The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-12-19
Da,rvmen,s Association Organized

Baltimore Countian is Made President
The dairymen of Baltimore city and the State
of Maryland generally held well attended
meeting in Baltimore on Tuesday last at which
State Dairymen's Association was organized
Mr.. Samuel M. Shoemaker, of Baltimore coun
ty, was elected president Mr.. A. W. Nicode
mus, of Frederick county, vice-president, and
Mr.. ]. Alexis Shriver, of Hartford county, Sec
retary.treasurer.
The morning session began at 1870 clock,
with Mr.. Shoemaker in the chair. He an.
nounced the purpose of the meeting and the
organization of such an association. During
the morning session papers were read by Dr. B.
| s. Buckley and Prof. g. W. Melick, of the
Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station.
i The paper of Professor Melick was particularly
interesting Extracts from it are as follows:
"The purpose of the State Dairymen's Asso-
citation is similar to that of the State Horticul-
tural Society, State Tobacco Growers Associa-
| ton and the Corn Breeders Association. 1t
may never be necessary for the dairymen Of the
State to sell their butter, cream or milk collec-
lively, but it is necessary for their best inter
i ests and for the interests of the dairy industry
! of Maryland for them to CO operate with each
other, to become acquainted and keep in touch
with the best men in the business. The dairy
department of the Maryland Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station has for the past year been
carrying on a series of investigation in the
| creameries of the State to ascertain If possible
! the causes of lack of uniformity of creamery
! butter. Thus far there have been many causes
noted for the lack of uniformity in the butter
and many more may be found. The appli-
! ances used in different localities are not uni
| form and the result is complex and bad. Mary
land is classified among the dairy states With
her 148, 900 mich COWS valued at 81, 46O OOO the
| annual production of So, 299, 900 worth of milk,
| cream and butter, her dairy products rank only
third in value among her agricultural resources.
! The wheat and corn crops alone exceed the pro-
| ducts of our diaries. It is high time for the
dairymen to organize and get together on this
! commercial question, which is of great value
! to our State.
present day conditions demand we'll in.
i formed, skilled, progressive men. We have
| excellent buttermakers in our State, but there
| has been little chance for anyone aside from
their employers to find it out"
! At the afternoon session the most important
| address was delivered by DR.. j. II. Mason
Knox, of Baltimore. DR.. Knox made strong
] plea for clean milk and said that the public was
| lust beginning to realize that the high mortal
| ity among infants during the summer months
| is primarily caused by impure and contami-
mated milk. Continuing he said in part,
| 1T is an unstinted pleasure for me to address
you gentlemen on your relation to physicians.
| You have all read and know of the high NOR
tally suffered in this and other cities resulting
| from impure milk fed to babies. We are doing
| our utmost to educate the people to the abso-
| lutte necessity of handling milk during the
| which is easily prey to germs. We physi-
| clans know that the natural food for the infant
| is that which it should obtain in natural
manner from its mothers breast. But here is
| where the danger begins. The mother is un-
| able to nurse the child and cows milk is re
| sorted to. How can we compare the stomach
| of an infant with that of calf? We should
| have uniform grade of infant milk not con-
tanning more than per cent. proteid and per
cent. sugar. Milk from Jersey cowsis entirely
| too strong for infants. We physicians are do
| ing our utmost to combat the diseases which
| carry off thousands ofinfants during the warm
| weather and we must have assistance from the
| producers of the milk.
'There should be perfect system of refrig-
Grafton in the transportation of milk from the
| diaries to the cities which in manner would
| prevent the multiplication of disease germs in
| the product. But the cleanliness and correct
| handling must begin at the milking, and it
should not end until the milk is delivered at the
| door of the consumer. 1t lisa barbarous service
| that you dairymen have in transporting your
products to the city. refer to the common,
| ordinary freight cars where there is absolutely
no refrigeration whatever during the summer
| months"
An interesting address was delivered by DR..
Marshall L. Price, secretary of the State Board
of Health. He explained the scientific aspect
of the milk problem and showed that thous
ands of cases of contagious diseases have been
traced to impure milk.
Among those from Baltimore county who
attended were Messrs. s. NJ. Shoemaker, A. b.
Gardiner, Jr., Lewis NJ. Bacon, E. P Royston
and T. Melville Pearce. Mr.. Gardiner was
chosen a member of the executive committee.
