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A BIG TURNOUT OF
/ OF THE FARMERS
Overs Three Thousand Enjoy Day at
Agricultural College - Robert
Grain Stirs Them Speaks of
Benefits Obtained From LegisIa-
tufe-Says Gov. Harrington Has
Made Il Good Beginning.

College Park, Md, May 3O.-Up-
ward of $500 farmers and others
identified with the various agricul-
tural interests of the State attended
the Farmers Day exercises held to-
day under the auspices of the Mary
land Agricultural College and Ex-
pertinent Station. The grounds about
the college buildings had been trans
formed into an auditorium, with an
| improNised stand for the speakers,
and il was estimated that the crowd
which attended the exercises today
was the largest that has ever par
ticipated in a similar event. No less
than 500 automobiles were parked
on the campus. The visitors came
from practically every county in the
State.
The principal feature of the day
was the address of Robert Grain,
chairman of the committee appoint
ed at the last Farmers Day exercises
to secure from the last Legislature
the assistance greatly needed by the
college. The other speakers were
DR.. H. j. Patterson, president of the
college, and Carl R. Gray, president
of the Western Maryland Railway.
Mr.. Grain, after graduating tie
members of the legislative commit
tee, which aided in advancing the
cause ef-the Agricultural College dur
ing the last session of the Legisla-
ture, giving S. NJ. Shoemaker special
credit for what was accomplished,
paid Governor Harrington a tribute
for the way he aided the members
OF the committee.
The Governor has certainly made
good beginning" said Mr.. Grain,
"and If he will be careful to make
the right appointments in connection
with the State Board of Agriculture,
which will have entire supervision
over the college. the people of the
State and especially the farmers, will
say, God Bless the Governor
The Governor has a chance right
here to make for himself great
name and to become one of the great
Governors of the State.'
Mr.. Grain showed how useless
would be all that has been accom-
pllshed for the college, if the right
kind OF men are not appointed on
the Agricultural Board. He said the
state of affairs would be just as bad
as when the institution was handled
by dozen or more boards, with a
dozen chairmen and with more than
that number of bosses.
The farmers, by unanimous vote,
passed resolutions thanking the legis-
lature for the passage of the new
charter for the college and for other
constructive legislation for the bene-
fit of agriculture, as we'll as for max
ing such increased appropriations to
the States agricultural agencies as
to guarantee new era in their de-
velnHfsrat for rendering valuable
service to the farming and agricul-
tural interests Of the State It COM
mended the successful administra-
tion of DR.. Patterson as head of the
college and directed that copy of
the resolutions be sent to the Gov
ernor, chairman of the new board of
trustees and to the chairman of the
committee on agricultural legisla-
tion.
DR.. Patterson, in a brief address, /
welcomed the guests. Just as he fin
ished terrific rainstorm broke and
sent the crowd hurrying into the
large chapel and auditorium, where
the remainder of the exercises were
held.
DR.. Patterson was particularly
grateful for the increased appropria-
tions that had been made for the
college by the asst legislature and
said it meant better college and a
better farming interest in the State.
He said by its action the legislature
and all concerned committed them
selves to a more generous considera
tion of the affairs of the college and
that the more interest that could be
manifested toward their work meant
just that much more enthusiasm for
the college all along the line.
The address of Mr.. Gray was. for
the most part, comparison of the
methods of agriculture in the West
with those OF this section. He had
nothing but words of praise for the
work of the Agricultural College and
said no money paid by the taxpayers
of the State would be hasFudged
less than that which they appropri-
ate for their agricultural college pur-
poses. He declared that, in his opin-
ion, the future aristocrats of the
country will be the farmers.