The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-01-22

er, recording secretary, Cecil b..
Ewing, treasurer, Jas. H. Maxwell,
Jos. T. Grove, J. P. Wilson, Robt.
X. Rawlings, J. Harry Maxwell,
Elwood Balderson, A. B. McVey,
M. T.. Thompson, Robt. T..
Cameron. Visitors -Thos. j. Will
son and w. w. Maxwell. +
The minutes of the previous
meeting we're read and approved.
Robt. K. Rawlings, delegate to
the Farmers League, reported as
follows:
STATE FARMERS LEAGUE.
The Farmers League of Maryland was held in
Donovan Hall, Johns Hopkins University on
Tuesday afternoon, Dec. %, 1908. The meeting
was called to order by Mr.. Alexander McCor-
mick. The minutes OF the meeting in 1902 were
read by the secretary, Mr.. Asa Gardiner Mr.
Shoemaker then presented his bill, which you all
no doubt are familiar with. Mr.. Ager, OF Prince
Georges county, had serious objections to certain
features of the Shoemaker State Road Bill, which
will be presented at the Legislature this winter.
This commission is now composed of the Cover
nor, Comptroller and the presidents OF Johns
Hopkins University and the Maryland Agricul-
tural College.
Mr. Ager, after defining his position in the
matter, offered an amendment to the proposed
bill, but which he afterwards withdrew for the
sake of harmony, providing for civil engineer
to act as the State Commissioner Of Highways to
take the place of the present commission; to live
in Annapolis receive salary of So, 900 year and
be allowed an extra 81 500 for an assistant and
expenses
Mr.. e. A. Seidervitz, of Annapolis, and Mr.. T.
Burling Hull, of Forest Hill, Hartford county,
supported Mr.. Ager. 1t was shown by Mr.. Shoe
maker and Mr.. W. W. Crosby as well, that the
services of the commission had been gratis and
that Maryland was trying to run its affairs on as
economic basis as possible Mr.. Ager withdrew
the amendment, but stated that he would not be
bound by the vote Of the league on the bill when
the time came to take it before the legislature.
The Shoemaker bill was then adopted as whole.
Mr.. Crosby gave interesting information regard
ing the commissions and engineers OF other States
where they were all paid large salaries.
Mr.. B. Howard Hannah was unable to be pres
ent to enlighten the members on his proposed
oyster law but, upon motion of Mr.. T. B. Hull
Ln6 Dill was luuOiSeu dlOLS It's Scuclui llucS.
The league Endorsed and recommended to
Congress the passage of the Brownlow bill, pro-
viding national aid in road construction.
Mr.. William L. Amoss, who has charge of the
Maryland horticultural and agricultural exhibits
at the St. Louis exposition stated that not enough
money was appropriated to make good exhibit
If Maryland did not lack money it could make
one OF the best exhibits on account of the many
va riatiaS nf fr,1jts and oraina
On motion, the report was re-
ceived and the thanks of the Club
extended to the delegate.
The Shoemaker Road Bill was
discussed and it was moved and
carried that the Club endorse the
measure as an expedient until the
Haman bills became operative.
Mr.. j. P. Wilson spoke in favor
of the County issuing bonds to
supplement the State aid fund for
road making and offered the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolved: That it is the sense of this Club, that
we petition our General Assembly for the passage
OF a special act empowering and authorizing our
County Commissioners to issue bonds OF the
county, limited to one hundred thousand dollars
limit of redemption fifty years, the sale of which
shall be fund to supplement the State appropria-
ton for making and maintaining public high
ways; that special levy of two cents on the
hundred dollars be authorized for each year for a
sinking fund, retiring twenty thousand of said
bonds every ten years.
On motion, the resolution, was
passed. Elwood Balderston exhib-
tied some samples of apples which
had been grown in their orchard,
from CRAFTS procured in New York.
They had kept well, were of fine
flavor and had been pronounced by
experts to be of the Landlord
variety.
M. @. Reeder stated he had COM
pared the apple grown by Jos. s.
Scarborough and shown at a pre-
vious meeting with New York
grown Northern Spy and found
them identical in shape and ap-
perance.
Mr.. McVey said the Landlord
apple closely resembled his Stark
variety.
On the call for experiments, Mr..
Maxwell stated he had commenced
feeding second crop hay to his cows
a week ago and found that it had
largely increased the flow of milk
over that procured by feeding first
Top.
The host when called upon for
$ essay responded with the
flowing:
TOP DRESSING FOR THIRD CROP.
President, Members and Nei0hbOrs;
would like to say something regarding the
sing of hay, as that is the crop from which the
mer seems TO get most of his revenue. Rather
Dre as a questioner than an essayist, would
what kind of top dressing can we give our
Ids 10 secure a third moving which will pay us