Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-12-06
Booming the Delmarvia
Peninsula

The =. b. & w. r. r. is going to send
a good farming train over its lines on
the Peninsula December $ to December
l3. to give farmers an opportunity to
hear free talks on practical agriculture
by experts.
In a circular giving particulars of
this enterprising plan, the following
significant statement is made:
''The Delaware Chesapeake Peninsula
is rapidly becoming one of the most
noted Agricultural regions in the United
States. On account of the number of
high-class money crops that are grown
in this section, the income of the farm
ers in proportion to capital invested is
much larger than in most other parts of
our country The Peninsula has never
been doomed. and its reputation is based
entirely upon the intrinsic merit of the
land, its unexcelled location in reference
to the markets, and the sterling worth
of the men who are tiling the SOIL.
Particular attention should be given
to the statement "The Peninsula has
never been doomed.
Why?
If the railroad company in its 'enlight-
ened self-interest" is willing to spend
time and money to ensure larger crops
in the wonderful garden spot of the
East, to increase freight and passenger
business. should not the favored resi-
dents Of the Peninsula he willing and
glad to unite in the movement to make
Delmarvia the best-known fruit and
vegetable garden in the world and Del
marvia products the most wanted?
The prices brought by commercial
products of any kind depend on the
demand for them. Demand is created
and stimulated by producing goods of
superior quality, advertising them and
marking or otherwise identifying them
80 the buyer can know he is getting
what he wants.
These rules of modern commerce APP
ply to fruits. vegetables. farm lands and
city real estate, just the same as to
Ivory Soap. Uneeda Biscuit or Ford An-
tomobles. Every man or community
having something to sell. and desirous
of getting all it is worth. must let the
world know all about and why it is
worth the price asked. To get down to
cases, this means that Delmarvia APP
pies. unknown, may sell for $500 bar
rel. But boxed and branded as Del
marvia fruit of the specially fine quality
the peninsula produces, they can be
sold at twice the above price or more.
Florida used to be the orange grove
Of the United States. Now the bulk of
our oranges comes from Arizona and
California, because these states found
they could produce good oranges and
have secured leadership in spite of high
freights to the east.
The applegrowers of the Northwest
have dominated the fancy apple market
because Delmarvia growers have been
asleep. We have every advantage
over the Northwest, as far as the big
markets of the East is concerned. But
we must make the people of Philadel-
phia, New York, Boston and Chicago
realize that Delmarvia apple is better
than Oregon or Washington apples. And
apples are only one of many commodi-
ties in which Delmarvia excels.
Our aim should be to popularize Del
marvia" products. whether fruit or veg
etables. Every shipper should see that
his boxes, crates. etc. bear the word
"Delmarvia. prominently. He will
soon reap the advantage in dollars and
cents. George Frank Lord. Chairman
Delmarvia Publicity Committee.