The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-04-29
GARRETT COUNTY BOARDOF TRADE
An appeal to the Citizens of Garrett
County.


County.
The object of the Garrett County
Board of Trade are, to acquire and dis
seminate valuable information and
statistics concerning the county of Gar
rett, In the State of Maryland; to pro-
mote the commerce, agriculture, indus
/ try and public interest, in as far as pos
slble in all matters of county develop
ment; to provide and furnish a place of
meeting and generally to do all things
deemed best by the members of the As
ISOLATION. Hence it's organization is
county wide, not local.
The Garrett County Board of Trade
has planned to
l. Prepare Garrett county exhibit
- be placed in one of the large rooms
in the Assembly Hall, at Mountain
Lake Park. during the months of July
and August. The exhibit will consist
of samples of clay for fire brick, for
building brick, drain tile. fire place til
ing, etc, sand for glass, coal mined in
Garrett county, cement building blocks,
cement brick, drain tile made in Gar
rets county. Photographic views taken
in different parts of the county, map
of Garrett county.
This exhibit will be moved to Oak
land in September, and during the fair
will be found in the main building on
the fair grounds. By this exhibit Car
rett county will be largely advertised
and through it capitalists found to de-
velop the mineral resources of the
county and establish factories
2. Hold Farmer meeting in Oak
land, for one night, during the early
part of the first week of court, next
June, to be addressed by Field Agents
Jones and Afford, who so favorabIy
impressed those present at the meeting
at the Board of Trade headquarters
April 10th. These gentlemen are
practical farmers.
3. Arrange for series of Farmers
Institutes, to be held in twenty or more
different localities of the county, to be
addressed by agricultural experts, on
subjects relating to the farm and the
farmers home.
a. Conduct campaign to make Gar
rett county the seed potato producing
county for the state. A market is open
to US for Irish Cobbler and Green Noun
tain seed potatoes. There is no ques-
ton but that this county can produce
as fine seed potatoes as the state of
Maine. The Board of Trade will seek
market for the above varieties of
potatoes.
The Board of Trade will give a special
prize, in addition to any prize offered
by the Garrett County Fair Associa-
ton for the best exhibit of the above
variety of potatoes.
/ 5. The board will advertise Garrett
county as summer and health resort,
as the mecca for vacationists and tour
lists. Its good roads, bracing atmos-
phere, pure, sparkling water and
magnificent, picturesque surroundings
should attract thousands of people and
fill our hotels and boarding houses with
guests.
6. Prepare and issue printed matter
descriptive of this the largest and most
western county of the State of Mary
land, its advantages, and its possibilities
we'll illustrated with local views, and
judiciously circulating the same.
I The following special committees
have been appointed: l. Agriculture;
2. Mercantile Affairs; 8. Municipal af-
fairs. Local committees, of three mem
bers have been appointed in each elect
ion district of the county, to cooperate
with the Board of Directors.
The Board of Trade has established
headquarters in the Ravenscroft Block,
room 2, first floor, open from a. m. to
8 p. m, except Sunday. When in Oak
land make the headquarters your rest
ing place, to write letter or meet a
friend, or to leave package until you
are ready to return home. You will be
welcome at any time. You are invited
to become member of the Garrett
County Board of trade and help us
Boost Garrett county.
The dues are, members in Oakland
and within mile limit, 81 per quarter;
members throughot the county so cents
per quarter. Address,
L. A. RUDISILL, Sec'y,
Both phones. Oakland, Md.
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