The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-09-12

There are few men in Baltimore county who
have more interesting personality than the
subject of this sketch. Descended from poor
parents in the section of the county in which
he has spent his entire life, he, by his own in
domitable energy and correct life, has worked
himself up from poor boy on farm to po-
sition that any man might feel proud of. Born
siXty-one years ago he has been all his life a
worker and his work has developed broad
minded and kindly man who is looked up to
by his fellows in all the walks of life that it
has been his lot to fall in with. A poor boy
he won his own way and no man will attempt
say that he does not deserve the position that
he has secured by his own efforts
The business Of Mr.. Mccormick is that of
florist and market gardener. Starting with
small means he has advanced to a position
that would do credit to any man. His educa-
tional opportunities were few, but he made the
best of those that presented themselves and
the position he has won is due solely to his
own efforts. He has a very large and well
equipped plant in which he grows flowers for
the trade. The farm upon which his opera
tions are carried on located on the Bear road
in the 18th district, has been in his family
since 1854 Mr.. Mccormick has in his posses
sion all the tax bills from that year to the
present time and he exhibits them to his friends
who call upon him with pleasure and degree
of pride for which no one can blame him.
Always taking an interest in every public
enterprise Mr.. Mccormick has been connected
with the Baltimore County Agricultural Soce-
tY for twenty-three years. For fifteen years he
was superintendent of this society, for four
years he was its vice president and for the past
two years he has been its president. How well
he has succeeded in these several stations we
will allow the public to judge.
In addition to the large and successful bust
ness Mr.. Mccormick has conducted at his home
he has put himself ont of the way-often at
serious cost to- his private affairs-to give at
tention to numerous other public interests in
which the people generally are concerned.
In the spring of 1908 he was elected president
of the Farmers League of Maryland, an organ
ization composed of leading farmers Of the
State, the object of the organization being to
plan for the benefit of the farmer and to help
secure the passage of laws, both by Congress
and the Legislature, to advance his interests
generally.
The Taxpayers Convention of Baltimore
county is now a we'll established institution.
Mr.. Mccormick is member of the committee
of fifteen of this association whose duty it is
to meet annually at Towson, look after the in
terests of the county, see that needed legisla-
ton is submitted to the lawmakers at Annap-
oils and to have general supervision of the
government of the county to the end that our
local affairs may he better and more econom-
ically administered.
Mr.. Mccormick is president of the Fullerton
Permanent Loan Association, position he has
held for fourteen years. or since its organiZa-
ton. This association has enjoyed wonderful
success, its monthly dues now amounting to
nearly 1000. 1t may not be out of place to
say that this association whose affairs he has so