The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-07-23
The Eastern Shore.

To these who are familiar with the al
as to the character of its soil. its undevel-
oped resources, It's climate, and its water
facilities, il has always been u matter Of
wonder that Baltimore capitalists have so
perSstcntly and tooliShiy overlooked the
undeveloped sources of wealth thai lie 50
close to their doors. The following article,
cut from Il Western Shore paper, shows,
however. that Maryland editors, other than
those personally interested in its develop
ment, recognize the resources of the PENN
Sula and which Baltimore has SO long COM
paratiyely overlooked
When will sleepy Baltimore wake up and
realize her many advantages" We have
been led to ask this question after visit TO
the Eastern Shore of Maryland. There is
not Il State in the MON that can claim
such Il territory as the Eastern Shore. Ii
may truthfully he stated that it is the gar
den spot of the world. because ii possesses
ali the advantages possessed by any other
section. and many not possessed by any
other y farmer, with proper cultivation,
can raise more wheat corn. rye or oats to
the acre than can be raised in any other
portion of our whole country-and the
grain raised will he finer and better in every
way than that of any other section. The
same is true of all kinds of vegetables. The
season is ut least two weeks i'll advance OF
any other in the same latitude, AMI the veg
ctableS are more Succulent and crisp than
we have eaten anywhere else. For small
fruits, indeed all fruits, it does not have an
equal. We eat fruit from section that
equals the fruit grown on the Eastern Shore,
and notwithstanding we occasionally hear
the cry no peaches, yet the fruit crop
rarely fails.
In point of transportation it eXcelS any
and every place in the world, nearly every
farmer having navigable water at his door
Every county is cut up by rivers and bays,
so that the farmer loads his grain at his own
granary, and it only costs about four cents
to carry a bushei of grain one hundred
miles
There are millions upon millions OF yellow
pine, cypress and white oak timber, and all
lying quite close to nari gable water. 1t
has many miles OF ocean shore. upon which
is the finest bathing in the known world.
1t has many thousand acres of arabic land
not now under cultivation. Upon the
shores il has most excellent mari beds
Oysters are abundant, the lime from which
is an excellent fertilizer. The land is free
iIOi anu 81 t'tSlIN Guilty. at GU
that a boy fifteen years of age can pillow all
day with ease. The work is so light that
only pony horses are required to do it. As
stock raising section it has superb advan-
tages, and for sheep raising it seems espe-
cially adapted, the finest lamb and mutton
we have ever eaten being raised on the
Eastern Shore. 1t is the natural element
for poultry. Wild fowl, fish, crabs, oysters
and CLANS abound in superabundance. The
inhabitants can live out of the water the
year round. If there is anything that we
have forgotten, our readers may supply it
and we will endorse it,
Such Il country as this is, right under her
nose, and Baltimore City allows it to go
undeveloped So far as she is concerned
The only thing that has ever been done to
develop this country by outsiders has been
done by PhiladelphianS, who have given
them a railroad, and are now running Il
line of fine steamers between Baltimore and
the lower counties. Baltimore is too slow
for anything in the world. She reminds us
Of a little dried up old maid, full of gossip.