Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-01-20
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Editor BEACON
SIR; 1915 brings its probleinns-
Some to be discarded. others 10 bc
w2rkeu QUITO satisfactory conclusions.
ne past year presented many eyi-
oenecs OF progress for our county
iorcibly illustrating the old maxim Al
IN unity is strength, 2 for ali thinas
that made good in 1915 were the "a
suit of concerted efforts on the PAS
OF the. citizens Of the county, NOTABLY
was the enactment OF the desirable On
portunity OF trying Local Option. y
the renewal Of the Tobacco Growers
!, Association the great successful sob.
1ect lesson OF our County Fair 4 s.fka
z Improvement on our county roads !,
etc.
Business men generally arc arrany-
ing their affairs 10 enter TIC ssslrt
state 2n May q and m..sg az shen,
K ~ * biEssinf eratihcation 81 the an
pOrtunitY Of doing so: and chat y the
attitude that win firmly esiabllsl. tho
law.
The action of the planters ia their
efforts for better returns for Macy.
lands great staple, yielded decided
results, otherwise what explanation
for the renumerative prices for No.
vember and December, 1914 =
The business OF the grower is MOI
finished by any means, and the Legis-
latnre now In session is where tho
hardest work Is TO be done to secure
needed laws for our everlasting pro.
lection. Up and be doing, brother
planterl Attend the meetings tina,
will be called in the future. and dis.
cnss the great question and then draft
your laws and get them passed.
IN October we held our fourth sue
cessful County Fair, and it is needless
70 say all concerned were Rratified
There Is q great deal that should be
said on this subject, not by the writer
Of this card alone, but by those who
have the welfare OF ST. MarY's at
heart.
1 make the assertion that the influ.
ence OF our County Fair has permeat-
ed the homes of tbree-fourth OF our
citizens to their advantage. II has
intensified the interest OF our people
IN their homes and given them greater
pride IN their county. Viewing mat.
ters from the point expressed, and
recognizing its powers for progress.
would you, fellow eonntlans, be will
ing to let this institution be thing OF
Of the pasts It Is 10 be hoped thai
you win not Get the question up Tor
your discussion
The Fair has grown 10 such proper
lions that IL IS impossible for the
orlginators Of it TO continue il.
Therefore IL devolves on the county
people to assume the responsibilities OF
continuing it, and to do so II will be
necessary TO make 1t cooperative
institution, Efforts to this end have
been begun. Papers for Incorporate
ing the Fair Association have neen
drawn, and the same will be submitted
for approval at q public meeting TO
be called in the near future. Use your
county press, fellow citizens, and
work up an earnest spirit of forward
ness 50 that the Fair will become a
permanent Institution
Relative to our public roads, there
Is an andenlable Improvement, but lots
TO be desired, and this problem is de-
serving tho best thought Of our ablest
men. The great State road through
ST Maryis has demonstrated its pow
sar 10 draw attention to us and we
must exert ourselves to the utmost TO
get our lateral roads made so good
that comparison Win not be two OBJ
vious. GEORGE T. flGTcHINs.