The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-06-27
RADIO LISTENERS ENJOY
FINAL OAKLAND PROGRAM
w. r. Offutt, Tells of Advan-
tages of Garrett County

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Oakland Hour" which was broadcast
from eight until nine o'clock. W. R.
Offutt, local attorney, was the speak
er of the evening and the nights
program included the following:
Piano selection, Mrs. James Trea-
cy; vocal solos, Misses Mary Jane
Offutt, accompanied by Mrs. Treacy;
yodeling by Robert Ford, accompan-
led by Miss Hasaleah Yutzy, Crellin;
trumpet duo by Harold Moon, accom-
panied by Mrs. Treacy; and a piano
selection by Miss Yutzy. C. L. Ay-
ers, of Cannonsburg, Pa, and Mr..
Patterson, Bridgeville, Pa, two we'll
known fiddlers and warm friends of
Messrs. Thomas and Abel Browning,
rendered selection for the Oakland
Hour. The Messrs. Browning were
unable to be present during the pro-
gram due to illness.
Many congratulations came into
the station during the hour, one tele-
gram coming from Martinsburg, w.
Va. Mondays program was the last
of series of four which have been
given throughout the month of June
Mr.. Offutt's address follows:
l trust that you will not be disap-
pointed when you are advised that
the subject of my remarks this even
ing is Garrett county, Maryland; al
ready preceding me have been three
prominent men of Oakland who have
talked to you and have told you about
Oakland, the/public school system of
Garrett county, and Garrett county
as a health resort respectively. In
their talks they have touched upon
the county in general way; upon its
prosperity, its progress and achieve
ment and upon its being an unusually
healthful place in which to live and to
rear children, but they are far from
advising you all the virtues of this
county and in the brief time allotted
me | will not be able to more than
touch upon some of its many attrac-
lions and opportunities.
AS | have intimated we have so
many advantages, attractions and OPP
portunities to offer in this county that
we never fear contradiction or criti-
cism for eXaggeration of its praises,
and if you will take the time and
come and see for yourselves you will
not wonder that we are all boosters.
To hear US praise our county you
would think that we are Californians
instead of Garrett countians. You
know that Californians are all boost
ers and take advantage of every OPP
portunity to eXtol the virtues of their
state and municipalities, and this re-
calls a story about a citizen of Los
Angeles who was visiting one of the
large cities of the east; that after at
tending to what business he had he
thought that he would walk around
and look over the city, so in his walk
he passed. church on one of the
streets in which funeral service was
in progress so not having anything
else to do he decided to walk inside
and hear what the minister had to
COW. tho daoaocad ,.-oc n 1,ar,y ,ro,1,
inent citizen, and finally the minister
arose and prefaced his remarks by
saying that in view Of the fact that
the deceased was so prominent and
well known that he hardly knew what
to say; at this juncture the Californ-
ian seized the opportunity and arose
and stated that inasmuch as the min
lister hardly knew what to say, he
would like to talk a while about Los
Angeles and California.
Garrett county is the youngest
county in the state of Maryland ;hav-
ing been cut off from Allegany coun-
ty in 1878, and named after John w.
Garrett, deceased, president of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad company
for many years. 1t is the largest
county in area in the State; has a
population of over twenty-five thous-
and and is situated principally on
the crest of the Allegheny mountains,
although part of the county extends
to the foot of the mountains giving
US the advantages of diversified eli
mate; the cool, dry and invigorating
atmosphere which is found on the
crest of the mountains and that grad
ual warmer temperature as you begin
to descend.
Oakland, a small city, approximate
ing three thousand inhabitants, is the
county seat of Garrett county. Also
within the vicinity of Oakland, but
beyond its corporate limits, are a
number of small towns and villages
which do their principal business in
Oakland, giving it the appearance
and advantages of towns with larger
populations. A number of retired
farmers have made their wealth upon
the productive lands and farms of
Garrett county live in Oakland and
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