The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-07-29
MARYLAND'S ADVANTAGES.
Superiority of Its Climate and the
Richness of its Resources.

DR.. 4. l.. Cronk, meteorologlst
in charge of the Maryland State
weather service, gives in his last
report to the Agricultural Depart
ment some highly interesting state
ments about the climate, resources
and conditions he has found as an
observer in Maryland, which should
90 far toward convincing settlers
that this is the State they should
come to if they want to be fully
satisfied. DR.. Cronk says:
On the score of health, Maryland
has an excellent standing among
the States. Statistics show that
there is in the whole country
but one healthier city than Balti-
more.
1t seems beyond the understand
ing that intelligent people with
large or small amounts of money to
invest in lands should slight such
advantages as Maryland offers to
them for the region beyond the Al
leghanies.
Intelligent and progressive far
mers coming to Maryland ind ex.
cellent land at low prices, a delight
ful climate, unexceled water trans
portaton, rapidly developing rail
road resources, and in Baltimore
and Washington two of the best
markets in the country. These
great cities are well seconded by
Cumberland, Hagerstown, Freder-
lex, Annapolis, Cambridge and a
host of other prosperous places.
The prospects for truck farming in
Southern, Eastern and Central
Maryland are unexcelled. and with
out doubt the land which now can
be purchased at from S. to $50 per
acre will rapidly advance to double
that value. One has but TO glance
at the geographical position of the
cities Of Baltimore and Washing
ton to appreciate this fact. There
could be no better outlook for dairy
farming, both owing to the markets
and to the su pemor 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, Marylanders 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-near enough, at least, so
that they can occasionally be visit
ed, particularly during the summer
months. The Maryland farmer
can at small expense, take his fam
lily to the beach, where one of the
most pleasant of vacations may be
enjoyed. In many cases he 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 visited its beautiful banks Will
testify that it is well named. Be-
sides the large number of bays
which open into the Chesapeake or
into the Atlantic ocean, there are
more than thirty navigable rivers
in Maryland. No other State is
of such excellent facili-
ties for transportation.
While We touch upon the subject
of pleasure we may mention the ia
cihty with which the resident of
Maryland may exchange the eli
mate and scenery of the coast for
the entirely different phases which
pertain to a beautiful mountain
district. Such pleasures are not
for the inhabitants of the Western
plains, who may go only from fiat
ness to flatness.
Maryland, too, abounds in places
of historical interest, and the in
telhgent man or woman finds much
of interest in viewing the places
hallowed by their association with
Washington and his compatnots.