The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-13
A new BALTIMORE
Mayor McLane Predicts
Great Future.
Baltimore Now Ready for Great Bust
ness and Will Receive
Southern Support.

Baltimore, Md, March 12-Mayor Nc
Lane is authority for the statement that
oil indications point to Baltimore be-
coming the second greatest city east of
the Mississippi when the wholesale dis
trlct is rebuilt. Capital has been seek
ing safe investments and nowhere is Of
fered more attractions than Baltimore at
this time when the greatest construction
period OF any city in the world is be-
gun. 's.
Baltimore is to have wider and more
convenient Streets The business section
is to be laid off with more regularity.
There Is to be much thought OF the best
informed engineers and municipal author
tiles concentrated at Baltimore IN tbs.
work of laying out the new district. There
will not be a building in this territory
that will not meet with every require
Tnent Of the most careful, scrutinizing SUI
printendents. 1t is to be the most beau
tiful city in the land, and where hereto
fore Baltimore has suffered in this Sec
ton from one cause. or another, re-
lief will be had from these troubles by
the methods which will be used.
Baltimore is going to rebuild in the
proper ways 1t is going to haveSthe very
from the South 1t is already being of,
fered and accepted. am told by some
Of the largest wholesale men in this city
that a large number of merchants have
shown a disposition to increase their
business with Baltimore firms, giving as
their reason their desire to help in an ac-
ctrtable way to rebuild the representa-
tive Southern market. This is the spirit
that all Baltimore wants. Checks for the
needy showed a thoLghtfulness that was
greatly appreciated, but the needy were
not to be found. There is in Baltimore
no greater evidence of it's Southern char
acter than the pride of the city. The
offer of the outside world to render as
sistanee has received due appre-
citation and if any assistance was to be
accepted Baltimore would have called first
on the South, because sixty per cent and
more of her population are Southern born
and her interests are identified with the
interests of the Southland.
Never have / seen such appreciation as
that manifested by Baltimore businsse
men when they receive letters from South
ern friends offering aid in any way in
their power. courteous letter is writ
ten each rendering the thanks of Balti-
more, but no allusion is made to the
manner In which aid can be given. In
this their pride is entering into their
business for the first time. Heretofore
they solicited all the business in sight.
They do this now and their statesmen
are active today visiting the trade
throughout their respective territories
and meeting others who are visiting the
Monumental City. But there is not
merchant or a salesman in Baltimore who
reminds the Southern merchant that he
can aid and aid greatly by throwing his
business to them. And while Baltimoreans
are holding high their heads and avoid-.
ing entering this wedge into their busi-'
ness. it is unfortunate that statesmen rep
resenting a few concerns have attempt
ed to handicap Baltimore merchants by
statements that they are not prepared to
take care of the trade.
Baltimore will succeed in its endeavor
to hold it's fast relationship with the
Southern market. About this there is no
longer doubt.