The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-12-16
CORPORATION FARMING
No. v.

No. V.
OTHER ADVANTAGES TO THE FARM
HoME-ATTRAoTIoNs FOR SUMNER
1sITORs-INCREAsEI IN THE VALUE
OF PRoPERTY-READY SALE WHEN
CHANGE OF BUSINESS OR LOCALITY
WAS DEsIRED-KEEp THE BOYS ON
THE FARM-coNcLUDING REMARKS.
If we bear in mind that the farmer
who went into the corporation has
transferred his fee simple right to the
land he held prior to the formation of
the corporation, and has received in
exchange stock to the value his farm
and other property that had been trans
ferred, his house and a plot of ground
surrounding it, sufficient for his future
wants being reserved, bis property be-
comes more available. These country
homes, if their owners possessed ordi-
nary taste and refinement, would speed
lily assume a cultured and improved
appearance, which by being made
attractive to strangers would draw per-
sons of wealth and leisure to the
neighborhood. Summer visitors from
the cities would apply for accommoda-
tions. and families who were SO condi-
toned as to be able to supply such
demand would have an opportunity to
establish profitable business. Tele-
phones would connect every home in
the corporation limits with the main
establishments where cooking and
baking were conducted on scale suf-
fciensly extensive to supply families in
cases of emergency with any deficiency
they might lack at any time in their
menu. Families that accommodated
such boarders would have no care and
expense of keeping carriages and horses,
which city parties who rusticate in the
country desire to enjoy. A telephone
message to the central Office would bring
the team to the door and that business
would be transacted between the COM
pany and the parties ordering the car
riages. Families who kept no carriage
of their own could be accommodated in
the same way.
Many similar conveniences which are
seldom INDUCED in by the isolated
farmers family could and would be
enjoyed at small cost and with much
more satisfaction under those changed
and improved conditions, which COM
bined the efforts of many for the adj
vantage, convenience and profit Of all.
Such advantages are in the nature of
luxuries, and wherever found property
is increased in value, the neighborhood
made attractive and population seeks
such centers. Sites for dwellings
multiply in demand, and the increase
of business and attractive surroundings
never fail to draw population.
If q farmer, under present conditi-
tlons finds himself from age or other
circumstances unable TO conduct his
business probably. and a change is
made desirable he finds it impossible to
dispose of his property or make any
change to suit his altered conditions
without suffering greater or less sacri-
foe. AS a member of a prosperous
corporation if he proposed to change
his place Of residence he would have
only his house and lot to dispose of.
His stock he could hold and receive
his dividends or he could sell it all or
in part as he preferred, without being
driven by necessity to sacrifice his
property.
Facilities for social enjoyment would
be vastly improved compared with
present opportunities. The female
branch Of the home would have their
condition improved by being removed
from the ordinary drudgery which
inevitably falls on the household of a
farmers family in the single handed,
isolated system which has always been
the dreary lot of farm life. They would
have many opportunities Of employing
their time more pro6tably and much
more agreeably than providing meals
for and waiting on gang of workmen,
which imposes on the wife and over.
worked mother daily round of
drudgery.
The necessary business meetings of
the corporation would soon beget social
meetings for business and literary dis
cussions, and the constantly impelling
influences would erelong create com
munity of active business people, COM
posed of readers. thinkers and public
spirited members, whose influence
would extend and be felt far beyond the