The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-11-19
THE DEATH RECORD.

| his illness on Saturday became critical and he
sank rapidly. His family physician, DR.. L.
=. Atkinson, of Baltimore, and DR.. John s.
| Green. of Long Green Valley, visited him on
Saturday, and DR.. Harry s. Jarrett, of Towson,
| was with him when he passed away after a
! long period of inconsistencies. Mr.. Gilmor
| was son of the late Robert Gilmor. of Glen
| Ellen, about miles northeast of Towson. The
elder Mr.. Gilmor was prominent merchant
and planter and a large save-owner. His home
was Loted for its hospitality, and many men of
national fame, including Jefferson Davis, were
entertained there. Mr.. William Gilmor is sur
yived Dy widow, who is granddaughter OF
Francis Scott Key, author of the "Star-Span-
| gled Banner" and three sons. at an early
age he engaged in business and enjoyed the
confidence Of the Garrett family when its
members owned the controlling interest in the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and served as
president of the Baltimore Belt Line Railway.
He also served as president of the Maryland
and pennsylvania Railroad when it was known
as the Maryland Central Railroad. In recent
years be had lived in retirement. Mr.. Gilmor
was q brother of the late Col. Harry Gilmor,
the famous Confederate cavalry leader. de is
survived by three brothers-ex-Judge Robert
GilmOr, Richard T. Gilmor and Graham Gill
NOR He also leaves two sisters. The funeral
took place at Grace p. e. Church, Baltimore
on Tuesday afternoon. Interment in Green,
mount.
Hartkopf.--Mary Elizabeth Hartkopf,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs: Frank Hartkopf
and granddaughter of Mr.. Christian Sittig, OF
Kingsville, died on the 9th instant after short
illness from kidney trouble, aged II years and
IL days. She was a pupil of Fork public
school, the teachers and pupils of which at
tended the funeral in a body, carrying with
them many beautiful floral tributes. The re
mains were inferred in the cemetery attached
to ST. Michael's Lutheran Church, Perry Hall,
~ .es1 A., - Low NH N diod last Ian.
uary ata the age of 16 years. The funeral SER
vices we're conducted by Rev. Oscar Guthe. of
Gardenyiife The pall-bearers were John Dill
worth; Waller Wirsing John Green, Herman
Blair, Luthe5 Tieman and John Dehoff.
4 Meeks.-Mn. Ruth Meeks, aged "a years,
wife of;Mr. David Meeks, one of the oldest
residents of Patspseo Neck, died suddenly on
Tuesday night willie returning from visit to
the home of Mr.. James Lambert, near Grange.
She has been apparently in good health and
ate hearty supper. She was stricken with
pain in her heart and died before medical as
sistance could be summoned. Her children
are Mr. William Meeks. Mrs. Charles Harley
and Messrs, Gregory,and John Meeks.
Salisbury Mary H Salisbury. widow
of DR.. u. B. Salisbury, who for several years
was a resident of TowsoD, died at her home in
Baltimore, on the 18th inst, after lingering
illness, aged about so years. She was native
of Queen Anne's county and removed, with
her family, from that section of the State to
Towson. She is survived by two sons and two
daughters The funeral took place on Monday
and the interment was at Hillsboro, Md.
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A Farmers Club Discusses a Knotty
Question.-At the last meeting of the Deer
Creek Farmers Club the subject discussed was /:
docs farming pay and what will be the secret
of successful farming in the future~ We give
fho VIC xrc of 0f those nrpaQnf follows.
Mr.. William B. Hopkins said: From the way
the young men are leaving the farm and going
not pay. If we are careful and stop all leaks
there is no reason why it should not pay. Too
many of US waste valuable time by running
around too much. We should devote more oe
our personal time to the farm and should pitch
in and work hard. Such effort will certainly
bring good results The question of labor is be-
coming a most serious one. 1t Is scarce and
hard to get and for this reason it is difficult to
predict for the future. 1t is my opinion. that
small farm pays better than large one."
MIR. James Lee said: Farming has paid, does
now and always will pay. Farmers get along as
well, If not better, than any other people. The
trouble is, majority of the farmers do not look
after their business as does the successful mer-
chant. The latter sticks close to his business.
