Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-04-22

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.I,sv cannot afford to let these crates
70 with the fruit, but he thought
he baskets might be allowed to go
t the empty crates were returned.
he believed that a gift crate would
liter time be manufactured that
would answer all purposes and
would still be cheap enough.
4 Charles Barker agreed with Mr..
R6sa. He said meeting had re-
cantlv been held at Laurel, at which
This matter had been discussed, and |
most Of the growers are firmly OPP
posed to allowing their good crates
70 90 with their fruit this year with
out being paid for them. He said
that so far no gift package had been
made that can be readily opened and
that was a great drawback. The
commission merchants are opposed
70 a Gift package, and only retailers
are in favor of it. Commission mer-
chants are furnishing some of the
Growers with crates. charging them
for their use. The merchants them
selves proposed to sell these crates
with the berries to their customers
at 81 cents each, and as they cost
Int 40 cents in car load lots at the
factory, the merchants will not De
ont very much on the transaction.
But he was not in favor of the plan,
"a man was bound in honor to
shin his fruit to the man who FUR
nisbed the crates; and he preferred
to be free to ship to whom he pleased.
VIM. Il. Case and w. F. Mckee
said they had crates 10 and 20 years
old that had made many trips to
market and are good yet; and il they
had had to buy new crates every
year they would have made no money
lout of the business. They did not
think the price of berries nor the
rate of freight would be more favor
able than at present
Charles Barker and A. N. Brown
favored letting the basket 60 will
the fruit. but for the crates to be re-
turned or paid for. incidentally the
question OF train service came up
and Mr.. Barker, Mr.. Brown anC
others spoke in very complimentary
r terms of Superintendent R. L. HSi
liday, of the Delaware railroad.
} CAPTAIN c. NJ. Mensch agreed
with the suggestions to give tn
r baskets. but was not ready to giy'
5 away his good crates. The manu-
facturers have not made gift crat
l that he would shipping his berrie
e in.
] The general drift Ofthe discussion
was in this line but no definite az
ton was taken.
E An. Brown read a paper in whio
he dealt with the influence of th
q depression under which farmer
a have labored. He said that thi
Z depression had already discourage
9 and weakened the farmers: and tbs
3 they should maintain their faith an
i courage, and with the stimulus
p undying hope would finally win tn
s battles for justice before legislature
T. He thought agricultural practiC
h could be greatly improved, and thu
O were all the declarations OF I'll
# Grange platform fully observed
If practice the profits of farming woul
be so increased that there woald |
9 much less complaint about du
times.
He urged that in the approachir
election only competent and hone
men should receive the votes
Patrons of Husbandry, saying tn
neither the present Congress n
the last LEGISLATURE of Delaware b:
accomplished much for the bene
Ell of the farmers of the country. /
H. especially denounced the ;'stea
perpetrated by the Legislature
rs allowing claim agent 25 per Gel
of a Just claim against the Unit
States, and said that no memb
could Justify mis- vote in favor of
DR.. A. T. Neole read a paper
- the opening of the afternoon sessi'
! upon the relation of food supply
:, population. He claimed that W;
- pestilence and famine can be large
= prevented by great agricultural pr'
u. perity; and that agricultural PR
. pcrity is greatly encouraged by t
. work of experiment stations.
- Mr.. Rosa asked if a veterinari
4 could not be employed regularly
the experiment station, and up
20 his motion the Grange recommend
ot that one be employed.
in John G. Higgins made an adm
he able address, beginning by staff
e. that the Interstate Commerce Co
tie mission had refused to grant
nit railroad companies a rehearing
at the Grange case, and that the red
M ton ofrates as ordered by the Co
ok mission would stand, a statem'
that was received with applau