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Farmers Convention
Sandy Spring Md.
Feb 18 1928

The 56th annual Farmer's Convension met at Sherwood [?]
High School at 10 o'clock in the morning of Feb 18 1928.
A numerous and representative audience was present.
After the minutes of the 1927 meeting were read and
approved, the meeting opened with a statement by Francis
Thomas, chief of the Sandy Spring fire department
showing the needs of the community in the direction of
a water supply for fire protection.

A report of the special committee to investigate the best method
of supplying water advised the installation [? ?] of 20000 gal cisterns 20 x 12
in dry villages - to be supplied by rain from roofs or from
wells. 2nd for villages having a partial supply from small
streams - cistern of 15000 gals & 3rd for farms cistern
containing 2000 gals. The cost of such cisterns would be
approximately 2¢ per gal.

The report of the com. on water supply was approved by the convention.
Milton Bancroft [?] presented the following resolution

Whereas - among the numerous organized bodies of
this community there is none which is representative
of the community as a whole and
Whereas in the rapidly changing conditions of our
community interests there is a constantly increasing
need for united effort to secure & protect such
general interests

Farmers Convention
Sandy Spring Md.
Feb 18 1928

The 56th annual Farmer's Convension met at Sherwood [?]
High School at 10 o'clock in the morning of Feb 18 1928.
A numerous and representative audience was present.
After the minutes of the 1927 meeting were read and
approved, the meeting opened with a statement by Francis
Thomas, chief of the Sandy Spring fire department
showing the needs of the community in the direction of
a water supply for fire protection.

A report of the special committee to investigate the best method
of supplying water advised the installation [? ?] of 20000 gal cisterns 20 x 12
in dry villages - to be supplied by rain from roofs or from
wells. 2nd for villages having a partial supply from small
streams - cistern of 15000 gals & 3rd for farms cistern
containing 2000 gals. The cost of such cisterns would be
approximately 2¢ per gal.

The report of the com. on water supply was approved by the convention.
William Bancroft [?] presented the following resolution

Whereas - among the numerous organized bodies of
this community there is none which is representative
of the community as a whole and
Whereas in the rapidly changing conditions of our
community interests there is a constantly increasing
need for united effort to secure & protect such
general interests