Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-02-02
The Fnstcrn Shore Of rTnryInnd,

The time was when this section of Maryland
was considered a poverty-stricken and out-of-
the-way place. But thanks to railroad enter
prize during the last decade it has been rapidly
improving, and is now getting TO be celebrated
as genial and growing country. We say grow
ing for though the Improvement has been rapid
tile end ID not yet and We may fondly hope that
what IL now is only an earnest of what its future
Will be- and look forward to the time when, in
point Of wealth. culture and influence it shall
lauk amongst the most prosperous and popular
sections of the State. Perhaps for the same
extent Of territory no section can boast of more
railroads, there being at least five embraced
within ls limits, either completed or partially 30,
and others under projection. These all connect
with the Delaware Road, and of course act as
feeders to that trunk, which opens to the East
ern Shore the Philadelphia and New York mar
kels, placing it within easy distance even of New
York
The commerce with Baltimore is carried on by
means OF steam and sail vessels, and during the
summer and fall seasons all the principal towns
as far down the Chesapeake Bay as Cambridge
are IN daily communication by steam with Balti-
more. and on some lines the freight and travel
demand even more frequent trips.
rs to business, the Eastern Shore is chiefly an
agricultural district though railroads have awak-
ecI enterprise in other directions, and we see
factories starting up in different parts OF the
country. These are often run by water power
though steam is not unfrequently used. They
communities In which they are located. by afford
lls employment to the inhabitants,an and market
tgr Whatever of the raw material can be furnish
ed
But as in the past, so in the future, agricul-
tate must be the main dependence Of the East
eH Shore, because for that more than anything
e'e 1t il calculated. The soil il various, en-
yfarlng almost every kind, from the sttfest clay
10 the lightest sand. The climate is sunsurpassed,
ani remarkably free from extremes of heat and
cod Aud all this, perhaps,s more fully realiz-
tu to-day than ever in the past and, possessing
iheTo natural advantages, farmers as a class are
hesmning to take those steps in the way Of i'm
voments in methods, ETC., which will place
lheln in the front ranks Of agrioulturists.
Fruit is being planted extensively, and for the
peach no soil is better adapted than the lime
sandy loan, as proven by the large yields whiel
nave been given of this fruit. There are i'm
ihelse orchards on the Eastern Shore, embrac
uS hundreds Of acres and numbering thousands
VI Irees. The apple is also extensively grown
ana l5 remuneratiYe crop. or small fruit tn
sIawberTy is most largely planted, and, ,withou
uoubt, the most profitable. Market gardening
a. also getting to be prominent feature i
l4slern Shore .husbandry, and oonsiderabl
Quantities of vegetables are annually sent to tn
.l'les from its farms. Stock, too, is receiving
more attention. and is improving in quality an
iluahtty, and ere long we hope to have whi
nase Deen 30 urgently recommended in ou
neneultural columns during the last year, nam
y larry associations and manufactures Of butte
a',I cheese, both for home consumption and IL
a''Jaeent markets.--Bdtimore Apleriodn