Saint Mary's beacon., 1889-05-16

Frank Brown, OF the Maryisuo ABrr
cultural and Mechanical Association,
editors from every county and repre-.
senting nearly every newspaper pub
lished in the State, met at the Eutaw
House, in Baltimore. on Monday. the
9th instant, for the purpose Of adopt
ing . general plan Of advertise
meDt for the State Exposition to be
held at Pimlico, In September next.
At 1l:30. a. M. the meeting was
called to order by President Brown
who after welcoming the editors in
short and appropriate terms sub
mitted an address fully outlining the
object of the coming Exposition,
which, to use his own words. was ''to
establish en- Agricultural Exchange
where the farmer, the stock-breeder,
the tobacco planter and the dairy
man and all others interested in agri-
cultural pursuits. could meet together,
compare methods and systems, discnss
cations incident TO agricultural life
and transact .heir own business
through their own agents."
AT the conclusion Of Mr.. Brown b
address, the meeting was permanent.
ly organized by the election Of Henry
Vanderford, Of Carroll county. chair.
man; Henry r. TOrbert. Of Cecil.
vice-prssident. and w. S, McCombs.
of Havre de Grace. Secretary.
The following resolution offered by
Mr.. Fl. r. Walworth, of the Maryland
Farmer, was unanimously adopted !:
Resolued, That we will publish in
our columns such articles Of informa.
tion and news as shall emanate from
the State Agricultural Association, in
order to give to the farming 5ommu-
nifty a full knowledge of the Exposi-
tion proposed by that Society. And,
further, that the president Of the SO.
ciety be requested TO furnish q copy
of these resolutions to every paper in
the State.
Mr.. W. L. ]. Seabrook. of the West
minister Sentinel offered the following
which was adopted:
Resolved, That a secretary be ap.
pointed for each county, by the State
Society, to have power to appoint a
committee of one or more persons in
each election district, said committee
TO report to the secretary what is
worthy to be exhibited, and the 90 ;.
retary to urge the owners of such
horses, cereals, minerals and manufac-
lures to exhibit the same. Further,
that the editors of the several coun-
lies aid the secretaries by such rubli-
cations as may be deemed sxpedient.
Mr.. Brown as President of the State
Association then called upon the edi.
tors present to name such persons as
they should deem most likely to take
the necessary amount Of interest in
the success of the exposition. Mr.. @.
Arnold Graef, president of the Farm
ers' Club, was selected as the secreta-
ry for this county.
After the adoption Of the above
resolutions speeches were made BY
editors present representing the va
rious portions of our State and their
industries, each pledging themselves
to do all in their power to thoroughly
arouse an interest among the people
in the coming exposition and congrat-
ulating themselves and their State on
having man so well qualified to push
the undertaking to successful issue as
Frank Brown. President of the Agri.
cultural Society. All present then
paired to the dining room to partake
Of q sumptuous luncheon given by
Mr.. Brown, at which Mr.. Vanderford
presided. Toasts were then in order
and ITO the Press of Msryland' sug-
gested by our host. Col. Kilgour. Of
Montgomery. responded in an eloquent
tribute. Clever speeches were made
by Major A. E. Alvord, president of
the Maryland Agricultural College.
Hon. George Cotton, Frederick Sasser
and others.
Il is to be hoped that our people
will recognize the great opportunity
the Exposition offers TO properly ad-
vertise our county and take advan-
tage of it. A kind Providence has
bestowed upon us its richest gifts with
no chary hand and if we will only
rouse ourselves little I doubt not
that we can 90 to Pimlico this Sep.
tember with a list of exhibits that
will astonish our sister counties. and
what is now comparatively terra IN
cognta will become the objective point |
for the many who are yearly leaving |
other portions of the State to seek
new homes. Let every citizen take a
interest in this matter. With
the exception Of mineral resources.