Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1914-07-03
oU1DCEVILLE VISITED
D''' BY APPLE GROWERS
nslsware Apple ComPany,s Orch
The IIlnrsTnected Last Week, Marriage
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Ssrsre Electric Storm.
.a.y Of last week Bridgeville was
Inui i sc To which hundreds OF persons
the hs tsJ in ample growing turned their
Interests ,ebsn H Ridgely Harrington,
heaa'i ,,t nj the Delaware Apple Com
fIss''' .rsva q Dutch Luncheon to the
Paulgb6Iders and their friends: In AL
' g.lt fam hundred persons inspected
allI isrTs orchards of the company, and
.ls .' I've taken to and from the rail-
ass .tstion to the farm four miles from
ray II WAGONS decorated with flags.
a, 5slS so N termed by many The Apple
W y delaware. acted as chairman
A YEA meeting and also delivered very
2. ny tine address. Judge Gray, OF
T-;irington. also addressed the crowd,
JJt6e editor of the Evening journal.
I,9cb was served to every person pres
L .4 In his address to the stockholders,
n. Harrington, gave some interesting
~ ~, far their benefit. He stated that
.so farm m on which the apple orchard is
iocsted a few years ago sold Tor > per
ave s, INIT that at the present time SlOO
, nos tbe value. He expected 1t to IN
c "as so that $500 would be a small price
6rit He also stated that the western
orrbards were producing about 10, OOO
carioads of apples each year, and that
H. iq7O they should be producing about
y an carloads. To relieve the minds
y t5o Stockholders. however, he went
;-to COMPARISON of costs of growing
n,5 making delivery of the apples to
t l'a stern markets. This comparison
showed that to deliver a bushel OF west
srn apples cost the grower 81. 531s while
tbe Delaware apple can be grown ana
5slirerd at cost of S.7SH. He stated
that because of the great difference IN
tbe cost of production, Delaware should
eesilv fake the trade from the western
somnetitors. He warned the Delaware
groWers against the wonderful organlza-
fion of the western growers, and stated
that they were at all times ready TO
drive the unorganized sellers to the wall.
he Delaware Apple Company now has
n 000 trees growing on its farm, and IN
addition now has seeded 400 acres OF COW
Meas. $50 acres of corn and so acres OF
and there remains to be
.eeded to crimson clover 250 acres.
About 620 tons Of green hay were cut
his wear on the farm. 400 acres Of COW
,es hav and $50 acres of long fodder
we're turned into manure and spread
IA the farm. and also three carloads OF
ertilizers. The farm now has AZ horses,
md 50 head of cattle and pigs.
Mrs. Harry l. Cannon has retuned
rom the hospital where she has been
nder treatment for appendicitis.
William &. Unrugh and Mabel D. Rev
oIds were quietly married at the home
f the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
love Reynolds. Tuesday afternoon at
our o'clock. Following the wedding
CEREMONY. the bride and groom left for
Iiddietown where the groom has EN-
.Oyment
O. T. Warrington has purchased the |
roperty of H. J. AXE, including the
tore. bakery and residence.
Delaware apples are making their APP |
sarance IN the local market. the quality |
not very good. The apples are small. /
John j Wentz and H. L. Ellingsworth |
ave bought the blacksmith establish
ent of Z. +. Dukes. Mr.. Wentz is the
incipal of the Bridgeville High School.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Russell, of Mil
3D. visited relatives here last week.
Charles Brown was in Dover on We'd