Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-03-09


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tlan vas tnmoaeaa ass8mta ans
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tins and ppesine 81 rs afap and b.
an Increased pfoeeelaa pet ac.e Il
having been smaiedls Demonstrated
fhai crop producing less paaads 81
the acee oill iiin moss Hnilorn s. 10
grade aud briaG 3 nlehrf pricr on 1b.1
market thap eror Averaging onlg
80 pounds 10 The aere q that lhen
Il IA Agpafeni daeidei wuesi " ~
ind from an lNeatleHst ranGalan
u his connection the President
suggested tl,ai advantages could
b. derived s. lhe tarner through ter
islasi0n which would transfer the con
rol OF me STATE Tobaeee Warehouse
70 The State Bosrd q agriculture. i
created and shus remove il from he
sphere 81 polltie ana is msaiganl
undesirable iniiaenees Ia ihis say
tbs management ~ gise warehouses
eaald BE- poi ~ i UlslueA basis and
a. farmer nap the fullest pussinlo
bsneGis llIcreirom tits pr0p0sed
Under such All arrangement ~ o. M
duty oi lhc Inspector, npi oply loapeB
aud have dsaen alaple 81 tobacco
bLi to have him keep tah on eyefF
shipment thai comcs INTO ms hea@
make rerora ~ poor stripping. haad
! ling and packing aud &, 81 back io
/ tae individual. farmer through lhf
l local ms.aemnnsssation agrni snd
call bis attention n ans misiake sbat
he Is making. snd ii tng same t,iae %
assist 10 teaching him d grow more
tobacco per acre 50 lhai ne general
average mas Be raised iltaa go 10
isQc or 1905 pounds &c should To-
seslIgate aud keep tile sbippct advis.
el as 10 The narkei conditions ana 10
ail things represent slle eroaet
After having carefully soasidarud
the proposition ihe Board adopted
she following Resolution
| 10 iho Members ftbe f.fnetal sscD.
hly Of Maryland
Gentlemen Aou Nill kindls give
careful consideration - the fol
lowing Resolution adopted bt thr
Board Of Directors III tho Sauih
etn Maryland Tobacco Growers
Association, al 0 nleedug ~ Up
pef Marlboro, Nd un February
r, 1910
Whereas The present sssiein ~
management aud eonirol III lhe
state TOBACCO Warehouses i uil
i satisfactory and ofttsmes lneliicieny
and hacking Ia business Methods,
and
whereas. tJ0 account OF the pres
cnt system Of control and opera
ton Of said warehouses. the tobac
co grower Is not reapinR his full
share Of benefit thereffom and
Whereas, II Is contemplated at
this Session Of the General Assem-
bly, there will BE- created State
Board oi Agriculture the Trus
f tees 81 tie Agricultural College
and through lis assumption al
recfion and management 81 the
various agencies pertaining 10 the
agricultural interest az the state
and
Whereas, It Is believed thnleJhe
removal Of said warehouses from
the influence Of politics and the
II placing OF the direction, nanaHe-
lnent and control Of same Ia the
hands OF the agricultural interests
i ot the State, SO that Ii would be
possible 70 inaHgurase aeampaign
Il of Investigation and education IA
the growing, handling and mar
keting Of said crop would cnure
4 10 the material ndvpntage and
benefit 6f the tobacco Krowefs and
T. she State at large; therefore, be Il
5. Resolved, Thai We. the tepre
sentatives 81 the tulsaui'p growers
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