Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-10-16
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"EOX'>" New County.

| notice in the last issue of the JOURNAL
that "NoX," kind of an Independent dem
ocratic republican, has again commenced
to rasp away at the (old) new county sub
Jet.
1t seems rather significant that this cor
respondent should always about election
time manifest such sudden interest in the
new county, and at this time also discover
the import,tnt fact that the Georges Creek
Coal Region is not sufficiently represented
ON the Legislative part of either democratic
or republican ticket. The query therefore
very naturally arises, who is this "NoX 2"
Is he not the same party who has been
boasting for II month or more that he did
not desire to be candidate for the House
of Delegates, and at the same time was try
ing to pack the democratic primary (when
held herc) in his favor? Having signallv
failed in this project, he is now burning
with patriotic enthusiasm to call meeting
at Homecoming for October Goth to nomi-
nate an independent ticket 10 be composed
OF four men who favor canal extension and
new county enc IF ~tom must be "Ior,' Of
course. He also draws a comparison with
reference to the qualifications necessary to
make Il competent legislator between the
present nominees of both parties and some
of the prominent citizens of Georges Creek.
After mentioning their names he used the
term, "ond others,' these "oMers" referred
to, mean "NoX's."
We have always been and still are strong
ly i'll favor of the proposed new county; at
the same time we believe that "VoX" will
find that there is not sufficient material
in the canal extension and new county
hobby for him to ride upon into the Gcner-
al Assembly at its ensuing session, for the
simple reason that every intelligent mind
is aware that the last Legislature gave the
necessary authority to make a survey at
orr o.rh expense for the purpose of asccr-
tanning whether old Alleyany contained
sufficient area out of which to construct
the proposed new county, and that until
this survey is made no one, however. well
versed in wisdom and logic, not even cx.
cepting the gifted "Vox' can further the
new county in the Legislative Halls.
Runor says that somewhere in Mime
sofa bull pups can be purchased at fifty
dollars per head. which, is certainly very
reasonable for that commodity, but the
difficulty in the market is to know where
to get the fifty dollars So is it with re-
gard to the new county We have been
informed by competent authority that it
will cost in round numbers $500 to make
the survey, and we are well aware that I'M
til the survey is mute we must remain, as
"NoN' says, in "statu guo" Therefore, the
great difficulty now is to find out where we
en- stumble over these $500 Every effort
made to raise tn 5 amount has thus far fail
ed, the people generally not manifcsting
any disposition to come forward with the
necessary filthy lucrc." A portion of this
sum, however, might be raised by "Vox"
were he to procure suitable specimen of
the Minnesota quadIup aforementioned
to travel with him in his canvass for canal
extension, &c, as Il sort of second hand
mcnagcrie, which would certainly add
weight to his efforts besides being IL reliable
support in case of emergency.
With all due Difference to the zeal and
interest just now being displayed by "Vox'
in the canal extension, &c, we opinc that
our citizens generally will be better salts
fled for him to eat oysters at home this
winter instead of going to Annapolis as
legislator. Hox.
October Is, 1915.