Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
SHIP PEACHES TO READING
A Good Market for All Fruit
is Found There.
A VERY PRACTICAL SUGGESTION
The Paying Experience of
One Reading Dealer.
Ho Got shad From Wilmington and Sold
Them at a Profit--Also Had "A Good
Season With Strawberries--A Market
That Local Growers should Look After.

Reading, Pa, Eagle
One of the best posted men who ac-
companied the Reading Press Club down
the Delaware last Sunday, was Supt. A.
g. McCausland of the w. & N. railroad.
The company which he represents has
number of wharves along the river
and during certain seasons OF the year,
the boats carry thousands of tons of
truck and other freight tc and from
Wilmington.
"Why is it that the truck dealers
along the New Jersey coast in the vicin-
ity Of Pennsgrove do not ship their pro-
duce direct to Reading and the coal
regions ?" asked the Eagle
swell, in the first place, 1t seems that
the Reading dealers prefer the Philadel-
phla markets. can see no advantage in
that because they must buy from a
second party, and very often 1t requires
at least "a hours from the time it is
shipped before it reaches Reading. Our
boats start from the Jersey shore daily
at an early hour, and if the Reading
people desire fresh truck they can
secure it within very short time. The
same may be said of shad during the
fish season."
."Do you see that building2" said Mr..
McCausland, pointing to large struc-
ture on the Jersey shore nearly opposite
New Castle. "That is sweet potato
cannery. They are shipped to Colorado. !"
"How are they prepared ?"
"They are pared, boiled, canned and
sealed and are said to be very palatable."
do they do good business
"They shipped 40 carloads last fall.
You can judge from that"
DO you expect to handle any peaches
| over your road this season."
81 don't know. We would be glad
to do so, but it is not likely that we will
| get many. The groves are nearly all
located along the Delaware branch of
the Pennsylvania railroad, and that
company has at least 900 cars lying on
its sidings now, awaiting the opening
of the season."
~ understand the crop will be very
large"
Eyes, an unusually large crop is ex-
pected, and the fruit will soon be ready
for the market"
As the boat approached Pennsgrove
Mr. McCausland pointed out place
called Deep Water Point. This prop
erty is about mile south of Penns'
grove on the Jersey shore. 1t is the
purpose of the company to fit 1t up fol
excursion purposes next year. The 10
cation is very desirable one. 1t is ex
cellent fishing ground and the beach
south of the point is the finest along tn,
Delaware river for bathing purposes.
A little further north, between Deer
Water Point and Pennsgrove is located
the smokeless powder works of the
Messrs. du Pont. This is new indus
try. Higher grade explosives are madt
at another point up the river.
WHAT 4 READING TRUCK DEALER SAYS
"Why is it that you do not get you
truck direct from New Jersey ?" wai
asked Of E. B. Slichter, one of Reading
largest dealers.
"If we could get 1t mere early In the
day IL would be great advantage to us
| will get my melons and sweet potatoe
by that road this season."
81 am told that you are obliged to bu,
your truck from wholesale houses ii
Philadelphia" remarked the Eagle.
"That is true. We don't ask then
where they get it, but we know that i
is picked and shipped to Philadelphia
the day before"
"Would it not pay you to get it direc
from the truckers?"
81 think it would, provided we had &
man on the ground to attend to thu
shipping"
, How about the shad? You used :
get large quantities from Wilmington
Eyes. Three years ago ! received al
my shad from Wilmington direct. l
paid me too as well as the party VIII
shipped them. The past two season
. were not profitable, because of the scar
city of shad."
slow about berriesS"
swell. met man from Maryland i
Philadelphia this summer and told hir
to ship his strawberries direct to Read
: ing via the w. g. N. He did so an
, made money. Those shipped to Phill
, delphia were dead loss. They rotte
. in the crates. When perishable good
I are once started they should be rushe
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