The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-07-15
Correspondence Baiiimors County Union.
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON. D. C.
A Correspondent on his Travels-What
he Saw from Baltimore County to
washington-Two Sections
Contrasted-Somo Pc
litical Matters, &c.

WASHINGTON, u. c., July 10th, 1852.
MsssTs. Editors As tins Il one Of the most
beautiful and pleasant cities In the country, and
perhaps in the world, there being go many parks,
squares and ornamental shade trees that II looks
like "a city 10 n forest" felt somewhat compen-
sated In having TO leave your county on the morn
ing Of the jth inst. to return here.
II had Tained on the ith, and II WAS not very
pleasant to start out carly the next morning In all
the dampncss aud mud to take the train for bal.
timore and from thence here. but was compelled
10 do 50. and n was whiTlcd along In the cars
On tho w. NJ. X. II. my attention remained fixed
on the corn, grass and wheat fields (for love the
country, many Of the latter of which saw swept
Hat TO the ground by the previous days storm. for
the luckless farmers who owned them 10 harvest
In the best manner they could. Many are the
fluctuations that attend the occupation Of the
farmer from seed time TO harvest, aud the least
Of them Is the loss he sastains aud the difficulty
he has to secure hts harvest of down aud tangled
grain after u storm. which he must do with scyths
mower
After leaving Baltimore aud baltimore county
especially by way Of the II. a +. X. H., for WASH
ington. the contrast in the condition Of the two
sections oicountTy IL readily apparent. baltimore
county and all the northern and western part Of
Marylan u high and rolling until II becomes
mountainous, aud l. denomnaied anti. tide water
land. hut south 81 Baltimore aud between that
city and here u l. Low aud Hat cred with pines
or swamp. aud marshes. and the soil l. sandy or
gravelly. as though IN the distant ages the ocean
waves had swept overit. This is called tide water
Maryland
lint in the matter of the ptoductivoncss of the
soils II the two section, the contrast IL still greater
on the one all vegetation grows luXuriantiy. and
a. far as the eye can over the rolling topogra
ply. there are green Gelis. beautiful meadow aud
thrifty woodlands that bcspcak for the inha btants
plentiful haft csts, cunientnent and happncss.-
On the other, where !, s sandy and dry. the que,
ton arises. "itoS do people live here" The soil
+ 10.
citation 60 grow 90 u the farmers g. Tai.c little
corn 90 grain 90 spmething beside. siraWbcrric.
AMI a few garden products. which they i" With
Commercial icriililer'. make the picture but the
more ritiahlc. Yet, along the line ui this road
the H. 4 =. there ifc ssinc signs u rc,iting cn
cfsy aui some improvement. are being made.
Ia several place. smali villages have been built
and nreasluually new hnusc or some other in
trps cWent csn be- seen while ~ iIarrmtn'. sta
u"n There b. ready spme ifi ~ enterprise being
u.Au,ies'el. canning c.tahh.hmeut having been
cfrrfci there. AMI the long Asars ~ rat loaIs q
manure "a tbs way side shps that the o~Lcr.
meat q Bell ti,e .pii Ufa.lucr 'un4tthiug
! - lave nat s,tn Uiach stens ui real agtirul
tufai thfiu iu til. section. For -vscfal year.
have strained ny eve. g. 80 graz. field wh,eh
would be a. indication - %. and not until lately
have seen single patch 81 clover grouine bot
fcrcntit have tccn one 90 tNu small psicue. q
that srrat s.lI or lfI,Irs plant. With tbs plant
aui Amc atd manure thr iArt e that .crtiou
could &c improved. i.r fsrcut c1Teuuruts Nth
tte sandy ..iI- r! Nrs fsrsrs have icmsu-tfstsI
that rurh soils are ~ .tarhN. generally tuI,
Is-ei waiit ihs.t slait4lhts &. c,sy cait,s a'i.n
Ought @ make tLt. ssetl,n dr.tabie f.f .ltetlirg
s.., bcsiir' berry ant tfuck rst.ius AMI peach
arrl aris. iHr shich 10 sesuf o. be she impression
ia aIunvit ILcn Al.a 'ra'eicrs pacing through
t.i- svrt..n Q. ;le capita. q the Nsfau ace Too
art 9. iHrm th,lf opinion - fhe ut.ic state .
Nary and i..m shat 'hry .,r along 'hc line - the
60 flf!f.A I.r uuc.trs ll.f.Ii. Ni'h Washing