Secret Orders Elect ORcers.-The fol-
lowing Baltimore county lodges have elected
officers for the ensuing year:
Mt. Moriah Lodge, No. 116, A. +. d A. M.
Towson. -Worshipful Master, DR.. William L..
Nroifh T0hn g Hold iUpiOr
warden. Fred. D. Dollenberg, Jr. secretary,
James e. Dunphy; treasurer, VIM. M. Isaac;
tyler William s. Dunphy. These officers
elect will be installed January 9th. The book
committee reported the lodge to be in pros
porous financial condition.
Providence Lodge, 1. o. o. F., Catonsville.-
Noble Grand, William Priester; vice-grand,
Turner P. Coe; recording recretary, K. E. Gar
Der financial secretary, Heine q. Andreae !;
treasurer, August Schotta chaplain, Albert
Smith past grand, Peter G.. Olson; representa-
tive to Grand Lodge Samuel G. Herd trustees,
Bradley o. Isaac, DR.. Charles L. Mattfeldt AL
bert Smith, George L. Ball and Peter G.Olson.
Fort Carroll Lodge, l. Q. o. F, Sparrow's
Point.-Noble Grand, Charles w. Rinica vice
grand, A. Buzzell recording secretary, Harry
d. Crawford; financial secretary, w. Clarence
White; treasurer, Herbert w. Stone; chaplain,
| G. o. Diehm; marshal, T. W Keys; represen-
tative to Grand Lodge, Joseph H. Everist.
Sparrow's Point Masonic Lodge Worship
full Master, Trowbridge B. Woodruff; senior
warden, DIR. II. X. Peltekian junior warden,
Charles W. Cook; secretary. William II. Lof-
tus; treasurer. George P. Radabaugh; tyler,
Henry Brecht; trustee. J. W. LOTUS.
Govane Castle, Knights of the Golden Eagle.
| Past Chief, James n. Bellamy; noble chief,
| E. K. Munroe; vice chief, John Lortz; high
priest, Samuel Devices; honorable hermit,
| Charles Brode; master of records, Charles s..
Cochran; clerk OF exchequer, John J.
| Schwartz; keeper of exchequer, =; b. l.. Ever
| ding; worthy chamberlain, M. ]. Fisher, Jr. ;
| worthy bard, Oscar Sewall.
Sparrow's Point Lodge of Modern Woodmen.
| Counsel Foster H. Copeland adviser, Spen-
Van Horn escort, Henry G. Miller; watch.
man, Henry Linderman; sentry, Albert Ack-
| with physician, DR.. H. K. Peltekian trestees,
| NJ. A. Ramia, E. b. Miller and Henry Bupper.
Patriotic Sons of America Camp, Butler
| Past President-Thomas Bond; president-J.
| Walter Turnbaugh; master of forms-Harry
| K. Gill; treasurer-Gus Bruehl recording
| secretary-Oliver Gill assistant secretary-A.
| Rufus Gill; financial secretary-J. Grant
Mays; chaplain-Gus Bruehl trustees-J. W.
| Turnbaugh, Darby s. Ensor, A. R. Gill, Frank
| Mays and Sherman Peregoy.
| They Approve the Turnpike Plan.-A
| few days ago large delegation of citizens of
Baltimore county appeared before the Good
| Roads Commission in Baltimore and urged it
| to take over and extend through the county all
| the turnpikes that now run through it that can
| be obtained without cost. This is practically
| what Mayor Mahool and the Commissioners for
| Opening Streets want, and the suggestion was
| made that the county and city people confer
and strengthen their cases by joining forces on
the turnpike question.
| The delegation expected to meet the whole
| Commission, but the Commission did not so
understand it, and the only person present was
| Chairman John M. Tucker. They laid their
case before Mr.. Tucker, and pointed out to him
why they believe the Commission should con.
struct the roads in the county over the turn
| pixies.
Mr.. William McAllister, on behalf of the
| Federated Civic and Protective Association,
presented the resolutions along these lines
| adopted at a recent meeting of the association.
| He also presented similar resolutions from the
| Baltimore County Fire Department, and urged
upon Mr.. Tucker the wisdom of acquiring the
turnpikes.
| M. Toho TnOor onlarOnd unon Mr. Mo.