The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-05-11
PIMLICO EXPOSITION.
Convention of MARYLAND Editors at the
Eutaw House, Baltimore. Postmaster
Brown Lays Before Them His Plans OF the
Show, and Explains Its Advantages to the
State and city.

| Eutaw House, Baltimore Postmastf
Brown Lays Before Them His Plans OF tn
Show, and Explains Its Advantages to tn
| State and city.
A convention of Maryland newspaper ed
tors, assembled at the Eutaw House Monda
10y invitation of Postmaster Frank Brown
president of the Maryland Agricultural an
| Mechanical Association, was well ATTENDED
and full of enthusiasm. Every body is anX
ious to do his best to promote the success 4
the movement, which means SO much 70
| Maryland, and the exposition was sen
| along with a whoop. The newspape
| men present, together with some of thei
city brethren, We're: William l.. j. w. Sea
brook. American Sentinel, Westminster
Edward Reisler, Carroll News; C. II. Van
| derfori, Democratic Advocate, Westmnis
ter; Charles j. Thawley, Carrolltoniau
Westminster; Henry r. Torbert, Cecil
WING; H. Il. Walworth, Maryland Farmer
j. Stotelmyer, Catoctin News; VIM.
Cook, Baltimore Telegram; John j. Myer
b fillmore County News; Frank L. Moring
Baltimore Weekly; Paul Motter, Emmitts.
burg Chronicle; Charles f. Cassell, Mechan.
icstown Clarion; j. f. Hemmell, Balti-
morean; w. S. McCombs Havre-de Grace
Republican; John NJ. Carter, Jr., Chesa-
peake PIess Bureau; Col. VIM. Kilgour,
Montgomery County Sentinel; James f
Melvin, Ellicott City Democrat; p. a. Wit
mer, Hagerstown News; w. Scott Roberts,
Centreville Record; VIM. f. Ruby, Mary.
land Journal; j. NJ. Street, Hartford Demo
crat; Lemuel Malone, WIcomico News;
Preston Fugette, Baltimore Daily and Sun
day journal; A. j. Merrill, Peninsula News,
Pocomoke City; Il Harrison Collins, Ches-
tertown Transcript; T. j. Wentworth, Every
Saturday; n. n Mock, Belair Times; d. f
Orr, Homecoming Review; j. B. Odor, Frost
burg Mining Journal; Robert Mcdonald,
Independent, Cum berland; VIM. NJ Abbott,
Evening Capital, Annapolis; Fred. Sasscer,
Jr., Prince Georges Enquirer; j. f. Tylor
Easton Gazette; j. ID. Phruner, Greensboro
Free Press; Il. Ford Combs, st. Mary's
Beacon; Albert j. Almony, Rockville Advo-
cate; James II. Frazer, Cecil News; j. f.
Hill, Ellicot: City Times; r. H. Scott, Bal
timore County Democrat; John |. Miller
Wllliamsport Transcript. There were also
present OF the Executive Committee gentle
men representing the various branches of
business Mayor Latrobe, Lloyd l.. Jackson,
Clinton Z. Paine, John IL. Bland, j. Frank
Supplee, Daniel f. Conklin, Assistant Post
master }. j. Fenton, Levi Weinberger,
Frank p. Stevens, 5. K. Tregalis, W. Ken
non Whiting, DIR. Silas w. Baldwin, Comp
troller l.. Victor Baughman and others.
Postmaster Brown gave the visitors cor
dial welcome in a few well-chosen and earn
est remarks.
THE PLAN OF THE EXPOSITION.
