The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-06-09
Letter From MelrOSe.

,o,obiles are so plentiful it
As AL rDorlt IN opportunity of see
AFFORDS II interest they would not
ing la az yrst. ing by the old slow meth
thnn ~ mi. ,a4. especially as some OF
% o. LOO a schedule to suit them
th sln. and heir economical qualln,
sehes regardless of the likes and
catlOe. of the travelling public. One
dlsllhr7 reoDle went with a crowd to
Of olt lhr r and that nearby town OF
Parf,S ran1Wn called Hershey" so
fOrll because of the celebrated
nanl7t +o. manufactured there.
cnoco'IuIor shev, The inventor and gen
vi. . .araer has planned and con-
.Fa. his big enterprise in such a
7uc'S .ha+ hundreds OF people secure
va? ,oL,nept in a town built up by
enllH oon.tnrprise and conducted in such
W. Tar that other towns would 90 well
10 initiate. ,,,,. lawns have hinge
Inv -badc with beautiful flowers, one
HOW HON. interesting features being the
o. " Hershey's Cocoa in growing
Won rooted in good soil. Mr..
Ilssl.hav owns his own electric system
neil a.aii A. light, heat and all neces-
d. and r0nyeniences of a growing
city, .. ,,ui+ol a+ Harrisburg is
NJ the finest buildings in the
o o.,ra The ride OF $50 miles through
r;rb farming district was both de-
1g,truI and educational.
rra luebOrO canning company
,,,a hen increasing their large bust
na.s the past few years and as the
NON promises to be an exceptional
=, y,od one. the many farmers raising
,o.+ah1pe for the company, not only
III, add 10 their bank account, but
' ~:ii holm to build this enterprise larg
Every community should have
-',cr an enterprise. No danger of
o-pr,tocking the market with the
oonr,arion. especially in the cities
,sndly multiplying. 1t will be inter-
king 10 note that the center of popu-
iotor in 1870 was east of Chesapeake
pav In the following ten years it
moved TO point directly above the
ci,- ot Washington. Since then it has
SADLY moved westward at the rate
nj about 100 miles to each decade I'M
Il, now it is rapidly approaching the
Mississippi River.
II appears now that the automobile
hasn't even put a crimp in the buggy
bnsinpss. Statistics show that the
buggy sales in this country last year
brokp all the previous records and
reached the rather staggering total of
100000 However, this is not so
strange a. it appears at glance.
There are Just as many young fellows
and girls to do their counting nova
iavs as ever before: more, in fact, and
YOU can't drop the control of the auto
mobile over the dashboard or wind
shield and let the gasoline engine and
front wheels plug along on their own
hook.
Il may he interesting to the many
reader, 10 now how cold the weather
in may .a> been in times past, which
will cause us to be more thankful,
hoNin- that whatever God does is
righr through a friend we learn
that My II, 1894, it turned cold and
by the 18Th and 10Th, it was so cold
that the potatoes in barns and eel
ar> froZe and ON the 10th people did
il. heir hauling in sleds, the shedding
being lDrr good. Fruit was destroyed,
and nearly all the leaves dropped
from TIE ,rrcs May 80, 1856, rain and
some >ar.. fill. In 1851 there were
no .ra'.> on The trees until the 23rd
ii May Jure >. 1859, there was a
heavy tro;t doing much damage May,
1861. W.. very cold. most OF the corn
he'd TO " ryplantad
ny T. A. IEPP, Manchester. Nd.