Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-02-07
BrOokhart Tells OF Farm Issues.

Addressing about 500 farmers of this
county and their wives and other members
of their families at the eleventh annual
meeting of the Montgomery County Farm
Bureau, in the court house here, on Satur-
day last. Senator Smith W. Brookhart, Of
Iowa. declared proper handling of the sur
plus crops to be the solution Of the pros.
perity problem of the farmers.
The. appropriation placed at the disposal
OF the Federal Farm Board he character
lied as entirely inadequate, and criticized
the board for the delay in using the $780,
600 made available by Congress He stated
with emphasis that he stands ready to vote
in the Senate for much larger amount,
which he declared to be necessary to prop
erly control the crop surplus. The deben-
ture idea as an additional aid to the farmer
he Endorsed.
The Senator charg transportation rates
and the banking system of the country
with much of the responsibility for the
plight OF the Turner. and declared that
agriculture had been consistently discrimi-
mated against in tariff and other legislation.
Preceding Senator Brookharts remarks
DR.. Thomas B. SymOnds, head of the ex-
tension service of the Univers ty of Mary
land. discussed development of the farmers
market project in Washington. He traced
the various steps in connection Herewith
and declared his unalterable opposition to,
the markets location in the southwestern
section OF the city. DIR. Symonds insisted
that the market should be located in North
east Washington. in convenient proximity
TO the two railroads, as the natural and
sensible" place for it,
"a, M. Stewart, secretary treasurer of the
Maryland Farm Bureau Federation. who told
something about the plans of the organi-
cation Miss Layinia EneIe, head of the
Maryland League of Women Voters, who
spoke of the part women should take in
the farm bureau, and H. E. BaumbergeT,
State agent. who talked on farm bureau
automobile insurance, also were among the
speakers.
The meeting was conducted by Josiah
W. Jones, who has been president of the
county farm bureau ever since its organi-
cation in May, 1918. In his annual address
he reviewed the history Of the organization
and also its subsidiary. the Montgomery
County Farm Bureau Supply Co.
The supply company, President Jones
asserted, is annually saving the farmers
and dairynen of the county thousands of
dollars. During the year 1929, he said,
the supply company purchased about $751;
600 worth of fertilizers, lime, seed, binder
Irvine. coal. oil and other supplies and by
buying in carload lots had saved the mem
bers and others Is or 20 per cent.
Otto W. Anderson. county agricultural
agent. and the secretary and treasurer of
the farm bureau submitted the annual
reports.
Directors for the year were selected, one
being from each election district and six
from the county at large: Laytonsville
district, Ulysses Griffith; Clarksburg, H. r.
Price Poolesville, Roger W. Darby Rock
vile, Ebert I. Clagett; Jamestown, Thos.
c. Darby; Bethesda. R. C. Riddick; Olney,
Calvin Broadly Gaithersburg. L. M. Howes !;
Potomac. Chester Clagett; GAINESVILLE. W.
W. Hodges; Damascus, E. D. Walker
Wheaton. d. W. Simpson. Those at large
were Lawrence A. Darby. Josiah w. Jones
Preston L. Snyder Hobart Hutton, George
C. Fry and Thomas C. Kelley.
Windsor W. Hodges. Mrs. James d. King,
E. S. Walker. Josiah W. Jones, G. Maurice
Wolfe and G. Rust Candy were named
delegates TO represent the bureau at the
annual meeting of the State Farm Bureau
Federation in Baltimore in June. and STAN
ley Stabler, H. d. Barnes. George Plummer,
William Hines. Mrs. E. S. Walker and
Mrs. II. d. Barnes were made alternates.