Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-11-20
Letter FROM Cumberland.
Especial Correspondence IF the Jo"rnM
CUMBERLAND, Nov. Is, 1915

l>ptrtt correspondence ~ Wf "o"THn'J
CUMBERLAND, Nov. IS 1915.
Now that the elections are over for a
year, Except our municipal next SPRING.
other matters will absorb tho public mind,
anon. which most likely to attract attcn-
ton, is your new county movement, which
by the way, will meet with no favor from
the citizens from this end of Allegany. 1t
is not desirable to allow such rich and
valuable territory as will be embraced in
the new county, to be separated from this
city and the poor, thinly settled districts
east of us, and as consequence, you may
expect strong opposition from here,
which will largely influence the Legislature
when the question is brought before that
body, no matter if the State Senator and
two members of the House are from the
proposed npw section. That there is terri
tory and population enough i'll Allegany
fully convinced from whai know ofthem,
and believe a correct survey and ccnsCs
will prove tie fact
When | think it probable county seat
will be made at Frostburg, it strikes my
mind quite forcibly that your town should
have more convenient hotels. In fac. you
should have the hotels nom | doubt if
any place, of the size and importance of
Frostburg, can be found anywhere in the
United States, SO poorly of fer hotel &C
Commodations as your own. Besides which,
beautiful scenery, elevated position, inyigo-
rating air and healthy location, are :sutfi-
cient attractions, apart from general bust
ness affairs, to draw Hundreds of summer
visitors in quest of all these advantages
nature has given you. When nature has
done so much for your region, docs it not
seem n pity that man has done 50 little to-
wards enabling otheF people from less IA
vored localities, to come aI4 shafc these
blessings with you, even Ehen thcy are
willing to pay roundly for the chance?
at the gain it would BE- 20 your city. Real
" think some of yQur men of means
should unite in the erection of large, con
vcnient and attractive hotels. l know Of
no place that needs them more.
Our Cumberland people are becoming
somewhat alarmed about the spread of
smallpox in the city. The disease first
appeared here about the Goth of October
and | now learn from the Board of IIca; tn,
that upwards of thirty cases of varioloid
and smallpox have been reported from
number there have been five deaths. 1t is
comforting however to learn that the dis
ease is becoming |. odiiied in lis severity,
and although it appears to be spreading, it
has lost much of its malignancy.
Mount Savage will lose, and Cumberland
will gain the chief offices of the Consolida-
ton Coal Company, and the Cumberland
& Pennsylvania Railroad Company, by the
removal of JAS A. Millholland Esq, ed
Vice President and Resident Agent of these
companies to his city. fear you will have
to score Qae mark more in favor of Cum
bcrland Coal"
There are QQ;r gespn steam canal boats
successfully plying in the coal trade on the
Chesapeake S Ohio Canal, and it is rumor-
ed here that SONG gentlemen of capital are
about to engage in the building of steam
canal boats or I large scale, which, If true,
will MAKE that branch of business exceed,
ingly lively here next season.