Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-02-20
What The DelMar-Va
Association Represents
(By F. p. ADKINs)

Just what does the Del-Mar-Va
Eastern Shore Association propose to
do? Along what lines will it oper-
ate? From what point Of view will it
approach the innumerable problems
which the Peninsula presents?
The Association will attempt to
deal with the Peninsula's problems
just as any wise and prudent man
would attempt to deal with them if he
was the sole owner of the Peninsula
and all it contains.
Anyone who owned all of the ag-
ricultural land in the Peninsula would
be anxious to put that land to the best
possible use. He would be anxious
to increase the value of that land by
increasing production. He would see
to it that the crops which were best
suited to particular locality were
planted. If there was idle land, ne
would bring in people from the out
side to till it.
In order to put the Peninsula's ag-
ricultural land to the best possible
use, anyone who owned all of it
would advertise it. He would bid for
home-seekers and settlers.
That is just what the Del-Mar-Va
Eastern Shore Association proposes
to do. It dos not own any agricultur-
al land but it wants to help the peo-
pie who do own it to put that land to
the best possible use. That means
more people, more production, more
business-more business for the mer-
chant, for the bank, for the manu-
facturer-for everybody. If one man
owned all of the agricultural land on
the Peninsula, he would not only try
to put it to the best possible use but
he would be anxious to do everything
he could to secure the best possible
market for its products. He would
help the men on his farms sell their
products. He would encourage them
to put their produce on the market
in standardized packages which bore
organized trade marks and which
would, if possible, command prem
ium
In every way that could possibly
occur to him, any man who owned all
Of the land on the Peninsula would
help solve those marketing problems
which are becoming increasingly intri-
cate and increasingly embarrassing
to the individual who attacks them
single handed.
That is just what the Association
wants to .do-help solve the market
ing problem. In addition to adver-
Using the land itself, it proposes to
advertise the things the land produc-
es. It will help producers, who ask
assistance, to organize. It will at
tempt to create new market outlets |
and it will stand behind each individ- |
ual producer and see to it that he re-
ceives as much for his product as |
anyone else receives for products of
the same quality.
Anyone who owned all Of the Pc
ninsula would make it a point to see
that the Peninsula's industrial oppor-
tunities were properly utilized. In
order that they might be utilized, he |
would see that they. were properly
advertised. While building up agri-
culture on the one hand. anyone who
owned all Of the Peninsula would build |
up industry on the other. 4
Again that is just what the Asso- |
citation proposes to do.
The owner of the Peninsula would |
find that he had many miles of ocean |
front, many miles of river front that
should be the sites for resorts and for
part season homes. He would adver-
tise these sites among the people who
are looking for opportunities of that
kind. He would attempt to realize
the largest amount possible from his
resort and home site opportunities.
And that is just what the Associa-
ton wants to .do-advertise the Pen
insula's resort and home site posi-
bilities.
Anyone who owned all Of the Pc
ninsula would see to it that thousands
upon thousands of people came down
every year as tourists and sight
seers. Anyone who owned the PENN
sula would be proud of it. Being proud
he would talk about tin the news
papers and magazines. AS a result,
people would come down to see what
the talk wa sail about. Each visitor
would spend considerable amount Of
money, and the man who owned the
Peninsula would benefit. The Asso-
citation plans to tell the story of the
Peninsula in the newspapers and mag
azines. It plans to bring people down
to see the opportunities and resources
which the Peninsula has to offer. The