The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-09-21
PROTEST LODGED
ACAINSTFURTHER
STATE-FEDERAL
LANDPURCHASES
Mayors Meet With County Com
missioners, After Which Res
Olution Is Passed By Latter

A protest by the County Commits
sioncrs of Garrett county, on behalf
of the citizens of the county, against
the further acquisition of land either
by the United States of America, or
the State of Maryland by purchase
or otherwise, has been registered
officially in the form of resolution,
passed by the Board at its meeting
this week
The passing of the resolution came
after meeting of the Commissioners
with mayors of incorporated towns
of the county which was scheduled as
the result of a rumor that within the
near future additional land was to be
purchased or turned over to the state
of Maryland involving perhaps por
ton or all of the land now owned by
the Eastern Land Corporation, and
! or the Youghiogheny Hydro Electric
Corporation, as well as other prop
crty, so that the same would no
longer be subject to taxation.
The resolution declared that many
citizens had protested against fur
Their acquisition of land which would
take away much of the taxable basis
of the county, automatically raising
the tax rate to an eXhorbitant figure.
Copies of the resolution are to be
distributed to local members of the
General Assembly, Congressman J.
Glenn Bcall, Governor Herbert II.
O'Conor, and the Department of For
ests and Parks.
Mayor l.. NJ. Fralcy, of Oakland,
said the rumOr about Deep Greek
Lake or the land around the Lake
being turned over to the state was
Just the straw that broke the pa
thence of the citizens Of the county"
Fralcy said that at the meeting it
was pointed out how much land in the
county already had been obtained
here, and said that there were rumvrs
of construction of additional flood
control dams in the county that would
flood thousands of additional acres
of fertile farming country, and fur
Their reduce the taxable basis of the
county.
Garrett county contains 664.25
square miles, or over 425 thousand
acres. State forests total 70,4l3 acres,
and fcdcral-owncd land totals 1891
acres The county commissioners
agreed with the mayors that if the
trend continued there would be moth
ing left of the county except flood
control projects, state forest land,
and federal rcsettlcmcnt areas.
The resolution was as follows:
THE RESOLUTION
THIS RESOLUTION, Adopted by
the County Commissioners of Garrett
County, Maryland, on September 10,
1914
WHEREAS, Both the United States
of America and the State of Maryland
now own a large acreage of land in
Garrett County which is not subject to
taxation; and
WHEREAS. 1t has been reported
that within the near future additional
land will be purchased or turned over
to the State of Maryland, involving
perhaps a portion or all of the land
now owned by the Eastern Land Cor
poration and/or the Youghiogheny
Hydro Electric Corporation, as well
as other property. so that the same
would no longer be subject to taxa
ton; and
WHEREAS, Many citizens Of the
county have protested against further
acquisition of land either by the Fed
eral Government or the State of
Maryland; and
WHEREAS, At our regular meeting
on September 10, 1914, delegation
consisting of all the mayors of the in
corporated towns of Garrett County,
or their representatives, appeared be-
fore this Board and urged that action
be taken in opposition to further ac
QUESTION of land; now therefore be it
RESOLVED, BY the County Com
Imissioners of Garrett County, Mary
land, that we protest on behalf of the
citizens of Garrett County, against
the further acquisition of land either
by the United States Of America or
the State Of Maryland by purchase or
otherwise;
That copy Of this resolution be
sent to the Hon. Bernard |. Gender,
State Senator from Garrett County,
and the members of the House of Del
egates from this County, and that they
be requested to introduce and pass at
the next session Of the Maryland Leg
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