The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-05-13
GARRETTCOuNTY BOARD OF TRADE
A Chat With the Citizens of Garrett
County,

Zens of this great county of Garrett to
some action which will unite their efforts
to develop every interest in the county.
There are great possibilities before US.
There are undevelOped resources of in
estimable value. There are Acres of
Diamonds" all about us.
The mountains are full of wealth.
These mountains ought to be covered
with sheep-there is money in the sheep
industry In wool, in dressed mutton
for the cities of the valleys.
Garrett County Mountain Mutton is
famous all over the country. There is
a market for it, waiting on US.
Those who have a practicalknowledge
and know what they are talking about
without fear or contradiction, say that
Garrett county is adapted to the cult
vatlon of the best grade of potatoes for
seed purposes for Southern Maryland
and Virginia.
We have sand of good quality for
manufacturing glass. with natural gas
right on the spot, to run a glass plant.
All we need is the company to put up
the plant and get to work.
We have clays for brick, for drain
tile, sewer pipe for fireplace thing. We
have fire clay of best quality. We have
coal lands, ETC., etc.
We have thousands of acres of farm
land, and land to open up for farming.
We have bracing, healthful atmos-
phere, pure sparkling water and good
roads, good schools, which are growing
better all the time, churches all over
the county, of which we feel proud.
We have no liquor saloons in the coun-
ty, we have an Industrious citizenship,
progressive farmers, and enterprising
merchants. We are moving to the very
front of the Maryland column. WE
MUST KEEP MOVING, UP AND ON. WE
MUST GET BUSY AND KEEP BUSY.
The past week number OF persons,
from different parts of this county, call
ed at the Office of the Garrett County
Board of Trade, to express their approx
al of the movement and give it their
endorsement.
The plan to make Garrest county a
seed producing market for Irish Cobbler
and Green Mountain potatoes has been
inaugurated. A good beginning has
been made. 1t will grow until carloads
of seed potatoes will be shipped from
this mountain summit to the Eastern
Shore, and Southern Maryland and
Virginia.
The Garrett County Board of Trade
will agitate this matter right along,
through the county papers, and by pub
lie meetings in the school houses over
the county.
Every merchant, every farmer and
every citizen of the county should en-
roll as member of the Garrett County
Board of Trade. UNITEDLY WE CAN AC-
CoMPLIsH WONDERS.
The Secretary of the Board is busy
planning for the best interest of the
farmers throughout the county, and we
are trying to organize the entire county
into working unit.
The papers throughout the State and
adjoining states are speaking about our
organization and its possibilities. We
are getting on the map. We are al
ready beginning to see results.
We want to advertise Garrett County,
as summer home for vacationists, as
a delightful trip, over THE county, for
tourists, an ideal place for week end
automobile sparties, healthful place
for invalids, or those who are looking
for quiet, restful place to spent the
remainder Of life.
We want to increase the sale of Gar
rett county buckwheat flour to in
crease the sale, larger crops of buck
wheat must be raised. The farmers
must raise the buckwheat, the millers
grind it and the Board of Trade will I'M
dertake to find a market for it.
Cooperation is the idea, cooperation
in every department. Everyone pulling
together. Everyone working for Gar
rett county. The farmer, the butcher,
the miller, the merchant, the miner,
the lumberman, the laborer. the law
yer, the preacher. the teacher, the
printer, the men, the women, the bows
and the girls, all united to develop a
GREATER GARRETT COUNTY.
The Mountain Citys Band, the Civic
Club, the Lawn Tennis Club, the Bask-
ct Ball Teams, the Fair Association,
the Board of Trade, the Hotel, the
Boarding house keepers, the people in
town. in the village, on the farm, by
the roadside, everywhere, cooperating.
Buying at home, hunting markets for
home products, boosting Garrett county,
singing its praises and telling its ad-
vantages, all united with one object,
BOOSTING GARRETT COUNTY, standing
by each other.
The Frendsville Brass Band. The
Jennings Band, the Dodson Band, the
Crellin Band and all other bands "toot-
ing" the same tune-Boostlng Garrett