Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-01
TEE MAr ABOUT Town.


pleasant as he strolled through some OF
the streets aud avenues of the city, TO OBJ
serve the spirit Of improvement that was
going on. II was plainly seen that the
paint aud white wash brush had been
fully applied 10 fences and out buildings.
and everything around presented bright
and pleasant appearance. Many improve
mems in new buildings are going on,
while old ones are being repaired, and an
air of industry and activity Is visible on
all sides. The first question that presented
itself 10 our tnind was where does the
money come fromY We have no manu-
factures that employ hundreds Of hands,
that put in circulation weekly thousands
of dollars as other cities and towns that
have these industries: and we were puz-
zIed for q time TO know where the money
came from. Finally meeting with an old
citizen whose practical experience in bust
ness matters we value highly, we remark
ed 10 him, Where does all the money
come from in this tswn for the improve
ments that are here and there going on =
Pointing to the large mountains OF oyster
shells that fairly hid from view the oyster
hacking houses of.DuBois. the Russels.
Medford. johnson and Martins, he said,
there where il comes from These
men ship thousands of bushels Of oysters
every season. TO the East and West, and
get Ia return thousands of dollars, which
is spent right here among our people
There's where the money comes from,
said he. They give employment to the
shucker, the catcher, the expressman. the
the cooper and the timer, who 10 turn
spends the money with the merchant, the
tailor, the shoemaker, the butcher, the
baker the doctor and the artisan. AuOth
er great advantage" said he, (which Is
of vast Importance to this town and COM
munity, is the employees OF the Naval
Academy. Did you ever think of the vast
amount of money that that institution
puts into this city,
When our friend pointed out these
THONGS to US we could then readily see
where the money that was put In circula-
ton In our city that brought about these
improvements came from.
There is another item Of great saving to
the people OF this city annually of thous-
ands of dollars. 1t is the Short Line
Railroad. Some of our business men are
inclined to think it great disadvantage
to their business but this Is not so. 1t
saves 10 the people more than $25,OOO a
year In time and money. Before this rail
road was built 1t cost every man, woman
and child $3.50 to go 10 Baltimore and IN
order to reach that city you had TO go by
way Of Robinhood's barn, which took
from two to two and a-half hours. Now
you can 90 and return for 20 cents and In
one half the time-which is saving, say
to 10 passengers day yearly. the sum OF
81, $3.50 90, in money and l,4OO hours In
time, which Is more than equivalent In
money to the business man. This money
.toff
and is equal to that much capital invest
ed. And all of this was brought about by
the indomitabIe courage of one man, and
that man. ex Mayor Thos. 4 Martin, of this
city. When every one else had given IL up
~ D failure he stuck to 1t with true bull
A.. ..,,.e..~iiy until he succeeded In getting
Northern capitalists TO come here and
build and equip first class air line roau
between this city and Baltimore at cost
of over half a million dollars-and that
too without dollar of expense to this
city or county. The building of that road
alone put in circulation in this county and
city over 100000. 1t has increased the
value of land to the farmers through the
section it runs to double it was before,
aud every year property will continue to
increase ia value 10 this section of our
You cannot estimate the value
that this road will be, In course Of time,
TO this city and county. The man or wo-
man that cries 1t down Is narrow-minded
and an enemy To his city and home. No
railroad ever injured the business OF town
but on the contrary builds it up, and you
will live 10 see that this road Is one OF the
greatest investments ever made for this
city. The closer you bring Annapolis to
Baltimore and Baltimore to Annapolis,
the sooner you will make business mart
Of your city. People will naturally move
this way, because the attraction centers
here. No place in the country can boast
Of the beautiful scenery aud water views
that Annapolis Can, aud railroads and
quick communication is the only thing to
bring this about
We listened with much interest to our
friend and agreed with him in the main
Of what he said. But said we, what has
our city to support these railroads-we
have no manufactures or other industries
10 produce traffic sufficient for their sup
port.
That may all be true, said our friend
Railroads make business for themselves
as we'll us for the towns anu cities they
run TO.
You have in your city two very import
ant orgauizations--the Local Improve
ment Association and the Business
Mems Association Through the united
efforts OF these associations every induce
ment should be offered capitalists 70 come
her and settle. Picturesque descriptions
OF the city aud surroundings should be
gotten up in the highest style of the art
and sent broadcast over the country-and
our word for it, in less than six months 1t
would bring q million of capital into this
city. have seen towns In the far West
with population of 800 or 400 increase
to 1000 and 5000 in year or two. with
not quarter the advantages that Aunapo
lis has. by this very mode and all done
through the effect Of few enterprisiBg
men and the railroads Il would pay the
tax. payers OF Annapolis for the corpora
ton 10 issue an illustrative, descriptive
pamphlet Of the city and surrounding,
and send them North, South, East and
west. There are millions of dollars seek
Ing investment in eServ shape and form,