Milford chronicle., 1927-01-28
DISCUSS PROGRAM FOR
DEL-MAR-VA CONGRESS
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VI IOT WelldIS Will DiillS 4SouASS AOi
all.
Mr.. Wise, speaking OF conditions
in the Virginia counties, with which
he is directly familiar, pointed out
that two years ago these two coun-
ties marketed some $25,000,000 in
crops, but even from this tremen-
dous sum, the people in those coun-
ties received little more than the
privilege to work eighteen hours
per day.
This is evidence that it is time
to stop and take inventory" he said.
There are reasons for this condi-
ton and one of them is that the
produce is not being marketed in
telligently. There is a ready market
for all Peninsula crops, but the
cut throat methods in competitive
selling spells ruin to the producer.
By proper organization we can reg
ulate that twenty-five million dol
lars so that every producer and ev-
cry business on the Peninsula Will
benefit and receive a fair profit.
Mr.. Wise stressed emphatically
that the Del-Mar-Va Takes Inven-
tory Congress must be taken seri-
ously. at will not do to gather and
tell stories and pat each other on
the back. We must have serious re-
ports showing real conditions. They
must be truthful and unbiased and
by showing the real facts and with
purposeful endeavOr we can inspire
the whole Peninsula community to
the end that good may come from
it."
Harvey ]. Hill, executive director
of the Congress, then outlined for
chilly and clearly the detailed pur-
poses of the Congress and present.
ed the tentative program. He point
ed out that the purpose is to check
up and hear the voice of business on
/ the Peninsula.
1--WE are not planning a speech
making Congress. While there VIII
be speeches by distinguished speak
ers, they will be speeches with pur-
pose and will apply to the facts
which the Congress seeks" Mr.. Hill
said.
Chairman Wise then went over
the outlined program and each
phase was taken up and discussed.
| Appointments of the cabinet mem
bers as vice chairmen and commit
teemen and the acceptance of var
ious divisions and their functions
were passed upon.
Those attending the Saturday
meeting were: Hon. Henry A. wise,
L. w. Gunby, Col. W. B. Tilghman,
DR.. G. Layton Grier, William H.
! Cook, C. r. Disharoon, E. Dale Ad-
kins, Hooper S. Miles, Louder N.
Hearn, J. F. Short, w. M. Goodwin,
+ George w. Woolford, P. Watson
Webb, A. A. Richards, E. P. Nichol-
son, Robert H. Matthews, c. M.
Freeman, w. D. Cordray, w. M.
Dickson, r. B. Shaw, representing
DR.. F. B. Bamberger; c. G. Gelder'
I. Paul Jones, Lewis DreXler, +. Z.
Adkins, DR.. Paul E. Ellsworth, e. G.
Totten, c. H. Monsees, w. T. Gard
ner, H. ]. Hill, w. S. Gordy, Jr.
This meeting followed closely on
the first of the five inter-county
gronp meetings to be held through
! out the Peninsula, as on Friday
/ night the representatives of the
| four lower Eastern Shore of Mary
land Counties assembled at the no
tel ball room, and prepared their
plans for securing reports and par
ticipating in the Congress. At this
gathering Harry A. Beach, secretary
of the Salisbury-Wicomico Chamber
of Commerce, was selected as OIL
cial Congress Reporter for the dis
trict and a selection of the inter-
county chairman for the district
will be made this week. Those at
tending this meeting were: J. Mat
thews, S. Phillips, J. B. Noble, 1. v.
A. Andrews, w. D. Gould, 3rd, and
Edgar Simmons, of Cambridge; w.
A. Percy and Clay w. Webb, of Vi
emma; Fred P. Adkins, David Dallas,
c. M. Freeman, L. w. Gunby, H. H.
Hanna, Mark Mellor, J. L. Morris,
E. D. Mitchell, G. VIM. Phillips,
VIM. B. Tilghman,. Jr., Alexander
Anderson, w. S. Sheppard, A. M,
Walls, E. R. White and H. A. Beach,
Salisbury; Everett C. Cannon, Prin-
cess Anne; F. W. Truitt, Ocean City;
J. NJ. Bratten, F. A. Culver, G. Hale
Harrison and D. w. Babcock, Ber-
lin; F Lee Bonniwell and W. E.
Hail, Pocomoke City; ]. o. Byrd,
Newell Cordray, William G. Powell
and William H. Price, Snow Hill.