The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-03-13
CHANGERS AND GOOD ROADS.
Urged to Use Every Effort to Promote
the Movement.

Pomona Farmers Grange, composed
OF representatives of the eight local
oranges of this county, Taneytown,
Medford, Hampstead, Pleasant Hill,
Silver Run, Freedom, Union Bridge
| and Frizellburg, and Unionville, Fred
erick county held convention at New
Windsor on Friday, March Z. The
| meeting was largely in the interest
of the movement for good roads in
| this state. Two sessions were held
morning and afternoon. The follow
| ing resolution was adopted:
Resolved by Pomona Grange, of
Carroll county, representing 500 MEM
bers, that the representatives in the
legislature from Carroll county are
hereby requested and urged to support
the Biddison good roads bill now
pending in the Maryland legislature.
The sessions were held in Odd Eel
lows Hall, which was crowded with
grangers, among wnom were many
of the lady members of the organiza-
ton. Addresses were made by Col.
w. W.Crosby, state highway engineer;
Capt. r. w. Sylvester, president of
Maryland Agricultural College; H.
j. Patterson, master of the State
Grangeand director of the experiment
and Michael e. Walsh, lecturer of the
county grange.
Colonel Crosby devoted his address
entirely to the subject of road i'm
provement, and urged the grangers to
use every possible effort to promote
the movement. He referred to the
present condition of the roads in New
Jersey, in which the first practical
steps for permanent good roads were
inaugurated Is years ago, as evidence
of the great value of such highways.
He declared that it was more econo-
mical to build good roads at large
first cost than to repair poor highways
after damage by every storm or from
heavy hauling or other causes, which
had to be repeated from year to year.
Captain Sylvester made a strong
plea for the education of farmers chill
dren in the various branches of edu-
cation, and Professor Patterson made
a forcible talk upon the value of CO.
operation by the farmers. But CO.
operation, he said, was not the only
method Of promoting the interests of
agriculture. The grange meeting was
strongly commended as the place for
discussion and the interchange of
knowledge in agricultural pursuits.
This would lead to raising better
grain, better fruit, better horses and
cattle.
Mr.. Walsh spoke in criticism of po-
litical methods in the state, and said
that in the recent political campaign
not a word was said or suggestion
made in the interest of the farmers.
Everything was hinged on the ques-
ton of negro supremacy.
Every part of the county was large
ly represented at the meeting and
great interest was manifested in the
addresses.
The officers of the county grange
are: H. S. Moreloch, master; George
A. Lester, overseer; Michael E.
Walsh, lecturer; l.. M. Bushey, chap
lain; Reuben Sayler, steward; Charles
w. Myers, assistant steward; William
K. Eckert, doorkeeper; Charles J.
PeltZ, secretary; Mrs. H. S. Morelock,
ceres; Mrs. Martin, pomona; Mrs. G..
Belt, fora; Mrs. Bollinger, lady as
sistant steward.
One of the most interesting and i'm
portant features of the meeting was
the presence of the entire board of
county commissioners of this county
-Messrs. Benson, Brown and Fink.