The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-03-06
FARMERS INSTITUTE
Two-Day Session Held In Rising
Sun Interesting Topics
Discussed.

sions of the Farmers Institute held la
Rising Sun hall on Tuesday and Wednes-
day of this week was not as large as in
former years, but those who were present
were highly grati6ed with the instructive
program presented this year.
Tuesday afternoon J. T. Williams gave
very instructive talk on Tomato Raising
and was followed by the Director. DR..
Richard S. Hill. who spoke on Alfalfa add
Soil Fertility in his usual entertaining
manner.
Quite an innovation was given at the
evening session in the form of lecture
on 'Uncle Sans Land Of the Midnight
Sun" by Lowell Roudebush, of Ohio.
Mr.. Roudebush is now successful farm
er but in his younger days was of an ad-
venturous spirit and has travelled over
many portions of the globe. In 1883 he
was member of the relief expedition
which sailed from San francisco with
supplies for the ill-fated Delong polar ex-
pedtion He gave most graphic and en-
IsSAb0AuinS 0SSSAAPbt0hS Vi @ChOAAACnS &etSS
scenes in the arctic regions.
The following year he eent 10 Alaska
with a scientific expedition and after
most successful and interesting trip OF
lexploration, the party of 1o started on the
return trip to San Francisco by boat.
When the vessel was within few hours
of emerging from the arctic seas and all
hands were rejoicing at the prospect of
soon being again in Gods country"
furious storm swept upon them. The
ship was torn asunder and all except one
small life boat swept away. As the re-
manning boat would only hold II mens
MFR, Roudebush had himself lashed to
door and pushed overheard. After hours
of intense suffering he was washed ashore
on barren rock and finally succeeded in
cutting himself loose from the door, to
find two dead shipmates on the beach.
Using the red flannel underclothing of one
of his mates for distress signal he was
miraculously rescured three days later by
a passing whaling vessel. Out OF the
party of: 70 Mr.. Roudebush was the only
one who survived to tell to the world
the awful experience. His lecture was
thrilling and full of interest throughout.
Quite in contrast, on Wednesday morn-
ing he gave talk on Potato Culture.
This was followed by talk on Breeds
and Breeding Of Dairy Cattle. by G. E.
Walcott.
The afternoon session was taken up
with talks on Poultry cn the Farm, by F.
]. Oswald and Dairying, by Mr.. Roude-
bush.
Lunch was served both days by the
ladies of the Mite Society, in Mrs. Giles.
pies millinery room, on the FIRST floor Of
the building.
The Wednesday afternoon session drew
full hall and at this time the following
Bill and Resolutions were brought before
the meeting and unanimously adopteds
A BILL
Entitled An Act to authorize and direct the
State Roads Commission to construct GER
tain highways or roads in Cecil County.
G0CCkOu l. Dc IL 0U8CIou Uy kM9 G0k1GK8A AS
sembly of Maryland, That the State Roads
Commission Of Maryland, be and IL is hereby
authorized and directed. ont OF the nrst
money available for that purpose coming into
its hands, to build or construct public road
or highway from Conowingo in said County.
to Fredericktown. via Oakwood, Rising Sum,
Calvert. Fair Hill, Elkton. Chesapeake City
and Ceeilton.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted. That the said
Roads Commission is hereby directed to use
all monies due Cecil County for Road Building
from State apportionments or otherwise, or 90
much thereof as may be necessary. in building
the above named highways, and that no
money be used for road building in Cecil
County by said Commission until the afOre.t
said road is fully completed
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date Of its
passage.
Be It resolved: That we the farmers OF the
upper part of Cecil county, Nd. in Farmers
Institute assembled at Rising Sun. Md, this
4th day of March. 1914. do hereby endorse Bill
No SS9 as offered by Mr.. Fred LefEaer, and urge
our representatives at Annapolis to use every
effort to have this Bill made part OF the new
Road Billwhich is now before the Assembly.
asking for s6,0o0,oO0 appropriation to continne
the building of the State Road. and that we
hereby protest against the building Of the
State Road from North East 10 Perryvills, Is
same will not be of any use to the farm inter.
est Of this county. We have been led TO be-
lieye that the good road movement in this
State was in the interest OF the farmers and
the building of this road is contrary to our
interest, as It will only be used by the Auto
mobile people who may want to pass through
the county, and we also protest against the
building OF this, road on the grounds that 4
State Road should be built through that sec
tion OF the county that would give the very
best impression to those who NAV mass
through the State and county.