The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-07-22
baltimore County.

| The great war is over and with the closing of
| the bloody strife we have all been charged with
| responsible duty in settling and repairing the
damages. Let us lay aside all party ties and put
ourselves to the noble work. Each citizen ofevery
State County and Town, should make this q
| personal matter, aud ask himself, What can
as an individual, do to aid in the undertaking 2
and ask the question with the firm determination
to faithfully perform his duty when the same
| shall have been shown to his satisfaction
The citizens OF this county have been the es-
| pecial care of an indulgent Providence Whilst
| other portions of our State have been devastated
| by treasons armies, our fair fields are as bright
and inviting as they were four years ago. We
are to-day standing, just four years ahead of any
| State known as u Southern State, and yet with
| this start in the race need all the energy, and
industry that we have to keep ahead of those
around as. Shall we do it What do we need
more than we have to do it with very little
| We have the water power to run a thousand
mills. We have the hills that will rival the banks
Of the Rhine with their vineyards. We have the
fertile Valleys that will grow nearly every pro-
| duct grown in the county. We have O. climate
| that will produce many tropical fruits
The products of our county are used and need
| ed the world over, and we have only TO develop
| our resources, (which are immensely to lead the
counties in our State, and be an enved example
! throughout the Union. ia9g ~
Counties, States and Nations, are just like in
dividuals In their economy. The same laws
which apply to the one, apply to the Others
| For instance If a man buys more than he sells,
he Of course is getting poorer II he sells more
| than he buys he is getting richer. The same
4 will apply to us as a county. Therefore il we
can raise and sell more than buy, we ofcourse
| will be filling our Golfers. Il, 49,
| But to develop our resources and produce the
desired end, we need assistance, and to have this
we must depend upon immigration. We want
| the intelligent farmer, The mechanic, The miner,
| The merchant, The labOrer, and men of all class
es, to come into our midst to occupy and culti-
vate our waste Places. Let us invite them and
| extend to them a hearty welcome Divide up
| our plantations into small farms settle them
| upon them, giving them start in life, and in a
| few years, instead oftho1sands of acres produc-
| ing from GO to 100 dollars an acre per year, we
| will have small farms and vineyards of fifty and
one hundred acres; yielding from four to six hum
dred dollars per acre. Then, instead of having
to send to the city for our supplies, we will have
towns springing up, where will be stores in which
| to bay all our supplies at city prices. The capi-
| tol of our county will soon be a town counting
its inhabitants by the thousand. All our ave-
nues leading to and from the city will be travers-
ed by the little Dummy Engine, drawing freight
and passenger cars for the accommodationoR the
citizens of the county, and those from the city
| who seek our Summer retreats. Shall we make
the effort, or shall we go on in the same old way
and look with sorrow upon the prosperity of our
neighbors 1t needs only one mighty effort and
the work is done. Let the citizens of the coun-
| ty meet in convention, and discuss these ones
tons. The result will speak for ITSELF. The
future is open for US and prosperity is ours.
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