An admirable and elaborate address, pre-
pared by Mr.. Brown, setting forth thor.
oughly the present condition and needs of
the state, was read by Captain Fenton, one
of the executive committee The address
said:
Gentlemen ofthe PreSs-The idea underlying the
proposed exposition scheme Is that the purposes
Baltimore contributed so literally in placing at
and Mechanical Association the extensive and
valuable property known as the Pmlico Fair
Grounds shall be fully carried out That purpose
was to establish at point most easily accessible.
an agricultural exchange, where the farmer, the
stockbreeder the tobacco planter. and the dairy
man, and all others interested in agricultural
pursuits, could meet together, exhibit their pro-
ducts, compare methods and systems. discuss their
a no
to agricultural life, and transact their own bust
ness through their own agents.
1t is only by practical exhibit of our own pro-
ducts that we can ourselves learn what is really
the true condition of the agricultural interests OF
this commonwealth. Maryland was in former
days famous Tor its heards OF pure blooded cattle
imported from the best herds of Europe. For
merly we raised our own beef cattle and also had
beef on the hoof for sale; now we get it from the
West Formerly we bred and sold high grade
stock in horses, cattle and sheep. Now the high.
bred stock goes West ana in that direction we
must look for the grade of stock that ought to be
cropping the heritage upon our own hillsides and
drinking the pure, wholesome water from the
never-iailing springs and streams in our own val
leys. CannN~omethng he done to reverse these
conditions? Can we not bring back again to old
Maryland her olden name and fame? 1t only
quires organization and effort.
With such an organization as we can perfect
we can institute series of horse and cattle fairs
here that will restore to this state its old-tme
as a stock market and give it national
reputation, for you will find not only our own
stock here, but that breeders IRON other states
will be anxious to avail themselves of the advan-
tages, second to none in this country, which we
can offer. In the matter of transportation alone
we have facilities unsurpassed in the Western
Maryland Tide Water Railroad, which will make
track connections with every other entering Bal
tmore, and by the line now running into the PIN
licO grounds will land horses cattle and sheep or
implements, machinery or freight of any kind
without disarrangement from the point OF ship
met until they are laid down Immediately at their
place of destination.
The climatic advantage of this state cannot he
decried and the adaptability of soil and water to
the stock breeder and farmer are not surpassed by
that of any state the Atlantic sea-board. 1t
only remains for the people interested in agricul-
tural pursuits to say whether or not the magnif
cent possibilities lying in these Pimlco grounds
shall be utilized by the agricultural people OF
Maryland.
WHAT IT MAY ACCOMPLISH.
PoStmast er Brown then said: In my Judgment
tn e farming interests speak now from practical
eXperience-have suffered. 1t is with great diff
Guilty that many farmers can make both ends
meet. Our state in my Judgment has been to IL
certain extent overlooked. We ind states as tar
south as Florida advertising land all over this
country. Large corporations got here and buy
immense tracts of land; magnificent hotels are
built. offering inducements to draw people to that
state. So in the West. Pamphlet after pamphlet
OF every kind and character are distributed all
over this country. In fact, abroad on the Cont
nent, in every little town, you find Western and
Southern states: but where do you find Maryland
advertised? One OF the original thirteen states
but where do you find the interest in the benefit
which might he derived from an advertisement of
the land of our state?
In addition this exposition, the Agricultural
Society hopes, with the assistance of YOU gentle
man, to establish a real estate bureau in this
state that will place the lands OF the state fairly
and squarely before the people OF this country.
without fearing competition from the South or
West. 1t is my idea that you could form an agri-
cultural society bureau that would have in charge
the land of Maryland. You could have out at
Pimlico ledger of each farm in this state, with
description from its owner of its advantages prop
erly laid before friends and strangers who visit
us, and that association could then maintain per-
manent headquarters of agricultural interests of
the state, with full line of farms offered for sale
Quantities of farms be bought in this state at
reduced prices. In fact, many persons must sac
ritice them for want Of advertising.
By bureau properly established here, each
man paying proportiOnately towards its MAIN
tenance, with a superintendent or general mana
ger it would cost but pittance to each, the en-
tire property in the state could be advertised and
visitors would be attracted to the central point for
information. Now, as it is, suppose man would