Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-11
THROUGH THE STATE.
VIRGINIA NEWS AS GATHERED BY DIS
PATCH CORRESPONDENTS,
The Eastern shore-An Important Meeting
Protesting Against Discrimination
In Freight Charges
Correspondence of the Richmond Di.pa,ch.lx

fcorrespondence Of the Richmond Dspatch.lE
ONASoocK, April 8, 1855
Another important meeting OF the
Accomack truckers and fruit growers was
held here Saturday afternoon. In spite
OF the fact that this is the busiest season
OF the year, larger crowd than usual
was present and much interest was mani
tested in the proceedings. The COM
nittee appointed at a previous meeting
to secure if possible more rapid trans
portation TO Philadelphia and other
eastern markets for early peas, straw
berries. and such like perishable
products. reported that superintendent
Dunno. OF The New York, Philadelphia
and Norfolk railroad. had given AS
surance that a better and moro rapid ser
vice would be given TO Eastern Shore
shippers this season, and that perishable
products would be put into Philadelphia
every day in time for the early market
Hon. 4. y. Brown, president OF the
Delaware State Grange, was present. ana
bv invitation addressed the meeting.
He showed how the various railroad
lines connecting the Eastern Shore
peninsula with Philadelphia and New
York were discriminating against ship.
perS in this section in the matter OF
freight charges ana the character
OF train service. As an instance
he mentioned the experience Of two
brothers, one living at Crisfield, Md,
the other Mt Cape Charles City, Va. Both
were engaged during the past season IN
the oyster trade and both shipped about
the same quantity Of oysters to Phlladel-
ph;a. The one living at Cape Charles
shipped his oysters TO Philadelphia for
twenty-five cents barrel, while the one
st Crisiield had to pay Sl.2O per barrel
for shipping oysters over the same line,
though the distance Is one hundred miles
less than from Cape Charles. The re-
suit WAS that while the man at Cape
Charles made about 81, 900 on his oysters
during the season, the one at Crisheld
lost 500 and all owing TO the eX-
cessive charge for the shorter haul.
The Delaware Changers had collected III
Philadelphia ana New York more than
thousand freight bills and much other
documentary evidence. Freight trains
loaded with perishable products from the
Eastern Shore had been side-tracked at
stations along the line and kept there for
ten or twelve hours 70 make way for
freight trains from southern points that
carried freight at much lower rates than
is charged from this section. These dis
ordinations against the farmers ana
truckers of Delaware and the Eastern
Shore OF Maryland and Virginia were
driving them out OF their present occu-
patOns.
President Brown concluded by appeal
ing to the people of Accomack to join
with their brethren IL Delaware in
bringing suit against the railroad before
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
a committee was then appointed to So
lett funds and take such other steps as
they might deem advisable IN the matter.
Herbert Leatherbury. aged about
twenty years, died here last night at the
home Of his mother. He was the main
support Of widowed mother and seye-
raj small children. AALLIAs.