The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-11-09

want of transportation. A few 9TH
ers are sending out six cars and the
remainder two or three a day. The
Jennings Railroad, a feeder Of the
Baltimore and Ohio, handles some of
the product of mines in the northern
section Of the county. The Crellin
Railroad, a private concern, is the
connecting link between the Baltimore
and Ohio and the mines in and about
Crellin and that district.
Garrett county sounds to the av-
erage reader like the land of the
far away" Oakland sounds a little
nearer; but if the reader will think
of Mountain Lake Park it will bring
the scene closer, for it is about that
section that this story is written.
The Dodson Coal Company, Penn
sylvania company, IS preparing to
spend 100000 in developing the
southern part of Garrett. This COM
pany has been operating extensively
over the West Virginia line, and in a
smaller way in Garrett county. Right
now it has in the county 800 acres of
coal lands purchased from the late
E. H. Sincell in 1919. 1t has laid out
a town for 5000 people between Bay
ard, in West Virginia, and Kitzmiller,
in Garrett county. 1t is to be called
"Sincell," in honor of the original
owner. In the Sincell section there
are two veins of coal, the upper be-
ing from five to six feet thick, with
the under one from six to twelve feet
thick.
Douglass, just over in West Vir-
ginia. is a brand-new town, less than
year old. Dodson has been built
within four or five years, while Bar
mum has been entirely rebuilt.
These towns, housing probably 49,
000 to $4,000 persons, tell of the ac-
tual conditions now prevailing in the
little-heard-o far-away corner Of
| Maryland. CARROTS coal field has
not been opened enough to be given
| the dignity of "section" as yet.
Still there are those that divide the
county locally-the "Yough" or
Youghiogheny river basin, extending
from Oakland to Friend sville, a dis
tance Of twenty-threa miles, said t.
carry most wonderful lot of blum
nous. An operator said it was lou
sy with coal"
Crallin is about four miles from
Oakland. It is the Upper Potomac
coal that is being mined at Crellin.
In the Casselman River district, there
are thousands Of acres of coal produc-
/ ing land. Coal lies in four-foot
seams. This is the section close by
the Mason and Dixon line and laps
over into Pennsylvania.
The problem of the county today is
transportation. The coal production
has never been seriously considered
by the natives. Some day they have
expected that the land would yield
some coal, but never did they consider
the time oppOrtune to do 9 little spec
ulative investing.
The experienced operators have
seen in the county the land of promise
and plenty. Today they are simply
buying the privilege of mining under
the growing crops. The realization
that the dark side of their farm lant
is three times the value Of that part
fed by sunlight, has not dawned on
the natives. They have not the faith
in their product. 1t is not thick enough
in vein. 1t isn't as good as Georges
Creek and dozen other reasons they
give The few who have gone ahead
are now reaping a harvest Were il
not for the shortage Of cars, they
would, this winter, reap beautifully
The labor question? There is none
Miners are being paid 81 a ton. ana
are netting SIP to SIS Z day-all la
Dor is receiving s. a day for outside
work, and there is the very best OF
feeling between the empower and en-
ploye. Indeed, they are working side
by side, and the first name is the only
one heard.