Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-12-08
Local Intelligence.

MARYLAND Coal TRADE For the
week ending Saturday, Dec s. o'65S'ol
tons of coal were shipped over the Cumber-
land and Pennsylvania Railroad, and 6.e17.O5
over the road of the Georges Creek Coal and
Iron Company. Making total for the week
from the entire region of l,67O.0o tons.
Total shipments for the year from the en-
tire region, 4s4, 1923. 09 tons.
During the season 261S boats cleared this
port, carrying 276 ,09O.O1 tons of Coal
CUMBERLASD-LoCAL ESTERPRIsE.-We
endeavored in brief article last week, to call
public attention to the Importance Of local
enterprise. The reaction we have experien-
ced after the high tide of a brief prosperity
has unstrung the sinews of effort, and we
have too readily concluded that every attempt
is vain If we were this hour manufactu-
ring community, reliable market would be
found in the South. If the meetings hell in
Richmond and elsewhere, mean anything,
they indicate determined purpose to dis
criminate in favor of Southern industry and
enterprise. AS it is, there is little room for
determinations. 1t is Hobson's choice
northern fabrics or strong words are
CHEAP and amount to little. II we are not
disposed to enrich the north, we must copy
the tact aud skill and ndomitahe energy of
the New England States. Let the watch
fires of the South be the fire Of her FORCES, let
the ring of her anvils wake the echoes among
her hills, and she will no longer be subjected
to her present humilating dependence.
What are we doing in Western Maryland?
Sending east it may he Our unwrought iron,
and when it is manipulated buying it back
again in all the forms of ingenious construc-
ton. Our edge tools of every description
bear the imprint of the north, or north west
Our agricultural implements the hardware
we use in building. Is there nothing Of all
this we can do for ourselves, or is the South
90 utterly stultified that she would not en-
courage the attempt7
We raise some wool in our mountain rang
es; we might increase it indehntely-but
what becomes of the annual clip. Let the
trade marks on all our wooden fabrics an
swer. What prevents us from entering sue
cessfully into the manufacture of woolens ?
There is probably not valley in the State
that is not regularly visited by wagons from
distant factories with ample supplies of blank
cts. carpets and coarse clothes. These ind
ready sale no doubt at rer1unerating prices.
In this department we certainly have supe-
rior advantages And if we really possess
these advantages and do not avail ourselves
of them what right have we to complain that
business is dull? What other result could
possibly be expected
There ought to be paper mill in Cum
berland, but instead of this the large quanti-
ties of rags that accumulate are from time to
time shipped to the east. The demand for
paper is unexamped, the only question there
fore respecting it-cal we produce 1t? There
is a prosperous community in Pennsylvania
exclusively supported by this single branch
of Industry, having three mills in successful
operation. 1t is in Cumberland Valley in
close proximity to the mountain.
Mr.. Johns store on Baltimore street, is as
really Cabinet of curiosites, as the Cum
berland Museum. 1t would be interesting to
know among the thousand and one notions
to be found there, how many of them are
male south of Mason & Dxon's line.
Will not our moned men take hold Of this
matter The upsuccess Of past experiments
are certainly not conclusive against every
effort. IL we cannot succeed with cotton
mill. we may do very well at something else.