The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-03-13
EVANSVILLE AND VICINITY.
Occasional Writes Upon y Variety of
Subjects of Interest.

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Your Annapolis correspondent adds
a new feature of interest and infor-
nation to the valuable and various
attractions of the always readable
and reliable REPUBLICAN. Few of us
follow the detailed statement of Iegis-
lative proceedings as published in the
daily press, but all of us read and rely
upon the clear and clever letters of
Mr.. Winchester. We are pleased to
learn and proud to hear others attest
our delegation ranks among the ablest
in that body. We feel that CARROTS
interests and honor and progressive
representatives prove the wisdom of
returning or re-electing efficient and
proficient officials and promoting
them to higher fields of usefulness
and opportunity.
The Cooperative Insurance bill in
troduced in the Maryland Senate by
Senator Lewis, of Allegany county,
seems to be sound and sensible legis-
lation. The abiest and wisest states
men and philanthropists have striven
to solve this sad and many-sided sub
ject, This certainly is move in the
right direction. 1t is to be hoped our
representatives will offer an amend
ment including employees engaged
upon saw mills. Lumber is CARROTS
greatest industry, six large companies
employing over one thousand men
and number of smaller plants will
be operating in this county within
the current year. These lumberman
are largely composed of our young
men reared upon farms, our best and
most valuable citizens Many of them
have families dependent upon them;
their life and labor is not only siren.
uous but difficult and dangerous. The
death and disability rate among saw
mill men is large and increasing the
wages received is not commensurate
with the duties and dangers involved.
They are the most intelligent and en-
ergetic class of producers in our
county. They deserve and should
de mand protection.
A recent editorial in the Baltimore
Herald referring to the forestry prob
lem states strongly and tersely the
arguments in favor of immediate leg
islation to protect our fast disappear
ing forests. This is matter of great
Importance to all the people of Gar
rett county. Our agricultural inter
ests are suffering sadly by the de-
struction of our forests. The beauty
OF our scenery, the charm of our eli
mate, the health of our people, the
glory and grandeur of. the storm
swept Alleghanies are being robbed
and rihed, doomed and destroyed by
the mercenary and merciless lumber
men.
Grim winter, with whitening grip,
holds high carnival DER mountain
and moor, river and rivulet, vale and
valley. The dangerous ice dams have
gone, but the beautiful snow, with
her marble mantle like charity, COW
ers everything. The late flood that
swept through this valley was the
most destructive and dangerous ever
known in this region. Heavy rains
falling upon the deep snow, the tor
rent rushing down the bare mountain
side, suddenly swelling spring, stream
and river, was a wild deluge. The
heavy ice broken up formed great
gorges and roads, bridges and cul-
verts were destroyed.
The condition of our county roads
is something indescribable; many are
impossible. 1t is well we have such
able and experienced commissioners.
The president of the board being
practical road builder will find ample
employment for his energy and talent.
The maple sugar season is upon us.
Most of the camps are ready for bust
ness, but the deep snow has prevented
tapping.
This winter has iu every way been
record breaker. Over six feet of
snow has fallen since the 9TH of last
November and it now looks as if we
bad month of inclement weather
before us.
The farmers have been feeding their
stock since the middle of last October.
Grain, hay and forage are scarce and
high. Gentle spring will be warmly
welcomed by every one.
OCCASIONAL.
-GraptsYille, March 8.
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