Delaware tribune, and the Delaware state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1877-18??, 1877-07-12

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on return, or only 412 le@ than the peach
car for the round trip.
But 1t must also be taken into account
that many causes are at work IN render the
peach trafic much more costly than the corn
trafnc. I will enumerate some Of these
Al compared it will be patent to any man
Of judgment that the higher speed of
peach trims, the costlier construction OF
peach cars, their shelf furniture, extra
doors and ventilators, the fact that the
trains must be run with extreme care and
regularity, Gao much 30 that we make
passenger trains yield precedence TO peach
trainH) and many other sources of expense
make it essential to charge comparatively
high rates for fruit transportation. And
yet our charge for . peach car from
Middletown to Jersey City and back is but
$50, while II loaded each way with first
class freight, 10000 pounds) our charge
ia e128. It IL only necessary TO examine
the published peach tariffs on the line
between Delaware and New York to see
that the rate per basket (say from Seaford
as q standard) has been reduced to less
than one-half Of what it WINS in 1866.
To be sure, the basket is now somewhat
smaller than it then was, but the rate per
carload is little il any more than half of
what II WAS in 1866.
Second-In respect to rates to distant
points must refer you to the trunk lines,
| which perform most of the service. When
the p, W. Il 3. Railroad Company, with
. short. haul assented 10 prorate with a
terminal with the trunk lines, we hardly
expected that even by implication we
should be blamed, because those trunk
Lines, looking to their long run to points
west Of the Ohio river, FIX their rates at q
lower figure per ton per mile than the
lines between Delaware and New York
have fixed.
| Third-You seem to be under the im-
preston that the plan substituted for the
charter car system will save the railroad
companies 40 per cent. of their expenses.
But the fact ia that the chief saving is in
the reduction of the number of cars
employed in peach business. Under the
new system we think it necessary for the
p, W. Il b. Railroad Company to build
only GO or 20 new cars this year to meet
the wants of the traffic. Under the charter
system we must havo built many more
than GO or 20 to provide for having large
number standing idle on side tracks, as in
1875. Ii the charter system were con-
tinued, this company would not have con-
sented to present rates. The evils of the
charter system were never fully developed
run but one trip during the season.
Fourth--Rest assured that no thought
of coercion" was for moment enter
tanned by the railroad companies in respect
to peach grower, commission merchant, or
consumer, as you seem to think. We simply
try to make it for the interest of all parties
to LET the basket 90 with tbe fruit II tbe
inducemest offered by us be not enough I
think | shall favor Offering more another
wear. The explanation given Inv railroad
men to the committee of peach grower,
upon this point. when .t this office was
think, satisfactory to them.
Fifth think what 1 have written
above as to clause No, 9 renders comment
on most of No. / superauous But must
regret that YOU believe that our charges
are too high. Those prices have been
reduced half within n few wears. On
account of low charges, or SONG other
reason unknown to me, thora;lroal ssryiec
has been increased from less ih,n / euo
J car loads in 1864 to morctlan ., nO0 carionds
in 1875. And under these circumstances
; you will not. ] think, cayii at my own
belief that the railroad companies have
!. done all That should have heen expected of
them in promoting the interests Of the
} grower.
Very respectfully yours,
) ISAAC HIsoxLEY, President.
MippLETowN, DEL, July, l0.-The
IoAo~,hg IL the iuil text OF the letter Of
tne peacn growers, 70 which l referred
yesuru"y' ana Oh Which you Pubhshed
part: ,,
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", -. ~. ".-oiR Aour favor OF the
qua inhtantlh reply 10 open letter adopted
III III convention June. I'd was duly received.
Ing expression ana apparent tone Is cour-
locus ana consluerate, out we, as men
little desperate, think your reply
evas've OF our points. ana not serious
enough in weight of reason, under the
present unprecedented trying circum-
stances 10 preserve perspicuity we will
ioiiow your ana our division OF the subject.
1: In response to our appeal for reduc-
ton OF freight rates, IN accordance with
inc 'umes'
You make an argument about corn rates
which you compare with peach rates
arbitrarily by car loads. Sir, the Almighty
has created . standard and none but few
miserable Delaware peach growers will
question the authority as not being higher
than a railroad president, which is in
universal use, and we think It dis;n.
genuous for you to ignore il. English
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