Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-06-18
PEACH GRoWERs MEET.


EAsToN, Mp, June 10.-An adjourned
meeting Of peach-growers assembled in
Easton to-day. A. j. Wilson, from the
committee on peach crop estimates, re-
ported an estimate of $4,000 baskets be-
tween Easton and the Choptank; G. F.
Eastman, $4,000 in Miles River Neck;
George O. Moore, John w. Knots and
David Knots, 10000 or $4,000 baskets
within a five-miles radius of Queen
Anne's station.
j. l.. Banning, committee on bids for
baskets, reported number of bids rang
ing from four to five and a-half cents
per basket The bid considered the best
was that of the W. Patton Company,
Bridgeville, Del.-four cents for an
octagonal basket, made of good material.
Hon. Edward l.. Martin of Seaford,
one of the pioneer peach growers of the
Peninsula, addressed the meeting on the
"Peach Exchange as the best and most
economical way of handling the peach
crop, and advised that an exchange be
established at Easton and another at
Queen Anne's. Exchange dealings are
for cash. The buyers come to the
agreed-upon place of exchange for the
fruit and bring the money with them.
The exchange charges are one cent q
basket, paid by the seller, and one
fourth of one per cent on the price,
paid by the buyer Colonel Martin was
attentively listened to during the whole
of his very interesting and instructive
address. A vote of thanks was given
him. 1t was unanimously resolved that
fruit exchange be established in
Easton. Mr.. George @. Moore moved
that an exchange be established also at
Queen Anne's, but, without deciding,
the meeting adjourned to June Both.
These exchanges will be branches of
the Delaware Fruit Exchange.
CHEsrEErowN Mp., June l1.--A meet
ing of peach growers of Kent and Queen
Anne's counties was held in Chestertown
to-day. Two hundred persons were present.
William Il. t'silton was elected chairman
and Hiram Brown secretary. T. d, France,
Robert j Catlin, j. II. Newman, James s..
Harris and G.. G. Brown were appointed a
committee to wait upon the officers of the
boats or companies which carry and pro-
duce from Kent and Queen Annes cOun-
ties to market and request them 10 provide
Stats with ceats to place between the
baskets to prevent crushing the fruit.
1t was resolved that it is in Il great meas
ure the shipping of small, green. or over
ripe fruit which breaks down prices, gluts
the market and brings disaster to the
farmers, and It was urged upon all ship
pers, tenants and landlords to ship nothing
but good salablc fruit and all carefully
culled. resolution was passed that u
committee be appointed to wait upon
transportation companies to secure re-
duction of freight on peaches to Baltimore
this year. A committee of one from each
district of Kent and Queens Anncs conn-
ties was appointed to visit each shipping
wharf and railroad station in the two
counties and ascertain the approximate
number of baskets and boxes of fruit that
will probably be shipped from each of
those points. both by rail and water
.Iumes 5. Harris Of Still Pond said there
was prospect for $1,000 baskets in his
district, a scope of six miles, and the out
look was that nearly all will go to Balti-
more.
Robert $. Emory Of Chestertown, says
there is a grand prospect, and that Bnlti-
more is the best market in the world. j $.
MuCallister OF Prices station, Queen
Annes county, says the prospect there is
for 25o,00 baskets. Mr.. Wright informed
the growers that greater preparations are
being made in Baltimore by the packers
than ever before. b. Trew said that pack
ers would be able to consume 5000 boxes
per day
A. S. Brunk of the experimental station,
was present and made a speech on the
necessity of forming union of growers.
The crop in Kent is variously estimated
at from two to two and a-half millions of
baskets. The June drop is now on, after
which some definite estimate can be made.
Thirty Thousand Pensions in May.
A statement prepared at the pension