The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-09-23
corsspondsHes Balsiusors County UaiOn.
LETTER FROM UPPER FALLS, ND.
Seeing the oriole-somo Timely Rofiec.
tons on Some Bad Habits-Baltimoro
County's "Jumbo"-A Prosperous
Manufacturing Village, &c.


UPPEH PALLs, September 2?d, 1859.
Msssrs. Edifors.-
The 0Fiois last week claimed my exclusive at
tention after once got started, that IL 10 say Il
would have claimed my exclusive attention " I
could have only enjoyed u somewhere out Of the
reach Of the flthy cigar smoke continuously puied
into ones face. II IL fearful 10 70 contemplate
the two things Of cigar smoking and slang talk,
10 say nothing oftho utterly domoraiiEed. depraved
intercourse u young people nowadays. When
was young man-and don't profess 20 be very
old now-it was considered the height Of vulgari-
~ for . man 10 smoke q cigar in the presence Of
women. No geHfiemaR would dc such n thing
Now We find men who look like gentlemen putting
aud blowing away as u the cigar were the sum
total Of existence and young girls quietly walking
along the streets with such young men and sab
hitting TO u. To me. with my old fashioned no.
tiOns Of what constitutes gentility and good breed
ing. such conduct IL no less disgusting than the
current slang talk of the day. Such loOseness and
loss Of mutual dignity and self aspect the con-
tinuAl allowance of these practices bcgct l. the
prolific source of licentiousness arising from the
want Of modcsty and true refinement No i1dy
should permit such practices In her presence. and
u they would have Il understood that IL will not
be permitted We would soon end oC them.
Where Il will NIL end God only knows. I don't;
but American society Of to-day u cursed with the
vices of smoking drinking and slang aud I'M
brdled license In the intermingling % sexes which
leads to ruin aud utter depravity Of heart and ruin
Of body. None of Us end any trouble slipping
along tho road for II 10 always kept in such good
order that passage over IL l. easy enough and We
only pay toll at the end of the journey.
Eh! Did sec the procession! did and our
baltimore county Jumbo" included. We shOne
forth rcspendcnt in the various rappings, but all
, this made me shake my head a. thought of the
future before us. Of the waste &C money and what
We had 10 show Tor u. Let US look at our Balt-
more county Jumbo" then 60 the conditions in
connection with this enormous outlay and expen-
d.tare OF the Taxpayers money. IL 10 hTst
principle Of political economy 10 get the maximum
/ % return aud results for the minimum of outlay
aud expense. In this ease We End this rule
firsiy rsFsrs.d. AMI IL l. here the maximum of cx-
/ pense and no corresponding return whatever. and
/ when look NJ this brilliant piece of financial
/ "Mieaubefism, done AZ the cxpensc 81 the tax.
I payer, II our county. and when lock at the past
/ u our struggles n county against the graphing
of the city of Baltimore AMI know what the future
/ has in store for Us when see in this cancer of
the body polite the source aud cause of an uti.
mate ruin and defeat. IL makes me sad-sad t.
| think % the waste 81 money sai Co think uf the
Z use;essness IL these thing practically sad TO
think that all this gt,crins bras will some day
] End its way 60 the junk shop aud Ne be only too
glad to get I'll Of Il. Al this money spent on the
! purchase Of a big paste diamond with brass set
! ting TO daEIic the eye and blunt the perceptions
| Of the green cOuntryman while s0ne fellow gets
all the proai. Taxpayers. what are you going
e. do with this clephant-ouT Baltimore county
I jumbo" There's q conumlrum for you.
I have written somewhat Of the village of Frank.
linvillc up here and by way "f contrast give you
picture Of live place. ia another part Of our
county. which have found IN uf the city
trade reviews. How pleasing the contrast The
same life coGld We have here II the same DISPOSE
ton existed 10 properly use the advantage NC
possess;
zone Of the most thriV ing anufactnring Villages
around Baltimore Is rowhatan. situated about
eight miles from the city. IT. population numbers
about four hundred. nearly all Of whom
ployel by the Powhatan Cotton Mills aud the bal.
timore bye and Bleaching WOrks--thc latter be-
ing new industry lately established At that point
powhatan Is owned By the estate Of the late Ross
Campbell The PoWhatan Cotton Mill was e.tab-
iishei 10 l>O9. and the building was go thoroughly
constructed that it stand. to-day in most excellent
preserv alton. it, walls. which are about three
ieet thick. look 20 be solid and substantial a.
when first erected. This mill has lately under
gone some extensive changes. much Of the old ma
chinery having been replaced by new Of the best
/ English make. About 100000 has been expended
in these improy emeni.. AMI this mill is nov fully
equipped With the finest cotton spinning machinery
, made in Manchester.
1.-The work that IL being turned out 1. giving
great satisfaction. The superintendent of the
mill. well a. Of the entire village IL Mr.. viii
| liAms. under whose charge Powhatan has been
very prosperous. The dye and bleaching works
occupy hne three story stone building. or ginay
erected for \ cotton factory. The company has
spent aboG; $4,000 in providing machinery for
/ this business. which il a 20 this locality.
Heretofore our dry goods merchants have been
/ compelled 20 send their goods 90 PhiIaielphia TO
] be dyed. but these new works make IL unnecessary
10 do 80 any longer. The dye works have been
in operation for several months. and have already
/ built up an important business. giving excellent
| satisfacton in the character of work.
"The village Is supplied with = school. church.
public hall and library. the owners % the prop
erty taking great interest in the welfare Of their
employee"
! Enough for this week. however, sId guess the
Belair road will thank Providence got through
this time without giving them another hagellaion.
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