Milford chronicle., 1915-09-03
PAUL PRYS GLENDALE LETTER.


W. Lohand have returned from a tw
weeks vacation which was passed partl
at Atlantic City, Philadelphia and vii
mington. They enjoyed their visit t
the many pleasure resorts and listening
to the fine music at Willow Grove es
pecially.
The many friends of Mrs. John Pretty
man enjoyed watermelon party at he
home last Monday evening, and tn,
largest melon carved weighed Al pounds
1t was grown by James Warren, and
was contributed with mis- compliment:
for the occasion.
Raymond Reynolds of the Penn. R. R.
IS passing his vacation at the home of
his brother, Walter Reynolds. He is
one Of the young men who is making
good in life.
Miss Gertrude Dickerson has been i'll
and unGer the care of DR.. SAMSON part
Of this week, but is getting better now.
The peach crop has been abundant in
this section, and the greatest glut of
nne peaches in the memory of the peo-
pie here has followed their ripening.
The low prices which prevailed, has
caused actual loss of money to the
growers, who have had to put up cash
tor labor and baskets, and the returns
have not repaid them for that outlay.
The season is at its closing stage now,
and the scenes around the depot are
getting to their condition. Farmers
blame the railroads for the low prices,
but they are wrong, for if the fruit
could have been shipped free of charge,
the prices ruling in the wholesale mark
cts OF the big cities, would not have
made profit for the growers after pay
ing for picking, baskets and commissions.
Of the basket makers, we should not
be unreasonable, but look at the facts.
First; the cost of making baskets has
increased in every particular over what
1t was even ten years ago. The timber
costs more to get to the mill the rate
of labor is higher, and we all desire to
have labor well paid. The cost of ship
ping is more than it was three years ago
and the basket makers must get more |
money for their baskets to be able to |
keep in business. Here in Glendale the |
local manufacturer was offered at one |
time one cent more a basket for his |
entire stock, but he refused to leave his |
local customers in the lurch. and so took |
care of his friends and neighbors at an
actual loss of one cent per basket sold |
to them. The writer for one appreci-
ates the act of this fellow citizen and .
While we farmers were
losing money, during the peach crop
yet we were at the same
time gambling on the future, and hop
ing that the next crop will come our
way ; but, it now looks as if we are GO
ing to get it in the neck again, as the
tomato crop is failing to produce what
was expected of it, and the Lord only
Knows what the next financial failure
De for the farmer.
The Gamers have been trying to get
heir hold on the tomato crop from this
lection at a very low figure, but this
las been frustrated by David E. Reed
# E., who offers to buy tomatoes and
Dad them for the Baltimore market at
5 cents per basket. and the growers
re feeling very kind towards him for
elping them to this extent.
The biggest thing in the calathumpian
inc ever pulled off in Ellendaie, set the
eople in edge last Friday evening, when
he newly welded Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
,ebee received the attention of their
Permission had been
ranted for the affair by the Town Coun-
il, and every kind of noise making thing
'as called into use.
BY the use of kind words, and the
living of pledges to be better. what
romised to be a disclosure of maliscious
ischief on the part of a number of
Oung boys of Glendale was avoided
st Monday. These boys are from re-
lectable families, but they went into
le fields of farmers near here and de-
royed not only melons but the vines,
I'd generally committed acts which
ould have caused heavy fines or even =
lprisonment had the cases been prose-
tied in the courts. 1t is a pity that II
ey could not be engaged in some use
/ enterprise during the Sabbath day, I'll
at least associate with those who re- III
ect the laws and rights of the people. III
they were taught how to work farm III
ID produce the crops they seemed to iii
ink that they were having fun in de- iii
rOying, they would at least be gaining III
eful knowledge, instead of imbibing ia
iminal ideas. The devil finds mis- iii
ief for idle hands to do, is a true III
wing. iii
The infant child of William Filings iii
,rth died last week and the remains III
ire inferred in Red Mems Cemetery. III
George Jester, of Mount Holly, N. j., iii
S been here visiting his father, and III
other friend, who IS expected to be a Hi
ry near member of the family at XII
ne future day. Hill
Mrs. Carey Welch is a guest in the iii
ettyman household. lIIl
Fodder saving is now in progress and iii
S hoped that the rains will permit the iii
mers to save this crop, for on it de- iii
IDS the coarse food for their stock I'LL
ing the coming winter. I'LL
he wheat crop and the corn crop are iii
last resorts of the farmer for cash iii
this years efforts but we must
e our medicine like the rest of the
rid Paul PRIV. lllll