Evening journal., 1888-06-27
FIVE O'CLOCK EDITION
FRUIT EXCHANGE.
MEETING OF THE DIRECTORS
YESTERDAY AT DOVER.
They Adopt Resolution Protesting
AgaiHst Endtscriminate Arrest
OF Tramps- rbey Want all the
ssPeach pIucksss They Can GET

DOVER, Dal, June q w. N. Brown,
secretary of the Delaware Fruit Exchange,
who has been cauvsssing in the interest of
she exchange, made his report yesterday
afternoon to the Board Of Directors, which
body met at tie Capital Hotel here. The
report stated that on account Of the prom
ised crops ia Ohio. Indiana, Kentucky and
Michigan. Peninsula peaches would not
bring rs large prices in those sections as
they did heretofore. The peach grown
here IL preferred by both dealer and con-
sumer, and the former will come here and
purchase 10 quantity, bat will likely not
pay more than 40 or so cents per basket
Ths secretary wAs instructed TO continue
his canvass aud he will leave for the east
arm cities pext week.
The members Of the board discussed the
outlook for marketing the immense crop in
prospect, and among ott er features, that Of
obtaining pickers, was taken up. The
system insugurated by the railroad authori-
ties and conssobles. generally OF arresting
all tramps found around railroad stations
and locking them up, was severely criti-
cized, and the following unanimously
adopted:
I'VE havs no tender feeling for the
vicious and indolent tramp, who will not
work, hus will steal; but we recognize the
fact that many men anxious and willing to
work, come to this et9te at this season OF
the year from the large cities, and as we
will need the help Of great many OF these
men as peach pickers and know from ex-
perience that they are often our very best
orchard heip; therefore,
Resolved, that the iAdiscriminate arrest
and imprisonment Of ramps, or "peach
plucks,n By our officers is likely to prove
very serious obstacle in the way OF picking
the large crop of peaches In prospect. We
must have this addition to our labor force
10 the peach season IL our crop 10 TO be
harvested
During the discussion which resulted In
these resolutions being adopted. 1t was
stated that even daring the berry season it
was difficalt at times to obtain help, while
the jsils Of Delaware were 6lled with men,
many Of whom we're honest men searching
work when arrested for vagrancT.
Col. K l. Asr.in, w. N. Brown and
J. w. Taylor we're appointed COMMITTEES
90 interview j. 3. Wilson. this general
freight agent OF the Pennsylvania railroad,
and endesvor 20 procure satisfactory rates
for this seasons sAipmeuts. They left fer
Philadelphia this morning for that pur-
pose.
Among those present at the meeting were
Col. Z. L. Martin, e, H. Bancroft, DR..
Henry Ridgely. George Whitaker, Jr., L.
and W. N. Brown, George Gildersleeve
and ]. w. Taylor All agreed that the
fruit men OF the Peninsula had an immense
crop in prospect 20 handle.
The directnrs' meeting made peaches and
their mafketiog tie topic last evening, and
among q knot OF growers the relative
merits Of the exchsHge and the distributing
bureau wsre sized up. The sentiment
seemed to be almost unanimous in favor Of
she former institution. Said one very large
grower, who seemed to voice the opinion OF
his brethren; not only think the distri-
button scheme chimeIical and impractica-
bic, but the manner In which It is
being pushed positively injurious to
our interes.s. l know that the majority Of
the men whose nsmes ere on the executive
committee OF the bureau are not in favor OF
a and would not work with II, because they
are in favor OF the fruit exchange, and the
two plans OF marketing fruit cannot be any
thing else but autagonistic. For instance,
the sole aim Of the exchange Is to bring
buyers here, while the bureau can only be
successful where the buyer remains at
home and b the fruit shipped to him.
The Fruit exchange ID entering on the
afth year OF It's history, and It has pracd-
cslly demonstrated its wsrth. IL has
brought buyers from tie cities right here
almost at our orchard gates, and the
grower has been paid for bis fruit at his
own wagon wheel It's workings are in
every way beneficial to the grover, and it
is this plan and 10 other which should be
supported.