Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-08
FARMERS TO UNITE
. TO VOICE PROTESTS.
Extension Service of Mary
land University Calls Meet
ing for April II.
BY GEORGE PORTER,
STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, April g.
Plans for the formation of permanent
organization among the farmers and
truckers who use the Washington
Farmers Market are being formulated
under the guidance of the Extension
Service Of the University of Maryland,
it was learned at the office of the
county rural agent here today.
Several preliminary conferences have
been held under the leadership Of DR..
T. B. Symons, director, and a mass
meeting has been arranged for April II
in the New National Museum, at which
time it is hoped to effect an organiza-
ton and adopt a constitution which
has already been drafted. In the
meantime groups In various sections of
nearby Maryland and Virginia are
holding local meetings for the purpose
OF explaining the objects Of the organi-
cation.
Tentative Constitution.
These, according to the tentative
constitution, are: 1.-The closer associa-
ton of the farmers who attend and
supply the Washington Farmers Mar
ket, with view to improving their
general economic condition, and speci-
fically, to enable them to cooperate
with each other and with other in
terested organizations and agencies, in
securing adequate facilities for the
proper conduct of their business"
The adequate facilities" mentioned
refer to the Farmers Market, removal
OF which to Southwest Washington was
so strenuously fought by the Maryland
farmers. In regard to this, DR.. Symong
says, ut is thought that il we can form
an organization similar to that of the
dalrymen, its officers and executive
committee could follow the market STU
alton and be IN a position to represent
the farmers on any proposal that might
come to them from various interests.
and also to prosecute complaints to the
city authorities with view to getting
some consideration in the matter Of
facilities. We have been fighting the
farmers cause in Washington for quite
a little while with perhaps modicum
Of organization behind u.s.
Proposed Name.
The new organization may take the
name of 1.-THE Maryland Virginia
Farmers Market Organization" accord
ing to DR.. Symons. It will have the ap-
prevail Of the Grange and Farm Bu-
reau, he says, representatives of both
organizations having attended the pre-
liminary conferences. AS 1t merely in
tends to function as medium through
which the farmers may speak, and will
not engage directly In business, 1t will
not conflict with the movement to have
all the farmers locate near Fifth and
k streets as that is Sonns0rnd nv a
business group formed for the purpose
of furnishing facilities to those farm
ers who desire to deal at that point,
DR.. Symons explained.
K AS many of the farmers are said to
be still dissatisfied with the Southwest
location and refuse to go there, making
the securing of new stand" the most
important question before them, the or
ganization will deal with this first, but
it also is expected to stay in existence
after that is settled, functioning as the
mouthpiece of farmers and truckers on
whatever matters of Importance affect
ing them all may arise.