The midland journal., 1916-10-13

| ~. PreS. k1mDle called the meet
ing to order about the usual houl
with seventeen members present
viz: John H. Kimble, 1. Wayne
Reynolds, Jas. H. Maxwell, w. R
Cameron, Robt. T. Cameron, M. l.
Thompson, Joseph T. Grove, M. c.
Reeder, w. P. McFadden, c. R. Biles
]. Harry Maxwell, T. B. Miller, A. H.
Mendenhall, Reuben Reynolds, John
Cullen, G. c. Balderston, Elwood
Balderston. Visitors: County Agent
G. F. Marsh, John Peterson, Frank
B. Evans.
Minutes of previous meeting in
June were read and with slight alter
alton approved.
On motion of j. Harry Maxwell
the Club approved of holding
another Club Exhibit during Mary
land week in Baltimore, November
14th-18th inclusive, and the follow
ing committee was subsequently ap-
pointed by the President, who in
conjunction with an associate COM
mittee will make arrangements for
said exhibit: Elwood Balderston,
j. Harry Maxwell, w. P. McFadden,
w. r. Cameron, A, H. Mendenhall,
M. c Reeder and G. G. Balderston.
The treasurer of Farmers Day at
Port Deposit, by the allied organi-
cations of Cecil County, makes the
following report: Our receipts for
Farmers Day meeting (from all
sources) held Aug. 5, 1916, were
$74.OO. Expenses to date $42.66
balance in treasury Sept. 13, $31.34.
E. Nelson James, Treasurer.
The Club approved the same and
directed that it's portion of the bal
ance remain in the treasury for SINH
lar use.N
Reuben Reynolds in behalf of the
High School Committee reports an
addition being built to the Fair Hill
School under direction of the County
Commissioners for first year high
school students. This they feel will
satisfy present need and be begin
ming In the right direction.
On behalf of a woman agent for
the county the secretary, with the
concurrence of the president sent a
copy of the Resolution endorsing the
action at the June meeting to the
County Commissioners which was
presented by a large delegation OF
women from all sections OF the
County.
Two members of the Club, in con-
junction with members of their fami-
lies visited the Horticultural Meet
ing, Hancock, Md, on Aug. 29 and
80, a brief account follows:
The Secretary reported that in.
lieu of the August meeting of the
Club, or of a Club picnic, he had
after conference with the President,
attempted to get the members to at
tend the Summer Meeting of the
Maryland State Horticultural Society,
at Hancock, on the 29th and SOth
of the month. The attempt was
only partially successful. two mem
bers only, taking the trip. These
were accompanied however by four
teen others, members of their i'm
mediate families and invited guests,
making probably the largest delega-
ton from one section, at the meeting.
The route was via Porter's Bridge,
Conowingo, Bel Air, Baltimore, ELI
colt City. Frederick and Hagerstown'
entirely by State and municipal high
ways. Except rough stone paving
and rather steep grade in Elllcott
City, the road from Porters Bridge
to Hancock, about $50 miles, is OF
excellent surface and easy grades,
even over the Blue Ridge and Allie
ghany Mountains.
Farming industries are well at
tended to along the route travelled.
Corn looked well. Sugar corn was
being hauled te eanneries. Much
second crop hay was being harvested.
We did not seem to get into the or
chard belt of Frederick County. In
fact, it was not until we reached
Hancock, that apples began to be
much in evidence.
Hancock. Maryland, is on the
Potomac River at the very narrowest
part of the state, the estimate of a
resident, an orchardist, placing the
width at Il miles, and it certainly
don't look an inch wider. Hancock
station, West Virginia, is on the
B. & o. r. r., opposite to this town.
At the first session of the Horti-
cultural Society on the evening of the
29th, Senator Harrison of the Harri-
son Nurseries, told how in 1904, he
came to Hancock and persuaded e. P.
Cohill to buy a lot of apple trees
which was the start of the apple in
dustry of the secion on anything like
a large scale. The law passed by
tho orasant legislatuRe for the grad