The daily gazette., 1881-02-23
PEACH MEN IN SESSION.
MEETING AT MIDDLETowN THAT
WAS ATTENDED WITH coNsIDERA-
BLE EXCITEMENT.

WAS ATTENDED WITH coNsIDERA-
BLE EXCITEMENT.
About fifty Peninsula peach grow
ers assembled in the Town Hall at
Middletown, yesterday, In response to
a call issued by Samuel Townsend in
the GAZETTE. Ex Governor John p.
Cochran presided, with j. Alex. Full
ton, as Secretary, and Messrs. VIM.
Green, j. Alex Fulton, 8. r. Shall
cross, Nathaniel Williams and Sam'l
Townsend were appointed commit
tee on resolutions. j. E. Tygert, OF
Smyrna, was mentioned as q member
of this committee, but the objection
being raised by Richard Smith, OF
Middletown, that he was a phosphate
man and not peach man, his name
was withdrawn and that of Mr.. Shall
cross substituted.
After retiring for consultation the
committee returned and reported the
following:
| RESOLVED. That IL is the driy OF leg
islators 20 grant charters, uader proper
safe guards, 10 companies asking them
| Tor he purpose OF public Improvement
aud especially when such improvements
are 10 be made without the aid of the
| state and are TO bee me com pellnx lines
| OF transportation and travel, thereby
| cheaPening both, and thus dim In nv
The burdens OF the people.
That We recognize such an i'm mprove-
ment In the Delaware Western railroad
and respectfully, but earnestly, request
our representatives in the Legislature 10
| Civ the bill amending its charter. their
prompt and hearty support. that nsaid
| bili. IN It's present form, does not fully
protect the right OF tie state and her
people, IL ~ the privilege and the duty
OF the Legislature to amend IL SO that II
| or 10 destroy Its usefulness by improper
aud unnecessary tInkering.
That In the opposition 10 this bill we
recog GiHs the hard OF the fhiIadeIphia
Whining on and Baltimore Railroad
fiom which for many years We have SUI r
tered indignlty, extortion and insult,
borne because heretofore we had no es-
cape, and we cali upon our representa-
lives IN the General Assembly, now thai
there IL "A chance at least OF partial relief
To array themselves upon the side Of the
people against their oppIessor. That
there IL no neuttAl grouud in this con-
test; those that are not with US are against
us.
That q committee of - be appointed
by the President OF this PeninsuIar Peach
Growers Association to go to Dover and
present copy OF these n solutions To Tn Q
Legislature together with such address
OF memorial as they may deem ad v lisa bl @ :
to appear before any committee having
the matter In charge, II they have AN OPP
portunityi and in GO eral take Auch meas
ures AS shall best promo the views en-
braced la these resolutions.
That we teDder our thanks 10 the inde-
pend mt press or this State that has so
manfuly stood by the people In their
struggle against power and oppression.
That we Ssk all newspapers IN Delaware,
that sym pathixe with.us in our efforts 20
obtain RELIEF from the oppression o a pre-
guming and tyranical monopoly, TO pub
liBh these resolutions.
The committee then read the follow
ing address:
The fruit growers Of the Peninsula
know that the power 10 redress their
long borne grievances exists in the
Legislature. Common reason assures
them that the claims of exlortioners
to perpstuity of privileges, unless
such be founded by divine authority
are subject TO restriction. No consti-
tuition could establish them; no pre-
cedent could sanctify; no length of
time confirm them.
In accordance with the enlightened
view of the law, now everywhere taken
by the courts, the fruit growers would
have applied to your honorable bodies
for direct relief from a wicked and
blind discrimination against our COM
modify, aud the most excessive rate of
freight levied upon any producers in
the United States; but. learning of the
efforts of q great corporation TO build
a rival line across our StaJe, convert
ing a city within our own Borders in~
TO competing point, therefore. max
ing legislation, if necessary, in the fu-
ture much more effective. We de-
clare, in our opinion, our interests will
be conserved by the, if possible, near
approach of competition, with the
awakening of public sentiment to the
enormity of the otienses against the
people by these vast and powerful
creatures.
We approve the Cahall resolution
unanimously passed by your House,
understanding it TO declare for the
principle that there should be NJ mys.
terles in ths grant OF a railroad char
ter, everything uncovered, nothing
kept back by the petitioners from Your
sovereign bodies.
We pronounce for a road actually to
be built and not for charter only,
without reasonable and ordinary guar
antees of faithful acceptance and exc
cution.
Mhle the State can in no sense be re-
quired 10 constitute guardianship fol
any company, nor is ii necessary for p,
w. IL B. officials to be solicitous that
you should control the judgment OF rival
officers as to that which concerns for
better or worse the new enterprise. Fall
option should be given to preferences,
either to take q charter by purchase or
directly from your honorable bodies
without cost.
We welcome the assistance of any
citizen toward forming any possible eom-
biDation of capital by which, either In
trade manufacture or transportation, an
exciting and blighting monopoly may be
ended; for the community have as much
right, TO the use Of Two railroads as any
smaller number Of individuals have to
the uss of or choice among plurality
of stores, hotels or manufacturers.
We, the shippers upon the line Of the
Delaware r. r., repel wi b Indifference
the threat ofthe p, w. & b. TO make up
by increased charges upen our tributary
road the losses of trade by the competi-
ton Of rival for through traffic.
IL we have formed true conception
of the policy executed by President
Hlnckley and can be certain of anything,
we know that his rule has been to put
upon all freight call that 1t would bear"