. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . Thrasher, Supervising Agent, Toledo Division MR. HARRY BRANDON, generalagstone sales agent for The OhioMarble Co. of Piqua, Ohio, and E. Stone, Hamilton County agriculturalagent, deserv^e much credit for operating thefirst solid train load of Agricultural Lime- stone on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Mr. Brandon- and Mr. Stone conceivedthe idea of obtaining and pooling a sufficientnumber of orders from farmers in HamiltonCounty, to run a special train over theToledo Division. Arrangements were made to hold a big farmers meeting at the farmof Mr
. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . Thrasher, Supervising Agent, Toledo Division MR. HARRY BRANDON, generalagstone sales agent for The OhioMarble Co. of Piqua, Ohio, and E. Stone, Hamilton County agriculturalagent, deserv^e much credit for operating thefirst solid train load of Agricultural Lime- stone on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Mr. Brandon- and Mr. Stone conceivedthe idea of obtaining and pooling a sufficientnumber of orders from farmers in HamiltonCounty, to run a special train over theToledo Division. Arrangements were made to hold a big farmers meeting at the farmof Mrs. C. C. Richardson, Glendale, Ohio,upon arrival of the special train. TheHamilton County Farm Bureau throughits officers, Mr. W. B. Ferris, president;Mr. C. C. Rinehart, vice-president, andMr. B. F. Riese, secretary and treasurer,extended an invitation to officers of theRailroad, The Cincinnati Chamber of Com-merce, Ohio State University soil experts,reporters of Cincinnati Newspapers, Agri-cultural Press, and the Public, to be WITH THE TOLEDO DIVISION AGRICULTURAL LIMESTONE SPECIAL I Left to right: Mr. Harry Brandon, General Sales Agent, Ohio Marble Co.; A. A. lams. Superintendent, Toledo Division; Mr. W. E. Stone, Hamilton CountyAgricultural Agent. 2. Plant of the Ohio Marble Co., Piqua, Ohio. 3. Car showing load of agricultural hmestone. 4- Farmer usmg agricultural limestone on his land. 5. Special train of Agstone en route to Hamilton County farmers Baltimore and Ohio Magazine, November, iq2J 31 The special train consisted of 35 carsloaded to capacity, 1355 tons, net, con-signed and distributed to 124 farmers inHamilton County. The cost of the lime-stone, including freight, was approximately$5,000. The value of this product toHamilton County farmers through in-creased production will aggregate $50, increased production will be distributedover a period of eight years, according tostatement of Prof. R. M. Salter, Ohio StateUniversity. The Ohio Marble Co. is
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