Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-12-06
Communicated.
A New County-Some Of The Advantages
to he Derived from lis Formation.

A New County-Somr of the Advantages
to be Derived from lis Formation.
In the first place it is important to
mark the probable outline and extent
ofthe New County Dams Mountain
on the east to the Potomac, the Penn
sylvania and Maryland line on the
north to Negro Mountain thence
south along its summit to the south
ern part or boundary of Grantsvlile
district, across which in as direct line
as possible to Bear Trap Run, whose
course and that of Savage River to the
potomac-would furnish natural
outline of boundary, and include in
its extent, Grantsville, Mt. Savage,
Frostburg Homecoming and Western
mort Districts, and include an area
that would be found to fall not far
short of the constitutional standard
The including Of Grantsville dis
trict, wholly or in great part, in the
New County would accomplish, both
for it and Garrett county as whole,
a result greatly to be desired, namely,
proper conveniences for the first
named with respect to the county
seat, and harmony Comparatively so
at least) for remaining Garrett. For,
with Grantsville district detached from
it, Oakland becomes as convenient a
point to the county as any would be
that could be selected. And in re-
spect to revenue, Grantsvllle district
can never be, in proportion to her as
sessed value, tributary to Garrett.
The expense to the county OF roads
that would be required to Oakland,
of railroad travel ga Connellsvllle and
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to that
place, would eat up in great part
what would be derived from it by
taxation. And then the injustice
and unfarness of taxing a people and
spending the money to overcome in
conveniences and Instructions, to
which they ought not to be subjected
at all.
1t seems to us then upon the whole,
that separation Of this district flom
Garrett could not reasonably be OBJ
iected to by the latter, whilst the for
mer incalculably Benefited, would
eagerly favor the act.
But would the district named gain
much by exchanging Oakland for
Cumberland? To neither place can
they 90 and return the same day, UNI
l.ss all the night Of it be taken too.
Grantsville district then can only be
properly accommodated, in respect
to county seat, by some central
point in the proposed new county.
The same, though to a less extent, is
to be said of Westernport, Barton, Lo-
naconing and even Frostburg, Eek
hart and Mt Savage 1t ia kes quite
three hours to go and return from
Frostburg to Cumberland and five
from Westernport to Cumberland.
Is it not clear then that middle
county only can give US the convent
ences enjoyed by other sections of the
State, with respect to their county
seats? Somerset and Worcester coun-
ties from which Wicomico in 1867
was taken, lay almost in a square,
with their farthest points at dis
lance of not over twenty miles from
their respective county seats, through
4 level country, traversed by rail-
roads ahd county roads and yet a
third county was granted the people
of Wicomico Cor the mere asking, and
without regard to the constitutional
requirements of territory or popula-
ton. We, on the other hand, have
mountains to traverse and SHOWS with
rigorous weather in a greater degree,
and lasting when It's spring in east
ern Maryland Convenienees simply,
ayailed them. WIZ not tie plea Of
necessity, comparatively, oral esq
Wiz equality Of rights only, at the
hands of Our Lav makers be denied us ?
Wen Gee
A word with respect to taxation.
The section that would be included
in the proposed county, in round num-
bers pays $4,000 taxes, and the sec
ton east of Dams Mountain, $50, 900.
Would we need any increased taxa
ton then to put up the necessary
public buildings? We could save
enough from the $4,000 in three
years to build them for the cash and
after that reduce taxation from its
present rate-'a,aety nine cents on the
hundred dollars to fifty cents. Once
more then aoe say let as hare the ne'o
county. CITIZEN.
Frostburg, Dec. Sd, 1873.