Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-07-12
frostburg Peculiarities.

a little while, though long enough to
become surprised at the wav business
Is conductef lere. Nero nts and
clerks. stan ag idle in thrir aoor-
ways, sugges. hat trade has fallen far
below former times. The comm on
cry of unprecedented depreciation i'm
plies that the reel eltats ma ket
WAS oncs active and sustaine' by good
prices. For all this decadence of
prosperity thore have ben causes
which will appear to the naked eye
as We proceed that is, if one having
no more than a general interest in
tho place is allowed f. express him
sell With a Cue degree Of fre sdon.
A promins ut citizen has informed
me that the JOURNAL has exertod all
its power and ability to lay before the
people a proper view O. their advan-
tags sad capacities. Hearing this
l feel that I lebor in congenial field.
But to the poiut. : town situated
as this ou II to he ovcrrun With busi-
meas. A lea;sh resort of undoubted
at5Se tons, and the centre Of proba-
bly, the finest mining region in he
world it's location ought to command
social and business recognition of
immense force. Built up and inhab-
tied by all classes, nationalities and
sects, it is az near cosmor Titan as
any place Of its extent could be.
These are i,armoni us, orderly and
du2trious-working.to to the common
laada Ole end of individual and gener-
al nfvsperity. But, on the other
ha' !, there appear to be people hsre
selfish enough to think that all be-
longs to them, or that others are here
by their suferancu and for their use.
stran ers settling and living success-
fully among then become carpet
ba2gers and unworthy of blue blood
ed Iscognition. II the pec1'e ex-
press desire to distinguish one of
their number tor public office to the
exclusion of natives to the manor
bor,., the candidate is an intruder of
the worst type ard if he is fore m
eigner, his eleva t;on is a burning
shame. So of public improvements.
Your own money is held too closely
for such investment, and New York
money has no business here. The
ques'-,n was asked
Will the branch railroad be ba;lt
to Frostburg?"
A prominent citizen answered.
"Not if aid from Frastburs is indis-
penaable. They cannot get a dollar
from here
This reply me from rer resenta-
tive Of cla-e of mea who can do
something for the place, but who
won't.
The mercantile interc is condu ct.
ed &c though the milleniur vas ex-
pected to break every hour, and cone
wished to be aaught oyerstocked in
thai hour. Tie trains tina. used to
bring business from every town in
the region now carry customers away
to other mark eta. This ie done half
wa, for want of enterpl se; shs other
ha4 by slanc srous rivalry. Why, on
ly the other lay it was said a ner-
chant sold out because he was forced
to DO SO, and the pure sers are allot-
ted swelve months to 'brest," Be-
fore neighbors and strangers alike
there are threa,enines of others "go-
ing to the wall" of lawyers, sheriff,
court house sad and even Jail. How
dlscoIrsglEg to business men
Furthermore, merchants and labor
ers, robbed of fair trade and Aeeced
by huge extortion, sit with fol cd
hands snd s9a the company stores"
hold with iron will and oppressive
grasp their latorers' hard-es ned dol
lar. They see and feel that tic work.
ingman is pinched, first, by slack
woi' and, second, through high
Prices, for the necessaries of life.
Every principle of freedom is violaU-
ed ~ this system of company eX4c-
tion; the business of the many is
crippled at the profit of a few. It
will be happy { v, for come it mrst,
whet every man il every pany
can walk up and, ike a fire man, re.
ceive in his own hand his pay, aad
like freeman, spend whero AID for
what he pleases.
A free-door exhibition, we notice,
is great success i'll Frostburg. A
ten-es entrance fee will knock the