The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-02-03
The Resources Of MARYLAND

The Baltimore Sun has began the publca-
ton Of u valuable series of articles describ-
ing in detail, each county of Maryland, Its
soil, its products, its people, sc. These
papers set forth the attractions Maryland has
10 offer to immigrants and they will doubtless
encourage many persons in States where
land is high in price 10 turn their steps TO-
wards Maryland. The first paper of the
series treats Of Central Maryland, which in
cudes Baltimore, Hartford and Howard coun-
ties. Hartford is described as follows:
Hartford county, situated near the head
waters of the Chesapeake bay with the
Pennsylvania line on the north, the Susaue-
hanna river and Chesapeake bay on the east,
Chesapeake bay on the south, and Baltimore
county on the west, contains about 600 square
miles of territory and 10000 iuhabitant s.
The soil varies from light loan TO heavy clay
and is easily improved and very productive.
The land is for the most part arabic and un.
dulating, and highly improved. For farming
purposes the price varies from ten to a hun
dred dollars per acre. The chief products
are corn, wheat, oats, hay, tomatoes and small
fruits and vegetables. Stock. raising and
grazing and the making and the sale OF but
ter and milk are growing Industries
Since the opening of the Maryland Central
Railroad, few years ago, from the Bslti-
more county to the State line-a distance OF
25 miles-the delevopement of the milk trade
shipped 500 gallons of milk daily Most OF
the farmers are industrious and thrifty. As
result they have improved their stock OF
horses, cattle, sheep and swine by crossing
with the best strains of each, and now use
labor-saving machinery Of the most approved
patterns.
The canning industry is extensive and
profitable. The number of packing houses
now In operation is estimated OF four hun
dred. Many of them begin with the early
fruits and vegetables in the spring and close
only with the remnants of corn and tomatoes
left by the early frosts The entire pack OF
fruits and vegetables in prosperous year
aggregates near a million cases
The manufacture of flour, fertilizers, feed
and carriages is not extensive, but sufficient
for the wants of the county, with margin
for export. There is large paper factory on
Susquehanna river, near Darlington, that is
highly remunerative. Other manufacturing
enterprises are invited by the abundant water.
power of the Susquehanna river, Deer Creek
Winters Run and other streams of pure
water that traverse tue county.
The estimated annual amount of the general
mercantile business transacted in the larger
towns gives to Abingdon $4,000, Aberdeen
$4,000, Bel Air 100000, Churchyille
$30,000 Darlington $35 1000, Dublin $4,000
Fallston, $4,000, Forest Hill $4,000, Havre
de Grace 100000, Jarrettsvlle $4,000
Level $4,000, Norrisville $4,000 and Per.
ryman's 100000. Other towns would swell
the aggregate to two million dollars.
There arc few counties that possess super
ior transportation facilities to those of Har-
ford. Bush, Gunpowder and the Susque.
hanna river and the Tdewater canal are &C.
cessible to nearly one-half of the Inhabitants
and the Pennsylvania, Northern Central
Baltimore and Ohio and Maryland Central
railroads accommodate the other half. The
projected road from Bel Air to the Susque.
hanna river, when completed, will furnish all
the facilities desired. During the last twenty
years there has been a marked improvement
In the farms and buildings and the wealth
and comforts Of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
that catch the eye of strangers and cause many
Of them to remain in the county, which is re-
garded as one of the most progressive and
prosperous In the State.