Evening journal., 1893-04-24
TWO THRIVING NEW TOWNS.

They Are Ridgely. ON the Delaware and
Chesapeake Railroad, and Choptnuh, ON
the Choptank River.
There are two new aud prosperous
towns in Caroline county, says the
Baltimore sun, which deserve mention
for their Importance as industrial
centres the first OF these. Ridgely, on
the Delaware and Chesapeake railroad,
has now population of frou 400 20 50l
A quarter OF century ago what is now
the Town, with it's beautifui streets OF
from 50 20 100 feet ia width. was pine
thicker and sedge field, that was pur
chased FOR a mere song
It's main growth has been during the
past ten years Seven years ago a single
room school building supplied the
necessary school facilities, while nov
there is an academy of three rooms with
l30 pupils There are three causes
winch have favored the growth Of this
town:
First--lts location on q railroad and
he fact that IL il the station for the
county seat IL is both centre Of trade
aud travel On account Of its favorable
location IL has attracted business con
Germs and has four mercantile enter
prises as large as any in the county. save
one
The canning industry has also taken
root there aud one of these establish
meuts has n capacity of 100000 caus
per year. IL rs also the greatest grain
and fruit market
SECONDLY is surrounded by fertile
lands Unlike many OF the other towns
It's approaches are free from sand and It's
soil will grow successfully anything
adapted to this climate For years fruits
and berries have occupied the attention
OF the people.
AS rule the farms are small and
managed by those who own them There
is scarcely one who does not grow
peaches, berries and vegetables as well
as some grain for market AT all seasons
of the year shipments of some crop are
made which constantly keep bringing In
some revenue To him Who so fortunately
arranges his work. Ia this way the
| people of the town and surrounding sec
! tiou are prosperous and are calculated Ia
lend encouragement 10 the development
OF Ridgely, which bids fair 10 double It's
| present population in "a few years
In tho third place the class OF persons
who have invested their means are OF
such character as TO make Ridgely q
growing and business town The popu
lation is largely made up OF Pennsy /
vtnians of German descent and the
! Dunkards
Both classes are intelligent industri
Gus and aggressiv.. Their presence in
| localities where the natives are quite
settled is an incentive which has aroused
a spirit Of progress commeudablein itssli
Urong all classes and which Is calculated
/ TO leave IFS iupress for years TO come
The other town I'm ques ion is Chop
tank, on the Choptauk riv r. about three
miles from Preston In $50 the village
WAS laid out by Jesse A Wright. who
since then has been the moving spirit in
| IT'S rapid development. Before that time
it was known rs Medfords wharf. and
was a mere landing for steamhoa,s
What there is of Choptank has come
! during the past ten years There are to
day forty dwelling houses, two churches,
school house, two stores, one canning,
| house, hominy mill and % shirt factory.
which gives steady employment to one
hundred hands The town exp, cts to in.
crease It's population one hundred during
the present year
There Is a spirit Of generosity among
! its property owners seldom found In
other promising villages of its kind. They
offer the land free for any enterprise that
will give employ yment to ten hands OF
more
Choptank has many advantages. which
will make it comparatively easy for il tc
become an important town. There ar,
three lines of steamboats, that make dali,
trips TO the metropolis of the state anc
IL is within three miles of the Baltimor,
and Eastern Shore Railroad There is /
disposition ON the part OF some of it,
people to make 10 not only a manufactur-
ing town, but believe that It's location
from sanitary standpoint is such as [,
make 1t a pleasure aud health resort.
The working people have ALREADY
turned their footsteps toward the new
born town aud are seeking employme.
IN its enterprises Local capitalists ar
beginning TO look at the natural advan
tages OF the town, and the probability i
that Choptauk will soon become a bus
NoIkshop