The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-12-28
Correspondence Bahimore County Union.
GROUNDS FOR THE AGRICULTURAL
.ae SOCIETY.


Messrs. Editors Whilst I am delighted that
our farmers have organized ap Agricultural Asso-
citation for an anpual exhibition of their stock,
products, &c, yet | am anXiouSly awaiting to
hear ,cbere the location is to be- for upon that will
the material success of the enterprise depend.
In the first place it should be as central as pos
sibie, that it is on railroad provided suitable
grounds can be had, on near turnpike county
road or roads. Fortunately, we learn that such a
property has been ofered-we mean at Timonium
The grounds lie between the N c. Railroad and
the York turnpike, having a full front on BOTH
with excellent land for BALI mile or more track
TO those who have any apprehensons for the
stock being disturbed by the noise of the engines
we say that most of the show grounds either
Immediately on Q railroad or as near as they can
get suitable grounds for them the railroad never
an objection, and it is well known that it is the
sight OF the cars more than anything else that
frghtens horses, and no other stock seems to care
the least if any, about either the cars or noise
made by them. If so, why will not the board
fence apd sheds to be erected create screen for
the few timid horses that may be on exhibition,
and if any are there not on exhibition, of this
kind, lot tho owners Of them keep them on the
turnpike side of the grounds. Fortunately for
timid animals and their equally timid owners in
addition to the referred TO- will state that
nearly the whole of the railroad track along the
front of the ground offered is through deep cut,
so much so that VIC cannot see even the smoke
stacks ofthe engines besides there is about enough
of the road bed on grade with the grounds to give
the proper curve for railroad switch, the value of
which can hardly be estimated for by means of it
all machinery, cattle and stock of every descrip-
ton can be landed within the grounds without any
transhipment or re-handling, and passengers can
also be landed within the enclosure.
On the other hand suppose everything by rail
had to be unloaded and hauled to the grounds
away from railroad, or the people who visity your
exhibition be obliged to walk a quarter half
mile after leaving the cars, along a narrow and
dusty road, the same travelled by cattle, horses,
wagons, carriages &C., does not the bear ricital
clearly indicate that to be success it must be
a railroad, with the advantages of switch and
station Immediately on the grounds of the Asso-
cation where there will be no transhipment of
stock and goods for the fair, and where the pas
sengers by the cars will not be annoyed by having
10 travel a common highway, but by road alone
for pedestrians, in fact be landed from the cars
within the enclosure?
In addition to the above il is . we'll known fact
that on exhibition days the noise and confusion
incident to the occasion is such that yon cannot
make yourself heard ten PAGES, and that instead
OF any confusion arising from the noise of cars,
neither visitors nor stock would scarcely know
when train would pass or stop, and it is not to
be supposed that the stock would be placed upon
the track, it were, to test there nerve but would
be located some considerable distance from the
railroad.
Yet having confidence in the wisdom of the Di-
fectors (who have sent committees to visit tho
various grounds ofered,) that they will do the
right thing, remain, Yours, DC, SUCCESS.