The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-12-16
EClL COUNTY,, MID, FRIDAY DECEMBER lis. 1872 NO. IL
NO. IL.

The Deer Creek Farmers Club of Har-
ford county. which ever since its organiza-
tion in 1873 has manifested lively interest
in road improvement, being assured of in
fluential cooperation, has issued call for a
State Road Convention, to be held on the
1lth, 18th and 18th of JAM, 1898. at II A.
NJ, in the Hall of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association Building, corner of Charles
and Saratoga streets. Baltimore.
The chief object of the convention is to
organize State Road League, with branches
in every county, for the purpose of increas-
ing the interest already awakened in Mary
land in behalf Of good roads and making
such interest effectively felt. The conveu-
ton, it is expected, will discuss the various
methods Of making and mending public
roads in the several counties, but it may be
assumed in advance that no attempt will be
made to uproot existing systems, but rather
TO suggest Improvements tending to make
each system more effective, so that the best
results may be obtained from the money
annually levied for road improvement. It
is also hoped that some plan may be sug-
gested by the convention whereby State aid
may be given to the counties for the inn
provement of their public roads.
Representatives of the various agricul.
tural societies, farmers clubs, oranges, road
leagues, railroad and other transportation
companies, the Baltimore city Board Of
Trade, institutions of learning. the Mary.
land Wheelmen's League, together with
individuals interested, directly or indirectly,
10 the improvement of the public roads of
our State, have been invited to be present.
The club has received satisfactory assurances
that the movement will meet with encour.
agement.
Any inquiries regarding the meeting may
be addressed to Mr.. B. Howard Haman,
Secretary of the Committee on Arrange
ments of the Deer Creek Farmers Club
Room 26 Fireman's Insurance Building
Baltimore.
Among the signatures to the call are the
following:
John Moores, John w. Wysong, F. w.
Baker, Committee of the Deer Creek
Farmers Club.
WIN. B. Sands, Secretary Maryland State
Farmers Association.
G. W. Larman, Maryland Vice President
of National Road League.
B. Howard Haman, Maryland Director
of National Road League.
Frank Frick, President Baltimore City
Board'o Trade.
Felix Agnus, Proprietor of the Baltimore
American.
A. Beckhofer, editor of the Baltimore
Herald.
Daniel c. Gilman, President of John
Hopkins University.
John K. Kowen, of the Baltimnre and
Ohio Railroad.
Geo. F. Gather, Jr.. President Alumni
Association Md University Law School.
Albert Mott, for Maryland Division
League of American Wheelmen.
VIM. T. Dixon, John Gill Of r., Robert
G. Dawson, Douglass H. Thomas, Conway
w. Sans, Thomas K. Worthington.
The substance Of the aboye call has been
published heretofore in the MIDLAND
JOURNAL, but in order to bring the subject
more sharply TO public notice we insert the
original call. The Oranges and Farmers
Club of Cecil should be represented at the
meeting and if possible an expression Of
those bodies be prepared to lay before the
meeting as matter for consideration in
marking out plan for future road man.
agement in the State.