Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-01-22
lAaritmltnras Affairs,
FARMERS STATE CONVENTION.
Matters Needing Legislation.

Matters Needing Legislation.
The first session of the annual con.
vention Of the Maryland State Farmers
Association was held on "Wednesday Of
last week at Pythian Hall, Baltimore
On account Of the late arrival Of the
President. ex-Gov. VIM. T Hamilton,
the meeting was delayed until nearly l .
o'clock Nearly every local organiza.
ton of farmers in the State was repre-.
sented. There were in the hall at the
opening Of the meeting about $50 per.
sons. Mr.. William b. Sands acted as
Secretary.
On taking the chair President Hamil.
tori referred to the unfavorable year
y s;As Y ias4 passed. byt saj sass shc
outlook ~ kFmer was much more
encouraging There had been, he said,
an increase in exports Of more than
1000. 900 bushels of wheat over 1884
the. increase in the exports Of corn, sugar
and other products had also been great
the only thing in which there ap-
peared to be falling off was beef. The
Governor said that the farmers had per-
mitted their expenditures to be too big.
"What we want, = he continued, sis good
government, low taxation and economy
in our individual affairs These are the
secret of success
A number of vice-presidents from the
different counties were seated upon the
platform. Among them were Messrs.
II. O. Devries, of Howard county; II.
l.. i Hardcastlc, of Talbot; j. w.
Kerr, of Caroline DR.. Patterson, of
Baltimore county; Hon. Jas. U. Dem
mis-, of Somerset. A committee was APP
pointed on credentials as follows: Mcssrs.
Nicholas Goldsborough, of Talbot; II.
c. Haliowell, of Montgomery T. j..
Shallcross, of Kent; A. Rider, Of Anne
Arundel, and W. s. Franklin, of Bal
timore county.
The committee on resolutions con
sisted of Messrs. George Hardcastlc, Of
Talbot county; r. b. Farquhar, of
Montgomery, DR.. Michael, Of Cecil !;
Thomas i. Sheppard, of Carroll Dr.
w ii. DeCourcey, Of Queen Aune's ;
Col. W. s. Franklin, Of Baltimore coun-
ty, and August Young, Of Washin gton
The committee on constitution APP
pointed at the last meeting of the CON
venton then submitted draft of con-
stitution, which was adopted in sections.
The constitution states that the object
of the association is tho advancement of
the agricultural interests of the State,
and to encourage improved methods Of
farming, Every agricultural society in
the State is entitled to representation
by one delegate. County farmers asso-
Citations, similar 10 the State association,
may be organized, and its delegates arc
To be Of the same number as the eoun-
TVS delegates in both branches of the
Legislature.
In every county where such county
farmers association is not formed the
vice-presidcnt for that county shall call
a public meeting of its farmers, to as
semble on or before the first Wednesday
in January of each year, to select dele
gates from that county to the State as
ISOLATION equal in number to the represen-
tation from that county in both branches
of the Legislature.
The officers of the association are 10
be a president, vice-president for each
county in the State and secretary and
treasurer. The president and the sec
rotary and treasurer are to be elected to
serve for two years. The vice. president
for each county shall be appointed an
nually by the delegates present from
that county ut each annual meeting Of
the association, and shall serve one year.
In the event of any county not being
represented at the annual meeting, then
the vice-presdent for that county shall
be appointed by the executive commit
tee. There shall be an executive com
mittee composed Of seven members.
The standing committees will be on ere.
dentials, resolutions and Legislature. A
number of bylaws submitted by the
committee were also read and adopted
A letter was read from Mr.. Norman
j. Colman, United States Commissioner,
who was to have delivered an address
before the convention, regretting his in
ability to be present. The meeting then
adjourned until 2:15 p. NJ
Upon re.assembling, the pea-growcrs'
of baltimore aud Anne Arundel coun-
ties offered a resolution protesting against
the action of the House Of Correction
Board in contracting with different can
ming houses to furnish thom with peas
at "ruinously low rates." thereby dam
aging an important branch Of farming
The resolution was signed by many