The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-09-01
DAIRY MEETING FRIDAY
COMPLETES FINAL PLANS
Everything Is In Readiness for
Banquet of Farmers and Bust.
ness Men Wednesday Night

lIldl arrangements IOT Lne DAIRY
banquet, which will be held on We'd
nesday, September 7, at the Deer Park
Hotel in the interest of having an
other milk shipping station locate in
Oakland, were completed at meet
ing of the dairy committee held in the
office of County Agent ]. L. McGlone
last Friday evening.
Thomas A. Gender, chairman Of the
Oakland Business Mems Association,
was also present at this meeting and
assured the committee that it would
have the full cooperation of the bus
mess men both in putting over the
dinner and assisting in the new pro-
ject.
John P. Dugan, general passenger
agent of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, who is interested in the matter,
was also present.
A committee composed of R. D.
Houck and Mr.. McGlone was appoint
ed for the purpose of soliciting for a
contingent fund.
1t was announced at the meeting
that more than 200 farmers and their
wives were expected to be present at
the banquet, and this number, coupled
with the business men who will at
tend, will bring the total to approx
mately 235 or $50 The dining room
at the hotel will be reserved especially
for the dairy dinner, and there will be
no other guests in the room at the
time, it was stated.
Visit Moorefeld Creamery.
Within the past few days another
group of people interested in the dairy
question, made visit to the Moore
field creamery and found that their
interest was no less than was evident
after the visit of few weeks ago.
The party was accompanied on their
inspection by L. f. Grover, manager
of the plant, and also by the county
agent located at Moorefeld. They WIS.,
tied one Of the largest farms in that
section given over to dairying and
saw the number of Improvements that
would have to be made to fit the local
farms for dairying conditions as re-
quired by the promoters and the COM
pany interested in the establishment
of like enterprise in Garrett county.
Those in the group visiting Moore
field included Paul Friend, Benz. H.
Friend, E. R. R. Ice Liller, Albert
Smouse, O. C. Bittinger, H. J. Rhine
hardt, Harry Porter, T. c. Bittinger,
Sam Beachy, Noah Beachy, Will Sam
ders, C. L. Wilkins, Mrs. Nellie Bow
er, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Lee and County
Agent McGlone.
Estimates Being Made.
Roy E. Carpenter, agricultural en-
gineer from the University Of Mary
land, and G. E. Wise, specialist of the
Portland Cement Company, have been
calling upon a number of the farmers
of Garrett county during the past
week or two and have been making
estimates of the probable cost of inn
proving the present barns to the ex-
tent that the new company would re-
quire, and it was stated that the cost
would be very low and the number of
things necessary to be changed very
few. Several of the farmers have al
ready contracted for the improve
ments, according to Mr.. McGlone.
Mr.. McGlone and others have been
holding meetings at certain points in
the county during the first part of the
present week and have arranged to be
present at others yet to be held. They
are interesting the farmers in the pro-
ject and in the banquet to be given
at the Deer Park Hotel on Wednesday.
"We will know for certainty after
this dinner whether or not there will
be another milk shipping station es-
tablished here" Mr.. McGlone said.
ct can be done if the farmers and
business men are willing" he said.