The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-07-07
WESTMINSTER.
how 1t May Be Built Up and Become Pros
porous Little City.

The ADVOCATE article last week. speak.
ing of an era of prosperity, about TO begin,
and making some suggestions how Westmin-
ster might reap some advantage, was very
generally read and endorsed. But acts, more
than words, are what count in building up a
town. We cannot enlarge our business inter
ests and add to the population by merely re-
solving to do so. Money and brains are
necessary to accomplish it. There is q plenty
of both in Westminster, and also of energy.
They only need to be combined. YtihA
We have an opportunity of putting in oper.
alton an industry that has been idle for a year.
That industry added one hundred and forty
persons to the population of Westminster.
Nearly that number have left the town since
it closed
We feel safe in asserting that if the people
Of Westminster were told that by raising $751;
600 they could secure an industry that would
give employment to fifteen or twenty persons,
would add one hundred and forty to the pop.
nlation, would bring money into the COM
munity, and add generally to business activity,
the sum would be raised in forty-eight hours.
Then why not make an effort to revive an
establishment that will do this very thing?
1t can be put in operation in thirty days; to
build it anew would require not less than six
months. The proposition submitted several
months ago. in relation to this industry, was
not satisfactory to the people generally, but
we feel sure that plan of organization can
be arranged that will suit everybody. With
shares placed at popular price, like the ice
stock, there should be no difficulty in raising
the necessary money. ,.
Westminster can have an electric railway
to Baltimore for a little more than the asking.
A. Ital1a yhar 80
who is President of the Baltimore Traction
Company, which has an electric line to Emory
Grove, says he will extend the road to West
minister and on TO Gettysburg if the people
will give the company any encouragement.
The governor says the company would not
require any large subscription to the stock of
the company.
Just what advantage an electric road would
be cannot be fully foreseen. That it would
be great is beyond dispute. That it would
add largely to the business of Westminster
is certain 1t would afford quick and cheap
travel here that would result in bringing TO
the town many more buyers and shoppers
and it would not carry many from the town
to Baltimore 1t would draw to Westminster
hundreds of summer boarders every year.
If the road is built, it would not be long until
it was extended to Washington. 1t would
furnish by far the shortest route from the
Capital to the famous battlefield, and at all
times would be sure of remunerative patron
age. And when extended to Washington,
many Washingtonians would reside here in
summer also. The citizens of Westminster
can have an electric road if they desire it.
A little interest shown and some money prom
ised will bring the road here, and when it
does come it will answer for street line for
Westminster. There would not be enough
patronage here to support street line but an
electric road here would have many passen-
gers within the corporate limits.