Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-07-26
FIVE G CLOCK EDITION.
DELAWARE CHANGERS.
Colonel Martin Wants Cheaper
Lah0r-0ther Addresses.
BY Letter TO tho Evening Journal.


Lahor--0ther Addresses.
BY letter 10 tho Evening Journal.
REHoBoTH Del, July 26--The farmers
are having delightful time The weather
Is perfect. There are no mosquitoes, and
the exercises have all been successful thus
far. Several visitors came here last
evening, and the Bright Blouse was
crowded. Gotta were placed in the parlor
and Office TO accommodate the guests.
Among those who came last evening to at
tend the grange meeting are Colonel Ed
ward L Martin of Sesford Charles Bar
ker and Mrs. Barker of Milford, d. w. and
John c. Short OF Georgetown, w. N
Brown OF Wyoming, William p. Peach OF
Mermaid, William p. Corsa Of Milford,
Rev. Jonathan s. Willis Of Milford, w. w.
Morgan and Mrs. Morgan Of Concord,
A. L. Hudson, Mrs. Hudson and their two
daughters OF Clayton, 8. Il. Messick of
Bridgeville, and Colonel Wilbur II.
Burnite OF FELTON,. Colonel Burnite
is stopping at the Hotel Heulopen.
The session last evening was largely at
tended and several high speeches were
made. Colonel Martin, who was the first
speaker, talked in an Off hand manner Of
the virtues Of the Fruit Exchange and the
Bureau of Distribution aud Infor-
nation. He said that II the peach growers
were appalled, at the prospective
crop Of 1885, what would their con-
dition be when the 100000 young
trees. now blooming. had become
productive. Peaches could be probably
shipped, canned and evaporated in Della
ware, provided cheaper labor could be
obtained. It cost too much to do the neces-
sary work. He wanted cheaper wages
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company was
now working on plan to extend the peach
market which would be material help to
growers this season. The speaker closed
by urging that more growers should join
the Fruit Exchange. At present the heavy
financial responsibilities Of the exchange
rested upon very few men.
MIR. Corsa spoke next He thought that
II the Fruit Exchange would adopt some
method oy which those growers who did
not belong to 1t could NOT sell through its
channels, all the growers would be con.
strained to Join 1t and pay the one
cent per basket which 1t asks for |
selling the fruit The exchange needed |
more money. The exchange also needed |
the came system of obtaining daily In |
formation from all the markets that the
Bureau of Distribution and Information |
was going TO enjoy.
Mr.. Brown, who is secretary of the Fruit |
Exchange, gave full account OF his visits |
to the Northwest. the Northeast and to |
Canada, recently, In the interest of the
peach market. Everybody wanted lower
freight rates. The commission men agreed /
that the Delaware basket, q bushel, was
the best package in which TO ship the
fruit. The Michigan basket holds |
only bali bushel Large quantities OF
peaches could be sent TO Canada, provided /
the Dominion tariff were taken Off. At
present Delaware peaches sold at from 5
to 20 cents piece in the Canadian mar
kets. Toron5o will be the distributing
point for Canada West, and that city
would equal Boston 90 a market IL the
Canadian tariff dii not interfere.
Wesley Webb, editor OF the Delaware
Farm and Home, gave an address on rail-
road discrimination Railroad freights de-
pended on special arrangements. There
tain towns had the benefits of specially
low rates while neighboring towns
were charged the schedule rates. There
were cases where this discrimination was
che making OF towns at the expense Of
their neighbors. But no where in the
country was there a more glarlng example
OF railroad discrimination than in this
Peninsula.
Resolutions we're adopted by the meet.
ing thanking the executive committee Of
the state grange for the excellent work
they had done in calling the attention of
the Interstate commission TO the railroad
in Delaware. The resolu-
tions also urged that the case OF the PENN
sula farmers agsinst the Pennsylvania rail-
road be pressed with all possible despatch.
Mortimer Whitehead, lecturer OF the
National Grange, who is here, will speak
this afternoon United States Commits
sioper of Agriculture Coleman is expected
on the noon train He will speak this ey-
ening. The business meetings of the State
Grange will close with to-night's A mum.
Der of the farmers viii remain over until
next Monday.