Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1883-12-27
A FRUIT EXCHANGE HERE
an a TTEMPT TO DISCUSS THE NAT
TER THURSDAY.
Packers Desire 10 Establish "a Mar
Isef Here-0ther cities Desirous to
Have IL.

Owing 10 the absence from the city OF
nearly all the members of the new eiiter
prise committee of the Board Of Trade,
there was no conference held ,ss arranged,
| Thursday afternoon with the committee
representing the stockholders OF the
Delaware fruit exchange, for the purpuss
of discussing the advisability Of at oGcs
! establishing an exchange for the sale of
packed fruits in this city. Four MEM
bers of the latter committee, three Of
whom were large growers and packers,
waited in vain at the Board OF Trads
rooms all the afternoon for the enterprise
committee to keep its appointment. 1t
was communicated to the patient fruit
growers late in the afternoon that all but
one OF the committee were out OF town,
when the vigils came to an end.
The exchange men were greatly disap.
pointed at their failure TO have the matter
laid before the Board Of Trade. To
GAZETTE representative who shared
WITH them their long, fruitless wait, one
OF the growers stated that 81 the exchange
for the sale Of dried fruits be- ests sblished
this year, 1t should be done immediately.
He had letters to shoH to this Board of
Trade in which the packers had offered
to put their goods on the market through
the exchange and contribute to its sue
cess in every way III their power
He gave many reasons why the presen.
was the proper time for the matter to be
put in shape and had hoped that the
matter would be promptly acted upon.
For tie establishment of au exchange
here, he thought considerable opposition
OF harmless sort from commission men
in other cities would be encountered, but
it would be of trifing nature and easily
overcome II sufficient interest was created
in the movement here. In his opinion 1t
would take some considerable effort on
the part Of Wilmingtonians, but in the
end would pay for all the trouble in
New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore
IL is said are anxious to have the ex-
change and would establish IL without
further responsibility tU tue dii eotors pro-
vidlng the latter give 1t their support.
The directors, however, tbiok this city
the proper location, 5ei4s central to the
producer, and the committee here yes
teHdsy was prepared to show that with
aid from Wilmington the mart could
5e successfully establisltd h-ie.
A few membsrs of the Board of Trade
met with two Of the oommiI tes Thursday
night, and the matter OF estl blishing the
exchange here was discussed W. 2. Corsa
Of Milford, who is one OF thu ,romoters of
the exchange, stated that a,z5it $1,000 is
all that will 0a required 20 put the
exchange on q business tOoNng, and keep
Il running sn oessfully. He was some-
what disc urA. ed, however, because of
lhe apparent apathy with reference to
the moseuirut on the part Of the Will
nington directors.
Another of the visitors, an extensive
grower, referring to the prospects for next
years. yield Of peaches stated that every
hi thus Tar was propitious for an
unusually large crop. The product of
asst season being small, left the trees in
good condition to fill with buds and
with fruit.
The great peach belt of the Peninsula
extends from bay to bay south Of Dover
o FELTON,. II is gradually moving down
he Peninsula and growers are beginning
o look after lands in Sussex county with
view OF cultivating the peach extern
lively in sections where at present 1t is
,ut little grown. Speaking OF the ene-
nies to the peach, the grower stated that
hey suffered from the ravsges of the
'urouiio and attacks Of the yellows. These
'nemies multiply with wonderful rapidly
intil in sections the cultivation OF peaches
las to be abandoned for some time. He
'lted New jersey for an example, where
he insects rRvsges were so disastrous
hat for many years peach trees could
lot thrive in the state, and their culti-
Tation was discontinued. After the trees
we're cleared out the insects disappeared,
md New Jersey is now producing quan-
tiles of the suooulent fruit. The same
easOn is attributed for the peach dis
riots of this State gradually going
oward the lower part.
Peach growing on the Peninsula, this
Gentleman thought, was yet in Its in.
sncy and would show some wonderful
developments in the next few years, and
specially If an exchange for the sale of
he fruit was established.