Evening journal., 1920-11-30
URGE FASTER
FREIGHTS To
CITY MARKETS
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we would like to experience della Il
tion Of government in business DO a
not mean by this, to decry the Fed
eral Governments wholesome regula- T.
tion of business, for a constructive r
policy OF this kind is helpful to an oil
us. There are, however, many things d
which the government has continued
TO do since the armlstice, Which I
should be terminated at once.
Another point OF similarity be- 1
tween us business men is that we en-
10y clubbing together TO work Tor the
advancement OF our particular COM
munity. The Chamber OF Commerce
naturally ii but name, 1t having be. n
adopted by a group OF several nun
dred business and professional men,
who have banded together TO unile
their energies and interest in the de-
velopment OF this community. l have
always felt that the various oranges
created in the rural districts. basicly
were Of similar character In that
they afforded an opportunity for the
men and women OF those districts to
combine their interest ald their ac-
tivites for the benefit OF the commun-
dty's physical and commercial welfare.
10 Is quite true that civic or commun-
ity ORGANIZATIONS such as ] am dis
cussing, have their critics and arc
subject TO disparaging comment IN
spots / believe you will agree with |
Nme however. that such comment can |
well be disrcgarded unless 10 be |
/ founded on ignorance, in which case |
/ 70 should be treated TO a dose OF edu-
/ Gallon"
| Md, was TO have made the response
! To- the address OF welcome but he was
unable TO be present. w. n. Sanger,
lnf Easton. Md, responded, eXpr sslng
! the thanks OF the association 10 tne
! Chamber OF Commerce for its untir-
ing efforts in making The meeting aud
/ exhibit a success.
Dr. Mcdowell. president OF the so
| ciety delivered his annual address.
/ lie lad particular stress on the ina
4 bility OF the growers OF fruits 10 Sc
cure cold storage facilities from he
railroads, and emphasized the need Of
better railroad transportation. lie
referred 10 the invas on OF the gypsy
moth which is playing havoc with
Delaware fruit growers lie spoke
Of the change OF the annual meeting
time from January TO the first week
in December as "a move In the right
d reotion,' and added:
"a report OF the horticultural work
for the past year, on The Peninsula
would include a rooord OF disaster
. not 10 the tomato crop. which was a
+ very good one, but to the tomato
5 market The weather during the rip
4 enlng OF the peach crop was not very
A favorable, the rainfall being eXces-
slve. Consequently a great deal OF
] fruit rotted.
" "The Kiefer pear crop was a large
$ one compared with last year, but un-
IS fortunately like Tn tomato marke.
II the price was so low that large per
I'd centage OF The crop was not even pick
" ed. / myself had about 1000 baskets
te that fell TO the ground and rQtted.
" "1n spite OF The losses. the yea
is has had its bright spots The earl
e. apple crop was a good one and price
fair. The late apples an average crol
,,, with the large part Of 10 going int
4 cold storage The prices as yet ar
' prohlemaiic. The session on IN,
o whole has given renewed belief tha
T; we can grow fruit bidding defiance
= 10 the long list OF hindrances tha
y seem OF late 20 hav' rlsea agains
. successful fruit growing.
4 .srhe year has shown clearly ina
q no halfway measures VIII do. hu
that continual warfare must be wage
y acainst the INSECT and fungus dis
: eases that timely as well as thcr
M ough work must be done. The cod
M ding moth gets In It's work unles
Ia prevented, not as We used 10 mink b
id arly snrayings. hut theN must =
n hoth early and late. That means "a
he efeclive sprayings In June do M
in protect from new broods in July an
a Good and reasonable transport
nt ton service Is one of the essentia
~ successful marketing OF our cror
'er and this We have been sadly lac
sat inr in the past few years. I thh
mt We have a right 20 cNnc-t a return
lr- somewhat normal conditions IN I
m delivery ~ our products by The IA
by road. and be able as We used TO
Tor | able 10 ship our perish3hl' fru
.in- and Vegetables today and have IN
aly delivered tomorrow morning In tl
ues I'M the early wholesale markct y
cannot now get delivery until
sarond dav. which means in M
Ney instances the loss OF your shipme
w would suggest that This soci
anu hiring tn weight of us influence
80 49, sec II theso transportation profile
'rel cannot be solved for they are g
~ erai throughout the peninsula.
b,, "I have veen very much impressed
the fact in my travels over the
~ q, insula. the small orchards, or we y
- can n the average farm orchard,
moi In consequence producing
re quality OF fruit it should This
tioe eieiv has always done all In It's po'
it 10 try 10 arouse interest among
'ull- ciass 81 growers FOR family
70 home market production. Gould
OF special premium be offered for
hest cared for orchards OF 30 10
gen. trees? want % extend 10 the Ch
peo her Of Commerce OF Wilmington,
ages thanks OF this society for the aid {
gov have given us"
ad- Following the morning session
by visitors inspected the exhibit or
nlisnces used by fruit growers
,une exhibition at the State Arm
The twelfth and orange streets.
mac The exhibit OF apples ana o.
ev- fruits In the duBarry room or
nfiv hotel attracted hundreds OF visi
~, ihis morning and II was said by
hnt officials OF the association that
~, :, wears exhibit was larger than
,nses OF previous years.
~ Tn delegates were entertaineC
nnc,t luncheon by the Chamber OF {
,,Sti m rec at noon The program for
ui'' afternoon session calls for The 7
,.o,o ing Of papers as follows
CO., "The Home Orchard and GarS
- Professor w. s Droman, New Y
os9' Commercial Apple Growing"
". Barclay, Cranbury. n. j.; ="
may cites OF Fruit Recommended for
49, 49, Delaware and Chesapeake pelins
KY. @. Hale HARRISON, Berlin. Md.
y. - 'usi prune OF North American or
~ o. Professor L. r.. Detien. OF Dela
k"ihss College. '1ialdhng a Thousand
Orchard" A. n. Brown George