The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-05-23
BOOM OUR LOCAL ATTRACTIONS.

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BOOM OUR LOCAL ATTRACTIONS.
The meeting Of the Deer Creek
Farmers Club last Saturday even
ing brought forward an interesting
question which should claim the at
tention of every citizen ofthe county,
who possesses any local pride. 1t is
well-known fact that this is one of
the most favored communities in the
State, and the natural beauties when
taken as a whole, cannot be exceeded
by any county. We have every
diversity in landscape from the low
lands near the water to the highest
points in the upper section and be-
tween these two extremes the most
fastidious can CRAFTY his tastes so
far as altitude is concerned. The fer
tility of the land is marvellous and
nearly all of it responds easily to any
local fertilization that may be made.
The climate is exceedingly healthful
and there is no purer water to be
found anywhere. To all of this is
added the charm of the hospitality of
our people which exists in the small
est dwelling as well as the most pa
latial residence. A stranger always
finds ready welcome no matter
where he may chance to alight. A
traveller has recently had occasion to
visit many portions of our county,
and made the remark that nowhere
had he been received in the same hos
pitable manner as he was i'll Hartford.
When we take into consideration
all of these advantages, the question
naturally arises, why do we not get
more strangers to settle in our midst?
The trouble seems to be from the
fact that we do not sufficiently adj
vertise ourselves. The word adver-
tise when used in this connection
should be taken i'll it's broad sense
and it does not necessarily mean so
many inches in the columns ola news
paper, which of course is always de
sirable, but the people themselves
should spread the fact abroad that
we have so many inducements that
anyone seeking home should first
come here and take a look around.
Right in this connection It seems to
be unfortunate that we have amongst
us number of persons who take
pessimistic view of everything and it
is alleged that the farmers themselves
are more prone to do it than any
other class of people. If you will dis
cuss the outlook with the average
merchant, no matter how humble his
place of business may be, it will he
found that he nearly always takes Il
bright view ureprospects. With
the farmers, the opposite is very often
the case. They many times forget
that they come nearer the scriptural
idea of Lords Of Creation" than
many of those engaged i'll any
other business or profession. They
are in fact masters of their own sit
uation and are answerable to no one
for their acts. To n fault-hnding,
capricious public, they can we'll turn
the deaf ear as they are in absolute
control of their own dominion be it
one acre or one thousand. tits true,
they do not handle rs many dollars
as some other people, but what they
do have is their own. They should
also take into consideration that
they live quiet and peaceful life,
removed from the many tantalizing
exactions required ofmany oftheir lel-
lowmen- 1t has been urged that the
life of farmer is irksome, owing to
the drudgery of long hours. We think
that in many cases this could be
averted, except at certain seasons of
the year. The farmers should bear
in mind that they are not the only
persons who labor from "daybreak
to dark" Many business and pro-
fessional men steadily keep up work
for sixteen hours a day year in and
year out and they are confined i'll an
unwholesome close atmosphere
which, happily, our husbandmen can
avoid.
Taking it all i'll all, the farmer does
not have the worse time in the world
and if he wishes to better his condi-
ton he should cease grumbling and
endeavor to take more pleasing
view of what bountilul nature has
provided for him.
IMPERIALISM THE ISSUE.