The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-12

S'tcnui-'I hose The leisure. Wtll To
Il" class, living in the cities, who desir
to live i'll the country.
To the first class. HariorI count,
farms for dairyin%, embarrassing an'
general crops of wheat, corn, oats
potatoes, tomatoes, etc, can he purchase
AT reasonable prices. Industrious farm
crS who do their own work and caretull,
TIL farms at moderate size, would b
! welcome here, and have fine field tu
I success
/ The second class, by reasons OF the at
/ tractive social life, proximity to BaIti
more, quick train service and delight fu
scrnclH, are coming here i'll number:
nov, anG others would come IL hey knew
more about Hartford
TO reach til" first class would Sug;.v.,t
, that some special pamphlets be prepared
setting forth The advantages offered u
desirable settlers by Hartford county, foi
! distribution at the Worlds Far.
T" reach the other class, whom many
! ot us meet in our visits to Baltimore. talk
up Hartford. Never lose an opportunity
/ to say Il good word for our county"
/ Mr. ". Beatty Harlan "A practical
| movement could he made by a combined
! organization of Farmers Clubs ard
! Road Clubs to prepare a pamphlet, set
| ting t"'th in detail the advantages OF
taTf"rd, its pure air pure water and fer
tic soil; the pamphlet could lac distributes
by the Commissi ncr of Emigration.
Oar la DIS are equal to thos' i'll the great
corn belt
Mr. John 3 Hanna -"Contincntalem
grants are under the direction ot the
Western agents. and euigrants are book
ell for otl!er points 1t is highly import
ant that we should send representatives
To Europe III order to secure desirable
settlers The sum of $4,000 has been
appropriated for that purpose. fer Mary
Land, while the Western States have APP
propriated from 5000 upward. 1t
would he better to cndeavor to get them
from the West or Northwest
MIR. +. II. Close. -"Harford is a large
and g0ou county. We need thrifty emf
grants, and the grave questions are how
to attract them, and whom to attract
The ones we desire aye those who will
make farming profitable, and know how
70 do II. There are several things which
enter into the subject, viz. fertilizers,
labor, transportation and taxes
Mr.. J. l.. McCormick-"T great
question of labor must find a solution,
and we must know what class Of settlers
We Gcsirc We want those especially
who are willing to work. AS rule our
lands are held at too high a price |
know Of Il lady who wanted to settle in
this nerghburLooi and was not able to
purchase, as there was none to sell"
Mr.. George X. CairEes Our advant-
ages should be made known as regards
location, health and society. The govern
Al,
large tracts, and they have the land to
sell, and cooperate with the Western
State agents Their lands are cheap, and
by their efforts Minnesota, Nebraska and
Iowa are filled with desirable people"
MIR. William ". Finney. MARYLAND
offers more Inducements than many other
States. Agriculture, mining and the
riches of the Chesapeake Bay. Besides
these are the rich trucking regions of the
Peninsula Hartford is the finest county
i'll the State aud to attract TIN fifty settlers
to it. we must have an organized effort"
Mr.. john II. KeCkord I've have the
hnme: for them; and if our claims were
properly presented, We could get TIL, Ill
here. Mr.. lIanua'S plan is good ono.
One drawback is that freight rates are
very high. owing to a lack oftranspUrta-
and ntker sources of transportation.
Judge VanRibhcr-"T question is
which is the best way to attract There
are TWO classes. 1-fhoSe who come to
make living. 2-Th0sc who merely
come as residents Wcntcd laborers. and
in order to get them we must demonstrate
how they can make money Ourgrumh-
hing TURNER'S disc courage and frightcn
them oil Show them the brig hit ~ amples
III our county. Tel! them what our lands
will produce. Show them how To make
farming pay. Keep the young men from
leavi' the county. Establish industrial
Outside If Havrc he Grace,
there are none in Hartford. All Western
communities have them. They would
make home markets. thrift would increase
and business would increase"
Mr.. William g. Hopkins Let us li&vc
4 r ilrund through the country and fix
up and improve ,ur country roads
Mir Fred. Lucharv In NV opinion
Mr. Hopkins is right. | think that good
countv roads are of greater benefit than
Mr.. \. Howard Dcan.-"Our farms are
tuo large We need reduced farms. in
order to support more people. The more
people. the greater consumption Of our
products"
Mr.. |. +. Wvsong.-'We should en-
dcavor t. secure emigrants from the West
and Northwest They belong to the de
sirable class. thrifty and hard working
We need more farm laborers. Laburcun-
ditions are getting worse every year.
Advertising he ADVANTAGES and Iesuurccs
of the county is Il good idea
Mr. Walter " Preston-"Tbis ;S n
matter which affects more than nue 81, &
nf business men We have here a fin.
field Tor tbelaborclass Ourlsndis better
for Them Our county occunies u hipb
There is not an abandoned
farm here Our farms have remained
Inrm - :hc same tam,I,es There ARE
m,ny n..,,,,k. in baltimore and philadel-
phit connected with Hartford families
inter,S: them in the subject. If YOU
could yet people direct from the CONT
Mental countries, it would be a good
thing"
Ur { A. UnIiincsyorth.-" of the
classes which we want, is that class who
furnish The labor ON their own places
The man who improves the land. i'll
crcases the taxable basis 1t is not the
SIMMER resident who IS of benefit. but he
vim tah,s one farm and makes two or
+ hree good ones out oft"
MIR Thomas II R,bins,n The thing
W.. need more than anytb;n, els. is in.
dusrri.l entcrnr,sps An enternrise of
thaI character furnishes a home market,
lives employment and sets moncy cir
cplaIing The agricultural, horticultural
and mineral examples of the county
w,u1ld make a fine exhibit. Emigrants
are drifting eastward. Talbot. Caroline
and other counties of the Eastern Shore
are l,r.inp benefited in that way. One