The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-03-30

81 stesmcfs are furnishing the State
with It's best agricultural sai me-
chanical Mbor. Baltimore, theu, be-
sng the commercial metropolis Of the
State, sending out sthsf life blood TO
ne fsrthest Q xfreme, must contribute
,othe development of tho resources
Of this once EdeN ,of Maryland, in the
proportion as she ts creases. w
Washington, tho Nations Capital,
offers her contribution to restoring
the depreciated value of this sect ion,
by her Increase 10 wealth and popula-
tion. As market IL demands three
times the amount Of stuff it did ten
years ago, oo sccount Of the increased
consumers located therein, aud drawn
III from the productive capitol with
in fifty ora bundled miles Of her
confines. ct
Alexandris, once q flourcshiog city
at one time the great tobacco marke,
Of the United States, just emerging
from the shock Of the polite al earth
quake, derives large share Of her
activity from the trade Of this peniu-
sula, aud in turn helps to enrich and
develop her resources aud prospe rity.
while Annapolis, most beautifully and
delightfully."- located on an arm Of the
Chesapeake bay, has only beeu6 with
10 the last few years OF her ca--
prosperity. and must in time tt
stretch out, meet her younger
Baltimore. and aid her in inf,
life into this peninsula. .a.
The Baltimore and Ohio Rail
with It's Washington Branch.
through the northern portion
Prince Georges county the Ann
oils and Elk Ridge Railroad inierse
ing with the Washington Bran.
Road, runs through Anne Arundei
county tho Baltimore aud Potomac
Railroad, alIPeunsy lvauia enterprise,
enterprise. now nearly completed
runs through Anne Arundel and
Prince Georges counties, { within
which it has n branch dcverging TO
Washington and Charles county ;
the Point Lookout and Washinctoo
Road is now projected through Prince
Georges, Charles and 81 Mary :
counties, and the Drum Point Rail.
road is now projected through Anns
Arundel and Calvert counties, con.
sttutin ing, when completed. a railroad
chain Of nearly Eve hundred miles
within the peninsula, three of the
lines being for the most part parallel,
running from north to south two
nearly parallel, between Washingt m
and Baltimore, oud three running
through the northern part farthest
from navigation.
The Patuxent river dividing Cal.
vert county from Charles and ST. Ma
ry E. and Anne Arundel from Prince
Georges county, is pavirable for
more than one hundred miles from
its mouth, and 10 its descent from its
head passes through a heavily timber.
cd section. skirted on either side with
sandy, !oamy soil. whose sub.stra,a
is n sbell-bed, and between two ridg;;
es Of land about ten miles wide on
either side, unsurpassed for body or
fertility by the Genncsseo valley in
tho State Of New York, the Susque-
hanna Valley 10 the State of Penn
sylvania, or the great Mississippi
Valley, tie granary ofthc western
country.
The forests furnish Fhe finest white
oaks. walnut aud hickory. and the
little strenmlets running into the RI
vers and bay invite the cpterprisiug
capitalist to utilize them. Tn somc
portions iron ore is found in. great
quantities, and very pure, aud beds
Of Lake Superior gray stone, which
once was filled with gold ore before
IL was subjected to volcanic action
This stone is valuable for railroad
and building purposes. The soil and
climate are specially adapted TO fruits
peaches, pears and cherries aboundinp
where the the tiller has not plowed.
Some of the most be eautiful locations
here are to be found for graperies or
vineyards far superior to those in the
south Of France, two degrees of lati.
i'udo further south, and possessed Of
the same advantages Of the salt spray
arising from the bay here, ~ from the
Mediterranean sea thero. Our State
system Of education is good. and
churches and post offices are abuud.
ant; the only thing needed Is u thor
ough system Of public roads. which
will come as soon as he enterprise or
labor is introduced. Our people
have b,en always provcrbial for their
hospitality and federation o! opinion,
and when the thousand mere forms
are cut up into sfty and one hundred
acres, occupied lby thrifty. entcrpris
ing and lnw-loving people, then We
shall look Into Q future freighted with
blessings, aud in the social circle with
new no;shbors forget the losses of
the past. Let no stranger hesitate for
moment. when The commercial, me-
chauical and agricpliura, advantages
have been made manifest, 10 corac 10
and buy Maryland. noted 10 her
earlier history for religious federation.
maintains, especially 10 this peni,snla.
the duciriue OF the fullest liberation
Of opinion when described within the
limits Of reason, and no period 10 her
history is marked by the dark spot of
prescription, or even can while the
prestige Of her pas. chivnlry is re.