Milford chronicle., 1927-02-04

of pleasure to assure you as far as
: in my power of the cooperation OF
the business, industrial and farming
leaders of the State, and to sane
+ ton your proposal that l sponsor
this Congress with the Governors of
Maryland and Virginia.
Be assured that 1 stand in the
! service of Delaware and her citizens
always, and that, if in serving them,
l can also be of assistance to our
good neighbors to the West and
South, it will afford me very great
pleasure,
/ With a sincere wish for the sue
! cess of the Congress, 1 am
Very, truly yours,
Robert P. Robinson,
Governor
! State of Delaware.
From Governor Albert c. Ritchie,
of Maryland
Mr.. Frederic P. Akdins,
Salisbury, Maryland.
/ Dear Mr.. Adkins:
l am delighted to join the Cover
nor of the State of Virginia and the
Governor of the State of Delaware
in sponsoring the Congress of busi-
ness and agricultural interests
which you plan to hold in Salisbury
in February. Nothing is more i'm
portant to the inhabitants of any
community than to know the truth
concerning themselves and their
economic we'll being.
The resources of the Eastern
Shore are enormous. The opportu-
mites for prosperous, comfortable
living and for attainment of the cul-
tural things of life are practically
unlimited. No section of the coun-
try is more fortunately situated ana
none abounds in higher type OF IN
telligent American population.
It seems, therefore, that in plan
ming to inventory the liabilities of
YOUR section as we'll as to remind
Yourselves of the rich heritage OF
lands, climate, resorts, industrial
traditions reaching back into the
earliest days of our republic, you
are doing what it would be wise for
every great community to do.
It is not alone what a community
has which makes it great, but also
what community is and purposes
to become. No section can ever go
far which shuts its eyes to its liabi-
lities.-its removable and unneces-
sary obstacles, drawbacks, short
comings and conditions of adversely.
I approve most heartily of the
"Del-Mar-Va Takes Inventory Con-
gress" and desire for your Associa-
ton which is promoting the Con-
gress the support of everyone who
considers he has a stake in the COM
mon welfare of our Eastern Shore
Counties. The entire State and sur
rounding territory will observe the
manner in which you search your
selves for the truth and the means
to he used instill further advancing
your progress.
Sincerely yours,
Albert C. Ritchie,
Governor.
From Governor Harry F. Byrd, OF
Virginia
Mr.. Fred P. Adkins, President
DeI-Mar-Va Eastern Shore Assn,
Salisbury, Md.
My dear Mr.. Adkins:
I am glad to join with the Cover
nors of Delaware and Maryland IN
sponsoring the fact-finding Congress
which the Del-Mar-Va Eastern
Shore Association is planning to
hold in Salisbury on February 10th
and 18th.
Your Association, through the pro-
posed Congress, will be doing work |
which 1 believe should be under
taken by every important producing
district in the Nation and especially |
nv every section which depends up I
on agriculture for it's continued pros |
nerity. Many of our present prob |
lens are due to the failure upon the |
mart of those most vitality concerned |
to reach an agreement concerning |
the facts underlying their situation.
Meetings such as the one which |
your Association is holding serve
not only to establish helpful per-
sonal contracts but they bring facts
out into the open where they are
to stand up under the fire
of critical discussion. Every bus1-
ness concern habitually takes inven-
tory at stated intervals. The idea is
one which I believe can helpfully be
applied to any one Of our political
or economic units.
I am sure that the "Del-Mar-Va
Takes Inventory Congress" will not
only contribute to the information
Peninsula people now have concern
ing the districts in which they live,
but that it will develop an array of
facts which will make the attrac-
tions of their territory more general
ly known to the people of the Ma
ton. Del-Mar-Va is an ancient but
still inadequately developed land.
It's Inventory Congress should, there
fore, mark a definite step forward IN
it's career.
With best wishes, am
Cordially yours,
H. F. Byrd,
Of Ufr.oinia