The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-12-09

DrlDS some concerted pressure 10 Dear on tue
lawmakers in Washington.
The country needs to have the relief. The
way to get it is to demand it. Congress alone
can give it. 1t is the peoples right to ask it
in determined tones. Write to your U. s. Sen
ators and Representative and urge their sup
port of the Brownlow- Latimer good roads bill.
postal card request to Hon. w. P. Brownlow
will bring you copy of the bill.
In ALL probability 1905 will be considered
the farmers banner year in this country, and,
joining as it does a series of prosperous years
unparalleled in the history of the world, gives
the farmers standing financially never before
enjoyed. Secretary Wilson, of the Agricul-
tural Department, is the first in the field with
a report and very interesting reading it makes.
He thus sums up the financial status of the
American farmer: "If the farmers economic
position in the United States is to be condensed
to short paragraph, it may be said that their
farms produced this year wealth valued at &c.
4i5,OO0,000; that farm products are yearly ex-
ported with a-port value of 1915, 900, 600; that
farmers have reversed an adverse information
al balance of trade. and have been building up
one favorable to this country by sending to
/ foreign nations a surplus which in sixteen
years has aggregated 10000, 900, 900. leaving
an apparent net balance of trade during that
time amounting to S5,092 600 after an adj
verse balance against manufactures and other
products not agricultural, amounting 10 s543,-
600. 900, has been offset. The manufacturing
industries that depend upon farm products for
al. IL q ~.
1900 and used a capital Of s4.13 100000.
Within decade farmers have become promi-
nent as bankers nd as money lenders through
out large areas and during the past five years
prosperous conditions and the tter-directed
efforts of the farmers themselves have increas-
ed the value of their farms 33.5 per cent, or an
amountapproximately equalto Sc, 1873. 600. 0O0."
ONE OF THE most remarkable men in this
country lives near Kokomo, Ind, in the per-
son of William s. Elliott, farmer. He is a
veteran of the Civil War and was entitled to
draw pension. One was granted to him
without his solicitation and it has been in
creasing for years until it now amounts to
SIG, 500, not cent of which has he drawn.
Being questioned about this refusal Mr.. Elliott
replied: What claim have on the Govern
ment2 I did only my plair duty and am not
entitled to any reward for that. do not need
the money, neither does my family. If felt
that had earned the money / would take it,
but l am unable to figure out how am enti-
tied to it. l have q large and productive farm,
well stocked. as you see. and everything to
make me comfortable. have earned these
hx,1 osl 1ah Gro bod
accepted the $40 month pension and me and
my children lapsed into idleness, as so many
would do under the circumstances, the gift
would be a curse instead of blessing"
EX-SENATOR HUMMER, of Baltimore county.
is now being mentioned as possible successor
TO Gen. Murray Vandiver as Treasurer of
Maryland. Mr.. Hubner has been Speaker Of
the House and President of the Senate and
two years ago he was prominently mentioned
in connection with the Democratic nomina-
ton for Governor. When spoken to on We'd
nesday with reference to the Treasurership
Senator Hubner said 81 have been asked by
my friends to become candidate for the posi-
ton of State Treasurer. If the General As
sembly should decide that lam qualified for
the position and should elect me, Ishall accept
the place. As you are aware. 1 am not self
seeking politician. have never begged for
Office. am not in position to enter a scram-
Bile for the Treasurership. 1 am not in posi-
ton tomake deals or trades to be elected. All
can say is that if elected, / shall accept, and
will perform the duties of the place to my best
ability"
MANY OF the leading seed.dealers of the
country have sent petition to President Roose-
welt protesting against the free distribution of
seeds by members of Congress, and recon-
mending that only the intent of the original
act authorizes seed distribution be the future
policy. This intent, the petition says, was
that the seeds should be obtained from remote |
corners of the earth and be unknown to the peo- |
pie of this country, and be for the purpose of |
increasing the wealth of the nation. The petit |
TONERS allege that the present practice is a |
''grievous restraint of trade" and that the |
United States should abolish the practice as
unfair, as a class legislation, antagonistically
a great government.
WHEN THE record Of casualties on railways |
are counted up they will doubtless show that |
1905 leads all the other years in horrors of |
killed and wounded. The last New England |
wreck calls attention to half dozen similar
ones since last January. Surely something |
must be wrong, either in railway equipment
or the personnel of the working forces. The
latter is probably the chief trouble, and arises
either from bad habits or else overstrain |
through long hours. In the main, dangerous |
habits such as drink have been reduced to |
minimum. So other causes for wrecks must
be sought out as true and general ones.
MRS. HENRIETTA HUME, who was native Of |
Annapolis, Nd, died at her home near Column
bia, Mo-, on Thanksgiving day, aged LOG years.
She moved, with her husband. to Boone coun.
ty about 1922. Until about year ago. when
her son, Reuben Hume, so years old, died, five |
generations of the family were living in Boone
county. The mother of Mrs. Hume was a
niece of President Monroe.
Coal ENOUGH has been discovered in one of |
the Philippines to supply the army and navy
for 300 years. Vast deposits of coal have also
been found in Alaska. The fuel question is