Milford chronicle., 1921-05-27
EDITORS WERE GIVEN
A ROYAL RECEPTION
SALISBURY ROTARY CLUB, CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE AND CITIZENS AID TO
MAKE VISIT ENJOYABLE AFFAIR.
COOPERATION AIDS CITY
STRENUOUS EFFORT TO BETTER SAILS
BIRY RESULTS In LIVEST CITY ON
DELMARYIA PENINSULA.

= Inc members of the Del-Mar-Via
Fress Association and of the Marv-
! land Press Association, held their
4 spring meeting at Salisbury, Mary
: Iaho' on Monday and Tuesday of this
? week. An what they saw more than
compensated them for their time and
trouble to make the trip. Beginnino.
WIN an automobile trip which lasted
over three hours Monday afternoon
ana ending with a luncheon Tuesdov
noon' the visiting editors were shown
every courtesy by the business Deo-
PIE OF that progressive. city.
Inc automobile trip given bv the
hOtary CLUB of Salisbury carried the
visiting party to Pittsville Maryland
Where cooperative Farmers Asso3
clatlon has just been started as
result OF the efforts of the Salisb11ryy
ChamDer of Commerce. Although onIv
TWO weeks old the association has
done over 100000 worth of business
IN strawberries alone this season At
PlttsVlIle building has been erected
large enough to hold one team or
automobile. An auctioneer is DroviI-
ed to sell every load that drives info
the building. While the visiting edi-
TORS were watching berries sold at
prices ranging from $3.50 to S855
per crate. Persons selling their her
rles without the aid of the association
sold their berries within ten feet of
the association building-but the nrica
PAID was about $500 per crate. This
the Chamber of Commerce has done
Iof one farming community near Sal
isbury. -''- N'''4
From Pittsville the guests were TAX
en- to the Allen Farms and Nurseries,
near Salisbury. At this place 25OOO
peach trees, and 5000 apple trees are
IN bearing with other orchards too
young to bear fruit. Here also the
visitors were shown large watermelon
neIds, the entire output of which have
been sold before the seed were plant
ed. Mr.. Allen stated that every mel
lon grown would go to a PRESERVING
plant at 100000 per carload. At the
large farm. large numbers of women
ana children were employed Gaping
strawberries. These berries were
packed in barrels and sent to cold
storage plants for sale to fruit svruD
manufacturers. On Monday several
barrels of these berries were so pack
ed. F''elN
A visit to the Tilghman Fertilizer
Flant was an eye-Opener to many of
Lhe scrlbes" who had never seen the
process OF manufacture of fertilizers.
Ihls plant was indeed a large affair.
The Homestead Dairy near Sails
1ury was also visited. Modern meth
DDS OF handling the output of the dairy
we're demonstrated. Here also the test
cattle were shown. One four wear
DO COW now under test of the gov
and State of Maryland last
month averaged 104 pounds of milk
la1ly, she having been milked fOur
ines each day. The test will continue
or an entire year.
Back to Salisbury the members of
he associations were taken to the
'eninsula Hotel where a delightful
anquet was spread for 125 person.
his was given by the Chamber of
commerce of Salisbury. F. P. Adkins.
resident of the Chamber of Com
lerce, made an address of welcome to
'hich S. e. Shannahan,- President of
ne Del-Mar-Via Press Association.
esponded.
Everett G. Johnson was toastmaster
)r the evening. Other speakers were
lon. W. D. Denney, Governor of Del
ware, and Governor Ritchie, of Mary
md. Following the banquet special
now was given at the Arcade Thea
e for the members of both associa-
Ons.
On Tuesday business sessions of
9TH the Del-Mar-Via and the Mary
nd Press Associations consumed the
orning. At noon a luncheon was
rived for the visitors at the PENN
la Hotel.
Salisbury is a clear demonstration
what can be done in any community
hen the business men put their
oulders to the wheel and work for
e good of the community.