The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-01-28
NEAR CHERRY HILL, Jan. %. -.

NEAR CHERRY HILL, Jan, %, 81.
The CORE y2mc:ts Of Tie lIajy-lLnuf,c.
lori"S Of HE b.. ard Lin" EH-Ri1c ia
Price Of LhH}-FjHNrrS EmI-.i!rA,-
hy"* ot Lon'jcD-Roed Mndjne: rxcjul
Ui"'S M@reo2, &c.
DEAR Rl"EErrS'-\mong The various i'm.
pr"vcmcn!S i'll The Wing yonr numerous and
widely spread correspondents arc considered
10 be one of general interest. The reading Of
the items of news as furnished b. them is
generally the liiit m Utter attended 10 in ,m;st
ing yo'" valuable sheet. have frequently
thought that you oug'i. to have one in tho
Manufacturing District Of the Bic and Little
E1kS, as few localities, any. in the county
10 more Business than is done here. in G,ot n
great many persons now r,siling in our co,,n-
~ know nothing, and others have Il very i'm
perfect knowledge Of ii" amount CT business
done in Chi vicinity. | may in some future
communication give rough sketch Of .i;c
mills of various kinds on these Greeks.
The soil along both Greeks is IF the best
natural quality, which is now being rapidly
improved, and Is Io'and 10 be equally produc-
tive with the far famed lands of Chester coun-
~, adjoining. All kind, ofmanurc, Of recent
popularity have bIcn rcSortcd to. hut lime and
e'Hno, ONLY, are now generally used, and are
Supposed 10 pay !hc best.
l.ani here, generally, will bring double the
price that It would haze brought eight yca"S
ago, and still s,llS lower than in any other
place, within my knowledge, where the same
inducements arc Offered to The Farmer. Here
Il farmer canscll at fair prices all he may have
to spare Of The products of his farm, without
even hauling TO the railroad, which, by the by
is not far and dowa ILL all the way, or near
ly 50. n tlat.
And nov, Mr.. E,ii,or, before close would
like 20 say Il word to read supervisors. | do
not claim to be a dictator but indeed, there
are few subjects which claim more thought
than the one of road mcnding and few if any
that haze had less consideration bestowed on
them. Men should talk and write more on
this subject, and now is the time to do it. Our
supervisors are elected and have done but lit
lie as yet of course: and whatever light can
be thrown on this subject ought to be done
quickly. 1t is the easiest matter magma
bic to find fault with supervisor or amy one
else, but not very easy to give him good rules
to work by. Hoping that the bringing this
subject before your readers and correspondents
may draw from them information that will be
useful, ] shall only for the present say a few
words farther
In the first place, a supervisor should never
undertake to make his road too wide. The
side bitches or drains are generally, in Mary
land, too wide apart, consequently the road
becomes dished, instead of rounded. Now to
cure this evil, if new side drains were formed,
say IL or 90 feet apart, one half the labour
would round the road and then as occasion
requires, year aftcrycar widen out by blowing
always off the ont side.
Again: the practice making the breaks, or
- ,;Gways angling across the road should be
i. thow rinucd; they should be square across
h. when tGnd the fewer the better at that, but
square acater must cross the road, let it
On tbc focci and none should ever be made
W. Again: softhill in any place.
so drained from twlick sand land should he
an in proportion NAhrcc feet deep, and wide
ICE lands is time andtlow side drain in such
observation may enaBy wasted A little
which side of the road supervisor to Judge
lli have often been diverted 1T be protected.
'e' and sometimes the only onerinc,pal drain
W great labour on the lower, or Nps cut WIN
" !" road when the water of ncccssfSldc OF the
the road to get intolt. St cross
Some have argued for the want oil n
dav must pass over the road and give 1t @cy
,ibi- and PROMISE" hence they protected leS
+nia their work if any, and after the first ram
could NOT find their work; all was gone