Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-01-23
A DREAM OF ANNApoLIs' FUTURE.

OF the glory that is IN store Tor An
napolis in the not Far distant future
even her most sa1guiue citizens never
dared Ito dream. Some day. however,
they will awake to realization of snch
am improved and beautifed city and
surroundings that it will be difficult 10
recognize the quaint little town IN Its
new gown and extra frills cut a Ia mode.
First the six million loan for the inn
provement Of the Naval Academy will
make that great institution for train
ing young men "a thing Of beauty and
a 10Y forever People will come miles
TO see it, and like Katisha's elbow 1t can
I've seen on certain days OH presentation
ola visiting card We will then have
the streets adjacent to the Naval Acade-
my paved with vitrified brick. The
walls around the institution will be so
thick that, like those OF other ancient
cities several chariots can drive abreast.
What great city this viii indeed be
when the last dollar Of that six million
loan is expended upon Uncle sam S
training school.
Then there's that Government. Build
ing for Annapolis that we have heard
tell Of 10 these many years. Wen get
that too. It's lasting shame we have
not got it before this. but it's coming
TOO with all the other chunk Of glory.
The old City Hotel will be torn down,
aud in its place will rise sphinx-like =
massive structure, Chicago sky-scrap-
er, called the ''GOyeTnment Building, =
where the mail will be daily dispensed
and law and other Offices will flourish
galore. Not brick Of the once famous
inn where Washington used TO stop
and swap jokes with Lafayette and the
other fellows will be left to tell the tale.
Vitrilied brick or asphalt will also be
placed around the State aud Governors
Circles, and then strangers who come to
town will be In a fix. 1t is bad enough
as it is now, for they often keep going
around and around thenumerous circles
ia town until they finally realize they
have walked a long distance without
making any progress. Then with such
delightful pavements' the condition Of
things will he worse Well they might
walk farther and not fair better after all.
Aud, oh yes, we are to have the two
bars at the entrance of the harbor cut
away. These have been an impediment
some time, but shortly the coast will be
clear of even this obstruction. Besides
all this there is that Electric Railway
from Annapolis TO Maryland's Coney
Island, Bay Ridge. We are TO have
that too,and the way we will hustle down
there will shock even the electric cur
rent. Then there is to be a Trolley and
Steam Railroad from Washington TO
Annapolis. What waking up
this will be surely. We will not know
ourselves, and when We get al this and
more we will really have to stick pin
in us to see If it's ,ee. Push, enterprise,
prosperity, improvement and six mil
lion dollars loan come high, but We must
have them. Wait until we get on our
new gown and adjust the frills and We'll
ask you to call on us. We assure you
well be swell, sleeves and all. You'll
not call us sleepy" or ancient or
"antiquatedn then, oh, no, you'll turn
green with envy and the first thing you
know, you'll be bringing your trunk
and taking up your abode with aS, the
first, foremost, and most beautiful city
in Maryland, Annapolis, the Mecca and
the Capital of tile State.