Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-02-28

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Editor Of the Maryland Independent.-
.ssr been more than surprised at he ofpos
ton to the meritorious bill offered bv senate,
posey from this county for the removal az m,
court house from It's present most unattractivs
and undesirable location 70 La Plata. He is,
In my opinion, eminently wise and nroores.
sive, and deserves congratulation in taking
the correct view, and having the copra0e II
bis convictions is beyond a question of 4
doubt, alive to the interest and material and
essential prosperity Of his native county and
should be urged to push the bill to its massage.
/ How long, may ] ask, are the people of this
county to be retarded and hampered by a few
short sighted, inactive and unproeressive men.
who are willing TO plod along in the same old
tracks and to see their old county, so dear TO
the hearts Of all who claim her as their birth
place going down, year after year. uu-
| Ill in a short time, IL nothing is done to re
tard the retrogatiOn, she will be past being re-
claimed He truly deserves the commenda-
ton Of his people, and should the bill that he
has offered be adopted by the legislature. he
will not only receive the approval Of pdst
majority Of the taxpayers Of the present gene
ration; but in after years, future generations
will commend his Judgment and esteem his
memory for it II is a fact that Is uncontro.
vertible that Port Tobacco is one of the most
unhealthy places in the county, and no one
during the past thirty.fve years who has lived
there has attained to the age allotted by the
Psalmist, or any where near il. Ii is sad,
sad contemplation 20 look back and see the
splendid men with warm hearts, bright INTEL
lects aud noble impulses who resided there,
who were cut off IN their early manhood; and
even now those fep who are living there
tamong them some Of my warmest and most
esteemed frends) show unmistakanle effects Of
the malaria poison in their systems Ask
some of the lawyers what they have encoun-
lered from parties at a distance who have come
here to purchase our lands aud they will tell
you that after nearly completing the bargain
they have gone with the parties TO Port To-
bacco to examine the records TO see that tie
title was clear, that they would be SO utterly
disguised that they would not conclude the
purchase, saying that they would not live in
any community whose people were satisfied
aud contented to have such shire town with
such ruin and dilapidatiOn as there existed -
Ask the nonresident lawyer, how much they
have been Inconvenience having 70 remain
the greater part OF day and night 20 trans
act what could have been doae in few min
utes and then could have gone back to their
business had the clerks office been on the
railroad. Hear the experience of some
drummer" who are compelled to remain in
Port Tobacco during heated term and it they
tell the same tale as they told me, t',hat L
the Almighty spared them, they would ReUey
undergo what they had suffered there from
the heat during the day aud mosquitoes AT
night" How many physicians, lawyers and
court officials live there? Not one, except the
sheriff, and he will, fear, before the northern
blasts bring the hoary frosts, have many a
perspering moment, with deep drawn 81 chs and
'shaky emotions land his an.
ious thoughts in dreams will
often stray" to the inviting shades aud
cooling breezes of his loved ''Panguire' home
Ask the .fe,e men doing business there if they
would remain, could they carry on their bus
mess elsewhere in the county as prosperously
and they unhesitatingly say, that they would
gladly get away it they could. am aware
that the old court house has been ample for
the business TO be transacted: but 1T has
served its day aud generation, lit is in "A
most dilapidIted condition. Ii needs imme
date repairs tor safety aud preservation, and
all who have had any experience in such mat
tiers, know how diticdlt it is 10 estimate the
cost OF repairs on Old buildin4s. Why spend,
teaste' money upon it, IN its present unit
trdtti0s, aaStydty ard andetf'hy locality II
is f,Iy aud nonsense TO tax a1out Tire haye
debt thdt Viii be sadilrd upon the pc ipls o.
!he county aud the large mere ,se Of ttxtion
l.t Will te incurred by the removal. well
remember when the qaeston OF removal was
before Submitted 10 the voters q the county,
that one OF the mISt prosperous, energetic,
cnierprlslng, mOnied npu tnat We theu mad
among US tnoA IL EirAinl4l tpld me that
Tor (Ti5, UUu utteeu thousand dollars he
would contract TO du the work. and make IL
lar tcttrr building III every respect than the
old one aud make money by it, | know full
well where the large majority against the re-
mpval came from, It was the colOred vote, mol
The his.-p gyers many OF ihem lnid ne listt Il
- = tllss rt.-s-:' '.'s-,---
p. Icing shared quite literally tia 49, the
he Eas; and South. Prices ia Anp,J',f with
values ofoiher a,itle, show slight decline,
as compared will those otl,styelr
y, Tic numbers Of other cattle continue to in
ri crease, Nhi'e the prires have i.ep 10 stil
-,. "a. ger r'iio airing the var
4. Tao numbers, rs ostm4tcl eyrped tirl,
=. six millions, an Increase ofbreecu tan aai
h., eleven millions siuce 1889, Which is larger
y, dian tie ialio Of Numbers to pornti;ian.
An increase Of about lgc ceui. in uam
~. bcrs Of Sheep Is indicated The lowest az
rage price WIS reported II 1896. Improve
ment las been gradual since, with some nc
ee'era'ioa daring the PAST year, as q. result
~ Of greater confidence u growers III boiling
~" tie American uket for WOOL.
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