Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-04-03
Fruit Grswers Conferred With Railroad
Officials.

, The committee on transportation of the
, Peninsula Horticultural Society met in
the office of the State Board of Agricul-
ture in Dover last Friday. Those present
were Mr.. Shallcross, Mr. Newton, Mr..
Barker and Mr.. Derby, and the secretary,
on the part of the committee Mr.. Kings
ton, Mr.. Whitaker and Mr. White, on
the part of the P, B. and w. Railroad
Company; also S. H. Messick, of Bridge.
vile ; George NJ. Fisher, Wyoming; D.
H. BOyce, Cheswold, and George w.
Wallheater, Woodside.
Referring to the request of the Middle
town asparagus growers, Mr.. Kingston
stated that the time for delivering aspara-
gus at the station at Middletown, had
been extended until 30 O'Clock p. m,
from II o'clock noon, as requested.
Mr.. Kingston further reported that
while not positively decided the return of
empty tomato crates from Baltimore
would be put on the same basis as the
basket, namely, charge of one cent for
a crate or box holding basket of toma-
toes, and two cents for a crate holding
two baskets of tomatoes.
Mr.. Derby stated that he had been no. |
titled recently from parties of Green Bay,
Wisconsin, that it would be impossible
for them to buy canned goods of him to
be shipped from Woodside, Delaware, for
the reason that the freight rates from that
point were 80 cents per one hundred
pounds, while from Baltimore it was only
q cents per one hundred pounds.
Mr.. Kingston replied that there must
be some mistake if this rate is intended
to apply to rail transportation for the
difference between the Baltimore rate
and the peninsula rate is only cents per
'ne hundred pounds. Mr.. Kingston I
urther said that he would investigate '
he matter and report. 8
Mr.. Fisher stated that he was inter.
sted in having good train service that r.
prompt service is not important, but d
Even on crates and other A
ruit packages shipped from the D., NJ. q
nd V. road there was often a delay of $,
wenty-fOur hours at Harrington, which
very annoying in fruit season. F
Mr.. White replied that in fruit season ~ ~
ackages must give way to perishable pro- al
1cts, but the railroad company would til
andle all goods as expeditiously as pos tn
bic. ~
Mr.. Fisher stated that the shippers and Di
overs at Wyoming would continue to
k that cars for the shipment of Kieffer IA
'ars in bulk be provided with boards for oo
bulkhead, as a car for such shipment is Fla
It a complete car without the bulkhead.
Mr. Kingston replied that he could
axe no promises in this respect; that II
this requirement is granted for Kieffer I
ars it would be necessary to make a
e provision for cabbage, potatoes, 4
ions, apples and other fruits and vege- Di'
lies shipped in bulk.
VI. Fisher replied that cars are SUD-
ed with bulkhead for the shipment of
in, which is carried at a much less
2 than fruits and vegetables, and Justice
hands a similar provision for these pro-
rs when shipped in bulk.
lr. Fisher asked ifit is true that empty
aragns crates are not returned free.
must bear charge of 5 cents per crate,
if so has there been a corresponding
iction in the freight rate on asparagus.
r. Kingston replied that the charge for
I'm is D cents per crate and that no re-
ion in rates has been made.
r. BOyce stated that train D IS often
S at Cheswold, but does not take 10.
1es, and in fact there are several af.
trains stopping at that point, but
'ads of tomatoes cannot be shipped
than noon and this often cuts out
ment, especially down the Oxford
oh, as Mr.. Boyce has orders for cars
cannot be loaded by noon.
vernon Lea, at this juncture, sent
ne conferees and further report was
red until the railroad committee can
t.