The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-06-12
MARYLAND OF TO-DAY.

"Maryland As 1t Isl is the title of a
valuable book by Mr.. Norval E. Foard,
the purposes and aims of which are ac-
curately described in its name. The work
is a handy volume of 16S pages descrip-
tive of our State as it is at the beginning
of the twentieth century. 1t is published
by order of the Maryland Board of Pub
lie Works and is designed for widespread
distribution, and especially by the Bureau
of immigration and other agencies of the
State. 1t was printed at The Sun Job
Office on good paper and with clear, read
able type. 1t is a fine specimen of the
printers art and is in such handy form as
to be easily carried in the pocket. The
executive department of the State govern
ment receives many inquiries as to in
dustrial and other conditions in this State,
and this book will be a complete answer
to them all. The style and language of
the book are as clear as the printing, and
the literary merit is high.
Possibly no other State in the Union
has so great a diversity of soil, climate,
productions and industries in SO small a
space as Maryland, and this is indicated
by the illustrations in this little book.
There is a picture of the typical farm
yard of the great agricultural counties, of
the corr and wheat field, of the noun
tains of the west and the peach orchards
of the east, of the coal mines of Allegany
and of the herring fisheries of the Susque-
hanna. of the tobacco fields of Anne
Arundel and the mountain farms of Allie
n of the strawberry and tomato fields
of the Eastern Shore, of vineyards and
pear orchards, of the upper Potomac as it
winds between the mountains and OF the
Calvert cliffs on the Chesapeake. The
climate of the Garrett county glades is as
different from that of the Worcester
county sea coast as the climate of Boston
is different from that of Baltimore or as
the wheat farms of Washington and
Frederick counties from the tobacco farms
of Calvert and St. Mary's. All these
varieties of natural features, of resorces
and conditions are accurately and clear
ly described by Mr.. Foard, and the Board
of Public Works is doing a good work in
difusing this information.
Mr.. Foard shows that in the last decade
the State has advanced exceedinly in
wealth and in all the achievements of civ
ilization. But we stand more than ever
in need of thrifty agricultural and other
industrial immigrants to till the surplus
lands and to develop the abundant re-
sources on which profitable industries
may be securely founded. "Maryland AS
1t Isl will inform persons who are look
ing for homes that they can find more
favorable agricultural conditions here
than in almost any other part of the
Union. Lands are cheap and we'll I'M
proved, the fields are easily cultivated and
will produce almost any kind of crop or
fruit which belongs to the temperate zone;
markets are accessible, transportation
facilities abundant, churches close to-
gether and in great variety, schools ex-
cellent and the people hospitable and re-
fined. As we need a population to de-
velop our lands, the Board of Public
Works could not do better than distribute
this book generously.
Besides a description of our cities and
towns, of the farms, the factories, the
fisheries, the mines and quarries "Mary-
land As 1t Is" contains much statistical
information about population, taxation,
valuation of property, production of
farms, mines and factories, wages, fish
cries, %canneries and of the State govern
ment. M~arylanders, as we'll as people in
other States, can read this book with
pleasure and proft.-Baltimore Sun.