The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1889-05-10
Friday, May 10, 1850.
The Editors are to do the Booming.


Baltimore, on Monday, on the invi
taton of postmaster Frank Brown to
discuss the best means to boom
Maryland resources, present and
future. developed and undeveloped,
and TO discuss lunch also, the latter
Mr.. BIS treat, The editors are pedg-
cd TO reciprocate later. The follow
ing address by Mr.. Brown explains
the proposed business.
WHAT IT MAY ACCOMPLISH.
Postmaster Brown then said In my
judgment the farming interests
speak now from practical experience
have suffered. 1t is with great difficulty
that many farmers can make both ends
meet Our state, in my judgment, has
been to certain extent overlooked.
We find states as far south as Florida
advertising land all over this country.
Large corporations go there 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 ,alstrib-
uted all over this country: In fact,
abroad on the Continent, in every little
town, you find Western and Southern
states advertising; but where do you
find Mary land advertised? One of the
original thirteen states, but where do
you find the interest in the benefit
which might be derived from an ad-
vertisement of the land of our state?
In addition to this exposition, the
Agricultural Society hopes, with the
assistance of you, gentlemen, to estab
lish a real estate bureau in this state
that will place the lands of the state
fairly and squarely beforesthe people
of this country, without fearing COM
petition from the South and West. 1t
is my idea that you could form an ag-
ricultural 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 de-
scription from its owner. of ITS adyan-
tages properly laid before friends and
strangers who visit us, and that asso-
citation could then maintain permanent
headquarters of agricultural interests
of the state, with a full line of farms
offered for sale. Quantities of farms
can be bought in this state at reduced
prices. In fact, many persons must
sacrifice them for want of advertising.
By bureau properly established
here, each man paying proportionately
towards its maintenance, with super
intendent or general manager, it would
cost but pittance to each, the entire
property in the state could be adver-
Used, and visitors would be attracted to
the central point for information.
! ow, as it is, suppose a man would like
t., have farm in Maryland. He goes
t. real estate agent. The agent has a
I I'm on the Eastern Shore. He is
p eased with the description and starts
oil down to see the farm. 1t does not
please him. He goes to another agent,
and that other agent has a farm for
sale, perhaps within a mile of the farm
NE has seen; perhaps he goes there and
is again disappointed. My idea is that
for the benefit of the agricultural IN
terest of the state there should be a
bureau established, by which every
man who has farm for sale belonging
to the organization would be properly
listed on the ledger with description
flom the party himself, and in that way
you consolidate your advertising. 1t is
better for the press and the public.
Now, in brief, my idea is, there
should be in connection with this so
ciety, a real estate exchange, where
every member of the association will
be listed and advertised.
Now, as to the exposition. We pro
pose first to erect building suitable for
the exhibition, and then we propose to
TO draw together the manufacturing
interests of the state, and, then we pro-
pose 10 make an important feature of
the exhibition the horse exhibition and
a horse sale. We propose to conduct
horse sale by the persons who are men,
bers, and this is 10 be the first of a
series of sales. We find New York
papers advertising one sale after anoth.
er for horses, and in Maryland there is
rarely an opportunity Tor man to sell
hoase, unless by accident.
We want the assistance of the
press OF the state You are interest
ed, and we want you to be still more
interested. We cannot get the peo-
pie in the counties interested in an
enterprise which has allowed to flag
along for year after year. The only
way in which We can show them the
benefit is through the press. You
all know simple advertisement does
not show in that way. But that is
not all We want to reach the peo-
pie. Draw together the people in
terested, say to them, if they are not
confident of the merit OF the exper-
iment, the gentlemen interested think
it can be made of immense benefit
to the state and city. We do not
want to appear before you as Null