The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-09-16
At INWOOD PARK.
BEET CULTURE Discussed AND
COMMITTEES SELECTED TO SEE
THE FARMERS.


The attendance at Inwood Park yes
terday was far beyond the most san
guineexpectation ofthepromotorsofthe
Farmers and Mechanics Exhibition for
Berkeley county and it has been
thoroughly well demonstrated that
permanentencampment and exhibition
can be maintained here annually.
There were not only large number Of
Berkeley county farmers present, but
there were many familiar faces from
jefferson and Frederick counties. II
was generally understood that the day
was to be set aside more particularly
for the agitation of Beet Culture and it
was surprising how many there were
present who We're disposed to engage
in the growing Of beets should re-
finery be established here.
Early in the morning an informal
meeting was held TO formulate some
plan for organization and to select
active committees from each district IN
the county to present the proposed plan
fairly and squarely to the farmers.
These committees will solicit the farm
ers to enter into a contract to cultivate
$500 acres Of sugar beets for period
of FIVE years.
At one o'clock formal meeting was
called to order by Mr.. Alexander Parks,
who had been selected as chairman.
He introduced Prof. John w. Myers,
director of the West Virginia Agricul-
tural Experimental Station, who, in a
very explicit and entertaining manner,
showed the farmers that it would be to
their interest, financially, to engage in
the culture Of the sugar beet. He
showed that the soil was remarkably
well adapted for the growth Of these
cereals. At the conclusion Of Prof.
Myers address, Mr.. Albert Olszewsl1i,
who represents the $4,000 in capital
which will be invested in sugar re-
finery here, providing that the farmers
will cultivate the beets required to sup
ply it, was next introduced. He made
a plain, frank statement of what the
company proposed to do and said that
he was very DESTROYS Of seeing the
plant established here. He argued
outside of the fact that the soil was so
well adapted that Martinsburg was
centrally located for an enterprise Of
this kind At the conclusion Of Mr..
0lszewski's remarks the plans of the
informal meeting in the morning were
carried out and the chairman announc-
ed the following committees to circulate
among the farmers and see how many
would obligate themselves to grow
beets:
First District, VIM. Kilmer, John La
mon and Peter Foreman.
Second District, DIR. j. P. Carter,
Alex. Clohan and Taylor Cairo.
Third District, james W. Mcdonald,
Robert G. Burkhart and john F. Jam
ney.
Fourth District, J. H. Gettinger,
Chas. Miller, Phillip Showers, John w.
Bishop, Geo. Gaver and Alexander
Parks.
Fifth District, A. J. Thomas, David
Beard and William Mcdonald.
Sixth District, W. L. Cunningham,
E. G. Henshaw ana L. Howard.
Seventh District, John Kennedy, G..
Tice and C. A. Weaver.
These COMMITTEES will, after having
completed their canvass, determine on
some time when a public meeting can
be called in the Court House and some
definite action taken.
Immediately after the business in
connection with sugar beet culture had
been disposed Of, the farmers Of Berke-
ley county, who had become enthusi-
astic over the success of the Inwood
Park Exhibition, Ncalled meeting for
the purpose Of effecting a permahent
encampment and farmers exhibition.
Mr.. William 7. Noll was selected as
temporary chairman, He explained
the object of the call and the result