The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-05-08
TIE fNAssNEHS' LEAGUE OF
MARY


Dr. Richard s. Hill, President of the
Farmers League Of Clubs of Maryland,
has addressed the following letter to the
members of the that and to the other far
mers' organizations of the State:
FELLOW Observation-Disclosures Since
Agriculture in cur State is the leading
industry in the number engaged and the
money invested, and stands first as the
source Of the support Of the State in the
payment Of taxes, those whose livelihood
it derived from 4 Agriculture should stand
shoulder to shoulder t. protect their in
terests.
Heretofore without any organization
Agricultural interests have Eeen The play
thing of Legislatures and the laughing
stock of politicians. Now, our League,
has made its influence felt and our power
can be maintained only by the continued
support Of the Organizations in the League
increased by the additional membership
of those clubs not yet registered with US.
We took up but one important matter
at the last Legislature at Annapolis. We
believed that the A grcultural College and
Experiment Station needed Immediate at
tention, therefore during the year 1902
your Executive Committee were especial
ly active in advocating improvements to
the Agricultural College and to the En-
pertinent Station. We needed new build
ings to relieve thel edy overcrowded
ones, and to also Accommodate and edu
cate more of our sons in the line Of
Agriculture, etc
We needed increased and new appro-
priations for the Experiment Station to
enable them to come closely in touch
with the farmer at his home and to
talk up new lines of experiments. Ali
of this was accomplished by a law
which was passed by the Legislative SEES
sion of 1902, after a great anon of
work done by your Executive Com
mittce and also by the individual Clubs,
Oranges and allied organizations, as well
as by the efforts of many pirate nd
viduals. II
Your President found on one visit to
Annapolis that q bill was about to be
introduced to entirely change the Char
ter Of the College, to wipe out the pri,
vate stockholders interest and place the
management in the hands Of few poll
ticians He brought such force to bear
that the bill was never introduced.
We were fully successful in obtaining
proper appropriation for the College.
The money will be expended by the
Trustees of the College for the good of
the Agricultural interests Of the State.
There were no fees and no rake Off for
the lobby.
Your Committee urged upon the Sena
tors and Members of Congress the great
benefits to be derived by the large dairy
interests of our State if the .'Grout' bill
becomes a law, and requested them to
vote for the passage of said bill. 1t be-
came a law.
The regular Annual Meeting of the
Farmers League of Clubs was not called
in December as usual, because the Elk ecu
tive Committee deemed it wise to hav"
the meetings held at the Agricultural Col
lege, so that the delegates could thorough
ly inspect and investigate the College,
Station and the allied insti
tutions, and returning to their respective
Associations report just what was found
and then these Associations could suggest
what shortcomings should be overcome
and what additions made at this, the
farmers headquarters of the State.
The Annual Meeting of the Farmers
day, May Goth, and we now call the An
nual Meeting of the delegates to the
Farmers League Of Clubs for May 20th,
at o'clock. Arrangements have been
made at the College to entertain the dele
gates that night, and they will then be
ready for the general meeting on the goth
of the Clubs and Organizations of the
State.
l would suggest that delegates come
with instructions from their clubs, to
bring up such subjects for discussion as
the different sections want acted upon,
so that instructions Can be given the
Executive Committee along the lines the
clubs want their Influence used for bene-
fetal Legislation.
1 deem it unnecessary to further urge
the necessity and the great benefit which
may be derived by sending a delegate and
alternate from each and every organiza
ton in the State in any way allied with
Thanking you most sincerely for the
honor conferred in being made your
President for the year 1902, and trusting
may have the pleasure of calling a full
meeting to order on Thursday, May 2Sth,
at p. m, at the College.
SCOTS
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