The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-02-19
THE UPBUILDING OF BAL
TENORE.

1t is gratifying to learn, on the author
ity of the State Bureau of Industrial Sta
tistics, that very large proportion OF The
persons who were thrown out OF employ.
ment by the coniagration last week will
soon be at work again in some capacity.
The bureau estimates that $4,000 employ
es were Tected by the fire. The rapid
rush Of firms up town. says an official OF
the bureau, 'gives work to many Of these
persons, and the next month, | believe
will see half of those whose positions
were lost at work in some capacity.
Many mechanics who were in clerical po-
sitions will go back to their trades, and
others will 60 to work as laborers.
X The employment agency is open so
it shows that there is no rush for work
When the work of rebuilding the burn
ed district begins there will be employ
meDt for laborers of all kinds-both skill
ed and unskilled. Labor leaders quoted
in The Sun yesterday Sunday state that
there is no disposition Or intention on the
part of unionists take advantage of the
situation that will be created by the de-
mand for skilled workers in the various
trades. This shows proper spirit
There is no class Of citizens of Baltimore
more vitality concerned in the restoration
and upbuilding Of the city than the labor
unonlsts 1t is gratifying to know that
they will persue wise and liberal policy.
It would be unfortunate for the cOmmun-
ity if they should adopt any other
course.
AS an evidence of the pluck and enter
prise of the business men Of Baltimore
may be cited the fact, as published in The
Sun yesterday Sunday, that the volume
of business in the city last week was
large. Many of the firms which were
burned out have never sto pped taking Or
ders and still have their statesmen on the
road confident of their ability to contin-
ue operations without a break. This
proves the grit and enterprise Of our mer-
chants and manufacturers convincingly.
If all of them are animated by this spirit
Baltimore will not only sustain no perma-
nent impairment of its trade, but will gain
steadily in the future. Every man who
has faith in this city, every man who sim
cerely desires that it should hold the
place in finance, industry and commerce
which it has won by the energy and re-
sourcefulness of its business men, should
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with all his ability in the restoration of
Baltimore There are conclusive eviden :
cies that a hopeful feeling pervades the
entire community, that it is the determi
nation of all classes Of citizens to do all
in their power to make the new Balti-
more an even greater and more prosper
Gus city than the old. 1t will take time,
of course, to do this. The Transformation
cannot be accomplished in day. But the
spirit of enterprise and the will are here,
and these are the main things. The
means will be found when the way is
made clear.
| Notwithstan ding the enormity of the
disaster Baltimoreans have much to be
cheerful about. A man does not have to
be an incurabe optimist to feel that the
future is full Of promise for Baltimore.
No man welcomes adversely, but if he is
wise he will take its lessons to heart
With all classes of our citizens working
together tremendously and energetically
for the upbuilding of the city; with our
merchants and manufacturers stirred to
even greater enterprise by the necessity
for keeping Baltimore in the position
which it attained before the conf1agration
last week, the results must inevitably
stimulate the commercial, financial and
industrial growth of the city In tina,
spirit Baltimoreans should dedicate their
energies and resources to the great task
which lies before them. Labor and cap
ital, employer and employe, should co op
crate to the utmost in the work of restor
ing Baltimore Baltimore San.