The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-09-23
FOR GREATER
MARYLAND

not overlook their ODllgatlon 10
the State in Their ace for progress
which all the States have entered.
The counties of Maryland are
rich in agriculture. The soil is
fertile and fine crops of fancy and
staple products can be raised. But
this is an age when something out
OF the ordinary must be done to
call attention to natural advan-
taees. You cannot increase your
property values unless you tell the
other fellow what YOU have. Sta
tistics show that the great pro-
moter today is publicity.
Figures compiled by Clarence
]. Owens, Commissioner OF Agri-
culeure of the Southern CONNER
cial Congress, based on United
States Census Reports, show
Maryland farm lands only increas-
ed in value IS per cent from 1900
to 1910, or from $I2o, 1867 900 to
$Io3,o23,ooo, being the lowest in
crease of the sixteen Southern
States. Oklahoma increased 1873
per cent, Florida 2o3, Texas 173,
South Carolina 100, Georgia 100
and Alabama no. These States
have advertised.
1t is just such assistance The
Greater Baltimore Committee
wants to give the entire State OF
Maryland. This was emphasized
by Mr.. Edwin l.. Quarles, Direc-
tor OF the Greater Baltimore Com
mittee when he recently addressed
the Executive Board OF the Mary
land State horticultural Society at
the Hotel Rcnnert. He advocat-
ed that one day of the Maryland
Week Exposition be set apart en-
tirely for display OF products of
the farm lands. Get the farmers
acuveIy interested IN such an
exhibit and let them realize the
importance OF National publicity
that comes from showing and tell
ing what they can raise and how
they do it, Said Mr.. Quarles.
"The entire States OF Alabama and
Georgia have publicity campaigns
going on and raised large funds
to tell the Nation OF their many
and varied advantages. The
Greater Baltimore Committee
wants to help the State OF Mary
land along the same line"
The Maryland Week EXPOSE
ton will be held in the Fifth Regi-
ment Armory, December 40 and
will be under the auspices OF the
Maryland State horticultural So
ciety, Cereal and Forage Crop
Breeders Association, Maryland
Dairymen's Association, and
Maryland Bee Keepers Associa-
ton. 1t is expected to be quite a
large affair and many valuable
premiums will be given for best
exhibits.
The comparative census report
apparently indicates that the good
agricultural land in MARYLAND
needs to be known more about in
the various other States OF the
Union as we'll as in some OF the
foreign countries.
The community today must be
awake to its opportunities" said
Mr.. Ouarlcs, in further discussing
the subject today. Turn on all
the current OF your enthusiasm,
take advantage OF every means
offered to assist YOU in attracting
to your great agricultural re-
sources. Make yourselves known
as among the most interchangeable
and most enthusiastic body OF Of
gained boosters anywhere on the
map. knthuse your newspapers,
get the assistance OF the ladies, in
duce every property Owner-and
by all means get busy at once.
Every man should believe in
today and the work he is doing, in
tomorrow and the work he hopes
to do, and in the sure reward the
future holds. | believe in cour-
tesy, in kindness and honest com
petition and | believe there is
something doing somewhere for
every man ready to do it."