The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-08-30
Chamber of Commerce Meet at
Marlboro.

Marlboro.
Prince Georges County farmers,
business men and public officials, under
the auspices of the COUNTY Chamber OF
Commerce and Agriculture, committed
themselves, at the mass meeting hela
at the Court House here, Tuesday OF
last week to the following campaign ID
aid of the War and the County develop
ment and progress:
To add 10 per cent to the County
wheat acreage as an aid to the bod
supply; to furnish the County quota Of
1000, 100000 sheep for the State OF
MARYLAND; for meeting the clothing re
ouirements; to build up the County and
town schools in cooperation with the
MARYLAND State Agricultural College as
an aid to scientific farming, industrial
training and educational progress; to
advance the causes of good roads, home
rule and farm credits, which Federal
and State laws now bring within gen
eral reach; to institute land and farm
survey as basis for ascertaining thu:
number and location of idle acres ana
securing cultivators and immigration;
to develop the countV's agriculture!
resources by intensive farming, such
as truck and fruit farming and dairy
ing: to get behind all movements direct
w concerned with the War such as
War Savings stamps aud Liberty Loans,
Red Cross and War gardens, the foo1
and fuel and housing problems; to CO
operate with both Federal and Stats
activities in agriculture, labor, com
merce. Transportation, education, farm
loans, marketing, and food supply an
= distribution.
Judge Beall, presiding judge of tbs
circuit court, extended the organiza
ton the use of the court room for t
deliberations and otherwise gave tt,
meeting his personal cooperation, a
did many of the county officials. Mos
of the 10 election districts were re
presented. DIR. Clarence J. Owens
managing director of the Southef
Commercial Congress presided as chair
man of the meeting, and outlined tn
purposes of the Chamber and the pla
of its practical and patriotic campaign
The secretary submitted a statlstic4
survey of the county's agricultural an
educational development and requlr
ments.
One of the strongest addresses OF
day was that of DR.. A. F. Woods, pr
ident of the Maryland State Agrid !;
tural College and likewise directorl
the State Board of Agriculture.
theme was the need and power OF 1
operation.
Vice President Shamberger, of /
Federal Farm Land Bank of Baltif' I
gave the meeting an instructive t
hours address on how Prince Gee \
County farmers could make use ae
farm loan act to finance their fapg
operations and thereby put undHl E
tivation the large unused acre Oh
the county.
Miss Selma Borcha rdt, reprelhg /
the Community Center departf Vi
the Federal Food administrative c
scented outline of direct buying sen
ing between producer and conf q s
a solution both of profitable pIceIoh
and economical purchasing.
Hon. Jackson Ii. Ralston, was
member of the State Commiss" hicn
framed the new county home ac'' {
explained the provision of thf@Suie'
County Agent Blandford,'o mas
charge of the county war sp Cain
paign, described how Prinf
has already raieed $4,000 SUI
had before an additional qu'i "o00'
OO6.
Prof. Bomberger, of the
extension branch of the Nj. 0'"'s
Agricultural College, laic7 "
meeting the needs of local - & t'o-''
as well as the practical Us
ganization in helping the ,
Among other speak ef ~ D.
general organization VET 80 ~
tors T. Howard Duck -, {
Bowie. George w. Hare eors
Morgan and Gladlng. sao;,t.9
organization COMMITTED. ~
to organize local branc
al towns and rural
Bomberger, T. Hw Nm 1919
Mr. Blandford.
The next genera CO.. go [--o-I.' s., " -
set for October ;, 9 eI1 , I:1-...
the opening Tuesday 1 N--' u~e.a1
court In the me ,
membership andloc ST. It1' WV. 49,.
paign is to be CO mbarshin row
the county. The o he n5ebad IN
something oveI1OC
1000 during tn ye