The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-10-24

spire every farmer present with increased love
and respect for his calling. The first address
was by Hon. Stevenson Archer, who set forth in
earnest terms the grievances that Cypress the
farming interest, and urged the importance and
necessity of harmony aud concerted c4vtion to
secure their rights
Mr.. Archer was followed by Col. Herman
Stump who paid just tribute TO the farmer as
the primal source of the present greatness Of
our country, and its only hope for continued
prosperity. He denounced, in vigorous terms,
the unjust tariff laws, that protected the manu-
iacturer and monopolst, at the expense of the
farmer, and referred to the operations of the
middlcmen, into whose pockets flowed every
year the lions share of the profits of our farms
Col. Edwin II. Webster was next introduced
to the audience. He began with an entertain
ing account of what he knew about farming,
which out Greeleyed the Sage of Chappaqua in
wit and wisdom, and then proceeded to discuss
the ways and means of building railroad
through Hartford. He showed the folly of look.
ing for the road TO be built by either of the two
great corporations that are now struggling for
uninterrupted railway communication between
the North and South, and urged the issuing of
county bonds 10 the amount of 100000, in aid
of Il railroad through Hartford this to be sup
plemented by private subscriptions to the
amount of at least $4,000. With such sum
guaranteed there would be no difficulty, he said,
in procuring the remainder the capital neces-
sary from Baltimore city He showed conclu-
siycly that the proposed road would be within
reach Of the inhabitants of 240 square miles of
the county--at least one-half lis whole area
that it could not fail to benefit every portion of
the county. His speech was listened to with
marked attention. At its close the assembly
quietly dispersed.
The following is Il list Of the articles on exhi-
biton. If any have been omitted it is for the
reason that there was no card attached 10 tbem
to indicate the exhibitor: ~'
Chinese yam, early and late rose, monitor and
peerless potatoes, s. and j. Parry; white Schon-
en- oats, imported from Germany, VIM. ii. Glad
den peerless potatoes, Joshua Rutlcdge; mon
itor potatoes Thomas Bay mangold wurtzels,
A. A. Hull; Lancaster county corn, b. Hutton !;
large head of cabbage, Mrs. lgnatus Rutlcdge;
mammoth pumpkins, cabbage and peerless po-
tatoes, NJ. Dean; turnips, pears and 3 coops of
chickens, L. c. Price; monitor potatoes, Mrs.
Morse; oats, Alex. McComas tall corn, Jesse
Guytou; handsome table bouquet, Miss Margaret
Blair; monitor potatoes, and fodder and wheat
binder, j. A. Spicer Dent Corn and Crook neck
squash, Joseph Parry Oregon corn, +. p.
Amos white corn, f. G. Price sugar beet, j.
II. Quimby; pumpkin weighing 3lIbs, j. j.
Dean; Siamcse twin, pumpkins.
There was also exhibited, in working order, Il
farm gate, invented by Mr.. r. T. Bovine, Of this
county. This gate differs from Mr.. Bovine
former patents, in that the whole apparatus is
out Of the ground and can not, by any possibili.
ty, be clogged up 10y ice or snow, nor he injured
| by the passage through Of heavily loaded wa
gons.
Taken altogether this Farmers Union WAS a
large stride towards Il new era in the agricultu
raj interests of IIarford-an era in which the
farmer shall realize fair profit for his arduous
toll, and in which his honorable pursuit shall
| receive that consideration to which it is fuirl,
entitled.
A resolution was passed at the meeting fo
the appointment of Il committee from the sever
al farmers clubs Of the county, to solicit sub
scriptions towards raising fund for the cree
ton of buildings and the preparation ofgrounC
for an agricultural fair in the county. The i'm
promptu exhibition Of farm products on Sat
urday afforded a gratifying augury of wha
might be accomplished, with united effort on tn
part of our farming community, in this matter
and we earnestly hope that the project may no
be suffered 10 die for want encouragement
as has been the case with so many other pro
jects for the advancement Of the material inter
| csts of our county.