The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-02-27

globe, and reached climax in declaring
Maryland the garden spot of the world, and
the Eastern Shore the garden spot of Mary
land. Laughter or applause followed almost
tvery sentence
Mr.. Geo. D. Clark, of Howard county,
pitched into politicians and lawyers, and DR..
Thomas Welsh, of Anne Arundel, offered res
olutions looking to reform of the tariff laws
in the interest of farmers.
Additional resolutions were offered as fol-
lows: For the convention to use every
means within its power "to prevent the dis
examinations made against us in freight and
passenger rates and to secure an equalization
of both" That the salaries of all State off.
GERS should be reduced as a step toward light
ening the present heavy taxes That the
next Legislature be requested to pass laws to
punish trespassing with dog and gun to pre-
vent stock running at large; to repeal or
modify the present fence law 80 as to make IL
less onerous. That stockmen be urged to
ship their stock upon such days as will pre-
vent the selling of stock on Sunday. The
resolutions were referred without debate.
An evening session was held, at which a
committee of one member from each county
was appointed to prepare plan for perma-
nent organization of the farmers ofthe State.
The member for Hartford was Mr. VIM. Webs
ter Several addresses were also made
The convention was again in session on
Wednesday. A permanent organization was
effected by electing ex-Gov. VIM. r. Hamil-
ton President, and one Vice President from
each county and from Baltimore city, Mr..
James Lee being chosen for Hartford county.
Mr.. VIM. B. Sands was chosen Secretary and
Treasurer. An Executive Committee was
appointed, consisting of VIM. T. Hamilton,
VIM. B. Sands, II. o. Devries, of Howard
Gen. E. l.. F. Hardcastle, DR.. John W. F.
Fairfax, of Prince Georges John W. Kerr,
of Caroline; DR.. F. W. Patterson, of Balti-
more.
DR.. Chancellor read paper on the cost of
draining the marshes in Maryland, which he
estimated at not over $40 an acre, and which,
he thinks, would bring 100000 acres of land
under cultivation, besides the advantage to
the health of the regions SO reclaimed.
MIR. Peter Henderson, the noted market
gardener scotsman and florist, of Jersey
City Heights, N. j., read an interesting paper
on how portions of the farm may be profita.
bly, used for growing fruits and vegetables
He recommended liberal use of manure, say
70 tons of stable manure per acre each year,
and told of numerous growers in different
parts of the country, especially near the cities
who have made great deal of money
He advised Maryland farmers to try the ex-
pertinent
DIR. Thos Maddox, of Washington county
gave his views on live stock He thought
the farmers of Maryland should produce five
times as much as they do. Mr.. A. M. Full
ford, of Hartford county, said that farmers
should breed for a cross of Cleveland bays or
Percheron horses, and not trotting or run
ming horses, as only one of thousand of the
two last turn out q success.
Col. James Wallace, of Dorchester county,
read paper on fruit-growing. Mr.. Hampden
Fl. Dashiel, of Somerset county, spoke on the
same subject
John H. Mitchell, of Charles county, spoke
on emigration and offered a resolution, which
was adopted, declaring it to be sense of the
convention that the next General Assembly
should take action to encourage immigration
into the State.
Resolutions were also adopted looking to
legislation in the dairymen's interest stamp
ing out contagious diseases among live stock,
and taxing dogs so as TO protect sheep.
The project for turning the Pikesvile Ar
senal, Baltimore county, into an agricultural
experiment station came up, but the matter
was dropped by a vote of 60 to a.
Resolutions were adopted asking the Leg
islature to abolish the compulsory inspection
of tobacco, and deploring the discrimination
of railroads against local freights and travel
which are unfair and oppressive.