The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-21
MARYLAND
STATE NEWS
NewSy Items Gathered From
ALI Parts of the State.

ten bushels per acre by paying strict
attention to cultural methods and
soil fertilization has become known
through an investigation by the crop
improvement committee of the Bali
timore Chamber of Commerce Mr.
]. Colin Vincent. chairman of the
committee and the prime mover OF
the pure bred seed idea, has just re-
turned from Milwaukee, where he
attended the annual convention OF
the Council of Grain Exchanges of
the United States.
Nearly every state in the, Union
is following conditions in Maryland
Closely said Mr. Vincent. Our
Chamber of Commerce is receiving
considerable praise both by the De-
partment of Agriculture officials and
educated agriculturists from all
parts OF the world. The work that
we are going here is better known
elsewhere than in Maryland.
Mr. Vincent stated that the gospel
preached by the Chamber of Com
merce to the farmers of Maryland to
fruit and that conditions are i'm
proving daily No matter how good
the seed. if the soil is poor you can
not produce results. However, If
the seed is poor and the soil fine
you are on the highway to success.
The delegates from all parts of
the United States were intensely in
\ tarnctaA in conditions In cfa 70
continued Mr.. Vincent He said that
many matters of importance to the
grain trade were discussed but the
most significant to the nation was
that of crop improvement, in which
Baltimore and Maryland is much in
terested, especially as Baltimore is
the largest fertilizing market in the
! United States.
Crop Improvement not only
necessitates good seed, and cultiva-
ton" continued Mr. Vincent, but
also good soil. hence the Baltimore
| Chamber of Commerce, through it's
crop development committee, felt
highly complimented when it was
decided by the delegates to appoint
! q oliIildi W ludL III SAlol-
ence in Baltimore This was done
with view of enlisting the support
of not only the seed trade, but also
the fertilizer and agricultural imple-
ment people, as well as the banking
fraternity in the work that is now
being concentrated under the grain
exchanges, for not only are the
80
ing increased yields from the same
acreage, but the financial necessities
of the country are largely controlled.
as everyone must apprehend, by the
products of the soil"
Chestertown.-P ubl ic Service
Commissioners Amber, Laird and
Herring gave hearing in the Voshell
House here relative to the re-estab-
lishment of spur of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad running from the
main line near this town to the old
Nicholson Station, about three miles
distant. The Commissioners stated
afterward that the farmers had not
presented sufficient data to warrant
them in advocating their demands.
80 the plan will probably be aban-
dSned. The farmers, represented by
H. C. Willis, contended that the road
would cost only $4,000 and that
enormous shipments of grain and
produce would justify the railroad
company in making the outlay. Ber-
nard Carter spoke for the company
| oOd unntad nXnprt'c ms nj hof
the total cost of the proposed branch
would be $41,900. About 80 farmers
were present
Denton. Alan Clark, Chief
Judge of the Orphans Court of Caro-
line County, who is now completing
his second term, announced his can
didacy for denomination, and the can
didacy of Harry r. Merriken, a we'll
known retired farmer of the Fifth
district, who was a candidate four
years ago and was defeated by a
small vote, was also made public.
Other candidates in the field for the
Democratic nomination for this court
are Richard T. West, of the Eighth
district, brother of City Council
man Samuel l.. West, of Baltimore:
Henry C. Rawlings, of the Second
district; Judges Edward W. Liden, of
the Third district, and Isaac T. Fleet
wood, of the Sixth district.
wn.-Announcement was
made of the awarding of the follow
ing scholarships by the School Com
missioners of Washington County:
st. Johns College, Robert v. Hoff-
man, Hagerstown; Western Mary
land College, Miss Rebecca Gerber,
Hagerstown; Maryland Agricultural
College, Kenneth Knode, Hagers-
town; Washington College, Easton F.
Fox, Hagerstown The st. Johns
and Western Maryland College schol-
arships will be subject to confirma-
ton by State Senator Miller, of this
county.
Salisbury.-There was large
gathering of farmers from all parts
of Wicomico county at the Wicomico
fair grounds here when the second
meeting of the Farmers Grange was
held. There were between 400 and
500 farmers present. The meeting
was conducted by William C. Mitch
ell, who is president of the grange,
assisted by Theodore S. Hearn, vice.
president. There were several speak
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