Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
ENTERPRISE CLUB
ONCE FOUGHT AUTO
Minutes of Society in 1883
Reveal Vote to Ask Vehicle
Driven From Roads.

Vigorous protests against the opera
ton of "horSeleSS carriages" on roads
of Montgomery County, and urgent
appeals to a Maryland State Senator
for "a law against such an outrage
were made by members of the Enter
prise Club of Montgomery County
Md, by unanimous vote in July, 1888.
This information, ludicrOuS accord
ing to modern developments, and
CLEANED from the time-worn. age-yel-
low minute book of the club, was
read amidst Chorusses of laughter at
the celebration of the SiXtieth ami
NerSary of the forming of the club,
held January % at the home of Ben
jamin II. Miller. at Mount Airy, near
Sandy Spring, Md The community
now boasts the latest farming equip
ment and has bus service twice daily
TO Baltimore and to Washington by
which we can reach either city in
about an hour with certainty and
safety" in the words of Mr.. Miller,
charter member of the club.
Gatherings Held Monthly.
Tor 60 years. farmers of the COM
munity of Montgomery County have
been gathering monthly at various
homes of members for discussion of
the problems of their farms. The En-
terprise club was an outgroWth OF an
earlier farmers association. which had
functioned successfully for 20 years.
At the siXtieth anniversary, of
the - charter members were present:
Asa NJ Stablcr. Roger Il. Farquhar
Thomas J. Lea and Benjamin II. Mil
Ter The first three named are III theA
S9th year. Mr. Miller is Sc.
The minutes of all previous meet
ings. making an enormous volume,
were carefully gone over by Mr.. Mil
Ter and high points, sketching the de-
vclopment of the community, We're
read Some of the interesting observa-
tions taken from the clubs diary, fol
low:
"1SS3: Roger Is. Farquhar spoke of
seeing a traction engine travelling the
road, without horses attached, and
Joseph T. Moore, n State Senator, was
asked by unanimous vote to have
law passed to stop such an outrage
1853: First silos being put into gen
eral use.
1854: First potato planter seen at
William Lea's.
Meeting Postponed.
1855: First meeting in 20 years was
POSTPONED, because of death in the
family of a member.
1855: Charles H. Brooke reported
he made S796 from the yield of one
COW, including butter. milk, calves
and COWS.
1886: Had first demonstration at
Mount Airy in use of dynamite in
Graduating stumps and breaking large
flint rocks.
1882: First mention made of spray
ing of fruit
1896: Members were shown a
timber at c. II. Brooke's known to
be 16S years old and was still sound.
1888: Question was asked, Shall
we hold to the Monroe doctrine or go
TO war; The majority of the club
thought the United States should have
a strong Navy and hold to the Mon
re doctrine.
'19OS: A number of members were
in attendance in hOrseleSS carriages
1899: First cement gate erected at
II. =. Stablers
The charter members of the En-
+erprise Club were: William :. Bond,
Charles II. Brooke. William :
Brooke, Samuel Hopkins. Roger g.
Farouhar. G. NJ. Farquhar, Thomas
J. Lea, William NJ. Monroe. Arthur
Stabler, Asa NJ. Stabler, Frederick
Stabler. Philip Stabler, Robert NJ.
Stabler. Edward p. Thomas and
Benjamin II. Miller
The golden anniversary was held
at the Miller home in 1915.