The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-18

We stated our business was not TO criticize
the Commissioners past acts, but to give
them our support as Taxpayers that we
in some way may have better roads and
also devise some plan of making per-
mauent roads at less cost than that of
building macadam road, by using gravel
or whatever material was most available
in any community.
After discussing the subject at length,
we believe our Commissioners desire to
devise some system to mend the roads
under the present scarcity of farm labor,
thus making it impossible for farmers to
mend the roads in the proper season.
We therefore offer the following:
THAT we, the Cecil Farmers club,
recommend the County Commissioners to
employ competent men, vested with
authority to employ laborers and teams
and oversee the repairing of roads in the
spring and making of gravel roads in
certain designated sections, reporting the
progress of work and condition of the
road weekly to the Commissioner in
charge of the District, who shall at all
times determine what work shall be done.
1--WE would suggest the Comulis-
sioners give notice that all farmers wish
ing to mend any section'of road make
application to the Commissioner in charge
of the District before the March meeting,
~, fx1sN
agreement with him to mend said road
in the early spring.
3-We recommend the enactment of a
law by the next Legislature, empower
ing the Commissioners to issue long time
bonds, with low rate of interest aud
easy payments, to raise money for build
ing gravel or other permanent roads.
I've favor law empowering the
Commissioners with the right to buy
gravel deposits, by condemnation if nee
essary, for the making and repairing of
roads.
On motion the Secretary was
authorized to send to the Commits
sioners each copy of these pro
ceedings and that Mr.. Biles be also
appointed to present the resolutions
of the club to the Commissioners
at their next meeting.
Messrs. Rawlings, Maxwell and
Reynolds were appointed com
mittee on inspection of premises
and an adjournment was taken for
dinner.
The assembled guests were ush
cred to the large dining room,
where they partook of dinner
which the skill of the hostess and
daughter made more than repay fol-
the long, muddy drive to enjoy.
On reassembling, the committee
reported having noted a large pile
of cordwood in addition to the
steam heat in the house, a full corn
crib, eight wagons, some fine apples.
barn full of hay, fodder and straw,
four bins of wheat containing about
500 bushels, nice hen house,
fine field of wheat. The stock in
cluded seven horses, a two year old
colt, nice pair of mules, six steers,
six cows and Holstein bull, three
brood sows. and SO head of hogs of
different sizes, the hogs showing
improvement since the previous
meeting at this place.
The host produced his essay on
" Agriculture" which was read
and will be published in full next
week.
Prof. Sampson, Principal of Cal
vert Agricultural High School,
gave very interesting and instruc
tive talk on "Why Glover and Al
falfa Act as a Fertilizer" He
stated that these and other legum
nous plants contain bacteria at the
roots which form nitrate of nitro
gen in the soil, thereby imparting
to it plant growing properties need
ful for the proper and full devel-
opment OF the grain or grass.
On motion vote of thanks was
rendered Prof. Sampson for his
interesting talk.
He also stated that an agricul
tural meeting would be held in
connection with the school at an
early date, at which prominent
speakers would be present to de
liver addresses on farm topics and
extended an invitation to the club
to attend.
On motion the invitation was &C
cepted and A. B. McVey was ap-
pointed to represent the club on
that occasion.
The annual election of officers