Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1885-03-19


scores of barreled stock could have
been shipped from this point if a
steamer could have passed up the Pa
tapsco river; there was no impedi.
ment here. They tell me that most
of the oysters shipped from Corn
field now are hauled from the creek
over dreadful roads. The largest oys-
ter dealers and the most successful
farmers of this neighborhood have
personally expressed themselves hear
tily in cooperation with the efforts
which Powell Joynes will develop to
induce some coed Baltimore steamer
into this place as soon as Callers Mud
Machine makes sufficient depth of wa
ter.
Again, if I may be allowed to say
so, the moagre degree of interest man
Tested in the public schools is an in
dication Of a condition Of affairs not
most desirable in thrifty and pros
porous latitude. 1t has been reported
that Mark Twain said to friend
while on train passing through the
little towns and villages in the far
West years ago, that "that portion of
the country must soon become pros
porous and powerful because the first
thing be saw as the train rolled into
each prairie village was d big
school house and church" 1t is to
be feared that no such verdict would
be rendered if he were to stray this
way. Every church with its regular
services, every school house with its
good teacher, is monument of glory
in the future of st. Mary's and the
a0ant of the same is in each case gat-
vamized nail in the coffin Of our coun-
ty's future peace, happiness and pros
perity.
Thirdly I would urge that the pre-
sent mode of producing is a heavy
drawback to the thrift of this county.
Mr.. j. T. Richardson has told me that
1000 lbs. of tobacco to the acre was
large yield, and &c. per ID. good
average price all through, that wheat
was not now money-making crop
here. These things | take to be good
information as he is man of excel
lent judgment. Sweet potatoes will
pay better at 81 per Dbl. according to
statements. My nearest neighbor
thinks that Of an acre in sweets last
year paid him more clear money
than any one entire acre seeded on
his farm. This year he is going to
try for some twenty acres in sweets.
The Baltimore market for sweets is
obliged to be better and frmer in the
future than in the past. The East
ern Shore heretofore has flooded that
city the entire season with sweets;
now that N. and p. railroad runs .di-
rectly through the peninsula, a vast
quantity of sweet potatoes will be
turned from Baltimore to Northern
cities; this facts%as demonstrated in
the latter part of last season. Now
it stands to reason fist. Mary would
PITCH in and supply to the Balti-
more trade the quantity of potatoes
which the Eastern Shore railroad will
necessarily take from Baltimore, then
much money could be made here and
Baltimore still not be mon plussed"
and remain as it has been the great
shipping point and distributing cen
ter for sweets to Western cities. But
regular transportation is needed. here
to accomplish ultimate results.
Allow me to state that to introduce
the sweet potato culture here, Powell
Joynes will fill all orders for Jersey
Yellow seed potatoes at 81 per | u bel
cash, and purchaser pay the freight.
which will not be exorbitant, as we
will send sail vessel for them. Or.
ders to be sent in prior to March 22d.
Communications containing questions
about this section of the country will
be promptly answered by the writer.
JONES CRY, ND, March 8, '85.