The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-12-02
Written for the Cecil Wing.
Cecil County, MARYLAND.

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estate. who prefer investing their money
III land, To The more prerarious investments
IN stocks, TIM county presents many in
| ducements. Situate on the great line rI
communication between the cities ol Bal
'lmore aud Philadelphia, the uncommon
heallhlness OF climate. the excel mt qua =
Ily. and abundance of water. which is
found in every part of the county, logerh-
Err with Ihe low price of land, aud the
great facilities for improving it. render it
parlcnlarly worthy The attention Of those
wishing to purchase land. There are
along the borders and Within The limits of
The County no less than five navigahe
rivers. and lew counties ni the same ex-
tent can boast of so vat an amount nl
wafer power for manufacturing purposes.
IA g'eal portion of which Is unen-
pIo,ed There is al one Ilace ON the
81. North Eastcreek AT "iiIpm's Falls"
a Waterfall of over seventy feet. and al
many other places nn the same stream
.hrrc are excellent water powers. as we'll
rs on tie Ocsoraro, lhr Big and Lutte
| Fix. thp Luie North East. and several
rher creeks. The Fisheries also of this
county which are in operation during the
>prlng s'a>on, and which employ hetw, Ell
o &c and two Thousand hands and "A con-
siderable amount of capital are of grra
advantage TO The county genera Is. A.
| h ugn there within the county a greal
lea OF poor land. YET ii is not from III,
natural s.erIllty of he sill bat from ba
ana careless trmlng by continual cuI
uvaiion without mannrng until The
| SOIL Is worn ONT; Ia"gr quantities oi
luh We're held hi the Force Cumpa-
mes whose Only 'hrsl was the lin
he, aud they alrinn'd the cul-
| avalon and improvement of the Cirar4i.
!and, large bodies o' which are now
I\hg common aud une5clo ed, and give
An I'm av"rable ap ia auce 10 those pa,i-
at The county. but lhrs, lands are now
generally for sale and can he pure ha, ed
at very reasonable prices, and are easily
Improved and are we'll wurhv the a,ten
| 'i"n of lfo,c who wish to purchas,
IA ID. but have hot the means to puIci,a,r
large and improved estates.
Although there is much poor land in
ihi> county the;e is much nch aud well
improved land The farm of Fri h>
Henderson Esq in The neighnrhnnd nI
/ Eiki"n Is so highly improved and prodnr-
1--we lha, liz Equal is not easily found; a.,
indeed III all i'aiIs "t The county There are
lands IN Il high state al cultivation In he
neighborh"od of the Orlorara there m,
many beau liul farms. one of which. the
fam of Nj. Washington Iia1i rents for
eiAhcen hund Ell dnIlarr per unnum, al>u
~ the neghh"r hood of PORT d pc it and
'eri>vllr there are many excellent aud
exceedingly productive farms
The land of Sa>salia- Neck is level.
h"a"uIIl iNlrg land, easll, cultivated and
very susceptible ni IN ,rnvrmtur. the same
Is lrnr OF he and om DO emia Manor; on
much of these | mis- there is mail in con-
siderable quantities which il proved tn be
an excellent manure. besides those lands
he immediately 'n the navigahle waters
ot the Sassalras, Be hernia, and Elk Rivers,
where gnad quick lime can be delivered
a about fourteen cents per bushei. thai i.
the WrghIsv'le lime, which is brought
down the Tide Water Canal and is repu e.,
I" he an excellent lime Tor improving land
This lime ran be dellver'i al Moth EaS
and Elklon. at about The same price. a,C
AT Port Deposit aud Per,yvllle al thirteen
per hushel- Indeed III every part of the
County lime can be Obtained at IA moderate
cost; The north eastern part Of the County
| ltI 81,
ries in Fennsy lvania and Deaware-I, i,
uuly gratifying 10 see The general splrl
If Improvement that is abroad in the
County, much property is changing hand.
that is, property heretofore badly cul,var
ed and unproduclee is going into the
hands of those who have the spirit, indus
Try and ability TO improve it.
/ There is evidently much improvement
too IN the condition of our Glizens with
IN the last ten years. notwithstanding tn,
general depression in business; this is il
par' II" doubt Attributable 10 the improve
menl "flhe age, hu, much is owing to IN,
Temperance Relormslion; many parts g
r the county having Ieli severely the blipI /
Ing sahing effects al strong drinks.
Among The blessings which, must rcsul
fl"m general sobrietv and abstinence from
strong drinks. will be an inrreasir q egar,
aud interest for the subject of education,
which has been and still is mos, shame
inlly neglected. Our people are prohah,
as susceptible of improvement as other.
ii we had equal facli.es for aru,irin
'n-More again. RAMBLER.