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A Plethora Of Pearling

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Parent Issue
Day
9
Month
July
Year
1875
Copyright
Public Domain
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The poíich growcrs of tlit; Marlaiul aiid Delatare Península have dono what , Ameriewi citizens always do wheu they BTe bothered- they have held a ■ tion. ïho first thing to bc scttled was : How many peaches are there to be this yetó '. AV'cll, at the conveution estimates fhictuated. Somo sai(J 8,000,000 baskets. Somc said (,000,000 baskets. The Philadelphfit', Wilmingtou and Baltimore raüway aiitlioriti have settled upon the laxgei figures, and have made preparations to transport that qnantity. Middletown, it is Baid, is the largest peachgrowiug section of the Península. Here, nstancc, is ( ov. Cochran, who will ship 125,000 baskets, and Mr. 8bd(CT0ss, ifha ill reud t nuuket 150,000 baskets. i'Yimi ÜUf, rt'-tion the railnul company expects to carry 600,000 baskets, demandiiiK 60 U per dit'iu, and two enBÜies. The Mt. Pleasant erop is esti1 at 500,000 baskets; Dover, 000. Fipik the Queeü Anu and Kent ; Cortnty raüröad the c-stimato is 700,000. Tlicii ' from othcr points, one writer thinks, there will be additional 8hipini-iits. 80 that the erop will como UP

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Old News
Michigan Argus