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

utterly wipe out, which the circulio may
destroy after al danesr Of frost has passed
by, or which may rot down before our
eyes whom fully ripe, or become utterly
valasless from certain conditions OF the
atmosphere after II has been started to
maskst-ths railroad companies ON the
thsf hand operats In handling them only
n the certain and sure basis Of gain, and
no matter whether the peaches sell for $5
or & cents per basket after they reach their
market, the freight on them, like the laws
Of tho Modes aud Persians, knows no
change.
Resoiped, That We earnestly recommend
TO the growers on this peninsula TO send
nothing to market that will not certainly
pay them some profit, and when the price
falls below that point TO let their fruit rot
In their orchards rather than permit the
railroad companies to reap all the result OF
their outlay. their trouble and their toll, as
was done in 1875.
Rrsolped, That this illiberal policy
which characterizes all their movements
in our peach trade, has been extended sti1
further this year by abolishing the char
tered car system, for the simple reason, as
they allege, that in 1875 some OF their
cars were not used as industriously as they
thought they should have been, and
thereby they sustained trifing loss
which, compared to ours, was as y drop to
the great ocean.
Resolped. TLa. we regard with dis
pleasure the offer to reduce the freight on
the car load Of peaches to New York 30 as
to equalize the return freight on our empty
baskets, while at the same time no similar
reduction il made to Boston and other
northern points, and we denounce it a.
unworthy OF the men who have the charge
of the great lines over which the fruit
passes. Esa. F..
Resoloed, That we reoommed to all
peach growers and shippers to refuse to
sign the formAsf contract for shipment OF
peaches prepared aud offered by the r.,
W. l. B. railroad officials, aud that we
hold them to their duties and responsible.
ties as common carries.
Mr.. Brown, in answer to the statement
that baskets should not be returned, in the
opinion Of Mr.. Hilckley, said that unfort-
unately Mr.. H. did not know anything
about raising and shipping peach,s. Ht
had heard Mr.. Hinckley say that he would
rather pay or 10 cents more and keep thu
basket in which the peaches were shipped
But poor people of the cities had not large
salaries like Mr.. Hinkley and could hardl,
pay for the peaches without the basket
Everything is shrinking, why can't w
Elve freight in accordance with tina
shrinkage. Railroad laborers were forced
to work for 80 cents day while we hsv,
$4,000 railroad secretaries and $50, W'
presidents We should have low freight
; | L. kn - ss, rlro
nd sold cheap enough to be purchased b,
. the poorest people.
Mr.. Green then read the following
: preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, We, the peach growers o
Delaware, are tho first representation o
r the body of the citizens of the State
, assembled since the beginning of tn
present most terrible crisis in GU
1 social and national life which is unparal
leled in its extent and promised atrocity i
! the annals of any nation;
! Resolced, That we recommend to tn
Governor of Delaware and its citizens t
e be instantaneous in the organization q
military to prevent outrages of like Q
I similar kind within our borders, and
Z protect property of all kind against u
= communistic attack.
fkcSUtGtu, uNt VIC AtSoL"CAu w VVNt
q Individual, following the example well sc
0 by the public press, to endeavor by fri
quent and public utter rance to SO moul
= public sentiment as to render the perpetrs
L ton of such outrages neither probable {
e possible.
y MIR. Townsend opposed the resolution
II saying there was no probability of trool
5. being needed in our orderly little State.
n | Nanlan1 Nu.uu,ipa Il
g Brown and Charles Brown favored Il
d resolutions, and on vote they wei
rs adopted
'e MIR Cummings suggested that LOG
70 copies of the resolution nrst adopted
D printed and circulated, but motion Wi
- substituted and approved that all Il
d newspapers on the peninsula be request,
es TO publish the proceedings of the nieetin
=, Mr.. Cummings said that the grove
le had come to the meeting with the unde
ID standing that compromise would
ct made with the p, W. i b. railroad, al
1e moved that the Committee on Transport
to ton be instructed to wait on Mr.. Hinckl,
n and secure the reduction, if possible.
ur Mr.. Townsend said it was foolish to
any thing when the meeting had pass
at such resolutions ~ they did in referen
I'd to the railroads. "rhere are only ty
rs courses-an honest independence and
rs grovelling servilty."
RS Mr.. Green offered resolution fxi
as upon $40 rs a compromise figure, VIII
Mr.. Townsend made Dover the town to
le- rated from.
be Mr.. Fulton said the resolution was I
ed given to the meeting in proper way AZ
w should have gone to the Committee
Resolutions, and moved the convent
r.. adjourn. Adopted
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