! ~.
VIC Ha'a1ood' -Oenr OF Cn ieoe'p: "a ~
nd ietter our comhittee, uaAine in'o "
&c, .n"' ~ ~
AZ, cidediy as toa reoue'ioh' "hlch we 20
H. slder aaee's even .ns aay ia'o y, i,;a ~
ny orchards nave decided u Detter 10 give
We our appointment snouio YOU usslfe
nd presence az any ume we Will eiaoiy nis
nm yop' N1spe''uAS,
WILLIAM uhEES' SI"li iu"n.
hut ,,stors Mr. H;ncklav had received
~. he sent a dispatch to Mr.. JONES' the CO
ger py ~. H. aas.,,;,.aa Ala No. %,
al, ~ ao,ori;,n 70 onno;ntment
- IN m" oo,,,;,,a appp,,oi,,JaS sron, All. 4,
Mr.. Hinckley was willing to continue
ma cot;a,;nns and sent the following dispai
to % him.
NJ, MIN, rrowu Ju,v "a 1s77-h
80 H;n.IisU Eso prc,;isnt p w a.
ing Pa;tranS.-I rsoret NOT nesting v,
Viii oo nm anv asv this week YOU ma,
Will W up aWy uas 'G Gsvw wseS cf yu "Sl
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;5o PHILADELPHIA. July ~, 1871 Wtth
| SJFSSH, CHAIRMAN. 1 txptct " uc bUb