The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-11-18
DAIRY SPECIAL GREETED
MONDAY BY LARGE CROWD
Ten Car Train Visited at Station
BY Hundreds of Interested
Men and Women of County

To the disinterested person who WIS.,
tied Oakland last Monday the town
seemed like hustling, thriving, busy
little city full of pep and enthusiasm.
To those who knew what was going
on it brought realization of the fact
that the people of this community
are full of the spirit of cooperation
and friendliness, for BUSINESS men
of the town and farmers from nearly
every nook and corner of the county,
women and children, old folks and
young people were all intermingling
together at the Maryland Dairy Pro-
ducts Special train Of ten cars on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
which reached Oakland Sunday after
noon and was shifted to the freight
yard early Monday morning.
The train was operated jointly by
the Baltimore & Ohio Railway Com
pany and the National Breeders As
ISOLATION and was something entirely
new to the people of Garrett county.
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of the finest purebred Jersey, Guern-
sey and Holstein cattle obtainable and
in order to see them the train was lit
orally packed FROM the time it was
opened at $3.50 until it pulled out of
the local yard at noon. In addition
to inspecting the cattle the crowds
were entertained by talks on dairy
subjects by ]. A. Conover, the dairy
specialist of the University of Mary
land, who addressed in all a total of
approximately five hundred persons,
one Of the cars of the train with a
limited capacity being used as a
forum.
The sole purpose of the train was
to interest the people in better dairy
ing and it surely served its purpose
while in Oakland. A continuous string
of school children passed through the
exhibit cars where the value of milk
was presented to them in a way they
will always remember.
The display of purebred bulls was
similar to county fair of considera-
BILE proportions. The demonstration
on a fiat car, one of the units of the
train, given by Mr.. Emo, of the AM
erican Jersey Cattle Club, pointed
out the good and bad features to look
out for when buying dairy cow.
One of the most interesting fea-
lures connected with the visit of the
train to Oakland was the awarding
of the gift heifer which was pur-
chased and awarded by the business
men of Oakland Mrs. Allie Speicher,
of Accident, happened to be the fortu-
/. nate one in the drawing, and she
chose Guernsey, which will be ship
ped to her within week or two.
Purebred bulls were sold from the
train to w. S. Friend, Oakland; D. A.
King, Accident; Russell Slower, Oak
land, and Jasper Riley, of Pleasant
Valley. The first named purchaser
selected a Jersey, while the others
chose Guernseys.
meeting for the women at the Court
House at which there were more than
$50 present to hear the talk of Miss
Stark on proper foods for health.
At the high school Prof. Happy in
his address kept the students in
constant uproar of laughter and i'm
parted to them at the same time some
excellent thoughts.
The results of this train and the
success of its visit to Garrett county
has certainly demonstrated what can
be accomplished when everyone CO.
operates. County Agent Jester had
much to do with the arrangement
much to do with the success of the
day and with the fact also that the
train and its exhibits were brought
here.