New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-28
PEACHES AND POLITICS.
GREAT INTERESTS In LITTLE DELAWARE.


SUPERB QUALITY-THE BAYARD-sAULsBURY AL
LANCE DISSOLyING.
IRON AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT rRIBUNEl
WILMINGTON, June 27.-The Delaware peach
do not expect to handle much of that choice
fruit this year, but they looking forward to large
profits on small sales. During the past fortnight
many OF the most largely interested farmers were
seen by THE TRIBUSE's correspondent In the
towns of Smyrna and Dover. With a notice
able unlnimity they expressed this expectation. and
OF them explained their antcpations in about this
language Our peaches this year going to be the
very finest we have grown for many seasons-pcrhaps
for eight The easily understood For the past
three years the peach crops have been wonderfully
heavy The trees have borne burdens Of fruit Last
spring a year ago naturally supposed that the crop
would be light but the blossoms out just after
heavy frost and nursed by warm weather and just
enough moisture. If the weather had been made e.
peciay for peaches, 1t could not have suited m
better The heavy poisoning was natural and
just anticipated That is the
way the trees always do when they going to take
rest They blossom out In great abundance and then
the first withers the light blossoms, and they fall
to the ground like snow
"That Ia what expected last season. According to
peach tree bears heavily one and lightly
next have studied and practised the art Of
nursing thoroughly that We generally make them
bear well for two consecutive years. Last yeaI
was their resting tme bat the conditions OF weather
were extraordinarily favorable that the weakest
blossoms were nursed iuto buds During the Towering
period did have single FROST and the resuswas
a third consecutive heavy crop OF peaches.
"Ts season. OF course, could not expect any such
good luck. Nor did have IL. The blossoms came,
the came, and the showed their need OK
They dropped hrec-fourths Of their flowers But
still we were snguiary favored by the weather. slow
spring with occasional days, plenty OF moisture
and no very rude weather means good peaches We
had just that the fruit that natures. though
will be limited in quantity, will be very nne Tho
peaches will be large tender luscious and juicy More
than dozen of the principal growers OF Kent County
werc seen, and they all agreed in these particulars.
"When will your first shipments be made ~ was
asked OF the farmer language been given
Before the end of June. IL IS generally supposed
that peach known Haes Early Is the first Della
peach in the market. This is not quito correct
the first good peach and the first to mature in any
considerable quantity. But there some earlier
peaches and these will be in NewYork before July The
fruit will be costly this year. and will
than enough to supply the city markets. Our great
shipments will be to Baltimore, Washington, Philadel
phia New-Yor and Boston. When these depots have
been supplied shall have done all the crop viii wars
rant shortnes will be felt especially by the great
canning establishments throughout the State Richard
Robbins, of Dover put up canned peaches by the
hundred thousand. Their sales chiefly In London.
Paris, Berlin. Vienna and st. Petersburg They viii
have hard time getting their fruit. 1t will affect
another Delaware industry, too. There dozens OF
crate and box manufacturers here The establishment
OF j. H. Maryil, I'm Laurel. turns out usually thousands
peach baskets daily He is not making half his usual
supply this year."
j. Taylor Ganse OF Wilmington the chief member OF
the ship-buiding firm OF Harlan Holngsworth, pre-
diets that the next six months will witness the most
serious business depressons felt In this country.
Wilmington everybody knows, is great nanufactur.
ing centre. Besides the Harlan Hollngsworh estab-
NJ lie
Company, the shipbuilding shops OF Pursey. Jones
Co. the great Dupod WIDER Mills the Lobbe Car Works,
Walton, whann Co.'S Rolling Mills, -four mills by the
score the Brandywine, largo number OF foandrcs
and the McComb Morocco Manufactures. In ALL Will
mmgton contains about 10000 operatives enployed
in manufactures. Half OF these idly
walking the streets. Harlan & Hollingsworth's
usual force is 1000 men, Quotas OF them have been
laid of from week to until only 200 men
in the shops.
c. b. Rhoades, the elected Mayor OF Wilmington,
on Democratic ticket by small majority few days
ago. singing master. He teaches vocal classes and
leads a church choir He pleasing debut in opera
years since. Ho has held public Office be-
FORE and said in reply to congratulations upon the
election that nothing ever astonshed him 50 much be-
fore The Republicans more amused than displeased
at his election.
The retirement of Mr. Bayard from the Senate has al
ready had noticeable effect the political conditions
Of Delaware The decomposition Of the Bayard-Sauls.
bury alliance is following almost as matter OF course.
That great alliance. There has always been
the biterest jealousys between the lower counties
and SUSSEX and the northern county OF Newcas.
tle The Bayards have controlled Newcastle and the
Salisbury power in the other counties was we-nigh
despotic. When " Tom Bayards father. James Ashes
ley was wearing the family escutcheon, he had many
trouble with Cove salisbury Cove was tall. sharp
featured keeneyed man, who cared little about holding
office, but whose ambition was to control the State.
He was born dictator. He had two
brothers, Eli and willard. The latter was hands
and talented. brilliant orator. skfui debater.
ready with his wit and popular as an idol Cove
sent him to Sussex with orders to keep that county
and the Bayaris that shook the little State from the
Brandy to Henlopen 1t embraced every Office los
Bayards and he did it, lie filled the state offices with
his relatives aud Dependents elected salisbury lesisla
missing He never forgave traitor ana long after ne
had retired from politics, whenever some one who bad
aysd MIN w ia,sf ea@H '0 trusted leu"
into his sick and fash fury at them for per-
hitting that mans to be mentioned for Office.
He was a GRIM relentless despot but he heaped favors
those who obeyed him, and his power soon became
His first bold blow the secret election Of Legis-
brother Willard to the United States Senate. This piece
work brought the Bayards to terms and they formed
the alliance which has since held Delaware politics
in hands OF these two families Its terms were do
tated by They divided the Senate between the
contracting parties Newcastle to be held by tho
Bayards peaceful possession and confirmed the sans-
bury hold on Kent and Sussex. 1t was through this
contract and not because OF popular love FOR young
"Tom" Bayarl that without experience or aequa.nt-
he sent to the Senate when his father retired
The people had voice in the matter Even the poi.
itieians had but little to say. James Ashsiey Bayard
demanded OF salisbury his sons election under the
terms OF this contract and 1t was done.
Willard Saulsburys cloudei by his dlssp3-
ton ana Cove withdrew him the Senate when HIS
term expired. Ell sent IN the place made vacant:
ovcs health began 10 fail soon after THIS change ana
he gradually relInqulshed his party whip TO Ell.
Every now ard then, however, ne would
old tyrannic way II made the small fry politicians hus-
tie around like horses at tho nand OF the ring
master His last act before his death TO make his
brother Willard whom he had long been estrangeds
Chancellor Of the State. Eli assumed the salisbury
power at his brother DEATH but he possesses little OF
oves nerve and grim daring Aud little by little dur
nva ~ old alliance has