Evening journal., 1894-06-25
BIG CANAL MEETING,
Enthusiastic Baltimoreans to
Discuss Ways and Means
TO BUILD TIE BIG SHIP CANAL

Even the Eastern Shore Counties VIII
Have Representatives at the Meeting
Tonight In the Interests of the Big
Canal Across This state.
BALTIMORE, June 25 If all who have
signided their intentions put in an sp
pesrance at .Harris's Academy of Music to-
night, the mass meeting in the interests
of the Chesapeake and Delaware canal
project will be as signal success as the
members Of the City Council aud we'll
known gentlemen of Baltimore, who
have given no end OF their time to pre-
pairing for the affair, have all along
hoped it would be
Six Councilmen, Messrs Ssim, Smith,
Hooper, Windfelder, Fahey aud Kelso,
have had probably score of meetings
with delegates from the various trade
organic atoms and exchanges Of Balti
more, and nothing has been left undone
that would in the slightest degree lend
aggressiveness to either the meeting
itself or the enterprise in whose further
anee the assembly has been planned.
Interest in the Counties.
Probably the most encouraging feature
of the coming nesting to the committee
which has labored so assiduously in be
half of the movement is the fact that the
counties have shown an even greater
interest in the gathering than was ex-
pected when the project was hrst revived,
after lying dormant for more years than
look well for the progressive spirit Of the
Monumental city But it has been re
viyed now, and the committee proposes
to keep the interest alive If strenuous
efforts count for anything
Numerous meetings have been held By
people, especially in the Eastern Shore
counties, and all have not only enthusl.
asticRlly indorsed the plan Of a Chesa-
peake aud Delaware ship canal, but
app ointed delegates TO attend the meet.
ing this evening, and lend the
counties voice TO any reasonable plan
that promises to make the canal reality
within the next five years aud give
Baltimore and the state the commerce
with the rest Of the world that their
position on the map really entities them
10 have.
The counties, however. are not going
to furnish all the enthusiasm, for every
association OF any consequence in the city
will be represented by delegates. Labor
organizations will send a number Of
their leading members and one man
from both the Federation of Labor and
Knights Of Labor has been invited to
make an address in favor Of the move
ment Both bodies have passed resolu-
tions at recent meetings heartily in
dorsing the plans
Organizations to BE Represented.
Some Of the organizations to be repre-
sented officially by delegates are: Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Association,
South Baltimore Business Mems Asso-
citation, Corn and Flour Exchange,
Federation of Labor, Southwest Balti-
more Business Mems Association, North
east Baltimore improvement Association,
Knights of Labor, Journalists Club,
Fiuit, Produce and Oyster Packers Tx
change.
Besides these are the Canned Goods
Exchange, the Lumber Exchange the
Coffee and Maritime Exchanges, aud, in
fact, all the leading associations of q
business aud commercial character in the
city Mayor Latrobe will preside at
the meeting, while Governor Brown has
promised TO not only encourage the
occasion with his presence, but to make
an address, favoring the object The
other speakers of the evening will be
Senator German. General Felix Agnus,
Hon. John V. L. Findlsy John X
Cowen, James Alfred Pearce, William S.
l Young, Hon. Buchanan Schley,
Colonel w. P Craighill, Daniel T. Ofem
and James Duncan.
The music of the evening will be fur
nshed by the orchestra of Fords Opera
House. Manager Ford has also offered
to bear the expenses incurred for the
rental of the Academy. 1t was originally
intended to hold the meeting at the
Onera House, but a contract with the
Hinrichs Opera Company interfered snC
the present arrangements we're made.