Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-21
OBSTACLES TO THE INTRODUCTION OF
FREE LAROR INFO lIARYLANN

The great obstacle at present to the intro
duction Of white labor into Maryland, is the |
difficulty of procuring small farms, there APP
bearing to be an almost inyincible repugnancc
on the part of the large landed proprietors to
share with others their unwiedy, and as
matters Staud-unprohtablc estates Every
day almost,-as we learn from the State Agent
here,-persons from other sections make APP
plication for small farms, places of fifty to one
hundred acres; Vet so few are i'll the market OF
this class, that numbers of men with small
amounts to invest retire from the State disap-
pointed, who would be glad upon the right
conditions to take up their abode here, and by
active industry aid in pushing the State forward
ON new career Of prosperity.
Now. until this disability Is somehow cor
rrcted, the State i not likely To make that
progress which is cmucntly her due. The old
idea that has been 50 long dominant here. that
social standing was to br measured AMONGST
our rural comlnunitie, by The number Of acre,
III possession is hard to eradicate The GREAT
iandholdcr must sell all or sell none. He
cannot consent readily TO come down: 10 he
one Of a number of small farmers. albeit his
place might be of far greater profit to himself.
of advantage III the general progress Of the
community and S,otc Ior, .t - ,j;.,d,.an,o.
BY the unexpected abandonment of his farm
by those alway. ,t command bo Lo. I,o.,,
waiting for sometime ia Lmneu il, ,ha ,r,
greSS of events. which should relieve him of
the difficulties under which ho labors. In
possession of fertile and valuable land which
he cannot cultivate ON the old cond;,;ous and
quite di~tmstuI of hi, ability to MANAGE -
a,lyaut;..g, = kind of labor he hos oil H..
vious life had but little 10 do viii, H., e.
idea that suggest, itself is tho oi,;n,l nm ,rL;'
calIino On. Lusinnss -. 81, ,a.;o,,l.',I1...
enter nnop some otbc. ocan,,at;o,, Ell
:: traffirkrr ,r ,uu,. kind i, ,I.,,,.,'ea
Probably his ideas in This drectinn oro .l.,,.,.
ened hy fine Influence ot' The tan,.Io ,,,,.;,,,
his family, Under ,Lc ,rr;o,r ,.o.na;,;,,, e
things. life in the c,nnr,, - ,lon,
only toIerob)e lint ,,,rac,;,.o. l,,.,,,., 49,
household Labor. the ..,I,ulo.rv.. ,,,s all ,,,<
,idcl for. But Inc ,,,.,,, cL.,,,,,o ,l,.,L.,.II,
place has made life on = f;,ro ntc ;,tolo,aII,
In the city. there i uotbino. b,r,lI,. No..
not be provided for. p,ap..sed i, SOM,
And 80 with the ALTERNATIVE, hoc,,, a., =,
place mu.f he sold. sold .., nI,I, 49,. J..
posed of wear after ,..,,. j., r.,,,,,,,,,., ',.,
with the interest in il. Jo.rin,. ,,,oi,,t,al. ,,.
the owner throws !, an ,bo u,.,,.,.,, -. ,,I..
can pc, ia, il in ash and ;,,,.o,;,,,,I,.'..,..,
fine rcsuIr ''''''S
And what th.r,.,,,. :, ,h. ,.,,.,,, .r,r..,
question in this State -, ,bo .,.on.,I, - ~.
condition of ,Airs9 WI. 49,, r. =.
hundreds Of farms ro,r on tLa ,,,.,.,.
NOT ten NOR cant ortIo,, .,, ...'Iii
two or three h,,,dro, ocres. wills, I,,,
bcrs contain five hundred to a thousand acres
And past these l,rgn tracts tina o,.,l,,.,,,'
from other STATE, conn and g., rLo,. ho,-.
not the means 10 nav for Them and yt,nl ,ho,,
and dislLiuu to prur boo,., E.,I,;It;o. - ~
outset. and with no moro do.ir. ,L,,, +b,;,.
prescp, owner, to burden tbe,osct,o. We'll, NV
manaocaLlc farms tbcv rot,,,.n f. +l,o;. .,.
homes disannointod whilst ,,ho,.. ,,.,,',,.. A.
same roupds IN turn with I'll, ,.,,,, l,c,.,.
We have pictured here tbe eyarv d.,, ,o,,,,..
reuces. the condition If tl;rrs ,.h;at a,o1'..
% ,rucb o,o;ns4 ,l,o ctot, -
condition which calls c,rncstl, fr , ,," -, ~,
lief. some way of getting over a dirirnIry so
prciudicial TO the interests Of MI corcn,no5
The State needs these Same :.sn,ou c,r,,o....
to properly deyelop lis resources and nhon
they make their annoorance .mopost ~. n.;tL
their conitaI If = faw bnndrod doiI,u. .i.,1
with skill and their ctrono or,s ,Lo,, Iii
not be suffered ,o 90 ow,v d;ssnt;,Gaj ' Ln'
some more favored locality
And now in view If all tb;s : :, 49,, ,;,.
that the londboIders themselves sho,ll 49,,
slider the situation. .bopId cor,o =, H., ooD
cns;on ,bat with Tho ,,,.os,,o,.;,,. of d. C.,I.
greatly increased and tbo yoIno or ,ho;,. o,noe
vastly enhanced !, mich, lao . ,,at,or ~
much pride, socially 10 ovn half -. oro,, 90
third the quantity Of land ,bat wa. noa5r,I =.
the ojcp lime 10 ,s.ur, 70 n,a s,a;aI .!,,..:'