The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-07-22
DEER CREEK FARMERS CLUB AT KEN.
MORE INN

The Deer Creek Farmers Club was de-.
lightiully entertained at Kenmore Inn by
Messrs. Frank II. Jacobs and &. Cover
Street, on last Saturday aft ,rnoon. with
the following present: W. Beatty Har.
Ian, president K Harris Archer, s. A.
Williams J. Lawrence Mccormick. VII.
liam Silver, William W. Fiuncy, Dr. Ed.
ward Quarles. John Il. Hanna. Harvey
Ball, John Wilkinson. Jacob Durham,
Frank II. Jacobs, &. Cover Street,, John
Moores. John ID. Worthington. and the
following guests: !. M. STREET., ]. A.
Shriver, r. H. Close. DR.. T. II. Emory
and Joseph Jacobs.
The question Of the evening, THE Ap.
LEGATION of Electricity Tor Farm Use,"
was frat presented at length Ivy MIR J.
Alexis Shriycr, who prepared the mind
for future possibilities for electricity by
slight glance at it's wonderful inroads
during the recent past; for instance, the
telephone In it's simplest form has been
known but thirty years, vet today no
household Is complete without it. while
as IA method for lighting il il rapidly
supplanting all OF her systcms. When we
consider the vast variety OF uses to which
electricity M motive power has already
been applied. il is hard to conceive how
far these will go in the near future.
Mr.. Shrlvcr described in "A most inter.
esting way plant constructed by resi-.
dent Of the Mohawk Valley. In New
York State on his own premises from
which he derived motive power for
multiplicity ol purposes about the farm.
such ms thteshing, cutting fodder, cutting
silage, grinding grain, lifting loads,
churning. ironing. cooking. cleaning by
vacuum suction. lighting, etc, as well M
receiving considerable revenue by its sale
to ncighbors. In Hartford it's applica-
tions are more general than are generally
supposed. Our lighting plants are FAM
liar to all, aud it's use IN the slate quar-
rics has become very important, Two
companies develop electricity ON Muddy
Creek Forks several mi'c' from Delta, to
which section power IL transmitted and
used In the quarries for hosting. drilling.
etc with much better and more rconO.
micnl results than followed from the use
OF steam. Last season Mr.. ShIiver made
AN important innovation in another IN
dustry, when he introduced elect richly In
the canning houses Of Messrs. George |.
Smith at Benson and William H. Rob
inson at Vale. and so reduce the insur.
ancc on their properties by the rc.
moval Of gasoline torches as to pay
for the new light; this season h. expects
In a number Of cases to introduce it for
heating Gaping irons. thereby eliminat
ing this source Of danger from fire These
irons are now being,made for him by the
Westinghouse Companyand will he ready
for the coming canning season.
,l.a Ia ia
could he ens,ly cooked on the table in
electric coffee pot. chatting dish, boiler,
toastcr, etc . and with the well developed
power Of the liel Air Electric Company,
which In Just about to he turned on II
seems entirely feasible to accommodate
wide range II territory at "A very mod
crate cost. In view oi the almost com
pletc absence OF domestic help nowaday =
this would seem to he no small advnn.
tage to the average housekceper who can
he thus accommodated.
Much interest wns developed in the
possibilities Of the Pennsylvania Water
and Power Company for HaI ford, aa It's
current will he transmitted through the
upper half Of this county. II was semi.
officially stated that the means by which
this could be utilized along the line would
probably be by organizing local comp,.
MES who woul guarantee to take "A
minimum amount. say about 100 ho,c
power, and sell ii t. the surrounding
| community.
While the individual members Of the
Club did not generally feel capable Of dis.
cussins the mysterious and wonderful
results Of electricity, nil felt that n new
era for motive power is probably at our
door aud WAS never 50 welcome M at
present whether indoors or on the farm
since financial reward seems to offer
but little attraction to much needed
labor. The only drawback To successful
and profitable farming at this time 10
lack Of productive labor and the burden
Of the home because Of lack Of domestic
help; II electricity will tighten by partial.
ly removing these drawbacks it will he u
arcnt boon to the community.