Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-10-21
HARRISON TELLS
SMALL-FARM PLANS
Salisbury-Ocean City Road Would
Be Lined With 20-Acre Cone
Man" Holdings.

The first definite step toward the
realization of the plan sponsored by
Senator Orlando Harrison, of Berlin,
for the subdivision of farms bordering
on each side of the State highway be-
tween Salisbury and Ocean City into
"one-man farms" were taken at the
meeting of the Salisbury Chamber of
Commerce on Thursday evening of
last week.
A record attendance heard Senator
Harrison oln.ine the project, which
has been TIT subject of much discus
sion since it first was announced al
most month ago.
Senator Harrison stated that the
idea which he has entertained and up
on which he has been working was t.
line the highway from Salisbury t.
the Atlantic Ocean, excluding town.
and farms already divided in this
manner, with a series of 20-acre farms
each equipped with comfortable
home and necessary buildings, all in
good taste; these to be subdivided in.
to plots of three acres with 210 feet
front.
With the land subdivided, the pur-
chaser will find no obstacle in his way
TO becoming producer, he said, ant
it is, in the mind of Senator Harrison
a solution of the problem of keeping
the young people on the farm. The
"one-man farm he stated, was tn,
safest of all propositions, and hi
pointed out how the division of this
large area into smaller lots would in
crease the population and wealth o.
the entire section.
Much of this land was pointed out
as being located in the best strawber
reproducing section of the country
1t is said an acre of this land would
normally produce cash return TO
this crop of from $500 to $1,000 to tn
owner. Poultry raising, too, has re
vived in the section and may be de
pended upon for a substantial return
Senator Harrison stated that tn
plans were now rapidly gaining head
way and was enthusiastic in his pie;
for help and cooperation of the Sails
bury Chamber of Commerce becaus
it had proved itself to be a wide-a
wake organization which had the in
terest Of the whole community al
heart. The body went on record as
endorsing the plan of dividing tn
farms as suggested and a committee.
was appointed to help present thu
matter to the public.
A committee was also authorized on
motion of James E. Ellegood, vetera
member of the Maryland bar, to b
composed of President Frederick P
Adkins and Secretary Charles NJ
Freeman, of the chamber, and a rep
resentative from each of the bank
and building and loan associations II
Salisbury, Berlin and Ocean City t.
look into the matter of the formation
of local farm or rural building anC
loan association. The functions
this organization, it was explained
would be to render financial assis
lance to the purchaser of one of thu
farms, who would otherwise be unable
to consummate such deal.
The drainage of that section of Wi
comico and Worcester counties at thu
head of the Pocomoke river would a.
once increase the productivity of Tho
soil and would thereby be a decided
factor in the developing of its resourc
es, stated Senator Harrison. Thu
Salisbury Chamber of Commerce sew,
eral weeks ago placed the plan OF
dredging the river before the War De-
partment as it is believed that this
will greatly aid in bringing about thG
desired results.