Evening journal., 1890-09-17
PRorscrloNlsMs FAILURE.
The Philadelphia Inquirer shows that the
EAstera shore stands still.

Eastsra shore stands stnl.
There are few sections Of the country
which the census shows to have stood
more absolutely still during the past
twenty years than the Eastern Shore
Of Maryland 1t is a section of country
in which Philadelphia takes considerable
interest. Natives of the Eastern Shore
make a strong showing In the Philadel-
phia Conference Of the Methodist Church.
Peninsula people are conspicuous st the
Philadelphia bar, and in professional
and business circles of this city
These ties Of interest which have
existed ever since Delaware was
known as the three lower counties
OF Penn's colony have of late years
been strengthened by the absorption OF
the numerous Peninsula railroads by the
Pennsylvania Company. The entire
Delaware Maryland and Virginia PENN
sula now is stretched along a through
route to Norfolk and the South, but
while the Hon VIM l. Scott, the good
friend Of Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Patti
SON has made some changes at the ex-
tremity Of the Virginia Peninsula, on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland, things have
ren aimed very much as they were before
There are nine counties comprised in
the territory of Maryland east of the
Chesapeske bay The census authorities
for some obscure reason included in the
enumeration district embracing
sn the Eastern Shore coun
ties, Hartford county. which is upon
the Western Shore, lying upon the rail-
| road from Philadelphia 10 Baltimore and
with business interests entirely distinct
from those counties with which it is
classified Portions of Cecil county also,
which lie east Of thu Susquehanna, are
so near 20 Wilmington and Philadelphia
that its conditions materially differ from
those which prevail further down the
Peninsula. Strangely enough, in spite
OF the building of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad and the presence of three other
railroads within its borders, besides the
business enterprises Of Philadelphians
like Messrs Childs and Singerly, and the
existence Of iron works at Principle and
North East and OF important iron mines,
Cecil county has decreased Ia popn-
lation within the past ten years
more than any OF the Eastern Shore
counties, having fallen firm a popula-
ton Of %. 1OS in 1850 TO 25.Si2 ia 1890.
Queen Anne county and Kent, both good
agricultural counties, have also fallen
of in population Both are exactly OPP
posite Baltimore, with short, cheap ard
, pleasant water communications with
that city. Talbot county, with its
splendid wheat fields and wheat pro
ducts. honored by a special quotation in
ths Boston market, has only Increased by
643 persons during the last ten years.
On the other uai d, Dorchester, Somer-
. set, and Wicomico counties, much further
} down the Peninsula and more remote from
r the large cities, show substantial gains
! Somerset has increased fran q 66S t
| "a, lob, Wicomlco from lS0l6 TO 19. ST.
5 and Dorchester from o. ITO TO "a, $50
I These three counties. lying close togeL hei
+ at the bottom OF the Eastern Shore, hay,
I | apparently absorbed TO themselves all til,
/ increased prosperity Of the district. IL,
' i town Of Cambridge. in Dorchester, la
: grown from population Of ., 232 in 1SS
' to 4 1903 In 1870 Ten years ago ther
was evident ia Cambridge, in Crlshel
and Salisbury the signs Of in
ilvi6ual snterpr SO and public spiri
a not elsewhere noticeable between vii
I mington and Cape Charles Each tow
d WAS fortunate 10 the possession Of
!, nun er OF erterprisipg citizens III
z Colonel Wallace. then bent upon dram
. ing the r.cu bottom lands Of porchests
|. Colonel Graham OF Salisbury, and Colon
q Hodrson OF Crisfeld We think ii
!, ten years progress in thess counties 81
a the contrast which their growth maxi
10 with the decline OF other Dunties oa Il
s Eastern Shore show what indivldu
y enterprise, local effort aud pablo spin
i viii DO for q section OF country. aud inC
d, cate that ii other neighborhoods Won
"a look less TO Congress and more to cult
q, waiting home effort the outcome would
more satisfactory.