The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-06-27

point l want to call your attention to
the fact that great advantages can
be secured and cooperation rendered
to any concern or parties contempla-
ting the erection or establishing of
manufacturing plants. If interested
in this feature would suggest that
you write the Business Mems Club
of Oakland, Maryland. We also have
in Oakland many good stores, gar
ages, churches, schools, banks and all
other advantages necessary and ess-
entail to a modern and up to date
town. 1t is really good place to
live, being located on the main line
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
and connected by bus lines to almost
any point one could desire to reach.
The county itself extends from the
National Pike on the north, route 40,
to the Northwestern Turnpike on the
south, route so. Both of these his
torical thoroughfares are of great in
terest and convenience to the public
Oakland reaches both of these, and
other routes by hard surfaced roads.
Garrett county adjoins Preston,
Tucker and Grant counties of West
Virginia, and many of the citizens of
West Virginia have for many years
past been summer residents of Mt.
Lake Park and Deer Park, and many
of them own homes and farms in Gar
rett county. We always welcome
them and are glad to have them and
extend to others a cordial invitation.
to visit us and locate in our county.
AS to climate, | cannot say more
than that for more than fifty years
it has been recognized that it poss-
esses one of the best summer climates
in the United States, this being evil
denced by the facts that Deer Park
hotel which is nationally known is
located here, besides many other re-
sorts which are visited by throngs
each summer. 1t is also an ideal and
healthful climate in which to spend
the winter, the atmosphere being dry
and cool.
AS an added attraction to this
county as a resort is large body of
water known as Deep Greek lake,
about nine miles north of Oakland.
This lake is owned by the Associated
Gas and Electric company. There is
shore line around this lake of more
than SIS miles. Already a number
of cottages have been built around
the lake where both boating and fish
ing are enjoyed. There are a number
of camping sites close by the lake,
which at times are thronged with mo-
florists and campers. 1t is indeed a
beautiful sight to observe the motor
and sail boats gliding over this Won
derful body of water; bathing is al
so enjoyed in this lake. AS you ap-
proach it from any direction you will
be amazed to observe such a grand
body of water on the mountain crest
Most of the roads in Garrett county
are being or have been hard surfaced;
we have had the main lines of the
State roads here for a number of
years, and now have a number of lat
eral roads, and the county commiss-
toner's for several years past have
adopted the policy of hardsurfacing
the county roads, so we might say
that it will not be in the distant fut-
ure when all of our roads will be
hard surfaced over which traffic can
pass conveniently at all seasons of
the year.
When you approach Garrett county
either from the National highway or
the Northwestern turnpike your at
tention will be attracted almost i'm
mediately to the many beautiful
farms improved by good dwellings,,
barns and other buildings; you will
notice the splendid cattle grazing in
the fertile fields and on the hillsides,
and the farmer with his modern ma
chinery reaping the bountiful har-
vests. An air of prosperity pervades
this section of Garrett county through
which you would pass, and you will
be impressed with the grandeur of
the scenes which you will witness.
Garrett county's main industry for
many years past has been agriculture
and it is well adapted for most all
crops. You can raise wheat success
fully, corn, oats, buckwheat, potatoes
and in fact most all crops; also truck
farming is carried on successfully,
and the vegetables grown here, ow-
ing to their quick growth, are said to
be of a most superior quality. The
land is naturally productive and does
not require much fertilizing.
Underlying a great deal of the land
in Garrett county are valuable seams
of coal and other minerals. A number
of coal mines are now being success
fully operated. Acres of coal are To-
Gated along and near the railroad and
! can he purchased at reasonable nricec