The morning call., 1892-03-02
GAMERS COMBINE.
Scheme to Control the Fruit
Packing of the State.
Unite for Mutual Protection-Poor
Crops in the East.

Commercial circles have for some time
past been agitated by report that many
canneries in this city and in the country are
to be shut down on account of their lack of
success last year and their fears for the
future Il has also been said that another
attempt is being made TO organize a Gamers
combine, and that it NAV be successful.
Several Gamers were interviewed yester-
day concerning these reports. They were
not willing TO admit that their business had
been crowned with failure during the last
two years. They would not admit as truth
the statement made by one of their number
that lastyear they had contracted t0r fruit
in advance at rate far in excess Of its
value, and when the harvest came had suf-
fered financially; but one OF them. repre-
sentative Of the Schammel Packing Com
pany, admitted that some mlScalculatlonS
had been made.
ABOUT CLOSING CANNERIEs.
as 1t true that certain canneries in The
city ard throughout the country are going
to be closed on account OF past aud possible
future falures?" was asked.
He bad never heard of such a thing, but
when asked about the combine he admitted
";hat his company and other companies had
been asked TO form corporation" which
Wlil lease all the fruit canneries for one
year. They will probably pack the same
amount of fruit as is generally packed, and
tHEtE duAES " III DC Gun AIUAltu W Il D9dfu
OF Directors, who will appoint the manag-
eTs ana dictate how much fruit shall be
hacked. Each one of the separate Gamer
les will furnish tie corporation with its
labels and brands.
"W hich means that you are going to or
game canners' Trust, does il not?" asked
the reporter.
"Well. suppose 1t might be called trust
But the fact is that manv of the Gamers
have been losing money. They bought large
quantities # fruit last year, thinking that
they could sell 1t in the East.
FRUIT IN THE EAST.
The East had all the fruit it wanted Of its
own, ana we were not In it. The result of
it was that We had a large amount of stock
10 carry over. SO we decided to do better
next year, and call was Issued for the or
ganiZatiOn OF a combine. We held a meet
ing last week and another meeting will be
held next week, but the thing has not been
accomplished, nor do / think it can be until
the 1st Of May, when we will know what
sort of crop there is in the East"
Has nothing been heard Of the Eastern
croogY
Delaware, and our reports are to the effect
that from Is to 80 per cent of the BUDS will
mature; but in order TO compete with US,
33h per cent Of the buds should mature A
reliable correspondent writes:
In regard 10 the ruInors af1Oat about peaches
being badly Injured on the peninsula (meAning
Delaware would say they are certainly we'll
funded, and fear 1t extends all over the State.
We have had no winter 10 speak Of TO injure The
buds, Dul | thnk they were injured In The fall.
My careful examination so far reveals the fact
that all The varieties OF The Crawford species are
badly inlGre4, aud ouly occasionally on tree
Will you ind a solitary bud alive. The White
varieties are not quite SO bad.
Reports from BrideeVille (another section OF
D-lawafe) ale even worse. / cannot see how
Kent County can have any show for peaches
Wbaievrr, as the orchards that had crop last
year cannot show live bud Ia every eight that
lhare examined.
all efforts to ascertain by whom the call
70 form a combine was issued proved futile