The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-05-04

Inc resources OF our county are
abundant and varied, and was there
any encouragement, immediate or
prospective, its industry would soon
revive nor would these resources re-
main long undeveloped.
Our crops of oats, potatoes and
buckwheat are at once abundant and
of superior quality, and find ready
sale in the markets where they have
access. Our wheat, though limited
in quantity, is of fully average quail
ity. In fruit we promise to excel
specimens Of our productions are re-
membered at the fair at Cumberland
and other points, and were specially
noted for their size and flavor. In
dairy products we excel, and our soil
and climate are adapted to raising
mutton for market as well as for
wool. Our mutton is famous with
eplcures in Baltimore, Philadelphia
and New York.
Coal equal in quality to any in
Georges creek is found in every part
of our county. To this add iron ore,
of which several deposits exist, of
varied value, yet all valuable. On
both sides of the county are large
bodies of timber and large deposits
of coal and iron ore utterly neglected.
The climate of our county attracts
many in summer as it is cool and
healthful, and comparatively near
the large cities of the west as well as
the east. Our atmosphere is almost
a specific for hay fever; few coming
here afflicted with that malady that
suffer during their stay, or go away
unrelieved. The number Of visitors
drawn here for their health and
pleasure is yearly increasing, and is
only limited because of the high cost
of getting here and staying in our
midst. With all these resources we
have ample means of outlet, if we
could use them, but they are made
Of none effect by the policy Of dis
elimination maintained by the rail-
road company, SO that our produce
at its depots is no more valuable to
our citizens than it is at our homes.
Production is discouraged and our
people lapse into ways of idleness
and unthrift, because they have no
incentive to effort.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
passes through the county to the
south of the main body of the open
land and the population. It has as
it's southern boundary the North
Branch of the Potomac, stream of
sufficient magnitude to float out tim
Der, &C., in its spring and summer
freshets. BY the Savage, Crabtree
and other streams all flowing toward
the Potomac river and the railroad,
we have access to pine forests of large
extent and great value. In the west
ern and northwestern boundary of
the county we have the Youghioghe-
ny and Castelman's rivers with
water ample in spring and autumn
to float out logs and other products of
that side of the county, and carrying
them all to Confluence where they
find railroad communication to our
best market. Flowing into these
rivers are the very considerable
streams known as Deep, Laurel, Bear
and Muddy creeks, these affording
power for mills and and facilities for
floating body of pine timber equal
to any in the country for quality and
quantity. By these streams which
both flow directly to points on the
railroad, we have the cheapest posi-
BILE transportation to our timber pro-
ducts, which would be a large item
in our industry and prosperity if we
could make them available.
With comparatively small expen-
diture the YoughioghenY can be
made available for miles above the
iron bridge at Oakland, while the