Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-02-05

are diqosed Of, Immediately upon :he;r
arrival. Of remunera i've prices.
The oyst. induIry, from September
10 the mid lle Of tlfil. also engages
large number ofthe people Of the county.
Small oysters taren from the natural
rock. gaere they are too crowded 70 !,
nike a large growth, and bedded else
where 10 the Wicomico and Patuxent
rivers and in Neale's aud Charleston
ere.ks tributaries Of the Wicomico aud I
pa.nac rivers. make a rapid growth,
and are considered Wy epieurcs as Of
most excellent favor. and compare f"or-
adv Si,h those taken frpn the waters OF
Chesapeake AMI I.ylhaven bays
There is still in the county larg
u,,u NV Of valuable iimttr. although for
several years parties have tie u cutting
,or ,hipment Il Northern markets The
varieties are White ~ red ak, hI' kory,
hee.b. walnut. cedar, cherry. perslm-
mon, pine, sycamore AM gum
The church aud educational facilities
are exceptionally gooA There are IN /
the county seventy public schools with
an enrolment Of three thousand Church
IS within few niles Of each other are
70 be found in every district Of tie eoun
". aud are Of tue Episcopal, Catholic,
Methodist and Baptist denominations.
The roads are in fair coudlion-
none piked or macademzed, but many
Of them are grayeled- and none are
ever impossible, etcn after the longest
smells Of wet weather in winter.
THE PRICE or LAND
varies from three to fifteen dollars per
acre, with the exception Of a few highly.
improved ira IS along the Poioma, aud
in Port Tobacco ,alley. which is held at
from twenty-five to fifty dollars par acre.
Lands in a fine state Of cultivation, suit
able flr the culture Of truck, peaches,
grapes and other fruits, along the water
courses. can be purchased at from eight
10 fifteen dollars per acre; while other
tracts in he interior, adapted to the
growth Of wheat, corn and tobacco, can
be purchased II from FIVE to ten dollars
! per acre.
The year-to-ye tenant system which
has been introduced in the county since
the war, and growing out of the rcvolu-
ton Of labor, has had a tendency to
, greatly dc,eriorate land values, and the
cultivation Of many whole farms has been
r abandoned, owing to tho scarcity OF Ia
Dor. which has emisrated to the North
4 and adjacent cities, where more prohta-
bic wages can be secured This waste
and uncultiyated land aud in many
!, cases, untenanted buildings, will proba-
: DIV reach fifteen per cent Of the county /
area. Tn Sc Ian Is can be bought al
. from three to FIVE dollars per acre.
e THE MARKET FACILITIES
:, are excellent. The Potomac river forms
y the western and southern boundary o
the county. the Patuxent borders on tht
rs east. with the Wicomico on its southeas
is tern border. The Potomac is from thre'
N to five miles wide at the lowest point OF
10 the shores Of the county aud is navlga
lie bic for the largest shins 10 Washington
Sc city. Regular lines Of steamers ply be
pr tween the wharves in the county an
be the cities Of Baltimore, Washington an
of Alexandria. Va. These steamers al,
n make regular landings at the wharves o
ne the Wicomico river, and he Ween
lg Line Of steamers make daily trips durin
h. the summer season to the different land
ID ings on the Patuxent, giving the farmer
c. adjacent to that river regular opportun
" ties to max, shipment of their produ;i
of 10 Baltimore, In addition to this. III
or he county ute center to its terminus
: ~ rrnrpnSleek. on the Potomac--giy
to those farmers in the interior frequer
and rapid transportation to the cites
~ Baltimore, Philadelphia and Washington
=. Along this road several thriving vi
! lagos have sprung up of several hunlre
i inhabitants each, and their situation an
co shipping advantages make them presel
"A splendid opportunities for the invcstmeI
i Of capital in the canning of We getable
IL fruits tobacco factories. agri cultural in
> plement manufacture, &c The di
Il lance to Baltimore by rail is but sevent
o. miles from Pope's Creek, the terminu
~ Of the road. in Charles, and about ii
a. same distance to Washington.
Persons taking steamers on the Pott
= mac for Washington reach that city fro
: the furthest point in the county in fou
hours. Those travelling or shipping I
Baltimore by the Patuxent steamers reac
ne that city in little over ten hours fro
ms Charles county wharves
lie The citizens of Charles county al
tn principally native born. many Of thel
: tracing their descent from the fret Sc
o. tiers who landed at st. Mary's with Lor
K Baltimore They arc a refined, educi
df RED Gnu oc-rrr'-'Ss'fs erPrs - '-'''''''''
ir With all the advantages of china
he and the cheapness of lands, 50 near an
he so easily accessible to Washington. tt
c. nation capital. and to the great cou
h mercial city of Baltimore, the people (
l. Charles county are encouraged TO be
lie lieve that immigration. not only frol
" Europe, but from the Northwest, frol
IN Michigan, New York. Pennsylvania an
the New England States, will soon St
J. in, and that once started, after it become
:, generally known what splendid opportu
&c mites await those seeking homes
y Charles county will become, in consc
OF guence of the new blood and energ
n brought into it, one of the richest an
lie most prosperous, as we'll as one of tn
ct most populous in the State.