Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-04
WILL TT PAY

city short time prior To his death, IN
speaking of the beauties and .natural
resources in and about Annapolis, said
that if Annapolis were located in
some northern cline, possessed as she
is of so many natural resources, it
would be but very short time before
she would be made to blossom ike a
rose" Ifstrangers W BIO come here can
see these things, why is it that our
oW people cannot realize the truth
Of their immediate existence (? We
have an abundance of water, plenty of
timber, natural facilities, in word
everything that is necessary, in the
way of natural endowments, to give
encouragement and stability to various
manufacturing enterprises.
When we take retrospect into the
past history of our city, and compare
her then sparse population to her
present, we stand amazed at the real
ization of the fact that there existed
several manufacturing establishments
here, doing a safe and substantial bus
mess, whereas, to-day we are bereft of
all such, and the echo from the honest
blacksmith is the only sound or hum
tina: greets our ears. The memory of
many of our old residents can revert
to those days when there was con-
Quoted nail man ufactory at the cor
ner Of Randall and Prince George
street, where Mr.. McNemar now has
his place Of business; when Mr.. Gilpin
and Mr.. Jacob Slaymaker, carried on
the manufacturing of hats and caps.
the former where Mrs. REIN now
keeps store, aud the latter in the
old Noah's Ark building; also when
Messrs. Shaw & Hart had book
bindery on the sight where the store
of the late Geo. z. Franklin now
stands. Think of it Annapolitans !
and awaken to the realization of these
historic facts, and see if we are on the
road to progress or refrigeration +?
Now the lessons which these things
teach us should be needed, and the
sooner we begin to adopt and put
them in practical operation the sooner
will we both appreciate ard realize
their ma gical effect.
Take, for illustration, the glassware
manufacturers of Baltimore, Pittsburg
and elsewhere. 1t is noteworthy
fact, that for years and years past, the
two former cities have received large
supplies of sand from our own sand
banks located on the upper Severn.
Does one have to be told that if it
will pay the Baltimore glass-works to
transport their sand from our immedi-
ate presence for the manufacture of
all kinds of glassware, that it would
not pay glassware establishment
here equally as we'll, indeed better for
the cost of freighting the same mate
rial would be much less, and which
would be a considerable itemY There
can be no doubt about the fact if we
but go about it with will and a push,
that we can establish manufactures
here. Let US do as other cities,
similarly situated as ourselves
have done, and properly advertise
our natural resources, and invite
foreign capital to locate in our midst.
Indeed it would seem that those who
stand at the helm of our municipal
government are the proper ones to
take the, initiative in this important
matter. Let the council issue pros
pectus, detailing and illustrating the
numerous natural advantages our
city offers to the development of man.
ufacturies and as an incentive to such,
guarantee an exemption from taxation
all kinds of manufacturing plant that
may be located in our midst We
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