The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-13
TO RISE: in
SPLEN'D0R
New Baltimore oSbcgMorc Mod
crii,ss Substantial and and 1syinir,c-
trica18 Than the Old.
The STREETS 10 Be WIDER
Mayor and Committee Deter
mine to Issue NJ Building
Permits as Yet.
dBy Associated Press.)

les.a eE3y4 ASSOCldt cu tFeSS.)
BALT1MORD, Feb. 12.-That Baltimore
Is to rise from its ashes moro substantially
moro modern and far more symmetrical
needs no further proof than WAS made
manifest to-day by renewed expressions
on the part Of Mayor McLane and tho
ing citizens that no building permits shall
be lsslled Until plan OF realigning GER
tain thoroughfarcs whose crookedncss
and narrowness have long constituted q
blemls1 as we'll as a serious embarrnss-
mcnt to municipal growth has been
adopted The Mayor and the Committee
OF Safety are resolved that shells Of
buildings shall not be run UP between
| flre-proof structures, as III tho past, and
thus servo as a standing invtatlon to
tho flames. y 81 H. us s
The business situation appeared bright
8er to-day than at Any time since tho
great catastrophe. Tho regular transac-
4 ton Of business In the Chamber Of Com
merce, Including displays Of Southern
grain, hay, straw and mill feed and tho
y three usual calls and the posting Of OUT,
4 or-town markets. together with the re-
/ ceipt OF grain by elevators and the pay
1nent OF all checks by banks, were events
1 that established confidence throughout
t8the business community. IA, i43
MONEY IN PLENTY.
n Secretary shaw's splendid response to
/, the call for currency has excited the
| admiration Of all flnanciers here. BY
| his prompt action all obstacles were
swept away, and Assistant Treasurer
| Dryden, In Baltimore. is able to furnish
any amount Of money in any denomtna-
] ton desired One bank has had $500, 900
trans ferred by wire from New York and
/, large sums have. been secured by sew
eral other banks. including savings tn-3
stitutions, Secretary Shaw's arrange
iFment to transfer money by telegraph to
Baltimore from all cities having sub
ltreasurles will probably be made per-
| 5manent thing. IF it Is Baltimore will
! secure an advantage that it has long
| sought.
The decision OF the Baltimore clearing
| house to resume exchanges between clear
| ling house banks WILL remove much In
convenience now handicapping business
This will be done on Monday, and will
restore an important function Of tho
banking business. 81 ",
A conference will be held tomorrow
between the governing committee OF the
4 Stock Exchange and the Executive Com
4 mittee Of the clearing house The pur-
i pose Of the con ference is to arrange for
|sthe resumption Of relations between.
brokers and banks, f
The offer Of q New York insurance
company to lend s2,O00,oc0 In Baltimore
for rebuilding purposes is q striking IL
| Illustration OF the readiness of outside
capital to invest in this city. This money
is offered at 10 per cent, free Of COM
1. mission, Another insurance company
has offered to lend the city $500, 900,
4 lavailable at once. d NJ
CLEARING STREETS.
The task Of clearing the piles Of brick,
mortar and rubbish from the streets in
the fire scourged district was pushed
forward to-day with marvellous energy.
Building Inspector Preston. with vast
| multitude of workmen. has been on the
! desolated streets all day clearing away
the debris. and great progress has been
/ made. t{ u.s.
cleared from Liberty Street to Joness
Falls The debris Is being thrown on
/. the side and the entire middle of the
! street is clear. A large number Of the
men are now working on German, South
and Lombard Streets. and along the wa
i ter front, and the cleaning up here Is
also progressing rapidly with the excep-5
ton of along the wharyes on Pratt
Street. Here the men are greatly hans
! pered by having no place to throw the
debris except into the basin. ..
The work Of emptyng tho safe deposit
vaults In the ruined buildings has pro-
crossed rapidly. This is being done with
extraordinary precautions. An escort of
cay airy accompanies the wagons In which
tho treasures are hauled. Sharp shoot
ers in plain clothes ride on the wagons
| and detectives follow closely on the side
! walks.
Clerks Of the banks owning tho valua-
bes are also on tho wagons and have
their hands constantly on ravolvers.
/ Along the route chosen the police are
also on tho alert, and It Is lmpossible to
get within ten feet Of these vehicles.
The money and securities In these vaults
! are being carried ia tho vaults Of banks
end companies that escaped the fire,