The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-09
THE FARMERS LEAGUE OF MARY
LAND.
BALrMoRE. MD. Nav 4tb. 19O

BALTIMORE, Md, May 4th, 1903.
TO the Members of the Farmers League Of Clubs
ana to the other Farmers ORGANIZATIONS Of the
State of MARYLAND Since agriculture in our
State is the leading industry in the number en-
gagged and the money invested, and stands
first as the source of the support of the State
in the payment of taxes. those whose liveli-
hood is derived from agriculture should stand
shoulder to shoulder to protect their interest
Heretofore without any organization agricul-
tural interests have been the plaything of legis-
latures and the laughing stock OF politicians.
Now our League has made its influence felt and
our power can be maintained only by the con-
tinued 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 belived that
the Agricultural College and Experiment Sta
ton needed immediate attention therefore dur
ing the year 1902 your executive committee was
especially active in advocating improvements to
the Agricultural College and to the Experiment
Station. We needed new buildings to relieve
the already overcrowded ones, and also to ac-
commodate and educate more of our sons in the
line of agriculture, etc.
we needed Increased and new appropriations
for the Experiment Station TO enable it to come
more closely in touch with the farmer at his
home and to talk up new lines of experiments
All of this was accomplished by a law which was
passed by the legislative session of 1902, after
great amount of work done by your executive
committee and also by the individual clubs,
oranges and allied organizations, as well as by
the efforts OF many private individuals.
Your president found on one visit to Annapo-
lis that bill was about to be introduced to en-
tirely change the charter of the college, to wipe
out the private % of ano n pace
clans. 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 on" Tor
the lobby.
Your Committee urged upon the Senators and
members of Congress the great benefits to be
Il nuf no
if the "Grout" bill became a law, and requested
them to vote for the passage of said bill. 1t be-
The regular annual meeting of the Farmers
League of Clubs was not called in December, as
usual, because the executive committee deemed
il wise to have the meetings held at the Agricul
tural College SO that the delegates could thor
oughly inspect and investigate the college, Elk
pertinent Station and the allied institutions, and
returning to their respective associations report
lust what was found, and then these assocfa-
lions 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 Club will
be held at the college, on Friday. May 18th, and
we now call the annual meeting OF the delegates
to the Farmers League of Clubs for May 18th,
at 2 O'Clock. Arrangements have been made at
the college to entertain the delegates that night,
and they will then be ready for the general
meeting on the 10Th of the clubs and organiza-
would suggest that delegates come with in
| struetions 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 bene1-
| cial legislation.
| / deem it unnecessary to further urge the
| necessity and the great benefit which may be
| derived by sending delegate and alternate from
each and every organization in the State in any
| way allied with agriculture.
| The dues of each organization are two dollars
| per annum, small sum, but required for post
| age printing, etc. There are no salaries. Re
| mittance can be made by mail to the treasurer
| or to him in person at the annual meeting:
/ 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 full meeting to order on Thursday,
| Nav 28th. at p. NJ. at the college, I am.
| Most fraternally, RICHARD s. HILL.
| President Farmers League of Clubs.