Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-08-20
SNOW HILL
THE. BEAUTIFUL
Baltimore Writer Thinks Snow
Hill Pretty Town. Finds
People Prosperous.

The Baltimore Sun this week published
an interesting article on Snow Hill and
Worcester County, written by staff
correspondent, who visited Snow Hill
last week.
The following extracts are taken from
the article in question:
Land in Worcester County has
doubled in value within the last 20 years
or less, and it will continue to advance.
In many sections the advance has been
threefold.
BY tilling smaller tracts, engaging
in extensive and diversified farming and
making intelligent use Of fertilizing
agencies, such as cowpeas, crimson
clover, guano and lime, and having the
aid of improved labor-saving machinery.
the farmer cultivates his land at less
expense and raises larger crops. In
fact, the farmers Of Worcester are
raising twice as much stuff on the same
amount Of land as they did 20 years ago.
Naturally, with better markets and
carefully planned and effective system
of distribution, they are finding gratify-
ing financial returns.
With delightful and healthy climate.
kind and responsive soil. intelligent,
sociable and warm-hearted people, Wor-
cester seems to offer many attractions
to the home-seeker.
Evidences of this are seen in the we'll
kept farms, the comfortable homes and
other outward and visible indications Of
thrift and contentment. Many of the
farmers have running water in their
homes. with the comforts of bathtubs
and other conveniences long enjoyed
only by dwellers in cities. Power for
forcing water is supplied in some in
stances by windmills. but generally by
gasoline engines, which are used, in ad-
dition, to saw wood, churn butter, chop
feed and perform other services.
The three largest towns in the county
are Snow Hill, the county seat; Berlin.
Pocomoke City, all prosperous and at
tractive communities. Snow Hill is one
of the prettiest towns to be found any
where. The streets are wide, well laid
out, with macadam pavements and con-
crete sidewalks. Avenues of stately
trees give restful and picturesque
aspect to the place home builders have
not been stingy with land, but in nearly
every instance have large and attractive
grounds surrounding their houses.
These grounds as rule are shaded
by trees and adorned by well. kept flower
beds, giving evidence of that pride Of
home and ownership that makes for the
beauty and well-being of every COM
munity. One of the show places of the
town is the beautiful home of United
States Senator John Walter Smith, and
the standard of attractiveness set there
cannot be ignored by the rest of the
community even if there were any de-
sire to let down the high demands Of
civic pride.
Snow Hill possesses several manufac-
turing enterprises that, in the aggre-
gate, distribute considerable amount
Of money in the communityin the shape
of wages. Among these are a basket
and plaque factory having large out
put whip factory, a shirt factory.
two large canning establishments, ium-
ber, planning and box mills and some
smaller enterprises. The town has elec-
trio lights and an excellent water and
fire system. The water supply is had
from artesian wells and its splendid
quality is the boast of the people.