Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1891-07-10
Maryland:
Col, |, Allison Wilmer,
Must work.


If The people of Southern Maryland
ramly fold their hands, make 20 effort to
better their financial condition and Ii ten
to the plainiiye walls Of the professional
politician, or those equally as bad the
professional croaker, about the hopeless
and helpless condition Of those engaged
in agriculture, then indeed will il e1ntln-
ne to be said that Southern Maryland is
a hundred years behind the age. But,
believing as we firmly DO in the inteIli
gence of our people, We are fully con
WINGED that they, as well as we, can see
that the outlook for the Southern Mary
land farmer is brighter now than il has
been for years past The recent census
shows that our State is not lagging in
the race of progress aud that new indus
tries are spriuging up here and there,
and all helping to give to our farmers
what they need. great army of consum-
ers and a home market Heretofore,
In this country, the economical balance
was unsettled by an oyerpus Of produ-
GERS Now, on account d the wise aud
benefcient laws enacted 10 recent years
by the party Of great ideas. this coan;ry's
population has been greatly increased by
the influx Of thousands upon thousands
Of good industrious people. slh a few
exceptions, from other countries, who
have sought this Gland Of tie free and
the home Of the brave = and helped 10
swell the great army Of consumers. and
now less than ever is it necessary for The
farmer, or his agent, to seek buyers for
products raised, for almost at his door
can be found a ready market for all the
products Of the farm Our oil county
of Charles watered as il is, by the noto-
mac, Wcomioo and Patuxcnt rivers,
and indentcd by the numerous trlbuta-
res of those nayignble streams. with a
surface especially adapted to farming
give, to those employed in that pursuit
within lis borders opportunities others
in less favored sections DO not possess.
But, to the facilities for shipment BY
rail aud water, and the even surface Of
our lands, when we add that cur water.
are filled with an unlimited supply Of
the finest food fishes in the world. and
that wheat, corn, toba sco variety Of
OF grasses, fruits and vegetables in tue
greatest profusiou can be raiacd, and in
addition to all, that we have healtb =
climate excellei by no other section 81
the country, we may well
think that the people Of our
county have their share cf the blessings
bestowed on man by Benific,nt Crca-
tor.
Yet with all their advantages our peo-
pie are not in the healthy financial con
dition they should be- How shall their
circumstances be improved is question
that should be continually agitated we
admit, but during its discussion the ar
guments used by the political demagogue
should be ignored. Our opinion is that
If farming were pursued within this and
e.her counties of Southern Maryland
with the same method, energy and intel
Rgence that the iron maker. merchant aud
those engaged in other industrial pursuits
bestowed upon their business. there is
NO room for doubt that we would become
prosperous and contented and an agricul-
tural boom would spring up in our midst.
and our county, as a rich and successful
agricultural section, would far eclipse
what it was in ante-b ellam days. Then,
it is clearly our duty as an hsmble adj
vocate of our beloved and god-favored
section to urge upon the people 10 pas
sorth their utmost efforts and work 10
accomplish Sc desirable an end, and to
urge them to remember that II y due to
the attempt on the part Of those fosmer-
" we'll to do. to escape FROM persistent
sOil that has put so mary Of ehs farms in
shis section under mortgage In tar
language of life worker who has made
himself name and fame as a successful
agriculturist we will leave he subjec'
for further consideration He says:
''The boys must have bucgRs and the
girls must have bonue :. aad that is the
end of the poor, honess oM granger;
they dress the garden no mave Tuey
90 to town 10 dress themselves, 10 get
married. to live and die ia idle insiaear-
ay aud misery Go to work.
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