Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-03

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train should be run twice week.
Tuesday and Friday-and should, in
addition TO freight and express cars, in
clude n passenger car, for the accom-
modaton off the farmers. He suggested
the appointment of committee to con-
fer with Superintendent Holiday of the
Delaware railroad, about the running of
such train. The suggestion was ap-
proved, and subsequently Hon. Il. H.
Martin, State Treasurer Burnite and
DR. Henry Ridgely were named as the
committee.
A recess was taken for dinner, which
was served in the camp-meeting tents.
Mr.. Coursey, w. 7. Case and others en-
tortained the different visitors.
The meeting reconvened at 1.30
o'clock, when Hon. H. j.. Martin was
introduced and spoke for about half an
hour. He alluded to the condition of
the peach market, caused by the large
crops and the bad weather, which made
the fruit poor and Improbable. He
also referred to the ravages of the
peach yellows, and thought that the law
looking to the prevention Of the disease
should be vigorously enforced. Colonel
Martin advised the farmers to diversity
their farm products and not place de-
depence upon any one crop. His re-
marks were very interesting and were
attentively listened to.
j. Alexander Fulton followed in a
brief speech principally devoted to
the influence of the railroads upon
legislation, State and national, which
he considered inimical to the interests
Of the farmers. He referred particularly
to the pernicious effect of Legislators
accepting passes from the railroad com.
panies.
Professor Erwin +. Smith of the
national agricultural department, who
had driven down from Dover in com
pany with Professor Spaulding of the
University of Michigan, was next in
troduced. Professor Smith has made
an especial study of peach yellows, and
as a result of his researches and ex.
periments he earnestly recommended the
determination of the diseased trees u:
the only remedy. Every diseased tree
that is allowed to remain in the ground
| he said, is constant danger to all the
healthy trees in the immediate vicinity
The Rev. Jonathan $. Willis of Mil
ford closed the speaking with a pleasing
and humorous speech, in which he ad
vised the farmers to keep on hoping fol
better times and better results for theil
labor in the future.
Then Chairman Coursey thanked tn,
audience for their attention and ad
| journed the meeting.
WHO WERE THERE.
Among some Of the prominen
farmers who attended and participated
in the meeting were the following
Thomas b. Coursey, John Nj. Eisen
brey, Hon. f. l.. Martin, ]. Alexande
Fulton, William T. Case, G. w. Killen
Professor Wesley Webb, the Rev. j. S
Willis, John Heyd, Albert Harrington
treasurer Of Kent county, W. A. Davis
William II. Wickes, b. L. Wickes
Samuel A. Tharp, Colonel Purnel
johnson, the Rev. Mr.. Poole, Waite
Jones, Alexander s'impson, Charle
Warren, DIR. j. w. Warren, Edmund j
Smith, james A. Smith, J. p. Kelly, Il
II. Dorman, William Tharp, Benial
Tharp, Z, Wilson, j. A. Killen an,
Benjamin Hurd.
WHEN THE ALLIANCE WILL MEET.
Although nothing was said at tn
meeting about the Farmers Alliance, i
Is known that meeting will be held a
Harrington on Tuesday, September 9Th
for the purpose of forming State or
ganization. The county meetings TO
the selection of delegates will be held OIL
Saturday next.
The existence of the Alliance in Del
aware was first made public in Tn
GAZETTE last fall, when the fact tina
seven branches in Kent and about
dozen in Sussex had been formed wa
announced. No new branches hav
been organized since September, 1S9l
nor have any been organized In NeI
Castle county. The Kent and Suisse.
branches, however, can form a Stat
Alliance. They will have 1S or 20 del
egates, the basis of representation bein
two delegates-at-large for each count
and one delegate for each so member
of local branch. Representative Eiser
brey is president Of the Kent Count
Alliance and W. w. Marsh preside
over the Alliance organization q
Sussex.
Now the politicians will anxiousl
await the Harrington meeting. The
will then get an idea of what stand th
Farmers Alliance proposes to take j
the coming election of Delaware.