The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-08-26
WATCH OAKLAND GROW.
Modern City on the Crest of the
Allegheny Mountains.

Oakland, the county seat of Garrett
county, Maryland, is situated in a mag
nIhcent farming country. Agriculture
being the true basis of all continued
prosperity, this industry alone could
support a city of several thousand peo-
pie, where most crops of the temperate
zone are produced and where total fail
ures are wholly unknown. In addition
to the staple crops of wheat, oats, corn,
rye. potatoes. buckwheat, maple sugar,
hay. etc. this section is a great apple
country, and many varieties of fruits,
berries and vegetables grow with little
attention.
Yet, these are by no means all the
advantages nature has so prodigally be-
slowed upon this community. Right at
our doors are rich deposits of coal, kaO-
lin, pure glass sand, fire and potters
clay, an nexhaustible supply of brick
and tile shale, abundant supply off ma
tural gas for lighting, heating and
manufacturing purposes, the purest
water on earth, great supply of water
power only waiting harness to illumi-
nate this mountain top, and supply fac
tories and electric railways with power.
Oakland is situated in the center of a
plateau twenty by sixty miles in ex-
tent, two thousand eight hundred feet
above the sea, where it is never too hot
for comfort and never too cold for con-
veEience; Americas ideal summer re-
sort; Americas greatest health resort;
where we sleep under two or more blan-
kets all summer long and you, who re-
side in the lowlands or large centers of
population, are sweltering with the heat
and breathing humid, unhealthy and
poisoned air Here the drives are grand
in prospect and glorious in natures
garb where some new scene greets the
vision at every turn of the road. $685.
OeJ.00 is being spent on State highways
raGiating from Oakland.
Come to Western Maryland, young
man, and grow up with the country. If
you prefer to invest in agricultural
lands or fruit lands, you will find prices
ranging from five to fifty dollars per
acre, depending upon location and i'm
provements These are attractive in
vestments without risk of loss We also
invite factories and industries of all
kinds, and believe that this location of
fers the best advantages on account of
the abundance of raw material, cheap
Tuel and accessibility to market.
When you consider that right here,
within six hours Of the Nation s capital,
is a country with almost unbounded re-
sources, with variety Of everything:
Water Works, Sewerage, Natural Gas,
a healthy climate, where hay fever and
many ills to which the human race is
heir in less favored chmes, is entirely
unknown; land of pure and abundant
water, land Of churches and schools,
without any race or other veXatious
problems, and where the small investor
along with the man of more pretentiOus
capital has opportunities commensurate
with his pluck, intelligence and energy,
Of an equal start in life, then you will
readily concede the Importance and cor
rectness of the advice given herein.
The Creator s still making people,
but no more land >" There is tide in
the affairs OF men which, if taken at
the food, leads on to fortune and
fame
Don't miss the opportunity Of life
time and regret it for years to come
"a word to the wise is sufficient :"
Oakland is on the boom, and you should
get on the band wagon if you wish to
be in the procession.
For further information, call on the
Secretary of the Board of Trade, Oak
land, Md.