The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-02-21
Meeting Of Farmers Clubs.

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home of Mr. William Berry on Tuesday,
February 18th. Those present were
Messrs. George W. and Upton Brooke,
Eugene Roberts, Frank W. and Richard
S. Hill, William G. Brooke, James Berry
and Charles NJ. Berry and Thomas E.
Berry as visitors with the host.
The farm yard was inspected and twelve
fine beef cattle, weighing about 1900 lbs
each, were being prepared for April mar
ket A fine flock of sheep were comfort
ably CHARTERED in a warm south shed and
had some we'll grown lambs. A large
barn of we'll -cured tobacco could only be
examined from one door on account Of the
high wind.
The Club unanimously endorsed the
following resolution on the Oyster bill
and ordered copy to be sent to each
member Of the Legislature from this
county:
WHEREAS, The PAtux mt Planters Club Of
Prince Georges county, Md. having In mind the
fact that the Chesapeake bay and its tributaries can
be made, by proper management, a source OF i'm
mense wealth and revenue to the State Of Maryli
is DESTROYS of using its best efforts to promote and
encourage any good and legitimate movement OH
the part of Citizens and legislators to that end
and believes that the bills before our Legsla-
ture, known as the Hannah Oyster bill and its COM
panon Road bill, are just and wise in their prov-
sions and that they will result in increased business
and better inc ,mes to all those who make their
living and out Of the water and will also provide
large annual sum to be expended on the pubic
| roads Of the State Of Maryland,
Be it resolved, That the Patrxent Planters Club
hereby urges the farmers and ctizels of the coun-
ties all over the State to forward at once and
press tn, passage Of said bills by the present Legs-
lature.
The Mortgage Tax repeating bill was
also unanimously endorsed.
Mr. F. W. Hill was appointed by the
Club to consult with other neighbors on
the new mail route from Marlboro to Oak
Grove and endeavor to adopt a uniform
mail box He was authorized by the
members living on the route to buy box
for each one.
The host read we'll prepared paper
full of experiences of thirty two years
farming For several years past he has
been renting the farm and growing large
crors of tobacco, but has now taken
charge himself and gone to cattle and
sheep raising to make an effort to improve
the condition of the land, it having been
| very much depleted by tobacco.
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Mr. George w. Brooke in March
One of the largest and most interesting
meetings in the history of the Evansville
| Farmers Club was, held last Saturday
evening at Hilltop Lodge" the residence
of DR.. J. R. Owens, at Hyattsville. Presi'
dent Charles Harvey Stanley presided
with DR.. J. r. Owens, secretary. Other
m, mbers of the club present were Messrs
S. W. Beall, Luther Brashears, ]. A. Blum
don, Lloyd Dorsey, Laurie E. Burke
Judge George E. Loweree, John Snowden
j. D. Cassard, Col W. S. Powell and DR.
R. S. Hill. The guests were Presiden,
Sylvester, of the Maryland Agricultural
College: DR.. H. B. Mcdonnell, State
chemist; T. II. Spence, vice president
Maryland Agricultural College; PROBES
sors A. L. Quaintance, w. T. L. Taliaferro
B. S. Norton and E. p. Sandsten, OF
the Maryland Agricultural College; c. F
Doane and Charles A. Cour Gilman, OF
Baltimore county.
Col w. S. Powell made forcibe adj
dress on the proposed repeal of the taa
on mortgages by the Legislature of Mary
land He said the great State of New
York had recently investigated the ques
ton and decided that the taxation OF
mortgages was bad legislat ion. Culone
Powell contended that people were no
going to loan money in small sums if thu
mortgages were 20 be taxed. He declared
it was IA bad law, especially for the farm
ing element of the State.
The club passed resolution that thu
present law taxing mortgages should b.
repealed in the interests of the farmers
Copies of the resolution were directed tt
be sent to members of the General Assem-
bly, representing Prince Georges county
| ut CluU, dlteI lCuldl W SoiuuS
Powell, Dr. Richard S. Hill, Professor
Taliaferro, J. D. Cassard and Lloyo
Dorsey, adopted resolution favorins
the passage of the Haman Oyster bill ant
urging upon the members of the Genera
Assembly from Prince Georges the i'm
portance OF securing its passage.
Mr. J. d. Cassard, chairman of tn,
committee of the combined farmers
organizations of the State, reported tina
the prospect for the passage of the bill
appropriatng 100000 for the extension
of work at the Maryland A Agricultural Col
lege was exceedingly bright. He declar
ed that opposition to the bill was rapid,
disappearing as the question of the State
interest in the matter was being explain
ed and this interest protected.
Professors E. p. Sandsten and A. L
Quaintance. of the Maryland Agriculture
College, addressed the club on the work
of their respective departments.