Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-15
FARMERS REJOICE
OVER NEWS ABOUT
TOMATOES AND HENS
Told Government Has Not Fixed
Tomato Prices. and Hens
May be Sold.
MEETING AT DOVER TODAY
special Dispatch to Every Evening

special Dispatch 10 Every Evening
Dover. March 1j.-With nearly 500
farmers Of Kent county assembled III the
Dover Opera House, this morning, To dis
cu>s the tomato proposition, interest ran
hlnh. and all were eager to get the IN
formation most desired and about which
there has been much agitation during the
past few weeks. concerning the fixing oi
prices of tomatoes by the government,
through the Food Administration or Army
and Navy Departments.
The meeting was under the auspices OF
the Kent County Farm Bureau and was
presided over bN f. NJ. Sopcr who made
report of the visit of the bureau COM
mttrc. consisting of himself and VICE
pr,'Sidcnt Of the association, Il. IL Moore,
10 Washington. II make an investigation
as tu the reports IN circulation tor ScVcrai
weeks that tomatoes would be contracted
for al the rate of S2l per ton, or 80 cents
por basket.
Chairman Sopcr SAID the visit was most
satisfactory not that any particular IN
formation was secured from the Food
ADMINISTRATION or Army and Navy Dc
p.rtmcni>, but from Delaware 5 two SCna-
Tors. salisbury and Nolcott, who went
Thoroughly INTO the matter before The
senate. giving assurances to the Della
ware delegation that no prices Tor to-
natoc~ had been set hv any division ot
the government whatever As TO the
-,..Iug of poultry, II was stated that
senator Nolcott sand to Delegate Moore
Ia go back 10 Delaware and sell all hens
i, dcslrcd and get all he could for them.
RECEIVED WITH JOY.
Tho report OF the committee was re-
r.4v,,I with tremendous applause and
ri-u. vote nt thanks extended Tor their
most satisfactory report and interest IN
IN, matter
general discussion followed the report.
j. rs HI, work of the Kent County Farm
Gur..u IA TRYING Ia and the farmers IN
,>,ry WAY possible ~ to prices for all farm
,uuuudIucs
<uT I~CLl>Ip TO Pin PRICE.
rnotIon was made that the farmers Of
k,nt county agree to contract Tor toma-
iat- for the present season at 30 cents per
t.,-t.t This motion, made hy a nom
r.f..thrr ii the bureau was declared ont Of
.r.rr ana ccncrall, condemned. the con-
.n-a- FL pninlon beng that the farmer
.rill h aiiovcd - sell his tomatoes at
.,iat.,rr ,.n he might dcslrc-
Ntr w. recent resident of kcDt
.r.r,. ,dlr, ,,cd fhc meeting ~ 10 tho
,a-t .t rra.iurtion nf farm products
Itt,l.s-c -h., tc farmer was not making
.. un, lIc condemned tho railroad
.,rI ,s,~taI .uthoTiticS because Of loss Of
pro,!l,f~ -cnt j., hun g. different parts
,fts, ,,4Intr through those two mediums.
alu.r. tt.s fulls haif ~ his shipment oi
II .a y No-k and nthcr points had
.t,n o.,a II .e>; in transit
Bu..~ II iiuch,~ opposed The dNng Of
. trlcc 81 'o,aatocs, expressing his be-
fb.' The farmer or grower should nc
9 -, IT,
Illa..- urged all fhc farmers - c0-opcr-
.. u8ri. ~ l.lrcau IN making II q success,
a It thc same time prove a benefit -
.4-u.r ID receiving the right prices Tor
ts~ if.~.I.f~
N-t,pytbNoR FORT SPEAKS
4,rnor Fort of New Jersey n
~ s. no Food Administration at
Mt-.fag on addressed the meeting upon
liz uli on th, noon tram After giving
-eu,ral 14tiInc oi tht work OF the Food
Administration. which he CLAIMED was
pur.ls i v.,r measure and would cease
att.r iae war ended. hc SPOKE 81 the
shortages Ia sugar -four and other food
commodities. giving assurances hat i
satisfactory equalization oi All iood
proIu.t> would b, made. and must tt
made 5. l, var J. d. b, wou by AmcTlca
u er.pl4~.zed Tho fast tha, speculation
tl-oueholt rho roln'r> had been cut out.
.as W,sIa r,!n.Iu sUi ont
It.i,t - TOMATOES
Ir question u the prir, oi tomatoes.
vn.et - yltatt interested the Delaware
ypani, A. thsu taken ul' hN Governor
Iart ana explained apparently 10 the
.sf5-,aellan a. aIl IL pointed out that
tb. J tih and California producers agreed
-, - l,t.r tpu prlc, Indiana Illinois
81 utatt Western states on Al SIS per
raa r-.e. and Western New ork agreed
- - ir..,
II .Nrauuc tn par the Army and
y st aa4 u h, s'faIr Mr. Fort said that
DE-, -tusnt ttd com. - the Food Ad-
n4il-..tfar- aHd l~kcd them 10 tlX price
a. tomatoes winch ihc} refused To do
T. Aruv aud NAVY departments then
a>ae8tta. uia~ and received the prices a
enumerated above Il was then agreed
h, th. department thar Tor DolaWare.
Mr., and aud New Jersey price OF S2l
p. tor d. fixed Nh Fort made It PLAN
Ihatlf the Dcl4Ware Gamer does not want
to hid on the government plan ne does
~ h41, TO- that he can depend as here
to..r. ou the markets.