The citizen., 1897-08-20
Attractions of Frederick.

The following letter appeared in
Saturdays Baltimore Sun, over the
signature of Mark L."
Your correspondent has been spend
ing few delightful days in the quaint
old town of Frederick, Maryland.
which for several reasons deserves to
be better known and appreciated by
our sightseeing citizens.
lmprimis Frederick possesses, as
hundreds of wheelmen discovered
during the meet here on July 2, a
dozen or more of the finest roads that
are to be found in this country or across
the sea. In them MacAdam has been
honored with monuments more endur-
ing than brass, aud which will per-
petuate his fame to remote and crate
ful posterity.
1t is true that the main streets of
the town are paved with cobble stones
as vicious looking and vehicle destroy
ing as any of the remaining pavements
of that class in Baltimore City, but
these only serve to accentuate the ex-
cellence of the side streets, which are
simply combinations in the town of
the unsurpassed roads which radiate
throughout the county.
Rapid transit is furnished by the
electric railroad, which affords pleas
ant means of intercourse between
Frederick and Middletown, dis
tance of six miles. Upon the summit
of tine mountains, at point known to
fame as Braddock's Heights, pctur-
esque pleasure grounds have been
opened to tempt the town excursion
ist. From the observatory a magniti-
cent view is afforded of the Frederick
Valley on the east and Middletown
Valley-alke fertile and prosperous
looklng-on the west.
| was glad to learn from Mr..
Walker, who with Major Winebrener,
and few other capitalists here, is
largely interested in the railroad, that
ii is their intention to erect before next
summer a hotel upon the lofty heights.
The success of the Blue Mountain
House at Pen-Mar, with a western ex-
posure alone, argues we'll for the finan-
cial success of the enterprise, where
the outlook is much more extensive
and the adjacent points so easily Access
sible
In one respect the Frederick Middle
town Electric Road is in advance of
any of our numerous lines, for unlike
them, it caters successfully for freight
as wei a passenger business. The car
! which whisked our car past ancient
farm houses and through teeming
peach orchards and fruitful corn fields
mad attached to it trailer which car
ried a miscellaneous assortment of
trunks, milk cans, bags of oats and
wheat and other items incident to the
farming avocation.
am informed that this freight fea-
ture Of the road is likely to prove
more remunerative to the stock kholders
than the passenger returns, though
the folk both town and country are not
slow to show their appreciation of the
| road in thoroughly practical man
ner.
The novelty (hut still more the econ
omy) incident upon hastily transport
ing his perishable produce ''by wire, "
so to speak at cents hundred.
which effects such saving of time of
man as well as beast not to mention
the satisfaction afforded by successfully
crcumventiug the toll-gate keeper. APP
peals so powerfully TO the mind that
Zone wonders why our suburban roads
have been so slow to cater to the de-
mand for this form of rapid transit.
The boarding houses around Fred
erick are all, like their guests, well
filled, the moderate charges aud the
excellent fare and accomm odations
which they furnish undoubtedly con-
tributing to that satisfactory state Of
affairs"