The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-10
GARRETT COUNTY
Manufacturers FIourlshing and New
Plants Starting up.

advertising medium Tor the people
residing in the territory traversed
BY the Baltimore an { Ohio Railroad,
and the Land and immigration De-
partment of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad is accomplishing wonder
full results in building up and I'M.
proving the towns and villages along
the line of the road. In the March
number of The b. Dc 0. Field, the
following question was asked with
reference to Garrett county: care
there any opportunities for the
building mp of industries in this
section?" Since that question was
written, Il number of industries
have come into existence n this Sec
ton which are developing the re-
sources of the community and are
giving force and energy to the bust
ness interests of this locality.
The Aurora, Oakland and Terra
Alta Telephone Company has been
incorporated, and is constructing a
telephone line from Oakland to
Brookside, Eglon, Aurora. Carmel,
Painters Mill and Terra Alta.
This line will place Oakland in
close communication with num-
Der of West Virginia towns. and
will undoubtedly prove Of great adj
vantage to our town, and will at the
same time be n paying investment
for those who have put their money
in the enterprise.
The Mountain Telephone and
Electric Company has been incor-
perated also. This company has
line in operation to Mountain Lake
Park which will be extended to
McHenry, Johnstown, Accident,
Friendsville, Selbysport, Grantsville
and Deer Park, thus placing all the
towns in Garrett county in direct
communication with each other.
This scheme will greatly facilitate
the transaction of business, public
and private, in the county, and will
make Oakland a business centre for
all the towns above named which
are thus connected.
Another new corporation, which
is employing a number of people
and utilizing a considerable amount
of capital, is the Mayors Drug Com
panv, of Oakland. This company
was organized for the purpose of
manufacturing patent medicines,
and is meeting Wth decided sue
cess.
W. S. Dunlap has just completed
the buildings, put in the necessary
machinery, and fully equipped a
steam laundry in Oakland, which
will give employment to a number
of persons, and fill demand which
has been severely felt for a long
time by our people.
G. W. Delawder. Esq, has com
pleted and put IN operation plant
for manufacturing lumber at Deep
Greek, in this county.
About two miles west of Oakland
on the line of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, ID. Il. Offutt has
erected new lumber mill, which
turns out large amout of lumber
daily. This is one of the large lum-
Der plants of this section, and fur
nishes employment for large num-
Der of laboring people.
The Preston Lumber and Coal
Company has been organized, and
erected its plant about four miles
west of Oakland. This company
purchased tract of timber land,
containing nearly five thousand
acres, for which it paid forty-three
thousand dollars. 1t also built and
equipped a standard gauge railroad
some nlne miles long, connecting
It's property with the Baltimore and
OHIO at Huttons, six miles west of
Oakland. The lumber manufac-
turing plant of this company is the
largest in the country; its capacity
is seventy-fve thousand feet of lum-
Der per day. The company has
ample capital, and disburses a large
amount of money amongst our peo-
pie every month.
Arrangements are just being
completed by number of Pennsyl-
vania capitalists for the erection of
a large tannery near the Preston
Lumber and Coal Company's mill.
These and other new enterprises
indicate the rapid development and
growth of Garrett county.
In addition to what has been
stated, building interests IN Oak
land and vicinity are very active.
A number of new buildings are
going mp and the town is gradually
extending its limits, and all our
mechanics have constant employ
nent at remunerative wages.
Money is being freely invested in
real estate in and adjoining Oak
land, and whilst there is nothing
akin to a boom. there is everywhere
evidences of a substantial Growth