The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-07-29
The Eastern Shore.


Though neither is perceptbly increased, each
Gibbs and flows from one shore to another in ODE
dience to the great Laws of Attraction the at
traction Of Gravitation and the Attraction Of In
terest Natural causes withdraw the waves from
one shore and roll them upon another and eau
scs equally natural, withdraw men from one sec
ton of country and send them in strange hurry
and confusion to another.
| 1t is one Of the results of the late war, that
the human tides of our country have been some-
what changed Heretofore the great West was
the Canaan of promise toward which the people
of the older sections were constantly tending
To-day the South divides that Honor.
With the removal Of slavery and the opening
Of that section to free labor, honest industry and
boundess enterprise have new and promising
field before them. Many difficulties are yet to
be overcome before the South receives the full
benefit of Northern immigration. Among these,
the greatest perhaps, is that feeling of hostility
to foreigners, and to the introduction of the
Northern progressive ideas and systems Of labor
which characterize the chivalric scions Of the old
| Slave Arstocracy. While they entertain such
feelings Northern men cannot live pleasantly
among them, and thus they prevent the intro
duction of mnch valuable capital and enterprise.
Maryland, having less of this effete Aristocracy
than any other of the former Slave States, is
reaping more fully the benefits Of Northern i'm
migration. And of all the former Slave-holding
counties, Caroline perhaps offers the greatest in
ducements to Northern men, on account OF the
price and quality of its lands, and its convent
ence to the great markets, as well as the genuine
loyalty and hospitality of its people. The tide
is running strongly in that direction. A good
class of Pennsylvania farmers especially from
Cumberland county, are buying farms in Caro-
line with a view of settling upon them. They
are generally men of some means, and the intro
ducon of this class fpeople, will prove Of great
advantage to Caroline, in restoring its broken
down lands and developing its vast agricultural
resources. s g43 IEa
We lately had the pleasure of a short visit to
this county Taking the fine steamer Champion,
with pleasant company, excellent accommoda-
tons and obliging officers, we landed at the
town of Denton about 5 o clock in the evening
Denton is at the head of steamboat navigation
on the Choptank river and is the county scat of
| Caroline. By disastrous fire on the night OF
the 4th of July most Of the business part of the
town is in ruins. Arrangements however, are
already being made to rebuild the burnt portion,
. and we hope to see Denton arise from its ashes
more beautiful and attractive than before
Through the kindness of Mr.. James G. Redden,
= | e fbo hact
of the county. The land is level and sandy and
in some places inclined to be sedgy or marshy.-
. There is an abundance of pine and oak timber,
come of which is of good quality. Most of the
> farms are large,-to large for successful agri-
culture Many of them have been badly man
aged and consequently are Charmed down."
Lime and other fertilizers have an astonishing
effect on the soil, and where they have been used
the crops are good. We saw as fields of corn
andas heavy settings of clover as can be found
anywhere and all that Caroline needs to make
it one of the best agricultural counties in the
State, is smaller farms and better cultivation.
Farm buildings are generally poor, and buy
ers must expect in most cases to erect new ones
within few years. The soil is well adapted tC
raising fruit and vegetables of all kinds. This
, fact together with the cheap and ready transpor
tation to Baltimore and Philadelphia, will al.
, ways make such crops profitable. Many fine
peach orchards are found throughout the county,
which yield handsome income to their owners
The crop this season is light. The price of land
5 ranges from SIS to SEQ and even 500 per acre
: according to quality, situation Improvements
About $50 may be taken as fair average. Tht
fisheries along the Choptank are also quite profit
, able to their owners Shad and herring art
e caught in abundance. Greensborough, is quite
/, a Furnishing town on the upper waters OF tn
e Choptank. and has considerable business. Thu
new Railroad now in course of construction, con
: Meeting with the Delaware R. R. at Smyrna ant
: summing down to Oxford Point on the Choptanl
''oh. Oh tnis road will prove of immense advsn
: tage TO the county, placing it in direct conr,,
!. nIcatlon with Philadelphia and Baltimore 5-s
Taking all things into oousiurrutrvrr, VIC rrrrnr
very highly of Caroline county. 1t has prom
!, ising future before it. We like its hospitality
and the spirit of its loyalty as illustrated in tn,
t american Union under the trusty Editor, MraJ
? H. Emerson. ~ o1r--3G0a 44
E Returning we took the stage from Denton to
Queenstown, a distance of 81 miles, and reached
Baltimore by one of the Chester river boats.