The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-01-27
Letter from BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE, january Z4Ln, 1917
1t will DO my pleasure, probably very soon, to
make reference to some Of our most prominent and
important manufacturing industries for which Bal
tmore is destined to gain, at no distant day, es-
pecial and deserved celebrity. The fact is our
destiny as city is to become q great, command
ing manufacturing mart. There is no great mo
trOpolis in America possessing better advantages
than ours for assuming commanding Importance
in this line. To show what very few ct present
ore aware of may say not much less than ten
million dollars are already invested in the brewing
intorests-ale and beer-of Baltimore. The arti-
oles produced by these establishments have rapid
ly and deservedly grown into popularity, securing
u name, founded too upon real merit, surprising
that once attained by Philadelphia, New York,
Milwaukee, Poughkeepse and other ales and beers
As with this character of manufactures so must it
eventually DO with others when we reach our sure
ly pending destiny MS grand centraZipg and
radintng mart for domestic manufactures of every
description. There is no industry in mechanics
and manufactures wherein Baltimore, with her nu-
merous advantages, cannot triumph She is now
ON the sure march towards that proud consumma-
| ton.
| The Presidential compromise bill now before
Congress has become the great absorbing topic Of
| discussion. Let us hope it may reach o speedy
adjustment looking especially to justice, fairness,
constitutional rights sAd business interests Of the
whole country. From oil I can judge, Democrats
Sccll NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. come Il-uOZerS-WlIl luc
proposition. It looks, indeed, Gs if they were
rather glad at being favored with so liberal q
chance. Hayes Is, unquestionably-in legal
sense-ontitled to being made President If he
has not majority of electoral votes, then no one
else has. have DO idea but that the compromise
! measure if it becomes law, will make Mr.. Hayes
our Chief Magistrate, on the of priu,o fucie
claims. II, however, 1t be defeated, why hayes
will still be inaugursted. There is, indeed, pro-
Willing and growing opinion among many con.
sentative Democrats, that, at any rate, he would
suit the countrywide eountry-better than Mr.
Tilden. Wat We want, nerertheless, is poaoo and
| wholesome revival of business Those out Of
employ should have the opportunity of going tc
work and earning bread.
Quite series of private fashionable parties are
to come of in our city before Lent begins. Young
ladies and gentlemen are now daily on the qai rir
in anticipation of these enjOyments.
Business is likely to remain quiet until after tht
Presidential count has been made and settled
There arc many of our merchants who hope for
good spring and summer trade.
Never in my long recollection of Baltimore hav'
we had really harder times than since the prosen
winter set in. Everything seemed to have con
spired towards augmenting misery, which ha
fallen severely upon the mechanical and laborini
classes. They suffer- indeed, much moro than alb
solute objects Of charity whom the public provide
for. The thing of being too poor to subsist to-
proud to beg, too honest to steal, and too cold t.
do without fire, yet almost obliged to freeze is b.
no means pleasant condition of affairs. Their
are, however, very many in just such predica
mont NRsToR.