Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-02-14

Smith, Wilson and Dorman presented them
selves as a committee from the Philadelphia
Produce Exchange. The New York Exchange
did not arrive until the noon
train.
The chairman called on Mr.. Whitehead to
estimate the cost of packing peaches in five
eighths baskets and delivering them at the
station. Mr.. Whitehead replied that the cost
would be one cent basket, and for the same
quantity in Georgia carriers or Michigan |
Climax carriers, the cost would be three
cents.
Brooks Ross,of Seaford, from whose farm
$4,000 baskets were shipped last year, was
called upon and questioned the difference in |
cost OF the baskets and carriers. Mr. Ross
said: "WOmen are the only packers who can
properly place the fruit in Georgia carriers"
WCommitteeman Giles-"Mr. Ross,wh per-
centage of peaches do you ship in carriers ~
One-third in carriers principally Elbertas.
We sbipk1 white peaches in carriers"
Committeeman Rosa, being cllled upon,
stated he had experimental with the carriers
and baskets, land that four shipments to Phil
adelphia one-halfiu carriers, and one-half in
baskets, carefully selected fruit had resulted
in a return Ofsl per basket, and sl.O5 per car
rier. He had been led to believe previously
that the farmers would realize from so to 100
per cent. more on carriers, and thus found it
to be not true. 81 bought secondhand car
riers-new carriers were not available. It
would have cost me Il cents for new ones,
while peach baskets l can buy for s26 per
thousand, or 2.O5 cents per basket.
! c. p. Swain, Brldgeville-"My experiments
have shown me that we can pick six baskets
of peaches while we are putting up one car
rier. We sell our peaches at Bridgevine, and
depend upon the demand there at the freight
station. When I first began TO use carriers
they sold fairly well. Soon my neighbors
with no better fruit than mine, were getting
more money [ continued their use, however,
until buyers said they did not want any more
carriers"
Northumberland Cannon, Bridgeville-
81 went into the peach business as a boy, pick
ing them off the ground. Used crates and
continued it until forced to put our fruit in
baskets. We used some carriers, however. for
choice selected fruit the past season. A few
Of these carriers paid remarkable we'll, but
they are certainly not what we need. My ex-
perience is that the fve-eights basket is the
only salvation for the peach growers of this
Peninsula"
the stand, stated that ne was in New York
yesterday and talked with prominent pro
} duce merchants, such as Mr.. Cochran, Mr.
Wispell, and Mr. Wix. There was no senti
ment in favor of the Delaware peach basket
being done away with. Mr.. Wix had bought
fruit shipped from Lincoln Delaware, unit
2 he had to notify the grower TO use no more
r carriers. Pancoast & Company, of Western
, Maryland. sent 200 carloads ofpeaches in non
shelved cars in covered baskets. Wispell 4
2 Company said Western Maryland peaches
r were packed in basket with cover nailed on
I A basket of this kind was exhibited. TIT
cars are loaded by reversing the baskets
packing top to top, then bottom to bottom
? For this method the railroad company mad
t a reduction, rather than shelve the cars
p Question from the audience-"Whatw was thi
red lction?" 81 refuse to tell as l am nov
= working for the committee from the PENN
u sula Horticultural Society on Transportation
q and we are not yet ready to report" "R.
. Brown, commission merchant, also said t
:, me. "if you do away with the old Delawar
u peach basket, we don't want any more Dels
ware peaches. We prefer the five-eights ba,
ket to the Pine Island or the Jersey half bas
q ket."
Committeeman Smith, from the Phiade
Y phia Produce Exchange-"We get a grea
a many Western Maryland peaches, packed a
e has been said,in these covered peach basket
n and they are satisfactory" Question fro1
the audience-"The covered basket admits
u all sorts of deceit, does it not?" Mr.. Smit
{ replied amid great laughter "Wen, hay
had experience with that, too"
t Chat IN Cooper made a concise stat
n ment Of his experience in a years shipmen
Ii6 baled baskets, holding one-third ofan o
= binary peach basket, gave him net return
2. per five-eighths of bushel 68 cents, IS ca
2 riers, per fve-eightrs bushel, Melted IS cent
# Peach baskets, packed with best fruit, nette
81 cents. The net returns from New Yorl
clear of baskets and everything but actui
o farm work on the farm, was 80 cents per ba
r. ket. The returns from Philadelphia, Chest,
N and Wilmington, which got the afternoo
pickings, was 33l cents.
ID Charles Terry, WyOming-"At Milford la
At season loaded from two to four refrigerat,
re cars per day with covered baskets. l do n,
think that Mr.. Davis co.tld put a full bask
IF peaches in that basket which he exhibit
to keep u or Il men loading peaches &
ne, because we did not use shelved car
ne covers on ourselves, because, Iii
want to see what fruit l buy l.
in the ears"
Vivian presente letters from col
men in New YORK Hartford and Be
ID John o. Truitt, Milford, submits
rs from Philadelphia and New York. {
which called for the continuance of the O
delaware peach basket,
Charles Massey, Smyrna. said tina. he h,
had proved to his satisfaction = d the fl,
eighths package was just the thing.
George NJ. Fisher, wyoming-"I ami not
q favor of losing the identity of the peaches
this Peninsula, by abOlishing the five-eight
basket. have had some trade that dema
led covered baskets"
hartman Anthony, Of the committee. W
1 up--"I started out last season usi
Tier.but was soon convinced that W
ting by it. prefer the five-eIght
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