Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-07-12

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already gwen when tell you that last
season Crsiield alone shipped over T.
j0o. 900 dozens Of soft crabs which
brought in a revenue of $1,000. 900 90.
Think Of the pleasure as well as the
pains 60 the cpicures of the United
States this vast number OF soft shell
crabs produced
a few statistics on the strawberry
crop Of the Delmarvia Peninsula may
prove interesting TO- YOU Ten years ago
the refrigerator car was thing almost
unknown on this Peninsula. This year
more than 1000 of these cars filed with
the luscious strawberry went from the
lower end Of this Peninsula % the great
markets Of the north. east and west.
From the little hamlet of pttsyille. a
few miles east Of Salisbury nearly 200
refrigerator cars of berries were ship
ped. Each car carried 300 thirty-two
quart crates. Here we have an aggre-
gate Of nearly two million quarts Of
berries. or enough to give a half-quart
To- every man. woman and child IN the
great city OF New York. These berries
sold on an average Of $1,000 70 81, 300 a
q ear at the station So you will see
what vast amount Of money was dis
tributed among the growers Of that one
section And this is bur one Of the
many large shipping points down our
way.
Ona basis Of 1900 refrigerator cars
shipped from the lower Peninsula this
season, We have the stupendous figures
Of twenty million quarts Of berries. or
enough to give one plate for break
fast to the entire population of the
United States. Stupendous figures. you
say They are;but You can not estimate
the future developments Of tins fair
land. These figures. large as they are,
do not touch the great corn, wheat and
oat crops. the hay crop and a hundred
other things which come from the soil
Of the Peninsula
II We're 10 start ID 70 enumerate the
vast commercial Industries Of the PEN
insula the canning industry which
would run up into the millions of dol
lars. the lumber and milling interests
and the stock raising Of the farmers
within this territory time would fail
me and your patience would be ex
hausted.
These great strides which have been
made on the Peninsula have not been
accomplished without the aid Of the
newspapers published within the terri
tory. In fact, the average country edi-
tor contributes more towards the devel-
opment Of his county than most people
imagine Hundreds Of columns Of free
advertising are contributed yearly by
the editor. booming his respective To-
cality. and with the aid Of such COM
mendable organizations as the Whining
ton Chamber of Commerce the progress
OF the Peninsula will be more rapid
within the next ten years than ever be-
fore
Down in Maryland we are now at work
spending ten millions Of dollars in the
construction of a system Of State roads.
Good roads are the greatest drawing
cards county can have to bring in new
settlers and increase the price Of real
estate. In Wicomico County, where we
have constructed sixty miles Of improv.
ed highways. it is impossible to buy real
estate for less than from 500 TO 5000
per acre binding on improved roads.
This land formerly sold from sis 90 to
si5 90 per acre To show Just how
catching this new idea OF progress is,
We note the fact that in the counties
where the most progress has been made
in roadbuilding. the towns and cities
have been first to take up the question
OF improved streets, better lighted
towns and raised the standard Of civic
pride which is bound to gether in force
as the years come on. The recent reas-
sessment in Maryland increased the
taxable basis of the State more than
one hundred million dollars. giving the
State an assessable basis Of 81. 100. 600,
10000, and then the real estate was
only assessed on a sixty per cent. basis.
Along with the Improvement in the
farm lands has come the Improvement
in the stock and cattle. better farm
dwellings better barns. the automobile
has replaced the old farm wagon and
the mule with the rope harness, and in
place If one newspaper for every six
families has come the daily and weekly
newspaper in every household delivered
at their door by the rural route agents
Of the Government
The things which viii ultimately make
this section blossom like rose garden
are better transportation facilities and
connecting link Of good roads between
Maryland and Delaware. This your