Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-12-19
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
TO BOOST EASTERN SHO'
Delegates From Every Section To
Assemble Next Week To Discuss
Shore Development

More than fifty outstanding bust
ness and financial leaders represent
ing the banking, land owning agricul-
tural, industrial and resort interests
of the entire Peninsula have already
signed the call for the Eastern Shore
Peninsula Development Conference
which will meet at Salisbury, De-
cember 2Sth.
Practically every section of the
Peninsula is represented in the COM
mittee which is sponsoring the meet
ing. and the additional acceptances
which are coming compel daily re-
vision of the list.
Delegates to the conference are be-
ing appointed upon the nomination Of
the sponsoring committee members,
and notices of the appointment are
now going out.
The purpose of the conference is to
convene a thoroughly representative
body, the membership of which will
be drawn from all of the fourteen
counties in the Peninsula to consider
plans for a rounded development pro-
gram and to take the organization
steps necessary to start action.
Business leaders of the Peninsula
have long felt that the Peninsula can
increase its population, its industries
and its wealth if it will organize for
the purpose. Conference leaders pro-
pose to give development the impetus
which comes from community CO.
operation. The program contem-
plated does not stop with an adver-
Using and publicity campaign design
ed to boost land values. 1t is the
plan not only to bring more people
into the Peninsula to settle on the
land, but to take active steps to in
crease the markets for Peninsula
products.
The statement points out that a
central organization can do many
things which communities acting
alone cannot accomplish. Some Of
the things which such an organization
should do, the statement says, are:
Advertise and publicize the entire
Observation-Disclosures and nation
ally.
Organize comprehensive movements
to bring prospective settlers into the
Peninsula on inspection tours.
Make careful survey of existing
industrial opportunities and attract the
attention Of capital to them.
Promote and develop the resort
business as component part of The
Eastern Shore Peninsulas economic
life.
Encourage the production Of stand
ardized products and the development
and use Of trade names by supporting
such movements in the national ad-
vertising publicity fields.
! Attract the attention Of editors and
special writer's and secure their CO.
operation in telling the story of the
Eastern Shore Peninsula to the ma
ton.
Take the leadership in urging the
development Of needed rail, highway
or water way transportation facih-
ties.
Among those who have already
signed the call for the conference,
which will be held in the Wicomico
Hotel, the sessions starting at 1880
A. M. on the morning Of December
2Sth are the following:
George H. Hall, DR.. Layton Grier,
G. Thompson Reed, John B. Smith,
Col. Robert H. Williams, Milford; H.
NJ. Mccullough, Elkton; w. F. Allen
Salisbury; John A. Baker, East New
market; w. D. Brinckloe, Easton; M
c.. Ballard, Exmore, J. w. Chandler
Exmore; Thos. w. Chambers, Fed
eralsburg; L. Otis Corkran, Rhodes
dale; H. L. Cannon, Bridgeville, w. c.
Cullen, Pocomoke City; E. Benson
Dennis, Crisfeld; C. r. Disharoon
Salisbury; D. Frank Fooks, Snow Hill;
Charles c. Colder, Princess Anne; l.
w. Gunby, w. S. Gordy, Jr., Sails
bury; Orlando Harrison, Berlin; John
T. Handy, Crisfeld; William T. Hol-
land, Mt. Vernon; MartinHall, Oak
Hall; c. w. Holland, Eastville; w. E.
Jacobs, Harrington; VIM. P. Jackson
Salisbury; L. L. Layton, Georgetown;
Charles A. Loockerman, Crisfeld;
VIM. Long, Westover; Harvey Fl
Long, fredericksburg; w. W. .McCabe
Ocean City; Milford Nathan, Ear
Orem, Cambridge; G. H. Powell, O.
hancock; Col. Albanus Phillips, Cam.
bridge; F. P. Roe, Greensboro; bud
ley G. Roe, Sudlersville; Col. A. w