The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-16
GRANGE PICNIC A
SUCCESS.
THE GOVERNOR SPOKE ON The HON
ORABLE CHARACTER OF THE
FARMERS WORK.
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The attendance at the Westminster
Grange picnic in Theo F. Englar's
grove on Saturday afternoon was
estimated at 1900, which was con-
sidered excellent for the number of
picnics and festivals which were held
on the same day. Governor Croth-
ers came on the Elkins Express which
arrives here at 10 m, where he was
met by a general committee of citi-
zens and escorted by the Pleasant
Valley Band, 10 mounted horsemen
marshaled by A. G. Bell and citizens
in carriages to the Western Maryland
College where he inspected the ex-
terror of the new library building, for
the erection of which the money was
appropriated by the Legislature.
He also inspected the mile Of new
State road constructed by Walsh
Brothers between this city and Gran
berry Station. He expressed decided
approval OF both the library building
and the road referred to. This road
has cost only trifie over $1,000.
About l p. m, good audience as
sembled in front of the stand erected
where the addresses were to be made.
The principal features Of the picnic
were the address of welcome by DIR. J.
w. Herring, and addresses by Governor
Crothers, Hon. J. Fred.C. Talbot and
DIR. Augustus Stabler, of Montgomery
county. DR.. Herring said the grange
was highly honored by having the
Governor here He spoke of the hon.
orable character of the farmers work,
which, he said, to be successful, must
be done faithfully and intelligently.
All work, he said, is honorable, be-
cause it is ordained by divine decree
that man shall earn his bread in the
sweat of his face. ----
Governor Crothers spoke at length
and made valuable suggestions to the
farmers. Referring to his reception
during the morning, he said he had
not spent an equal time as pleasantly
in a year. Continuing, he declared he
felt it to be part of his duty as
Governor, when 1t is possible to do
so, to attend such gatherings that he
may mingle with the people, who are
his bosses. "The reason why our
government is the greatest in the
world and the best is because it has
the thought and observation OF the
people," declared the Governor, who
also said that there is now an earnest
progressive movement for the eleVa-
ton of the farmers, among whom
there is need of the cultivation of
scientific investigation. 'The farm
er," he said, must realize the want
of transportation, and by organization
and thought the markets will be more
open to his interests. There is some
thing radically wrong when he gets
such meager compensation for some
of his products and pays such high
prices for his beef"
AS an illustration that organization
on the part of the farmers is neces-
sary, he referred to it's effect in Wi
comico county, where the farmers
sell their products directly to the
purchasers for cash, and are not sub
ject to losses by condemnation of any
part Of their sales.
The Governor strongly urged this
subject of organization upon the at
tention of the people. AS yet, he said,
the farmers have only studied it's
edge. Referring to the tendency of
farmers sons to seeR other occupa-
tions, he said when you have in
stilled into your boy that there is
something more than mere muscle
needed in farming, and that it opens
vast opportunities for the employment
of his intellectual faculties, you will
have less difficulty in keeping him on
the farm. Give your sons at least a
years training at the Maryland Agri-
cultural College" He also recon-
mended the instruction of pupils OF
~, 1Tc fYr hn
mentary principles of agriculture.
"The first thing" he said, "neces-
sary to progress in the line OF agr1-
culture is improvement in the public
highways The money that is paid
for this purpose is good investment,
first in the comfort and convenience
it affords, and then in the enhanced
value of property which is sure to
follow. Good roads make rural COM
munities delightful places Of resi-
dence, but you cannot have them with
out the expenditure OF money"
Congressman Talbot commented on
the social features Of farmers picnics
which, he said, are delightful. Tie jol-
lied the Governor on his bachelOrhood,
and advised him. to come to Carroll
county and take one of its fair daugh-
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have him.
Returning to the tendency Of the
the boys to leave the farm, he said
every farmer should give his boy the
best education possible. He advised
the boys not to leave the farm, alleg-
ing that in other occupations and
professions very few get TO the top
while every boy has chance to
get to the top i'm farming. He
also urged the construction of
good roads as an absolute neces-
sity for the comfort of the farm
er and his family.
DIR. Stabler spoke ON the prevention
or disease and gave a detailed de-
scription of the cause OF typhoid
fever, illustrating the subject by de-
scribing serious epidemics OF the dis
ease resulting from apparently trivial
causes
j.. Wesley Biggs was chairman and
Michael T.. Walsh secretary or the
committee OF. arrangements.
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