Evening journal., 1913-01-17

Director Logan W. Page. of the Of
fice OF Public Roads. Washington. d.
c.. delivered an exceptionally valua-
Bile and interesting address on "rhe
Economic Advantages of Improved
Roads" at the afternoon session OF
the Horticultural Society yesterday.
The Resolutions Committee offered
the following resolutions. which were
adopted;
Whereas, Horticulture is one of
the most important industries OF the
state of Delaware. and we deem II TO
be of the utmost importance that Del
aware College should have adequate
facilities for teaching horticulture.
Whereas. instruction in plant
propagation. vegetable gardening, and
other horticultural subjects is SER
iously hampered by lack Of green
house facilities. therefore he il
"Resolved, That this society urge
that the Legislature look favorably
upon any bill appropriating moneys
for building greenhouses at Delaware
College.
Whereas, The twenty-siNth an
nual meeting OF the society has prov
en- to have been tho most successful
and instructive in the history of the
society. in program, exhibit and at
tendance, and
Whereas. The members believe
an awakening interest on the part OF
the citizens of the Peninsula and
Wilmington, has developed largely as
TO the possibility and appreciation Of
our products on the Peninsula;
therefore, be IL
Resolved, That the thanks OF this
society are hereby extended TO the
exhibitors. and visiting lecturers
who have so literally contributed; to
the press OF Wilmington for the wide
publicity given the proceedings; to
the Wilmington Board Of Trade for
their liberal contribution in money
and the time Of IT'S officers; to the
owners Of the Hotel Dupont for the
splendid accommodations for our
meetings; and TO the officers and as
sistants for the valuable aid In ad-
vsucing the interests Of this so
cicty"
w Irving Walker. OF ChestertoWn.
Md. former member OF the General
Assemblyof this State made an in
tercsting address on Good Roads as
Relating 10 the State Of Maryland. "
He described the progress of Mary
lands good road work. lilo said that
the State originally appropriated
S2O0.O0O annually. but increased this
amount to 100000 annually. lie de-
scrihcd how politics had at first in
terferred TO secure particular advan-
tage for some sections TO the detri-
mont of others where improved roads
were equally necessary. Now, Mary
land has a non-partisan state Good
Roads Commission, created In 1908.
and since that time S5.000,000 had
been passed through its hands, and is
empowered to take over any county
road for the purpose Of Improvement.
He detailed how bitterly the people
of Worcester county were critcizlng
the people OF Delaware because of
the impediments placed in the way
of the progress of the DUPONT road
He said good roads arc belng built
in Maryland at about Si1 900 a mile
and urged tho necessity Of securing
efficient county road engineers Hc
urged Delaware not TO tolerate the
make-shift road. and advised sticking
TO the policy OF building stone roads
exclusively. He said that If the,
could not have the boulevard. Il has
better be built as soon as il could b,
be done. and they could not start to,
soon. At the end of his address Mr.
Walker. chairman of the resolution
committee offered the resolution
printed above After their adoption
Mr. Walker paid a glowing tribute {,
the retiring president. Frank NJ
Soper and. on behalf of the society
presented him with a pair Of gold cuf
button as mark OF the society's es
TEEN.
Mr.. Soper responded httingly, ant
the session was brought to a close
Mr. SoDer yielding the chair to Ar
mold Naudain Of Marshallton. presi
dent OF the Delaware Corn Growers
Association which marked the be
~.tinning OF the Corn Institute.
The afternoon was devoted to
round table discussion on Corn Grow
ing. led by the mon who secured th'
highest Yields per acre I'm 1912
James T. Shallcross Middletown
Harvey Ball. Marshallton. and Ar
mold Naudain
Professor c. =. Close. Of Washing
ton. d. c.. made a report Of the iudg
ing Of the exhibits. The awards fol
low:
Awards for General DisnIay.
First $500; second, $500; third
500.
First-F n Sopcr & Son. Magno
LA Del.
Second p Sanger Bros. Cordova
Md
Third-E. II. Bancroft & Son. Wy
oming. Del
Special Mention.
Canned goc1s displayed by Mrs
Frederick c. Snyder. Newport. Del.
MT Awards.
chesnuts-First 50; J. W. Xii
yen. FELTON,.
Japan waInuts-First. J. W. Ki'
len. FELTON,.
Pecans- Second. 81: J. w. Killer
FELTON,.
Persian Walnuts-First 50; J. v
Killen. FELTON,.
Black Walnuts-First. 81: J. v
killen. FELTON,.
shellbarks n Second, 81; J. '
Killen
Peanuts-First, ]. W. Killen. Fe
ton