National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-08-12
AeRIcuLrURE.
Maryland and District Of columbis Agrieul-
tural soeiety-Good Roads from Prince
Georges County to Warrington.

AGRICULTURE
Maryland and District Of coiunbis Agricul-
tural soeisty-Good Roads from Prince
Georges County to Warrington.
Some months since the following letter sp-
pesred in the Marlborough Gazette, and afforded,
much pleasure to many Of the ctilens who de-
county, but are debsrred BY the condition Of the
roads. They are now inquiring when the proposed
improvements are to be made. Dan any one tell
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To the Editor Of Gazette: .rs
SIR: Some months have elapsed since We COM
the prosperity 81 the Southern Maryland and Dis
trict Of Columbia Agricultural Society. and being
your numerous readers to be informsd what Ne
are about, ] assure you We are still alive. and
have in contemplation o work the completion Of
our success and we tauis in some, II not con.
siderable degree, to the prosperity Of the whole
county for yhstsver, in our opinion, affects
Al the last meeting Of the directors Of this IN.
ttitution committee, consisting OF Messrs. Hume,
sa1 ohsf.s Mse and y
was appointed TO devise ways and means 70 pro-
moteits success, and 70 the attainment Of this
clnded that the best thing to be accomplished is
the construction Of good road from the fair
grounds to Warrington city, and that u ts stns
templatsd road, and are satisfied that . good one
suitable for the purpose can be constructed at Q
and gs. o 20 .es
and the Commissioners OF the District Of Column
bis. urging In strong terms their assistance In the
from the assurances We have received from our
worthy president We are warranted In entertain
ing the opinion that the Commissioners Of the
commissioners OF this county In this matter.
Without assistance We can do nothing, and the
time, labor and money We have expended will be
lost. It Is most painful and notifying TO contem.
plate such result, considering the important oo-
ect to be attained the success Of institution in
which the whole country should feel deeply inter
ested, and We sincerely trust that our appeal to
the county commissioners Of our county. will not
be in vain but most kindly, literally aud prompt
hat sRg monsS that msy Be expended Sy the
county In advancing the cause Of agriculture will
be returned to It four-fold, and We envy not the
spirit of those who would resist an appropriation
for SO Important an object to be accomplished.
- We admit that the county is much in debt,
and verything possible should be done to reduce
taxation, but there are many things that are in
dispensible to the future prosperity of the coun-
~, and should not be neglected, no matter what
expense 1t may involve. What is more necessary
and important than the construction Of good
roads, and what conduces more to advance the
price of land than they do, and In what condition
do we fnd them. 1fother expenses were reduced
and repairs Of the public roads, II would invite
immigration, and our lands, now at avery low ebb,
WOulQ luCIehto ID Ndlue anu hot Uo IN upOu
our hands. While other counties in the State are
advancing In agriculture and improvement, and
their lands becoming valuable and salable, our
county lies dormant and inactive. Look At our
neig hboriDg county, Montgomery, and learn q
practical lesson Of wisdom. Behold how her citi-
zens united TO promote its interests, each con-
tending with the other in the mastery. Why is
IL that Its lands are more in demand and consid-
cred more valus BILE than ours Surely is not be-
cause they are intrinsically more productive-for
none can exceed ours in fertility, bat because
more attention Is paid to the cultivation Of the
soil and to the Improvement Of the public roads,
and the people are more united and more liberal,
and not afraid to expend money when their in
Sad indeed is the reflection that we are so much
behind the times in the spirit Of improvement and
the advancement OF agriculture, and how long
this deplorabe state Of things is to continue time
alone can determine. We are retrograding fast
in the Improvement Of the science of agriculture,
and our lands are consequently diminishing In
value and in demand. We are becoming more
involved, and unless something is done to arouse
the latent energies Of the soil and stimulate the
people with the spirit OF enterprise, industry and
Improvement, We see nothing in the future but
ruin and bankruptcy.
As the commencement OF q new era in our his
tory, we propose to begin with our institution for
quite sure that its success Will lead to i'm
article without commencing the liberal and mag
unanimous spirit manifested by Messrs. Fielder
and Edward Magruder in offering to give to the
institution the right Of way through their lands
for the construction Of the road, and If they can
afford to donate them surely the commissioners
Of the county will initiate their example by q
handsome appropriation. AGRIcoLA.