The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-01-18
BUSINESS Man SEES
BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD
Thomas Fl. Chambers, Oh Federals-
bug, Believes kastern Snore Is
e.tain 10 Come Into Its Own. No
Section Of Country Possesses
GREATER Advantages.

/ fredericksburg, Md, Jan. IL
Thomas H. Chambers, president OF
! the fredericksburg branch of the East
! ern Short Trust Company. presiuent
OF the fredericksburg Town Commls-
sioners director Of the Eastern
| Shore Gas and Electric Company,
! searcher of data and ADVISOR in
! nearly every movement affecting the
puuuc nereabouts, Is Optimistic as
10 the future OF business conditions
and farming interests on the Eastern
Shore.
In an interview with Sun repre-
| sentative, he pictured the future as
he sees it as follows:
Il am an optimist. | believe that
i, good times are sure to come soon lor
several reasons. In the first place.
we are situated in one OF the best
trucking districts in the United
States. 1t is certainty that people
VIII have to eat. We know what the
! soil of the Eastern Shore has done
| and We see no reason why 1t should
not do the same next year.
Geographical Advantage
I'VE are only "a hours distant
from some of the large cities OF the
| United States. Our trucking pro-
dues are shipped to Baltim ore, Phil
a delphia New York Canada and
cities in Ohio and Illinois. Within
| this radius is located 50,0O0,UOO
people, all Of whom must eat. Every
| ounce of food We can raise will hnd
! a market next year and all the years
: to come.
| If we look at crops raised last
| 7ear and do a little figuring we can
! see that the farmer dia not fare SO
| BADLY as some would have US be
ieve The pea crop last year was
/ lounteous and the farmer who mar
| zeted early made money. The late
| .armer did not do SO well. Early
potatoes sold at a high ngure. sweet
| potatoes during the summer ana
still are bringing good money. Wheat
! vas sold at loss by the farmer VINO
| leld on for the high dollar. Instead
| If the high he took the low. Early
| straw berries, beans, cantaloupes anu
/ lpples, during the season and even
| low. all brought prolt to the
| ,almer in spite of high priced trans
| portation.
The Tomato Situation
| The great cry that went up last
| year from every quarter, the now
| hat has never ceased reveroerating,
| was staged on account Of the tomato
| situation. Outside of this crop,
here was very little to find just caus-
| ior grumbling. 1t must be admit
ed that this crop, which has been
the mortgage-lifter In all parts or the
| Eastern Shore and which has been
-
many a farmer, was hard nit.
The tomato is out of the running
for a year or possible two, LOT
several reasons; fertilizers are TOO
! high. Cans also Will De nlsn'
Freight rates VIII not, be lowered.
Farmers will not plant seed mex
wear. Canneries will not De running
on tomatoes. They are selling TO
day for much less than 1t takes 10
can them, and the condition CANNOT
| change for at least two years.
However, there must be an equall-
zation made and the farmer, especi
ally the Eastern Shore farmer, TO-
Gated as he is in the most productive
I locality of the United States, will
not starve. They will have to take
! less for their products, but they
must raise the crops that can De
: grown with the least labor and that
| are sure to be in demand.
! LAS 1 said before, l man optlm
ist and l cannot see why we can't De
very prosperous, as We have always
been Probably the big money THAT
/ has been coming in from our crops
has made it hard for .us to. be salts
! fed with much less, but If we work
| on a different basis getting less ant
| moving less, We will be as well On IL
The end, arrRlay. Be~a great ueai
nappier.-The Sum-