Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-12
TR|-STATE GAMERS
TO PUT INSPECTION
SYSTEM IN EFFECT
New Plan to be Inauguratcd at
Plants in New Jersey, Mary
land and Delaware.
DISCUSS PRICES TO-DAY

The advisory board of the T'ri-Statc
| Gamers Association has decided to place
| IN effect the inspection system recon.
, mended by the National Gamers Asso-
ciation. This action was taken ut a
meeting of the board in the Hotel du Pont
last night
Last year the national association de-
clded to spend about S5OO,oOo for an
advertising campaign IN 1920. In con-
nection with this campaign the members
of the association throughout the country
are inaugurating a new system OF IN
spcction of their plants and goods. The
Tri-State Association represents the lead
ing Gamers in New Jersey, Maryland and
Delaware
A schedule of contract prices and other
matters will be discussed at meeting Of
the executive committee today.
= Farmers in the vicinity of Thorough
fare Neck are looking forward to ship
ping their tomatoes this year by water
from points along Black bird creek For
fifteen years the draw bridge at what is
known AS Taylors Bridge has been prac-
tically closed. Now. however, lt has been
repaired by the Levy Couu of New Castle
county and the draw can be operated 10
permit boats TO pass through This has
pers of wood, headed by Bassett Ferguson.
who is cutting much timber from his tract
known as Gun Bush Woods along the
creek. He expects TO use boats TO convey
his material to distant points During
the last century the timber dealers bad
barges como up the stream for their wood,
railroad tics, sawed timber and piling,
but for several wears they have been un-
q bile 10 get through the bridge
Farmers claim that the stream has
a depth of from seven 10 twelve feet
up TO BIaekbird landing and by Using
boats it would aid them greatly In getting
lime, manure, fertilizers and other farm
from distant points. Besides
II would be cheaper than by trucks or
railroad. They could alsoship their wheat,
corn and other produce, including toma-
toes. Local buyers are already look
ING for good points along the creek for
wharf sites that would be convenient for
The growers next season.
People in that vicinity are pleased |
with the idea of having the stream open
ID for transportation purposes. Ii would |
mean an open tide waterway Of twenty |
me miles from Blaokbird Landing 20 the |,
Delaware river, coming out at what is |
Known as Listens Point. The creek was |
much deeper there IN years past, when /
loats were iled, and it has filed mp con- |
iderably durin,s the last few years.
Means and methods nf securing " .trr /
tonnage per acre of canning products was /
he principal topic OF discussion at an I
meeting Of canners Of agri- /
cultural specialties of Maryland, New /
Jersey and Delaware and representatives /
II the different farm organizations Of these
hree States, NJ the Hotel du Pont, this
dternoon.
The use of better fertilizers, better class
eeds and planting earlier in the spring I
we're urged as a means Of securing bet
or return from their acreage. The work
ne out of plans for the fighting of plant |
diseases was discussed st length, this
'eing an important factor in the problem
# getting larger return from the soil
he planting Of disease resisting varieties
7as also urged