The Republican., 1899-05-11
Farmers.

In our issue of April 18th we ven
tured some advice to our farmers in
regard to raising their own food pro-
ducts and gave them the assurance
that if they would raise the wheat
our millers would soon provide the
necessary machinery required to fur
nish them with an article of flour
equal to any produced in the country.
When writing that article we were
not aware of the fact that the owners
of the Oakland Mills had already
ordered such machinery, the arrival
of which we noticed in our issue of
last week. The millers have done
their part and are now ready to sup
ply us with a superior grade of roller
process flour. VIII the farmers now
do theirs
Not a barrel of -four shou4d~ke
brought into our county, nor should
dollar be sent from our midst for
the payment of a pound of bacon, a
bushel of corn or oats. We have not
the figures at hand to be able to state
definitely how many car loads of flour
come annually to our people, and for
which they have to pay. In the past
the virgin forests have enabled many
to meet this demand for ready money.
but your forests of pine, spruce and
hemlOck have about disappeared, the
small portable mills are fast cutting
the best of your oak and the ak in
its measured stroke is robbing the
futRre of the timber which will be
required for fencing purposes, by fell
ing for cross ties and mine props the
young timber in all portions of our
county accessible to railroad transpor-
tati9n. The time devoted to making
cross ties and mine props might
be judiciously applied to handling of
limestone and coal for the improve
ment of your lands. Garrett county
is an agricultural district blessed with
a good soil and abundantly supplied
with limestone and plenty of coal
necessary for its conversion into lime,
SO essential for the recuperation of
the old and long cultivated fields. To
our farmers bright future opens if
they will only turn their attention to
home products and harvest the crops
mother nature is ready to produce if
they will only cooperate with her.
Capital is seeking investment in
our section and will respond to your
demand if mortgage is given on the
farm. Too many are already thus
encumbered and many of these would
soon shake off the shackles that now
bind them if our people would only
turn their attention to more abund-
ant growing Of food products thus
becoming exporters, when, at present
they are in too many instances i'm
porters. We urge these matters
strongly upon the attention of our
farmers because we feel confident of
the future of our county, and we
would shorten as much as possible
the time which separates us from
that happy period.
1t has been often remarked by close
observers, Garrett county is des-
tined one of these days to be the rich
est county in the State" Capital is
timid-it never goes where danger
turks, and because it feels safe in
your landed security it is willing to
come at your call and make home
with you. This is only an indication
that you have everything around you
which, if properly utilized, will re.
dound to your comfort and prosperi
ity. We are not forbidden to take
strangers in, on the contrary, we are
enjoined so to do, but we should be
careful how we receive them anC
watch closely their conduct. No pru