Evening star., 1924-01-06
Immigration DRIVE.
HELPING MARYLAND
Work of Commission Since October.
1922, Getting Marked
Results.
Special Disps tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
COLLEGE PARK, Nd. January o.
Marked progress has been made by
the Southern Maryland Immigration
settlement and consequent greater
development Of the counties'of Prince
Georges. Charles. st. Marys and CAL
vert. which have not kept pace with
the growth Of other sections OF the
state. due mainly to the lack of
transportation facilities.
This commission. which is headed
by DR.. Albert F. Woods. president Of
the University of Maryland. has been
at work only fifteen months. On the
commission with DR.. Woods are Jo-
seph A. Wilmer of Charles county,
William s. Chichester of Prince
Georges. Thomas Parran OF Calvert
and Thomas Slingluff of st. Marys.
Kenneth McRae is the secretary Of
the commission and the man who is
doing the actual work
While only thirty eight farms ac-
tually have been sold through the
efforts of the commission since it
began its work in October, 1922, more
sales are indicated for the future by
the growth Of the list Of actual home
During the first year. from OCTOBER,
1922, to October, 1928. only 7s2
prospective buyers were gotten in full
tough with and apprised of the
golden opportunities in southern
Maryland: From last October to the
the list, showing how much easier
it is to make progress after an or
ganization has been perfected.
In addition to the homeseekers
mentioned, more than 1900 others
have been added to the list Of
ture telling of the advantages Of the
four counties that constitute south
ern Maryland. These latter were
reached through exhibits Of Maryland
products and the distribution of lit
shows during the last four months
of 1928. McRae was in charge Of all
these exhibits and had PERSONAL con-
tact with many Of those who ex-
pressed interest in what southern
Maryland had to offer.
Maryland ON Outside.
During the eastern states exposition
in Springfield. Mass, in September, 6S7
names were registered at the Maryland
booth: 687 were added at the national
dairy show in Syracuse, N Y, in Oc-
tober; 100 were listed during the east
November; 367 more were. added at the
Kansas City royal live stock EXPOSE
ton In the same month, and 10 were
booked at the international live stock
show In Chicago in December.
All tho work that has been done
has been accomplished on an appropri-
alton of only $4,000 a year. This in
cludes the printing Of literature, travel
ing expenses. moving picture films.
newspaper advertising and paying Of
salaries. However, the payroll Is lin
help. and four land agents. one in each
of the four counties. In fact, only a
little more than a third of the ap-
propriation goes for salaries.
Members Of the commission and
Secretary McRae. greatly encouraged
by what has transpired during the past
fifteen months. are confident that much
greater things will be accomplished
during 1924, and that results will SO
multiply within a reasonable number
Of years that fitting, colonization OF
southern Maryland will be realized.
Prince Georges and Charles counties
are adjacent to the District Of Colum-
bia, and most of their produce, as well
as much Of that from Calvert and st.
Marys, is disposed of in Washington.