The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-05-20
FACTS ABOUT GARRETT COUNTY.
Items of Interest we'll worth fhe
Largest Circulation.

| county 20, los inhabitants.
Garrett county forms the extreme
western section of the State of Mary
land.
The western section of the county is
mountainous and at one point, Table
Rock, is 300 feet above sea level, the
highest altitude in the state.
There are in Garrett county 10 manu-
featuring enterprises, with a working
capital of 1,216, 655. Garrett county
stands 10th in the list of factories in
the State, thirteen counties falling be-
low it.
Garrett county raises the finest buck
wheat in the world. Buckwheat raised
in this county has been awarded gold
medals.
Garrett and AlIegany counties are
the principal coal producing counties of
Maryland
Garrett county is the chief lumber
region of the State.
Garrett county has cheap land and
rich soil.
Sheep raising is profitable industry.
The maple sugar industry is largely
conducted in the county, the average
annual crop being about $50, 600 pounds.
In addition to the staple crops of
wheat. oats, corn, rye, potatoes, buck
wheat, maple sugar, hay, ETC., this sec
ton is great apple country, and many
varieties of fruits, berries and vegeta-
bles grow with but little attention.
Right at our doors are rich deposits
of coal, kaolin, pure glass sand, fire and
potters' sclay, and an ineXhaustible sup
ply of brick and.tile shale and limestone
abundant supply of natural gas for light
ming, heating and manufacturing pur-
poses, the purest water on earth,
great supply of water power only wait
ing harness to illuminate this mountain
top, and supply factories and electric
railways with power.
Garrett county produces the best seed
potatoes for the Eastern Shore and
Southern Maryland and Virginia.
The Bee Industry tiourishes in Gar
rett county.
Number of all farms, in the county, at
last report, 2,076, land in farms, 265,-
220 acres; woodland IN farms 1913, Ais
acres; improved land in farms, 122, 3l8
acres, average acres per farm, 1858;
| average improved acres, per farm, $50;
value of all farm property, 81, sos, 335;
value of domestic animals. $1,000, 958.
Some farm products: cattle, 16, 138,
value 1874, 344; horses 4, 753, value $780,
523; mules 80, value So, 9l9; swine s.
POS, value $48, 332: sheep 27,498, value
| SIP, 055; poultry Y, 295, value $3S, 301;
dairy products $145, 1872; poultry and
eggs produced $113, 10; corn 6,82l
acres, 1877, 204 bushels; oats II, 396acres,
248, 800 bushels; wheat 2, 76l acres, as,
853 bushels; buckwheat $40 acres, 49,
493; bu. hay and forage q, 1914 acres, 20, TAI
tons; potatoes l ,707 acres, 157, GAG BUSH
els, $40 acres were planted in other
vegetables; apples 3l,941 bushels;
grapes 80. 905 pounds; small fruits "a, :
100 quarts.
The last reports shows the condition
of the Garrett county banks as follows:
Oakland Garrett National Bank (:
Capital, $4,000; surplus, 500, 900; re-
sources, S707, $50 AZ; deposits, subject
to check, S537, 5OO.67.
First National: Capital, $50, 900; sur
plus, $50, 900; resources, $427, O98. 80; de-
posits subject to check, 1926, 39047.
Grantsville-First National, capital,
S25, 900; surplus, $4,000; resources,
STA, 1872, 81 deposits subject to check !;
$88, 690.61.
First State: Capital, 5000; surplus,
! 81, 500; resources, $18l, 1873 deposits
subject to check, $146, 87908.
Friendsvile- First National: Capital
$25, 900, surplus, $4,000; resources,
1920, 668.62; deposits subject to check,
| sos, O14,91.
Kitzmiller First National: Capital,
$25, 900; surplus, $4,000; resources,
$17S, 238, 81; deposits subject to check,
| $1O6, 63O.4O.
Reorganization: Capital 5000, 900. 90,
surplus, $165, 500; resources, 81, 959, 625.-
II; deposits subject to check, $1,373, =
1061 IA.
Garrett Countians living on the Dor
ders of West Virginia and Pennsylva-
MA use banks at Meyersdale, Salisbury
and Summerfeld, Pa, Homecoming and
Frostburg, Nd, Keyser and Piedmont,
w. Va.
One thousand feet above sea level on
the Maryland and West Virginia State
lines is located, the village of Bloom
ington, on the B. & O. Railroad. 1t is
the center of large coal field. There
is a good church building, a public
school house, several well kept stores
and the homes of an Industrious people,
located here. Fifteen miles up grade is
Altamont, the summit of the Alleganies,
1858 feet above sea level.
Between the two is Swanton, the
shipping point for fertile region, the
home of industrious farmers This viii