The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-11-24

MIR. Jno. p. Wilson thought the essay
furnished food for thought as to the
benefits and objects of the Club outside
of it's social features. He believed the
, dissemination of the views and opinions
of it's members, was of undoubted value
to the whole farming community.
Mr.. Conway appreciated one feature of
the essay,-viz-its originality. He be-
lieve the agricultural and social benefits
of the Club were unquestioned, that
ton, the valuable experience of practical
and intelligent men were disseminated,
thereby increasing the average store of
knowledge pertaining to the domestic.
social aud business relations of those en-
gagged in that most honorable of all pur-
suits-agriculture.
Mr.. Otis congratulated himself upon
the pleasure of his first attendance at the
meetings of the Club. He had been par
ticularly struck with the clerical knowl-
edge of agricultural developed at this
meeting. He recognized the Importance
of the interests represented by the far
mers of this county, and thought the
comparisons of views and experience of
so many intelligent representatives of
those interests of undeniable benefit to all
engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Mr.. Squler thought the benefits of the
Club could not be over-rated. He thought
the promptness with which taxes were
collected in the county, and the better
methods employed to secure their collec-
ton, was in large degree attributable
to the attention given to this subject by
the farmers composing the Club, and
whose discussion of the subject of taxes
had in large measure led to the i'm
provement of the system now in vogue.
In support of his views he referred to the
readiness with which the school board of
the county now received the monies due
the school fund, and should be very sorry
to return to the old system of 1870, when
every man who had claim against the
| county had to wait year to receive his
| money.
Mr.. Thos. G. Bond corroborated the
statement made by Mr.. Squier, by stating
the promptness with which monies due
the creditors of the county were now
paid, and thought the influence of the
Club had been potential at least in
shaping public sentiment in favor of bet
ter business methods in the county.
Mr.. Henry S. Couden deprecated the
participation of the Club in mere partizan
discussion, but believed it to be the duty
of the Club as a body to exercise it's in
fuence in every local question in which
the financial and other interests of far
mers as we'll as every other class of com
munity were involved. He believed the
influence of the Club would be just what
the people made it. He thought it the
duty of every member of the Club, not to
trust himself to mere desultory discus
sion, but to read up and post himself
upon every question of public interest,
and the that essays read before the Club
should show the indications of intelligent
preparation to be of any value.
Mr.. Noyes favored the extension of the
influence of the Club in any direction
political or otherwise in which the inter-
ests of the farmers of the county were
involved. The situation in this section
of Maryland was exactly as every where
else in the country. The general tendency
of combinations was against farmers as
class. Because this is so, he believed the
reason the greater why farmers should
combine in defence of their interests.
There being no railroad commission in
this State which regulated and controlled
rates of freight, in this matter of freight
tariff the combination of farmers in the
shape of clubs, could in this State as in
far Western states exert wholesome
influence in defence of the farming ill.,
terests.
Mr.. Joseph Coudon had a dim ialpres-
sion that the improvement in the finan-
cial methods of the county did not origi-
nate in this Club but was attributable
to general moment in the county upon
the part of the people. He believed there
had been an improvement in the tnan-
cial methods of the county, in the
prompter and mora economical collection
of taxes, but was not certain how far it
was in any sense attributable, directly
or indirectly, to the action of this Club
1t may in some localities have shaped
sentiment in the direction referred to.
Mr.. Noyes argued that if yearly as
sessment were adopted in this State the
basis of taxable property would be largely
increased. He believed it properly within
the legitimate province of this Club to
discuss and agitate these questions of as
sessment and taxation, whether that dis
cussion led in the direction of local poll
tics or not. This opinion was not con-
CURED in by the general sentiment of
the Club, the opinion being held that
local political discussion was not in any
sense within the province, or in the line
of the objects OF its organization. That
the individual political opinions of it's
members were not in any discussion to
be a matter of inquiry. Yet as club
politics locally or generally were not to
be subject of discussion or action by
the club. Nor was the opinion of Mr..
Noyes as to the necessity of yearly as
sessment concurred in.
The discussion on the essay having
been concluded the chairman designated
| Messrs. w. w. Moore, II. III. Duyckinck
and Geo. W. Sutton as the committee to
examine and report on condition of Mr..
Bonds premises.
At this point in the proceedings of the
meeting, dinner was announced. 1t is
needless in this connection to say that
the clubs entertainment was a decided
social success.
| After dinner Mr.. Moore, as chairman of
the committe to examine premises, barn,
etc.. reported that everything indicated
that Mr.. Bond practiced the same sys-
tematic methods of farming that charac
terzes his business career He thought
Bond made as much out of farming as
his more experienced associates. Messrs.
Duckinck and Sutton fully concurred in
the report of Mr.. Moore.
Questions being in order Mr.. Sutton
stated that in blowing for oats last spring
a valuable mare had strained the pastern