Evening journal., 1891-06-19
|PEACH GROWERS MEET.
INTERESTING CONVENTION AT
MlDDLET TOWN.

| Fruit Raisers Present From All Over tn,
PenInsuIa-The Commission Merchants
Participate Lively Discussion OF
Marketing Fruit-Big Drop Expected.
Pursuant to q call isswed by tn,
MidaletowR Board OF Trade interested
persons from psiHts as far west az
Cleveland, as far east as Boston, with
others from Philadelphia. New York
Hartford Rochester, Bm&alo and other
points to be supplied with Peninsula
peaches, met the peach growers and
basket manufacturers In the
Middletown Opera House yester
day. The one disappointment
of the day was the fact that the Della
ware Railroad Company had no represen-
tation in the convention. Some dis
appointment was felt also because the
railroad officers had failed TO keep .
written promise to sell excursion tickets
at two cents per mile on the Delaware
road and branches north OF Delmar and
south Of Wilmington.
The discussion Of the various phases OF
the peach business and it's connection
with other business Of trade was carried
on without an unkind remark from sny
one, the officers Of the transportation
companies were invited, but did
not appear, az 1t is supposed
here that they had been falsely informed
that an attack would be made upon
their manner Of doing business with
peach growers; however, not a word
was said which coold have injured even
the tender conscience Of a railroad man.
Reports from sll points on the Peninsula
indicate heavy yield on all trees above
the age Of six years In the district ex-
tending east to west from bay to bay, and
north aud south from FELTON, to Middle
| town. The basket men exhibit some very
| good baskets which they offer at from
/ four to four and one half cents. The
commission men present advocated the
close culling Of peaches, and one Of them
| made the remark that fifty baskets of
carefully prepared fruit would generally
briHR as much as one hundred baskets
In bad shape
The crop is now estimated at 8, 500, 900
or 6, 900 600 baskets for the Peninsula
The growers Of hiddletown would / Ike
to see the peaches sold here and shipped
by some buyer who represents a city
distant from the Great markets Of
New York and Philadelphia It
Ia probable that several heavy
buyers will make their headquar-
ters at Middletown this season, as it is
the best place on the Peninsula from
which to carry en the business. Hotel
accommodation and convenience to the
peach belt are points Of great interest to
buyers
Among those present we're State
Treasurer Burnite of FELTON,, Con-
gresham Causey of Milford, State
Senator Williams OF Smyrna. DR.. Henry
Ridgely Of Dover, J. P r Polk of VIII
mington, Nathaniel Williams, w. A.
Comegys. h N. Willets, Sewell G. Blggs,
w. P. Biggs, Henry Clayton.
=. X. Cochran, z. A. Psol, ].
f. McWhorter, John A. Reynolds,
Edward Reynolds, R. T. Cochran.
Samuel Pennington, D. l.. Dunning, N
B. Burris, w. B. Biggs, McComb Clayton,
Edward Jones, @. d. Kelley, Cyrus
Tatman, J. Frank Elisson, DR.. Il Il,
Gilpin, j. X. Williams, r. w. Cochran.
serick Shallcross, Alexander Mitten, DR.
W. T. Kennedy, Edward Jones, George
Lockwood, NJ N Millits, Thomas Coch-
ran, W. r Cochran, John NJ Clayton,
Hugh @. Brown, Frank G. Tat
man. Augustus Hushebeck, Arthur
Johns, William Rothwell James r
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Corbit, Richard Price, Howard S. Pool.
Or. Horace Vaughn, A. G. Cox, G.. e
Hukill Thomas Cavender, Abram Van
dsgrlft, Horatio Pharo, Joseph c. Jolls.
Charles Cochran, Richard Lock wood.
William II. Houston, NJ. D. Burris.
John Drummond, Harry Clayton, Frank
@ Tatman, William Davis, DR.. |. S
vallandighsm, John s Crouch, George w.
Townsend, Henry Foster, Ezekiel Sparks,
Nathaniel Williams, Jr George w. Bid
die OF Middletown and vicinity, Robert
Griffith, George Wilson, Walter S
Leatherbury. Stephen A. Boyd of Ssssa-
fras, Md In addition there was num-
Der Of commission merchants.
The meeting was .held In the Opera
House. IL began at l 30 D. m. 3. NJ
Reynolds, president Of the Board Of
Trade, nominated DR.. j. ]. Black of New
Castle 10 be the presiding officer, and he
was elected by the unanimous voice Of
the convention.
The following vice presidents we're
elected:
George Biddle and George w. Lock
wood Of Cecil county, Nd, Garrett
Forwell and W. T. Hepbron Of Kent
county, Nd Br. w. e Sudlsr and
Robert T. Catlin of Queen Anne county,
Md. Robert FARRELL and Andrew
Roe Of Caroline county, Nd.
James Banning and r. f Smith Of Tai
bot, Nd. John O Corbit and George NJ.
D. Hart of New Castle county. Del,
Wilbur Il Burnite and ]. d Cummins
for Kent county, Del John w. Causey
and r L. Martin for Sussex county.
Professor Wesley Webb Of Delaware.
and r. G Usilton, Maryland, were
elected secretaries.
From the views exchanged during til e
afternoon by those present from all parts
OF the Peninsula, 1t was evident that
there will be large yield OF peaches aud
other fruits Il Is estimated that the
peach yield viii range from 4, 900, 600 to
$500. 600 baskets
Thomas j. Budd the corresponding
secretary Of the board, reported that In
response to inqui-ies in relation to the
shipment Of peaches from the various
railroad stations he had received the
following estimates from reliable
sources
At Mount Pleasant. $1,000
Middletown
Ginns Observation-Disclosures. 250 OO
arpstrc ngs
IOMnFend .................. .. ........ AZ 600
clayton. .-... ZOO q
i Brenford $500. ................. .... 30 OOO
Greenspring. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5000
| Wyoming. ........ ............ OOOl
| Bridgevile ......... ..... ............. 10 000
| Lynche station ....t-t.............-... 10000
Centrevile. see. ..... o O0l
| ChestertOwn. d. Observation-Disclosures. IS zoo
/ Miles River Neck. ... ..... ........ 5000
| SudlersVille le...................... 30OnO