The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-10
WHAT'S the rlatter With Elktona

We had thought that Elkton like
sweet Auburn, was the loveliest
village of the plain, with every
thing booming so to speak, but
short time ago, and her corner lots
were above par, but the county is
startled by the rude awakening
from this Arcadian dream. The
Democrat sounding the following
alarm says:
Everybody agrees that the gene
raj condition of Elkton as town is
deplorable. The streets ale in a
disgraceful state, inches deep in
mud at times and always so rough
that riding over them is but a sue
cession of exaggerating jolts. The
pavements are worn out and in
many places below the street level,
while curbing of a proper character
is exceedingly scarce. Both streets
and pavements are a disgrace to
any town and frequently cause very
uncomplimentary remarks from
strangers to say nothing of CON
tinuous growl from our people,
The heavy citizens Of the town
have been interviewed on the
subject, and couple of columns OF
their opinion is given to back up
The Democrat. Almost all of them
advise bonds, Cleveland and Carlisle
having set the pace. People have
penchant for getting in debt. It's
pleasant experiment as getting
drunk ''they do say" and about
as disagreeable getting out as getting
sober. All however, favor calling
town meeting to discuss the sub
ject of ElNon's awful !! ! streets.
One or two seemed to think Lexow
committee would be a good thing
for Elkton as well as bonds.
Mr.. Writ said he was not pre-
pared to endorse any particular
plan to effect it. He thought that
the affairs of the town were loosely
managed, and could not approve
of obligating the town for large
sum of money that might fall into
the hands of incompetent persons
to disburse.
We have little hint, we don't
know whether the heavy men OF
Elkton care for it; but We'll give it
any how. We have been in the
way of giving good advice for, 10
these many years which a stiff
necked public are the worse off for
not taking. Our advice is that the
tax payers, not the tax eaters, hold
a preliminary meeting before they
proceed to plunge into the ''bond''
business. If they feel sure their
necks are the right shape for the
yoke, then let 'em pull. If the
bond voting is left to promiscuous
meeting to vote bonds for the tax
payers to carry, they will vote
bonds till you can't sleep.
The gold bugs have got about all
the money in the country in their
hands-gathered it in by interest
on their bonds, which has driven
the industrial, trading class out of
business by thousands. Over
thirteen thousand dropped out last
year. They don't want to borrow
any money-havn't any business to
use it in, and shylock wants to find
another victim to try his lack in
borrowing, and the Democrat and
heavy men of Elkton have mind
to 'try it on" as the boys say; and
the legislature which is itching to
pass tax law is to be petitioned
to begin ON Elkton.
There was family of frogs once
who lived in a pond and had IA log
for their king. The frogs hoped
on and off of king log and had a
nice time. Finally they got tired
OF their easy king. He was dirty
and uncanny, so they voted they
would dethrone king log and choose
a stork for their king. The frogs
soon repented their rash act, for if
a frog dared to put his head above
water, king stork swallowed him.
Elkton's muddy streets are fair
representative of king log. The
meditated bonds would make a
capital king stork.