The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-07-30
MARYLAND's ADVANTAGES.
Superiority of Its Climate and the
Richness of Its Resources.

DIR. C. p. Cronk, meteorologist in charge
of the Maryland State weather service, gives
in his last report to the Agricultural Depart
ment some highly interesting statements
about the climate, resources and conditions
he has found as an observer in Maryland,
which should 90 far toward convincing set
tiers that this is the State they should come
to ifthey want to be fully satisfied. DR.. Cronk
says:
On the score of health, Maryland has an ex-
cellent standing among the States. Stalls
ties show that there is in the whole country
but one healthier city than Baltimore.
1t seems beyond the understanding that IN
tellgent people with small or large amounts
advantages as Maryland offers TO them for
the region beyond the Alleghanies.
Intelligent and progressive farmers COM
ing to MARYLAND find excellent land at low
prices, delightful climate, unexceled water
transportation, rapidly developing railroad
resources, and in Baltimore and Washington
two of the best markets in the country.
These great cities are well seconded by Cum
berland. Hagerstown, Frederick, Annapolis,
Cambridge and host of other prosperous
places. The prospects for truck farming in
Southern, Eastern and Central Maryland are
unexeelled, and without doubt the land which
now can be purchased at from $500 to $4,000
per acre will rapidly advance to, double thai
value, One has but to glance at the geograph,.
zeal position Of the State and the situation OF
the cities of Baltimore and Washington to
appreciate this fact. There could be no bet
ter outlook for dairy farming, both owing to
the great markets and to the superior grazing
lands. The northern and western portions OF
the State have an excellent, strong soil, and
are admirably adapted to general farming.
| There is plenty of timber land, and as for
fruits, Marylapders can justly take pride in
their peaches, pears and small fruits.
There is great pleasure in living in the
neighborhood of large bodies of water-neaF
enough, at least, SO that they can occasion
ally Be visited, particularly during the sum
mer months. The Maryland farmer cap, al
small expense, take bis family to the beach,
where one of the most pleasant of vacations
may be enjoyed. In many cases, indeed, be
can look from his house out upon the broad
expanse of ocean, bay, or one of the great
navigable rivers for which the State is famed.
The Severn river is called the Hudson of
the South, and any one who has visit its
beautiful banks will testify that it is we'll
named. Besides the large number of bays
which open INTO the Chesapeake or into the
Atlantic ocean there aye more than thirty
navgable rivers in Maryland. No other
State is possessed of such excellent facilities
for transportation by water.
While we touch upon the subject of pleas
ure we may mention The facility with which
the resident of Maryland may exchange the
climate and scenery of the coast for the en-
tirely different phases which pertain to a
beautiful mountain district. Such pleasures
are not for the inhabitants of the Western
plains, who may 60 only from aatness to fat
ness.
Maryland, too, abounds in places of his
torical interest, and the intelligent man or
woman finds much of interest in viewing the
places hallowed by their association with
Washington and his compatriots.
1t seems unaccountable that good land can
be bought in Maryland so low as from S. to
$50 per acre. One reason for this, no doubt,
is the opening of the great West to settlers
and the consequent aockipg of the people in
that direction, as always happens III the case
of new country. But the tide is bonnd to
turn and flow again into the desirable East
ern States, and, by the signs which may be
read by all, this time is close at hand.
Perchance Maryland has been sighted be-
cause people are not aware of her resources.
) We learn By comparison the degree of excel
lence of a thing. We ask the people of Mary
land, as we'll as those beyond her borders, to
!, institute this comparison between her and heI
sister States, We do not claim for her all
the natural and other advantages possessed
by every other Commonwealth, but we be-
lieve that few of them offer more to the in
tellgent, energetic farmer than does tie
State of Maryland.