Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-03-07
1utal aud 2ersnual
Are Farther Issues OF Montgomery
County Bonds Desirable
FARMERS CONVENTION. SANDY SPRING. Nd.
FEB. 20, 1924.
PAPER SUBMITTED BY BERRY E. CLARK.

YOU as a substitute for much more dis
tinsuished and able speaker. 1t was with
some degree of hesitation that accepted
his invitation, because realized my
limitations as public speaker and feared
that my efforts might prove to be without
interest to this convention.
1t was only when he assured me that 1t
was because was perhaps in a position
to be better informed on the subject as
signed to me than the average person and
that it was the facts and figures with re-
lation to that subject which the conven-
ton desired that decided it was my duty
to accept.
1t is, after all, very pleasant duty be-
cause realize with pride and pleasure that
am talking to an audience Of friends and
neishbors, in a community which COM
prises substantial part of old Montsom-
cry county, known as Berry's District.
which my father 90 dearly loved and from
which take my name.
Before going into the matter Of figures
and statements relating to the subject as
signed, it may not be improper for me to
give something Of the history Of the finan-
cial affairs Of the county and brief account
of my stewardship during those years in
which acted as your County Treasurer and
e.. C,..L .o vorr Roa.d ~
County Commissioners.
Montgomery county has undergone. even
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the Montsomerv County Hish School To-
Gated at Rockville. When in 1904 the
late and bonored Col Spencer G.. .Jones
then State Senator for this county. had
Mop,oomerv county handed in the sum of
S2s. 900 for the construction of this very
attractive and serviceable building. am
told that in doine 40 he almost sounded his
nolitical death knelI
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