AS to the future everything looks bright and it
and tomatoes are each bringing good prices and
the same can be said of good stock. think en-
silage is the cheapest feed of today. have
never experienced much difficulty in securing
labor. 1t pays to get good laborers while you
DR.. Herbert Harlan said 81 have been very
much impressed with the change which has
taken place in this county in the past % or 30
years. At that time nearly every village pos
sessed one or more shops or mills and today,
while many of these buildings are still standing,
they are not in operation. These places of bust
ness gave employment to scores of intelligent
men and their absence is keenly felt. Such
changes have taken place and are continually
doing so. much as we regret it. / am glad to
hear Mr.. Lee speak so encouragingly of the farm
ing question. The man who saves a little money
each year may well be termed successful
farmer. The great trouble is great many OF
this class of men do not understand their BUSH
Mr. John B. wysong said: when you take
think RSf farming is IS successful undertaking
There is money in great many things produced
would work hard themselves, still greater re-
suits would be forthcoming"
Mr.. R. Harris Archer said: 1.-THE man who
has farm clear of debt can make good living
and would advise him to stay on the farm. If
q mai has large farm and pays considerable
amount of money each year for labor: he Will
probably go in debt l recognize the fact that
the labor question is getting to be serious one
and / hardly know how to solve this difficult
our Young men in farming and get them to stay
in the country. l think it best to pay good
wages and get good men. There Is no mistaking
the fact but that land is lower today than it was
80 years ago."
Mr. Frank H. Jacobs said: 1T agree with Mr..
Lee when he says farming pays. If farmer
has good property and takes proper care of it
he can make it pay. AS to labor, we have had
less trouble this year in securing labor than we
course we have had to pay for it, but nearly all
good things come high. A successful farmer
has to work hard all the time. In Pennsylvania
many a Hartford for County farmers are out Of bed"
DIR. w. w. Hopkins said: II have thought
farming in Hartford county is not successful.
scarcity and high price of labor cannot see
how farmers expect to make much of profit on
their crops, and if the smaller property owners
indulge very much in hiring of hands at this
time do not honestly see how they can make
both ends meet. The most profitable crops we
have nowadays are tomatoes and corn. planted
ten acres in tomatoes and realized $3.50. 1t pays
in business of this kind to employ as much
foreign labor as possible. Where farmer has
small farm and does most of his own work he
Mr.. II. B, Bruins said: IT believe there is
money In farming, particularly where people
have work within themselves. The reason so
many of our young men are leaving the country
is because they have not the privileges and
amusements which prove so attractive to them
We should encourage our young men in every
Mr., I. L. Mccormick said "While the Penn
sylyania farmer, as rule, is quite successful,
still do not think any of us would care to live
in the style and manner that some of them do.
They enjoy very little of real private home life:
We farmers live great deal better on the small
amount of capital invested than many other
people in business who have the same amount
invested. great many things on the farm go
to waste simply because they cannot be or are
not utilized"
Mr.. John s. Slade said: "The most important
thing is to get good help. 1t pays to get few
good men and keep them the entire year. |
have 400 acres in my farm and during the busiest
season all the work was done with four regular
men and one extra man."
Mr., ]. Reese Walker said: 1.-THE successful
farmer depends great deal upon the man him.
SELF Some make money and some do not and
firmly believe that good money can be made on
the farm If the property is properly attended to.
There Is money In raising stock, colts and sheep.
Farmers are paying too much for lean cattle. l
have made more money by raising cattle than
by buying them"
Mr.IW. b. Harlan said: "It is the universal
experience that a great number of the young
men and older ones, too, who work in the cities,
have 4 difficult task to make both ends meet and
they do not savo one cent recognize the fact
that men do not make great fortunes in farm
ing, but do say there Is money in it and with
theexception of a few years it Is as remunera-
tive tbday as it ever was. have never expert
enced much difficulty in securing labor. Mod
ern farm machinery has become a great labor
saving. The corn harvester has arrived, but
cannot see just now where 1t would pay to get
one. The corn husker is also novel device and
there are numerous other kinds of machinery,
and in short time great amount of physical
labor will have to give way"
Mr.. John Moores said: Farming is certainly
fine business. / have tried good many things
in my lifetime but like farming the best. The
man who makes money these days is the man
xuh0 work will work "a for corn X