Smyrna times., 1882-07-19

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and it was now too late to give such
notice. The committee, however, were
assured that the fruit traffic over that
route, hereafter, would be conducted
more satisfactory and such action was
at once commenced by the Pcnnsylva-
MIA railroad officials as would remove
all just cause for complaint on the part
of their patrons.
The second question presented for
consideration by your committee, was
the delivery Of fruit in Boston, early
the next morning. Having trains of
cars loaded, leave the various stations
on the Delaware railroad, at such hours
as would give the growers ample time
to gather the fruit and put it in the
cars. This was regarded as impracti-
cable by the railroad officials, and the
Boston merchants did not think it
would be to the interest of the peach
growers to effect such an arrangement
unless the fruit could be delivered
early the next morning, not later than
four or five O'Clock. The fruit must be
there early in order to supply the deal
ers and shippers in time for them to
send it to the numerous cities and
towns East by the first trains and
steamers that leave the city. They
seemed to agree unanimously that the
old mode of shipping peaches to their
market was the best, and that it could
not be improved. And yet, notwith-
standing these opinions entertained by
both the railroad officials and the Boston
observation-disclosures Express Company,
seeing the advantages and anticipating
the action of your committee, have
made contract with the Pennsylvania
railroad company and the Boston &
Albany railroad company, which was
completed on the day your committee
were in conference, to run an express
train of fruit cars over the Delaware
railroad loaded with peaches to be
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Boston. Just what your committee
contemplated and is regarded by some
persons as impracticable, is what Adams
& Co. is going to demonstrate. Itmust
= be observed however, they have select
ed different route from that of yOul
committee. The Boston and Albany
railroad runs from New York to Boston
but diverges at Springfield and runs tC
Albany. Fruit sent by that road would
go by the same route as now used t
Hartford, thence to Springfield ant
: Boston, instead of from Hartford b,
= the n. Y. & n. +. r. r. to Boston
Il Should Adams & Company's EXPIRES
: be successful in delivering the fruit Of
= time in Boston, the next morning, tn
. question for all Fruit Growers to eau
q tiously consider is ~ whether the hig
: rate demanded by that company wi
= justify the growers in taking the ris
of shipping their fruit in anticipation {
having it sold at n price sufficient
high to incur the enormous freigh
charges, And ~ what effect will
have on the market price of peacho
Il delivered the second day sent by tn
,o regular peach train. Two trains woul
n arrive in Boston the same day by diff
h erent routes, one a fast express an
10 the other at the ordinary speed {
10 freight trains. Will the peaches arri'
ID ing early the next morning find read
of sale at high prices, inducing the grower
TO to pay express charges or will the col
w sumers and dealers, knowing there wi
,d be another train carrying peaches at
in much less freight, hold Off in order
N BUY at more reasonable and much low,
"a prices? In either event will not Il
IS. effect be to demOralize the market al
hit make it too irregular and uncertain
nd peach growers TO incur the risk
Is. shipments of their fruit all of viii,
,rt May be taken to pay freight and 9th
charges.
"a The third question presented W
81 the freight charged ON peaches. III
ad transportation charge ON berries h
I'D been much less than on peaches, whi
nix at the same time the railroad compani
es- incurred more labor and expense
to handling the former than the latt,
lid The charge has been an arbitrary o
nat and it is hoped for the interest of
his interested, it will be rectifed and 70
ad committee haYe rerson to feel assur
'ur it will be. On berries to Boston,
of freight from Clayton station Is 81.
lia- per hundred pounds, which il charg
on, on peaches would be ut the rate
tits thirty-six cents per basket and that
re- therate urged by the committee shot
tee be charged on peaches, they represel