The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-08-01
Letter from Baltimore County, Md.
RosEvlLl.E, July 81, 1896

ROSEVlLlE, July Il, losu-
MEssRs. EDITORS The Sparrow's Point
Electric Railway Company is pushing its road
right through our community. The eastern
terminus is Middle River, and the road is
constructed along Eastern Avenue Extended.
1t is needless to comment upon the improve
ment this enterprise will bring to the neigh
borhood. Only few years ago magnificent
turnpike was constructed over the same route
and you would be surprised to note the many
stylish residences and places of business that
have supplanted the wilderness. Middle
River is beautiful water resort and the great
metropolis of the State will send one delega-
ton after another of pleasure-seekers TO this
charming spot
The brick plant, located here but brief
period ago, is doing large business. The
capacity is from seventy-fiYe TO one hundred
thousand bricks per day. 1t requires two
mammoth boilers to generate steam for the
huge engine which furnishes the power. A
dry kiln is attached to the plant. Verify, the
place is village in itself and employs about
one hundred men who receive fair wages.
We have two large and beautiful churches
building here. The p. Z. Church supplants
old Rechabite Hall, on Philadelphia road.
1t will be completed in short time and adds
much to the envirous of the neighborhood.
The Lutherans are erecting fine edifice near
Stemmer's Run. This church will take the
place of the old Howard church.
The public school here. ten years ago en-
rolled about so pupils, now the enrolment IS
$50, thus, the population marches with the
general improvements.
We have very prosperous Building Asso-
citation, known as Golden Ring, near this
point. The Association has already helped
many an industrious young man to his feet.
figuratively speaking. Many of our people
attend the retail markets in the city and in
this manner they can readily meet the weekly
installments at the Building Association.
We omitted to state that the patrons of the
school presented it with large and beautiful
flag on last Arbor Day.
The farmers will want to know something
about the crops here. The pea crop is among
the first to produce cash in early spring.
Fortunately the yield here was fair and good
prices were received. Onions, kale and spin
ach really precede the peas, and sometimes
command good figures. Cabbage, which APP
pears to be very abundant, is consequently
realizing unsatisfactory returns. Early corn,
which is quite an important factor IN these
riyer-bottoms, (enhtled ''the neck, brought
profitable results, yet the seeond-early, being
shipped the past few weeks and at present, is
very low The hay crop is the Eighties we
have had for many years, and think we voice
the sentiment of agriculturists here by assert
ing that the yield will not be above 40 per
cent. Wheat was only moderate crop; oats
far above the average. The tomato is one OF
our leading vegetables and will make heavy
turnout The prices obtained now are very
encouraging Peaches are ripening and in
dications are for fair yield.
Fishermen have had poor luck the past
,,oo,o.r l,nt t,.,,,t fol- natnh nav he mora
lucrative Crabs have been plentiful.
We observe that public sentiment endorses
the nominees of the Chicago convention.
How any true Democrat could hold out, in the
face of the vast majority of his party, is a
conunbrun1. The few who are endeavoring
to hold on for gold as financial standard are
money-lenders and by their intrigues are ac-
cumulating vast fortunes at the expense of
the industrious people of this broad land.
Wheat is the staff of life and should be the
standard of value The toiling farmer is
made the dupe of gold, something that he
never has any use for. Now, as a matter OF
convenience, we may utilize gold, silver, cop
per, nickel, and any other metal, also paper,
stamped and unstamped by the government
as a medium Of exchange. While we are In
favor of having a uniform monetary system,
its strikes us forcibly that the government
should not make monopoly of it. This was
President Jackson's vews. We are opposed
to going across the sea to make loans.
This is a rich and grand home of Liberty,
and we will accept no apologies for oversight
in our national government. millions for
defense ''not one cent for tribute" Now
if the plain people will reflect few moments,
they can not refrain from voting for Bryan
and Sewall What the people demand is
more economy at the head ofthis government,
and the Democratic party has that point fol
its motto. Now, boys, march up to the reg
istration Office and then in November to the
poll, with the same fortitude YOU would to
arrest the progress of the invasion of a foreign
foe. w. ).