Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-23
TINE raUIr xxoaANeE.


W. P. Corsa, editor Of the Milford
Chronicle and secretary Of the Delaware
Fruit Exchange, was in town Friday and
was caught by q GAZETTE AND JOURNAL
representative Mr. Corsa was AZ the
time in what has been called ga frame Of
mind" over the blindness Of Whining
tonianr in general to their own interests
Tin turning q cold shoulder to the ex-
change and driving 1t to Wyoming), and
over the tergiversations Of one Winning
tonian in particular, who is both sub.
seribsr to the exchange and q candidate
for office on the Republican ticket, and
who now declines to fork over his sub
soription for reasons not satisfactory to
Mr.. Corsa.
Questioned about the operations OF the
exohRn.e during the season Just closed,
Mr.. Corsa said: "Ws have about 100
active members; buyers and sellers.
Among the former are represented the
states Of New York, PennsyIvania, Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Massaohu-
setts, Maryland and Michigan. We also
sent some lots Of fruit to Wisconsin and
Missouri. Our sales averaged rs to 80
cents per basket the season through.
The lowest, for any considerable quantity
OF fruit, was about as oent5,
and some fruit sold in quantity
as high as $1.30. Other stations are now
talking about uniting with us for next
year. We did not have the very best
system this year for makiIe money for
the organization, for the reason that
growers could do pretty much IS they
please and some would sell their fruit Ito
buyers drawn by the exohange) away
from the stand, thus pooksting the COM
mission which the exchange should have
had. Business arrangements will be
better In this respect next year.
s'In canned and eysporated goods we
have not had time to do much this
season, but / am satisfied that We can
build up good trade in that line also.
s'The exchange would have been
located in Wilmington ii 1t had not been
for the unaocountable opposition of men
who should have bsen most active in
bringing 1t here. As 1t is, l think IL
exceeding doubtful II 1t ever oomes here
now. Bat buyers could come to Will
mington great deal easier than they
can come down there Ito Wyoming ALI
the fruit must come to one point, but 1t ia
net necessary that the fruit should be
actually in the presence Of the buyer I;
q satisfactory and reliable report Of Its
nature and condition would answer Just
the came purpose"
"What has the exchange done for
Wyoming f''
II think can safely say" replied Mr..
Corsa, s'thRt ths amount Of money that
was taken in there during the season
averaged $500 PER day and that the
.rowefs realized fully that much Col, ,500)
uore money for their fruit than they ever
cot for the same kind and quantity Of
fruit In any previous season."
"Whst ia your judgment on this u ar's
experiment 2"
at has satisfied me that the thing can
be done. as to how successfully 1t will
be done remains to be seen and depends
npon whether the people will work with
us for their own interests. 1t was gener-
ally satisfactory to buyers and sellers.
Buyers got better fruit, and the fruit was
assoi ted better"
The officers of the Exchange are: J.
g. Brown, president; W. D. Corsa, score
tary and John Rosa, treasurer.