Milford chronicle., 1927-02-25
BETTER TRAIN SERVICE
PROMISED PENINSULA GROWERS
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Commerce and Finance of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, who had
carefully studied the surveys sum-
med up the situation in his analy-
sis.
In a brief paragraph towards the
conclusion of his summarizatiOn he
said:
Il very heartily agree that the
biggest problem before the PENN
sula. is the problem of marketing
including production problems as to
quality, and standardization of grad
ing and packing. We have learned
how to produce but we have not
learned how to market. We have
produced by machinery but we are
still marketing by hand"
He further said that while the
regional reports were fine, in that
they have blazed a way and opened
a path for action, the fundamental
problems are problems that concern
particular crops, rather than reg
ions.
DR.. Willets' complete analysis
made a deep impression on the Con-
gress.
Among the vital resolutions ap-
proved by the Congress were those
pertaining to and providing action
for improvement in railroad rate
structure, ferry service from Cape
Charles to Norfolk; Inland Water
ways; cooperative Resorts and Mer-
camille Advertising, Virginia State
Highways and lateral roads through
out the Peninsula; Canning and Fer
LITs4er Industries and Problems of
Land Settlement III Del-Mar-Va.
1t remained for a New Yorker, A.
e. Fitkin, President of A. e. Fitkin
Company, to make the keynote
speech of the Congress. Mr.. Fitkin
is president of the Eastern Shore
Gas & Electric Company, and his
controlling interests represent more
than $200,000,00O in public utility
company assets. He was greeted by
applause from his opening SEN
tence. He said:
Where there is no vision, the peo-
pie perish"
"This meeting, I understand, has
no political, religious, trade or per-
sonal meaning. Here you are asked
whether or not you have vision and
you are reminded that if you are
without vision, you are not going to
be able to contribute much to the
great problems, you are studying in
this Congress.
''My interests and the activities of
the Eastern Shore Gas & Electric
Company are merely a contribution
toward future development and faith
in this Peninsula. We are making
history today in this Congress.
Someone had a great vision. 1 think
your eyes are opening up and the
infideIs who say 'it can't be done"
will one day be saying, 'it can be
DONE"
Someone asked me today, if I
was down here to check up where
we had put our money. No, my
we caught sight of the same
things you fellow see. We felt we
could take a million and quarter dol
lars and bring us back good returns
and tonight our investments
this Peninsula is in ex7'
ees%ef $4,000, 900, in electric plants,
gas lines, transformers and other
and we are planning to
spend nearly two and one quarter
million dollars more, in immediate
further development of our service.
This will give us total of seven
and one-half million dollars invested
on this Peninsula. We are tied up
with you"
In conclusion Mr. Fitkin begged
the Congress to realize that you
cannot build up a community any
faster than you build up your public
utilities" /
The Scope of the Congress during
the two day session included:
The Outstanding Problems Of Ag-
riculture on the Del-Mar-Va PENN
sula.
The Problems of Land Settlement
and Community Development.
The Present Status of the Resort
Business Considered as a Future
Peninsula Industry.
Federal and Interstate Cooper
alton in Future Legislation for De-
velopment of the Peninsula.
Improvement of Peninsula Educa-
tional and RecreatiOnal Equipment !
as Immediate Essentials Toward
Desirable immigration.
Development of Industrial Oppor- /
tunities for Surplus Labor and Del |
Ndar-Va Products.
The entire morning session on |
was devoted to agricul-
ture. The present Status Of Agri- |
culture on the Peninsula" the topic |
discussed by DR.. Frank B. Bomber
ger, was treated exhaustively. In
his conclusion he said:
From the foregoing entirely in
adequate discussion of the agricul- |
tural situation on the Del-Mar-Va |
it is evident that here is :
a land of unusual resources and Op-
pOrtunities. Its highly productive !
soil, its mild climate and long grow
ing season, together with its liberal |
and evenly distributed rainfall, all |
cOnspire to make it one Of the most |
and most highly diversi- !
fed agricultural and horticultural
regions of America. Its nearness to I
the teeming centers of urban popu-
lation and it's highly efficient trans
Dortation facilities provide market
ing opportunities and advantages
not enjoyed by most of the areas
competing with it.
"To meet the competitive condi-
lions ignored or undreamed of dec
ade or two ago, more attention must
be directed to economical produc-
lion of high quality products. This
Is notably true in the dairy indus
try, but it is almost equally true OF
every type of production. More bus
mess in farming is required. Every
araiIahIe aid to better agriculture |