The Baltimore County union., 1881-10-22
Corre.Poadesee Baiii@Ore County Uaion.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
Returning from Yorktown-The state
Fair The Oriole and It's Effocta-
Plenty OF Work-Prices Ad-
vancing, Etc, Etc.
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BALTIMORE, October 18th. 1881.
During the coming lev days u is expected Bal.
timore will be pretty well hiicd with citiaens Of
tho North and East-all the States indeea--on
their return home from the Yorktown centennial,
goodly number Of whom will be likely 70 larry
. brief scjourn In our Monumental metropslis %
soc the sights and enjoy themsslves - best com.
ports with their desires In view Of this esIssney
managers Of our hotels, theatres and other places
Of amusement and Sightseeing have made such
arrangement as may prove most accommodating
and pieasurabie.
Il 10 expected not . few who participated In the
grand Virginia centennial win endeavor 10 be ID
Baltimore In time 70 attend one or two dsys
pleasure at the Pimlieo races and probably 70.
main over for the Maryland State Agricultural
Fair at the same place, which, as generally IN.
ticipated, win be the finest and most extensive
agricultural display ever held In Maryland. The
managers have taken great pAins-sparing neither
energy nor expense-to make u completes In every
way. The fact 10 your Baltimore county Agrieui.
tural Fair, held at Timonium for the past thres
years, so happily inaugurated and carried out up
to the present time. will have enabled farmers and
others Of Baltimore county TO aid greatly In add.
ing to the success aud Of this State Fair
greater portion Of the gay and attractive
drapery and 0rioIe ornamentation Il stiIi 70 b
seen on numerous buildings In prominent street,
and thoroughfares. This, it 10 presumed, win b
taken down after the races are over. II is nov
quite manifest-made 90 BY practical business 70.
sults-that the 0rioie celebration has had q mos,
excellent effect In stirring up trade particularly
among the dry goods and retail dealers Of ~ =.
scriptious. They have been making extsnf.As
sales and large amount Of money has ben 1efi
in the city making times brisk.
There has been . very steady and active do.
mand for day .iaborers Throughout our city In the
past several weeks at excellent wages. This has
been caused 10 q considerable extent By the new
Mutual Gas Company now vigorously engaged
laying Its pipes and mains in all prominent por.
tions Of Baltimore. Between two and three thous.
and men are At work In various ways for this en-.
,erpri's. They are supplying very many houses,
consumers with gas at ST. per 1000 feet, being
much cheaper than the old companies. goodly
number, however, are dubious that-iike other
similar new gas prcjects-they will finally sell
out or consolidate, as other oppositons have hih-
erto done. and leave their friends and patrons In
the lurch. IL 50 better they had not begun, % Il
only causes vexation, trouble, tearing up Of the
pavetnents, &C., with no good result.
II 10 \ fact being daily manifested that real
estate 10 steadily and rapidly advancing In value
IN almost every part Of our city and rents going
mp Proportionateiy. Nearly all landlords
ttons Of Baitmore-are asking advanced rcnts.-
This Is likewise particularly in the newly i'm
proved and built up sections Of the northern Belt
on Maryland avenue, Charles. st. Paul, Calvert,
North and other streets extending northwardiy
into the county. i may also notice similarly
Wood street, Jefferson Place and streets crossing
them north Of Boundary avenue. Nearly all ten
ants are being notified that the rents will be ad-
vanced upon them.
This seems TO be . decidedly favorable locality
for residences. Il might, however, be well for
landlords 10 act cautiously or they may drive
good tenants away and End idle houses on their
hands ~ was the case some years ago. Il 10 tol-
erably good policy to let we'll enough alone rather
than run hazards.
II Is now expected that several Of our streets
will be handsomely lighted very soon with the
electric lights which have grown into great favor.
The Government has consented 10 give Il q still
farther trial In our postofiec 10 obvatc some
difficulties heretofore encountered. Col. Adreon
Is doing all In his power TO have u used II suita-
bly, perfected.
Political matters are growing quite excited aud
active. The Republicans are actively ut work
and full Of hope that they win make good show
and elect fair proportion Of City councilmsn and
members Of the Legislature with . strong proba-
bility OF defeating Mr.. keating for the Comptrol-
iership. The talk is Of making Mayor Lstrobe
the next Governor Of Maryland, or at least nomi.
mating him for that Office. II he makes as good
Governor as he has Mayor Of Baltimore, very
little fault can be found.
Complaint Of the drought In all parts Of Mary
land continues 10 be very great. Though rain
has been threatened here none Of any account h.s
come yet. All kinds Of vegetables and indeed
everything In family use for daily subsistence 10
very dear and prices going up. Butter, eggs, po-
tatoes, apples ETC., double the usual prices 90
that those without plenty Of means have to 20
without or buy them very spsringly. This 10
mainly owing to the drought. NEsroR.