The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-12-28
Deer Creek Farmers Club.

Ing Deer Creek Farmers Club met on Satur-
gay, December 22d, 1877, at the residence of f.
M M allen. The members present were Mess 8.
Webster President Bayless [secretary,] Allen,
JAS. Lee, w. d. Lee, Lochary, Silas Silver, Geo.
E. Silver, Moores, Munnikhuysen and Rogers
active members; ana Messrs. r. B. Mccoy w.
Scott Whiteford, ID. f. Wilson, DR.. Jas. NJ.
Magraw, Angus Creme and F. W. Baker, hon
orary members and visitors
The members in body inspected Mr.. Aliens
new barn. 1t is so by so feet in size, with an
offset IL by so feet. 1t is built in the most sub
stantial and convenient manner and contains
line of shafting, by means of which power is
conveyed from two.h horse power, to any part
of the barn, to run fodder cutter, circular saw,
or other laborsaying machinery. The manner
of construction, and the arrangement of the
entire space was highly commended by the mem
bers.
THE TRAMP QUESTION.
Mr. Archer, on behalf of the committee ap-
pointed by the club to attend the State conyen-
tion to consider the tramp question, reported
| that he was present at the convention. The re-
suits, he said, were of very unsatisfactory
character The time of the convention was
| nearly entirely occupied in speech-makng by
lawyers and others, and very little opportunity
was afforded the farmers present to express their
| views. lie said it was hard to define tramp,
and 1t is impossible for the Legislature to frame
law to meet the case. If law were enacted
| to arrest them, what would you do with them
| after they were caught? He regarded legislation
| as impracticable to solve the problem. The
only thing left is to endure the evil until times
get better, and when rolling mills, factories, &C.,
are again opened and at work the evil will abate
| He thought bulldogs were the only protection
farmers have again the tramps, and in any dog
| law that might be passed they ought to be ex-
| empted from taxation.
THE ROAD SYSTEM.
The committee on the proposed change in the
| system of repairing the county roads, of which
| Mr. Allen was chairman, asked for further time.
| On his motion Messrs. Ball and Geo E. Silver
| were added to the committee which was author
| lied TO examine the Fulton township plan of
| road-mending, and report at the next meeting
of the club. In case of failure of the club to
meet at the appointed time, the committee were
empowered to memorabilia the Legislature to
pass law 10 put The Fulton township or con-
| tract plan in operation in Hartford county. Mr..
| Allen advocated the proposed plan, and thought
| the experience of the people of Pennsylvania
| ought to be as valuable TO us as experience of
our own, and the plan that has proved satsfac-
| tory to them would no doubt satisfy the people
of Hartford.
| THE TEXAS CATTLE FEVER
Mr.. Archer said he had received a communica-
| tion from the Agricultural Department at Wash
ington in relation to driving Texas cattle
| through the country
The members all concurred in the belief,
founded upon experience that if Texas cattle
were driven along road the fever would be
communicated TO native cattle by merely cross
ing the road, even after The lapse of several
months. Frost kills the disease.
Dr. Magraw stated that Texas cattle
might appear to be, and were really healthy, but
communicated the Texas or splenic fever to our
native cattle, The latter, however were pow
erless to communicate 1t TO other cattle.
number of members of the club reported
| that they had lost cattle the past summer from
| the disease.
On motion of Mr.. Janney a committee, con.
| sistng of Messrs. Janney, Gorrell and Bayle s
! Secretary was appointed to correspond with
| the Agricultural Department in reference to the
natter.
| ANOTHER RAILROAD PROPOSED.
! The project of building a narrow-gauge rail
| road from the Susquehanna river at the mouth
of Deer Creek, by way of Thomas's Rum to Bel
| Air, to connect with any railroad to run thence
| to Baltimore or to some point on the Philadel-
| phia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad, was
earnestly discussed.
The members disclaimed any intention OF
| throwing impcdiments in the way of the pro.
| posed narrow guage railroad from Baltimore to
Delta, but thought the road they proposed, if it
could be made, would prove an important ad
| juuct to the Delta road.
A committee, consisting of Messrs Allen, Jas
Lee. Munnikhuysen, Sas Silver and Glasgow
was appointed to solicit subscriptions.
1t was estimated that 50 per acre for all the
land within three miles of the route, would raise
about $4,000 mile, or enough to build mar
row-gauge road. All the members present with.
in the stated area pledged themselves to sub.
scribe at least 50 per acre on their lands and il
was ascertaned that SIS 900 would be subscrib.
ed by the members of the club.
The club then adjourned to meet at X. Harris
Archer's, Saturday, January 18th, 1875 The sub.
iect proposed for discussion was as follows:
| Is Education necessary to good morals and
good citizenship; or is it only an accomplish.
ment and an ornament. If the latter, why are
| we taxed TO suDDOrt IL