Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-06-22
LOTS OF PEACHES THIS YEAR.
The Peninsula Crop VIII be About
$500, 900 Baskets.

Preparing for the shipments--Growers
Arrange TO Reach New Marltets--Ap-
puintment of u Board of Managers to
Supervise the shipment of the Fruit.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette ana journal
Dover, June i5.-Thc peach growers
convention of the Peninsula met in the |
Opera House at II o'clock, this morning, |
and organized by electing the following |
officers
Thomas b. Coursey, Chairman; Prof.
Wesley Webb. Secretary; Nicepresidents |
for Dclaware--Serech +. Shallcross, New
CASTLE Warren Darby, Kent; Z. l.. Martin,
Sussex.
Maryland--G. W. Lockwood. Cecil
county James s. Harris, Kent; Or. A. +,
Talbot; J. .. Dukes, Caroline; J. II.
Wright, Dorchester; w II, Jackson,
Wicomico; n. l.. Waters, Somerset; q. w.
Covington, Worcester.
The following committee was appointed
to prepare business for the afternoon SEES
| sion: j. Alexander Fulton. Il. l.. Martin
and j. w. Kerr.
The attendance was not as large as was
expected, as the growers are very busy at
| present.
DoyEr June 1G-The peach growers
| convention that met here yesterday was
| not rs largely attended as was expected,
but those present comprised representative
/
| Fulton Or. Henry Ridgely, John Heitchu,
IL. y. Leonard, w, +. Mckee and Prof.
Wesley Webb. Dover; W. K. Allaband, ].
e. Brown and A. n. Brown, Wyoming;
Il. G. Frazer. Woodside Colonel W. III.
Rnrnite, Jacob Freidell and John Heyd,
Felton, John VI, Eisenbrey, Harrington;
II. T. Cannon, Brdgeyille; b.J Cummins
and A. q. Cummins, smyrna; d. +. Wood
ALL I, p. Coursey Milford; J.. .. Pretty
man, Harrington; A. H. Cahall. Green
wood Colonel L. L. Martin, Seaford;
Jacob IL. Adams. Laurel, j. W. Kerr,
Denton. Alexander, Simpson. Samuel
Hoey, j. Boone Dukes and w. S. Nc
Ilvaine.
The convention was called TO order at IL
o'clock and officers elected as stated in yes
terday's EVERY EvENING.
The afternoon session was called at
O'clock, Those present entered into an
informal conversation on the coming crop
of fruit until the committee made its re,
port through ]. Alexander Fulton, chair
man, in the shape OF the following resolu'
tions:
Rssolrsd That committee of five members
be appointed by this meeting, whose duty u
shall he To collect and disseminate such tutor,
nation rs they may obtain relative TO handling
the fruit crop Of the present season: and snid
COMMITTEES shall be especially charged with the
and thereby Il strbuting The fruit as far ant
: wide "a practicable said committee may al7'
, appoint subcommittee for each shipping
station when deemed advisable.
IA oivei, That said committee in order Il
carry out the purposes Of their appotntmcn
r shall m9l9y irus,we,,hy ann y, co9pete,n n
! come customers, collect information and make
ali proper arrangements for supplying aucl
: points by inducing buyers to come hero or Il
T. have the fruit shipped to them 10 be sold Of
& commission or otherwise For his services il
/, the faithful and dillgent discharge Of tn
, duties of his employment the agent shall re
| n
,. audited and allowed by said committee q
e managers.
. Peninsula be earnestly requested to contribut
/. one dollar fer every thousand trees he has l.
j bearing for the purpose OF carrying out III
p foregoing resolutions
d Rsaotu5d That the following persons be al
J. pointed To solicit and collect said contribution:
e to pay over the same 10 such person as tn
10 commit go of managers shall designate to re
!, ceive same taking his receipt therefor.
Il RsaoiEed, That said committee OF manager
V should keep an accurate account OF all money
received and paid out Ia pursuance Of the fir.
resolution, and II at the end OF the sessio
there remains any unexpended balance
sh III bs distributed pro rata among the cor
n Rsaoi1sd That the agent to be employed i
pursuance Of the second resolution, In add
ton To his other duties, shall procure suit
h BILE blank hook in which he Shall enter wit
A. pen ard ink tho names OF the towns visitet
sc the names OF one or more respoDalb
H. commission man in each place and also tt
W name OF one or more responsible bank
~ bankers therein. On his return he shall d.
n, posit this nook with the chairman OF the con
ID nittee OF managers for the Information an
use Of all contributors to the common fund
IN The resolutions were adopted.
id The board Of managers appointed col
lie sists of State Treasurer Wilbur H. Burnt
eft Col T.. l.. Martin, John Heitshu, d
ut Henry Ridgely and Is. #. II. Cauik.
H. The convention adjourned at A. 80 o clocl
ot- The general estimates given yesterda
ID were that the crop from this State aoI
rt would reach l,OO0,0oo baskets The Penu
sula crop was estimated at 800, o.
", baskets.