Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-24
,aed the P. y. 4 B. and Ita manage

| Landed the F., ". J. B. and its manage
ment. He opposed the resolutions ant
used the various arguments that have beer
pressed so often throwing doubt on the
connection Of the Baltimore d Ohio Will
the scheme, and charging that 1t WAS only
| dodge to give Col. McComb a chance te
| unload Delaware Western stock. Hi
tsunted the fruit growers with the state
ment that not one of them had ever had
the enterprise TO Invest one dollar in rail
road capital. Addressing leading peect
growers who we're present, personally, he
put words in theic mouths which they re-
pudiated. He charged that the growers
after receiving this greatest benefits iron
the P W. d b fuNs desire TO use the
capital vi tits stuekholders without return
lug any compensation.
Mr. Green--"That ls untrue, sir.
President Bggs-"5ir, that 10 language
which l do NOS USE" Continuing at great
length, he said that the growers were
under The greatest obligations to the p. ".
q B., but they now proposed TO treach-
erouely stab their benefastors in the back.
This brought MIR Green exeiiedly to his
feet, saying Il have known you 10 stat
a committee treacherousiy in The back on
winch you were appointed to solicit
freight reductions
A voice from the oody of the meeting
"Ihose two men, believe, are hired to
come here aud interrupt our proceedings "
Mir Smith-"1'o call that remark o
fslsehood would be- to undai estimate the
truth
A voiee-"You consort with negroes
VS. do Lot wish 10 hear you
fl,. xu,I u
but for the Intervention of the older heads
the gentlemen who occupied the hJoi
much longerihan any Of the other mem,
bera, and who opposed the association il
concert, without nesp, would have been
uuGet'uiol lousy tieaitd
Alter L eaIIu Sas nai Mr. Green arose
to personal expinnatioE. He bpulugizsd
to the meeting for ms loss Of "a GOO
d meHnor, but said that when 40 nnhup-
p rtpd gentlemen desired 10 talk he meet.
| lug do@a aud charged the grower %'lh in.
tent OF robbery ns desiring To use .ht
| properly of others without any conlpensa-
.iou, Ia addition To other insul,ins re
| ,larks, he could not and did u0l aaut u
stand II.
Mr.. Bisgs-'I nade no such charge"
Nathaniel Wiliams-'Yo gu did, Ia sui
stance"
President bggs then said thai he desired
to hear from Mr. j. E. rygert specifically
| substan,iatlug charges against tne F., W.
& b.
Mir. Tygert- "We have done large
freight WI b the road. LII 1875 we located
Oh navigation and bought boat in order
10 bs able to compete with other maui.
fGclurers. The p, w. IL Is. refused Us Il
special rate" Naming prominent Off ;ialt
Hr. Tygeru SAID that they would address
| him HI an inferior they dictated to bin
| hat his bnet must be stopped as it gave
Them ANNOYANCE :" We viii crueh you
IT sometimes TAXI s 10 years but it Will bt
dohe' told them that if We sold oui
GoAt some one eisa would put lius OF
from the same place, but the oti cials said
'Ws and you, actitg IN concert, can souu
| put al end to ihst
ii. A. Nolan answered President Biggs'
| remarks III regard to the pretenses Of fan
and just dealing to the fruit growers by
the f., W. u b.
j. A. FultOn, ESD, also replied, going
over the ground and putting the matter il
| q iferent light, using The s'rong grSu-
meuts which existed iu favor OF Tie
scheme.
Other gentlernen took the floor i'll favor
% the coumittee's report. Ihe resolu.
lions aid addres; Were hnally adopted,
| with no exception except ihose who hao
| spoken against them, and IL WAS early
oaude light before an adjournment wa'
effected.
rhe appointment OF the committee
provided for III the resolutions was lei
with the President, 10 be- made ut hi,
| leisure.
pnus GUIDED the mos tenpsstuoas and
takat.ve peach meeting ihst hos esel
been Witnessed i'll this safe. A great dea
of feeling was created by the tactics d
tho two railroad employees" which uaani
mously persaitd ,ns nesting.