The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-13

chains. On receipt of that report
from the very body in the community
which is expected by and to which the
the people Of the town are paying
dues to encourage industries for the
upbuilding of the community welfare,
the employment of labor and the crea-
ton of new wealth and new homes in
Grafton, the gentlemen threw up their
hands and then seriously took up with
the Oakland. Nd. Chamber of Com
merce their diligent efforts and gener-
Gus offers to capture this industry for
Oakland. Yesterday this deal was
closed and the business goes to Oak
land.
In the same issue Of the Sentinel
the following editorial anent the re-
moval of this little industry, in which
the editor of the Sentinel pays a well
earned tribute to the local Chamber
of Commerce, appeared:
ARISE SLUGGARD, AWAKE!
81 will lift up my eyes unto
the mis-, from whence COMET"
my help. Psalm I'LL.
Ye men of Grafton, lift up your
heads and turn your eyes to the hlllS,
the big hills, the high hills, the glori-
Gus mountains and highlands to your
East. You are asleep to your oppor-
| tunitiCs, to your obligations and your
duties as citizens OF TINS community
Turn your eyes up unto the mis- east
ward and receive even NIUE OF Ihe
inspiration and zeaiouS enthusiasm
| for home and flreslde Whlch we prank
in like unto the gushing pure chfyS-
taline water from a mountain brook
for hours on yesterday evening IN the
little town OF Oaklanq' Ihe county scat
OF Garrett county, Maryland -
Grafton ana us Chamoer q Colll-
merce sleeps. 1t Is llme 10 aWa wa
ARISE ana TO put ihe mana 10 IiIe PIo"
and dflTe onward ana upward 20 me
bettefmehJ ana up-DulIui.g Oh ms
Guy ana tiilS county ~ "iS ~ ~
| our east, at0p Ihe glorious -1lIeE l.@-
mes ana tolllhg on ana on loI IL. : :
mics TO thG east anu i'oIVh alIq 81 IL
Tor huhdfe9s OF miieS Is 'he ie&Iih' lt
! empire, when none less 'Ilaii 'l'S II
mofta! washington afPicIea as In5
Nod-glVGn spot OF al Ine %ollE' ana
/ 10 when ne uecIafeu III 'Ie IpMeSC
hours ne knew III me long p I.I!e
! stugsle o. elgnU years u eSU"Dllsi Z
thG "oruLesS IpetCiSS 7i'le'Ita!lS oi
To-Day ENJOY VhaU II ne were ut .i
upon the SeaO0afo ne Wouia WlIhqra~ y,
| WIN MS OIeeuihS ana CaIIcIeu paliu
Oh SURVIVORS SUI 10 I'M: lai,q Oh AusuSI d d
IN western virginia, war! lahu ana
FGnhISyiVama ana eSIaoIIsI d nation !
when no tyfaht coulu conquer ana li
Where lfeemeh couid ENJOY peace ana
llpefly Oh law 10f an time' ms IN
| spiring lana ana TINS inspiring peo-
pie lie just TO our east upon the noun
tam tops, when are our own prlGe
ana glory Wlthlh Almost an hour S
tram ride up the dlfhcult and steep
grades OF one OF the hneSt railroads
IN America. Yet but few OF our peoo-
pie here IN Grafton realize what Is
gong on IN Garrett county, and eSpec-
lally IN It's seat OF local government
ana chle1 mart OF tfade, the thriving
NIUE town OF oakland
Ihey nave Shamoef OF commerce
there that is Chamber OF commerce.
It's lame is spread TO the sparkling
shores OF the Golden west: we were
told by one OF our fellow Grattonlans
last night that only IN the past few
months ne met Californian IN the
southwest While on visit there, who,
on learning from nm that he was
from Grafton, west va, remarked,
Why, you are not lar from Oakland,
maryland, are you Inc Grafton
man SAID, Yet, but why DO you say
am not Tar from Oakland, which is
about torty-tlve miles east OF Grafton
on top OF the mountains :" The Cali
forman replied, Because Oakland
has Chamber OF Commerce that is a
chamber OF Commerce. we have heard
OF 1t out IN Oakland, California. They