Evening journal., 1888-06-26

Shipments NfII Begin Earlier
Than UsuaI-Peninsula Peaches
VIII Come in Two Weeks.
JohnP r. Polk, Esq., returned frcm New
ork yesterday where be had been in the
terest OF tbs Bureau OF Fruit Dlstribu
on. This bureau is Mr.. Polk's pet scheme
hich he has been advancing for several
ears past. The object is to devise the
sst means to handle the peach crop OF the
'eninfule.
For this purpose the bureau was organ
ed and TO carry its purposes into effect
le plan Is TO have a central station at
layton with the chief distributor at that
lint. This distributor will have before
10 d large blackboard. upon which are
g names Of cities where the fruit is to be
ipped. Opposite are blank spaces, and
car is shipped it is marked on the
ace. In the morning when the distTi
itor arrives at bis cffice he aliots to each
~ on the list 30 many cara to be tsnt that
y. When city's space is filed under
circumstances will any more peaches 10
that point. In order to carry success
lily the plan into effect. 40 sub-ststions
IN he established OF the principal railroad
itions in the Peninsula and when "a car is
a3e up nt that station the point where Il
to be shipped is telegraphed to the meia
Ice ana IL the point Of shipments quota
not filled, word is Immediately tele
aphed back: "Consign;" and il the quota
1 filled the peaches are consigned to an
aar city.
rhe object Of this iF, as can be readily
en, to prevent a gInt in any one city.
4 make it successful it is necessary to Sc
re almost general cooperation and thet
II p been secured. The past week the solic-
r Of the bureau, w. P. Corsa, and Mr..
Tx have secured 100000 trees to the
ieme on the lines OF the Delaware and
esapeaks and Queen Anne and Kent
iuty railroads. On Saturday Mr.. Polk
10 to Laurel where big mass meeting
the growers will be held.
fair appreciation O. the prospective
ne Of the bureau can be seen from The
{ that this year Mr.. Polk estimates q
OF 10000. 900 baskets to be carried on
railroad, and in this estimate he does
n include the peaches that will be ship
from along the Chesapeake and by
er waters to northern points. To mar
4 this crop under the old system would
simply On impossibility for two ressons,
t. there would be continual glu.s in
lrly every eastern market, and second,
II railroads have not the cars to carry
4 The great crop OF 1875 was
u one half Of the expected crop this year
both OF thsss troubles were then en-
II lrtered, and ia addition the growers
Il de but llttls money. Under the present
the bureau have seen commission
rchants in every available city ana 50
1s to distribute this great crop that
#sry basket will be shipped aud every
4 iket will bring profitable return 70 the
n ,wer.
Il 'he Pennsylvania railroad company have
II iiad Mr. Polk that they will be unable
q carry the estimated crop, as they have
cars enough or cannot procure them. \
Il G officials Of the railroad company sent
q list Of railroads where 10 wss thought
n lsible to secure cars, and to these com
4 lies Mr.. Polk has been devotiug bis
le.
ie has already visited the West Shore /
81 New York Central and Hudson River
lroeds end on Friday hs will 20 to
Moany 20 meet the of1icisls OF the Della
re end Hu1son railroad. which runs
n @ough to Canada. Mr. Polk's nego-
lions with these companies bid fair TO be 1
II cesaful. The only hitch is the cost It /
n nires the placing OF air brskes on all |
3 IS and Of rocks on the inside to hold the
Il it at q total cost OF Si00. aud ss 20B
IS are needed it runs upth total cost o /
1000
he bureau will he valuahls adjunct to /
N nit Exchange. The outside buyers that
#ne 70 the exchange will be The first to he /
#otted 70 the town from which they come I
Al the CHIEF distributor. This gives tie /
n side buyer the great advantage OF baDg |
a frat 20 have his fruit upon the msriet
his town, thus affordiug him corTe-
#ln6ing inereEss in profit.
he season will open mucA earlier tiou /
81 this year. In the extreme lower I
OF the Peninsula fruit will b ready /
shipment 10 two weeks aud By the lat i
q part Of July there will be shipments +
/ m sections south Of Milford The crop 4
1 , year hes been singuiariy fortunate Id /
~ respect The rose-bug scare was
##Fely mythical, not q single drawback has
Ru encountered. The Juna drop was I
Haarsably small and nothing shore Of an
freeze will do any damage now. la I
Sssex, western and lower Kent and on TIE
stern Shore the crop is wonderful
'he chief distributor Of the bureau viii |
appointed in a few days.