The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-02-15

one hundred gallons of rye whlskey
per day. This establishment is
owned and operated by NJ. Miller
who has built up lucrative bust
ness. The product of this distillery
has II fine reputation and finds
ready sale.
The maple sugar industry gives
employment to a large number of
\ people during a portion Of the year
and brings in a considerablerevenue
TO many industrious persons. An
average annual crop is about two
I hundred and twenty five pounds.
1t is said that if all of the groves
fWere properly cared for and worked
to their full capacity, the annual
output would be five hundred thou
sand pounds. The sugar manu-
featured here is of excellent quality
and sells readily for eight cents
pound.
Garrett is much more fortunate
than many of her sister counties IN
the matter of transportation facil-
tiles. From Oak land to Philadel-
phia is about three hundred and
fifty miles. to Baltimore two hun
bred and forly-six miles, to Wheel
ing one hundred and forty-seven
miles, to Cincinnati three hundred
and fifty seven miles. All these
points can be reached oyer the B.
u o., without change of cars. This
trunk line runs through the county
from east to west, distance Of
thirty miles. Within that distance
there are numerous stations where
both freight and passenger trains
stop, thus affording the people am
pie facilities for travel and ship
ment of produce. The Oakland
and Stateline railroad from Friends
vile, in this county, to Confluence,
on the Pittsburg division of the B.
& o., furnishes an outlet to Pitts
burg. The Cumberland and Pitts
burg road runs from Piedmont
through the Georges Greek mining
region to Cumberland and furnishes
transportation for the people in the
eastern section of the county. The
West Virginia Central road runs
along the southern border of the
county from the mouth of
Savage river to the Fairfax
stone, and affords an outlet for
Ryan's Glades and all that part of
the county living south of the Balti-
more and Ohio road. Our county
roads, as whole, are not as good
as we desire them to be, but they
will compare fayorably with those
of other portions of the State. They
lead from all parts of the county to
the stations on the several railroads,
and the numerous towns and vii
lagos along their lines furnish
markets for large proportion of
the surplus produce raised IN the
county.
| have several times referred to
the markets for our produce as
home markets. Very little Of our
surplus produce has to be shipped
to the large cities. The large min
ing population along Georges
Greek with the numerous towns of
several thousand population each
furnishes splendid market. The
mining towns and lumber mills
along the West Virginia Central
railroad also consume a large
amount of our surplus. The Oak
land Coal and Coke works, the
Snowy Greek Coal and Coke Com
pany and the Preston Lumber and
Coal Company's works on the west
take a large quantity of supplies.
While Grantsville. Accident, Oak
land, Deer Park, Mountain Lake
Park and numerous other summer
resorts make demand during the
summer season far in excess Of the
supply. 1t will be seen at a glance
that we have superior advantages
in the matter of home markets, and
that there IS every inducement for
the farmer and gardener to invest
money in this locality.
Savage River.