Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1907-11-21

From de Baltimore San

The San, How Maryland Is Improv-
ing, will give great satisfaction in
general. There is no question that
Maryland sis the most desirable State
in the Eastern section of our great
country in which to look for a pleas
ant home in the agricultural regions
or along the water fronts and in the
neighbOrhood Of the greatest educa-
tiosaheeuters. besides being in the
shadow Of the national capital.
During recent trip with several
settlers from the West | had occasion
to compare some OF the corntields of
Montgomery and Prince Georges
counties with those in the prairie
States. Our visitors came to the
unanimous conclusion that Maryland
has better crop. Notwithstanding
the late season this year Mr.. S. d.
Hall, the Clerk of the Circuit Court
in Upper Marlboro, informed me
that the influx of strangers into
Prince Georges county had reached
an unprecedented number. The
transfers of real estate during the
last two years amounted to more
than 1000 transactions, including,
of course, the new settlements along
the Potomac and near Washington.
Prince Georges county makes
strenuous efforts to improve it's
roads. Some of the farmers who,
through the work OF the State Bureau
OF Immigrants, were brought to this
county from Illinois are so well
pleased that they will never dispose
of their now improved farms. One
Of them told me in July that ND to
that time he had raised 81 tons of
hay oB 10 acres.
The same pleasing conditions exist
in Anne Arundel county, where
hundreds of strangers have recently
settled. It can be taken as an actual
fact shat there will be- very little
shore property for sale in the next
year. The development and growth
of Baltimore, Annapolis and the
Naval Academy and also the connec-
tion OF she State capital with the
electric systems of Baltimore and
Washington conduce ~ create such
q strong desire 70 settle in this
county that land prices will 90 high
er in the next year than they have
been in 10 years.
Charles county is another section
Of the State which is pushing to the
front and the good road movement
in this county is also helping a
great deal. The court records here
show that some Philadelphia and
New York capitalists. as well as
Baltimore gentlemen. make large
investments in farm and lumber
lands and such things as tax sales
seem to have been relegated to the
rear. The Danish colony, which
was esta blished by the State Bureau
Of Immigration, has made wonder
full progress and We can point to it
with pride.
st. Mary's county would also be
in good condition if il were not for
the fact that here the idea that good
roads help the farmers is not pro-
mulRatsd- to any great extent. On
a visit in Leonardtown asked one
OF our new settlers from Ohio:
"How do you like it here?" He
answered: This county is the
Garden of Eden; there is only one
thing that | don't like; the Lord
gave the people here entirely too
much and the result is that some of
the old people depend too much on
the Lord and not enough on them
selves?"
That man bought a small place OF
100 acres for $3.50 and told me tn at
he will cut $1 800 worth of lumber
from it this winter. He asked our
assistance in bringing eight families
from the West to him in St Mary's
county. During the last year we
have settled 16 families from all
parts Of the globe in that county.
The bureau is now in correspon-
dence with q number of farmers 10
Switzerland who want to settle 10
Howard county, because they pre-
fer the rolling nature Of the land.
A. Z. TRAPPE,
Secretary Maryland State Bureau OF
Immigration.