Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-04-25
TO INSPECT FRUIT FARMS
Visiting Germans viii be Taken
Through County in Carriages.
ONLY VISIT TO THE COUNTRY
Will Arrive Here at Noon and win Go Sight
Seeing and Later be Given
a Banquet.

a Banquet.
Martinsburg in the near future is to
have some distinguished visitors. A
party of subjects of the German EN-
peror will come to this country for the
purpose of inspecting the Agricultural
and horticultural devlelopment of the
United States and among other places
this county will be visited. The party
will number 43, most of whom are men
of high rank. Thew will AND in New
York on the first of May.
Through the efforts Of Hon. Alex
Clohan president of the Horticultural
Society, the partv will come to Mar
tinsburg and visit the great fruit
farms of this section. This will be
the only place in the United States
where the distinguished party will
drive through the country to see the
green fields and the growing trees. The
other places they will visit will be
Agricultural colleges. institutions of
learning, and the larger cities of the
West.
After their arrival i'll New York
they will visit sections in New Jer-
sew, and the cities of Philadelphia and
Baltimore. They will visit Schew-
makers flower and truck farm near
Baltimore, and will spend some time
III Washington. They will leave Wash
ington on Tuesday morning May 8, in
two special Pullman cars and arrive in
this city on the B. & 0. at 10, 80 when
they will be met BY the officers and
members of the local horticultural So
ciety.
Immediately after their arrival a
Light lunch will be served, after which
they will be taken in carriages for a
drive through the country, going over
the great Applepie Ridge. The party
will go north over Tuscarora Grade
turning South at j. s. Burkharts, and
will go through the Smith. Catrow,
and other orchards. They will go Oh
TO G~erardstown visiting the orchards
of he pioneer apple grower of this
county, Mr.. W. S. Miller. and they will
also be taken through the orchards of
j. M. Miller, H. S. McKown, GRAY
Silvers and others, passing through
Inwood to the Winchester pike and
returning to this city by that far famed
highway.
After their return to this citv they
will be turned over 60 the citizens
and Board of Trade who will do the
honors during the remainder of their
stay here. 1t is proposed to hold a
banquet at night, which several
speeches will be made and an oppor-
tunity afforded the people of the city
and county to meet them. They will |
leave for their trip through the West
on b. q o. train No. 3. early We'd
nesday morning.
The party will be accompanied
throughout the trip by Mr.. j. r..
Schultz of the Experiment division of
the Department of Agriculture, who
will meet them in New York and take
them to the Pacific Coast and return.
Mr.. IL. P. Baldwin. Travelling
Passenger Agent of the B. & T.. will
have charge of the party to this city
ACCOMPANIED by Mr.. Guy L. Stewart
Assistant Industrial agent of the B. &
y. A representative from the German
Legation at Washington will also ac-
company them.
This visit will be of inestimable
value TO this county i n that these gem
tlemen will return to their native
country. to tell of the wonderful
things they saw in the new world.
The Impression that is made on them
here, they will carry back with them
60 their countrvmen and those OF the
German farmers who are looking for
agricultural land in the United States
Wall be directed to the section that is
brought most prominently to the at
tention of the delegation.
The horticultural Society de-
serves great credit for further
ing the matter and every assist
ance possible should be given
them by the people of this
lty' The gentlemen who were ap-
pointed a committee to attend to the
details aud arrange for the rece ption
and entertainment of the visitors are
Messrs Il. q. Henshaw, /. L. Bender.
and J.. W. Stewart. This committee
will be glad to have the cooperation