Milford chronicle., 1927-09-30
EDITORS AND BANKERS
UNANIMOUSLY FAVOR
DEL-MAR-VA WORK
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Mr.. Hill outlined the value OF these
accomplishments in terms of dollars
and cents return to the business in
terests of the Peninsula. He showed
for example, that the rate savings to
Peninsula shippers obtained through
Association activities were 100000 a
year.
E. H. Brown, Editor of the Centre
vile Record, was the first newspa-
per man to express his opinion re-
garding the Association. He declared
that the Peninsula cannot afford to
discontinue the Association and said
that even though the referendum, to
obtain public opinion as to its use
fulness, should show minority fav-
Oring, it should go ahead just the
same, expand the membership and
keep going, he advised.
A. o. H. Grier, Editor of the Will
1nington Every Evening, stated that
his paper and community had had
absolute faith in the Association and
would support it.
We want to show that we are a
part of this Peninsula and AssOcia-
ton. 1t would be suicidal to stop
this work now," he concluded.
John w. Edmonds, of the PENN
sula Enterprise, at Accomac, Va,
declared the faith of the Virginia
Counties in the Association and vOic-
ed the expression that nothing
should interfere with its continu-
ance, referendum or no referendum.
Robert Brock, Editor of the State
Register, at Laurel, said that in be-
half of his paper, and he felt his
community, the same loyal support
and backing which had been given
the Association would be continued.
L. C. Quinn, Jr., Editor of the Girls
field Times, who recently secured
control of a number of other PENN
sula newspapers, representing in all
about eight publications, stated that
there should not be any question as
to the life or death of the Associa-
tion. He said that like everything
else worth while there are many OBJ
stacles to overcome and he did not
see why there should be any thought
given to the Association going out Of
business.
This Eastern Shore has been put
on the map by the Association and I
cannot think for a minute that this
Peninsula would permit the Associa-
tiOn to go out of existence. 1t would
be criminal to allow it to discon-
tinue when we realize the tremend-
Gus value it has been. 1t is not for
a public vote to determine" he said
Harry McSherry, Editor of the Do
yer Index, stated that he had been
unable to find any objection to the
Del-Mar-Va Association in Kent
County, Delaware. He spoke of di-
rect benefit realized in that county
through the efforts of the Associa-
ton. mentioning the law governing
uniform grading of apples and the
law governing real estate transac-
tiOns, which were the outgrowth of
the Associations endeavors. He
spoke of the increased business
brought to the Peninsula by Asso-
citation advertising, and material
number of newcomers listed by prop
erty transfers.
Editor of the Milford Chronicle, en-
bhasized the value of new blood and
jhew families being brought into the
Peninsula and the need of continued
effort such as the Association has
given.
Earle w. Orem, Mayor of Cam
bridge and Publisher and Editor of
the Democrat and News, said that he
believed the Association to be the
greatest organization ever establish
ed on the Peninsula He cited in
stances where he knew of new citi-
zens coming to Del-Mar-Va as the
outcome of their first learning of
Del-Mar-Va through the radio broad
casting program year ago. He mem
toned the aid given by the Associa-
tion in adjusting railroad and trans
pOrtation affairs, giving an invalu-
able representation to individual
communities. Mr.. Orem emphatical-
ly urged that nothing be allowed to
interfere with the Associations con-
tinuance.
Warren F. Brooks, of Easton, Edi-
tor of the Gazette, explained that he
had purpOsely questioned three
prominent citizens of his commun-
ity, to obtain their opinion relative
to the Association, and despite the
fact that Talbot County, through its
Chamber of Commerce, had left the
Association, he knew there were
many Talbot County citizens who
heartily and fully believe in the AS
sociation and indorsed its efforts. He
said, Talbot County has a good size
group that wants to see this move
ment put across"
G. H. Rue, Editor and Publisher of
the Independent at Denton, Md, and
W. D. Hastings, representing the
News, also made statements
pledging the support of their publi-
cations. .asa
Col. Theodore T6WQsend, Editor of
the Chronicle at Milford and P.
Watson Webb, Editor of the Banner,
at Cambridge, were enthusiastic in
their comments on the Associations
work, and stressed the many good
results of its work that were matters
IS personal knowledge with them.
Ninety-fOur bankers and business
men representing the leading inter-
ests in the five central counties of
The Peninsula adopted a resolution |
1t meeting held at Salisbury, in
The WicomicO Hotel; Monday night, |
heartily endorsing the record of ac-
eomplishments of the Del-Mar-Va
Eastern Shore Association, since it's
and unqualifiedly re-
its continuance. The
Meeting was the result of a call
ssued by William S. Gordy, ira
Maryland State Comptroller, for the ,
purpose of discussing the future of |
he Association. 1t was an informal |
Inner conference. The five coun-
les represented were: Dorchester,
Somerset, Sussex and i