The daily gazette., 1877-05-21
and the crops would fall much below

and the crops would fall much below
that of 1875.
Hon. B. 7. Biggs said that along the
line or the Kent and Queen Anne's rail
road the crop would be fully as large ms
in 1875, when 705 car loads were convey
ed 10 Townsend; and if every peach now
ON the trees matured the shipments
| would reach 800 cars. Around Milling
ton all the varieties were in good condi-
ton except the Crawford's.
| Mr.. Townsend said he had no disposi.
ion to under estimate the extent of the
crops, but the time of danger was not
yet past, The recent warm weather had
started the sap In the trees to flowing
vigorously, and a sudden setback In the
weather would be attended with disastro-
us consequences. He deprecated the
system of hsstily predicting immense
crops, as it had the effect of causing buy-
ers to refrain from purchasing the early
shipments, with the idea of securing low
er pTces; thus putting the shippersto con-
siderable loss.
Mr.. James Yes ,y,of Sassafras Neck.
Nd, said the crop in that locality would
be fully as large as in 1875. .
| MIR. Elias Moore said that in the dis
trict east of Odessa the Smocks were
nearly all killed, and the other varieties
wonld produce from one-fourth to one
| bDlru OI Jne crops OF 1910.
Ch9s. III. Brown said that in his opin-
ion the crops would undoubtedly be very
large, and the best thing the IN seting
could do would be to arrange for a sys-
tenn of shipments, by which the peaches
| could be regularly sent to Cincinnati,
Chicago, Boston and other distant cities.
He thought a committee should be ap-
pointed to consult with the railroad com
panies in regard to the subject.
p At.I AZ IL
OF shipping peaches by chartered cars be
continued.
Mr. L. N. Mills, of the P. w. &. B. r.
Il: Co., said he was not authorized to say
whether the company would continue
the chartered car system or not but If it
was done away with better arrange
ments would be substituted
Hon. b. Z. Biggs said that the prospects
between Cambridge and Seaford were
double what they were in 1876, and that
the indications all over the Peninsula
pointed to an enormous yield. New
markets for the fruit should be appointed
and committee should be appointed
to confer with the railroad officials in re-
lation to opening these markets.
Mr.. S. s. Hoff offered an amendment to
Mr. Townsend's motion, to the effect that
the chartered car system of shipments
should be continued unless better ar
rangements could be made He was op-
posed to binding the growers positively
to the chartered car system, as it would
prevent them from securing any reduc-
ton of freights.
Mr.. Townsend asserted that shipments
by any other system than the chartered
cars resulted in great loss of baskets, as
nearly every grower in the room could
Mr.. Willard Block said that as far as
the Reading Railroad was concerned,
last year, every basket was returned to
the owner, and the company stood ready
to guarantee the same safe return of
baskets during the coming season.
Mr.. Hoff's amendment to Mr.. Town
sends motion was adopted, and the mo-
ton, as amended, was put before the
meeting and adopted, in the following
form
Resolved, That it is the Judgment of
this meeting that shipments by charter
ed cars should be continued as hereto
fore, unless another system can be mu-
tually agreed upon between the fruit
growers and railroad companies to the
interest of both.
Chas H. Brown offered the following
resolution, which, after short discus
sion, was adopted:
Resolced, That committee of fifteen
be appointed to confer with the officers |
of the p, w. & b. r. r. and other rail |
roads; In regard to rates, routes, markets |
and return of empty packages, and such |
other matters rs are of Importance, to |
the fruit growers; at such time and place |
as may be hereafter agreed upon, and to
report on such day as this meeting shall
adjourn to.
The chair appointed the following
committee, ChaS. H. Brown and DR..
Henry Ridgely, of Dover; b. Z. Biggs
and w. P. Biggs, of Summit Bridge;
Samuel Townsend, of Townsend; Edwin
r. Cochran, r. T. Cochran and III. N.
Willetts, of Middletown; DR.. Atkins, of
Eeston, Md, DR.. Edward Wilkins, of
Md; Henry Clayton, of
Mt. Pleasant; Jacob G.. Brown, of Wyom-
ing; DIR. j. FL. Prettyman, of Milford;
James Ross, of Seaford; Albert Curry, of
Moorton.
Dover was proposed as the next place
of meeting, but was rejected, and after
discussing fruit dryers for few minutes,
he meeting adjourned to assemble again
IN Friday, June 9Th, at 2 O'Clock, p. M,
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