The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-10
Anniversary Of Fire.
MEMORIAL OF B ALT l.
MORE'S DEVASTATION.

the Consideration of Out
side Capitalists-Wond
Recuperation of the Mon
umental City in One Year.
One year ago last Tuesday,
February 7th, Baltimore City,
was overwhelmed by one of the
greatest cohflagrations of modern
times. and also of the most dew
astating, and on the anniversary
of this most vital event in that
city's career, the Sun. gives an
interesting survey of the calam.
ity, with photographs of the
burned section one year ago and
as it appears today. The contrast
is most astonishing.
One of the objects of the Sun
in giving such elaborate facts
and figures is to show the great
opportunities there for capital
and honest endeavor.
In this line the SIM says: To
capitalists and large manufact.
urers who live hundreds of miles
from Baltimore. whether they be
in Maine or in California or in
the State of Washington or in
the Gulf States, and who have
money to invest and labor to en-.
ploy, it will be interesting to
them to know the "reasons why"
Baltimore offers inducements for
foreign capital to be invested
here The table given below will
speak for itself in showing what
BaltimOreanS themselves think of
the city'S future.
That local capitalists are not
afraid to put money in home in
vestments is seen by the amount
that has already been expended,
and what has been expended is
but a small percentage of what
will be invested in the near
future. Under these circum-
stances it will not be long
before foreign capitalists and
heads of manufacturing indus
tries will come to the conclusion
that because of the economical
administration of the city as a
municipality, which means con
sentative taxation, the accessible
ity of the city to the South. from
which it can store its marke Is
the nearness of the grazing fields,
from which its meats come, to
gether with the light rentals of
dwellings for laborers, all of
which 60 to satisfy the laborer
aud manufacturer without in
creasing the cost of living,
speaks for itself how much better
Baltimore can compete for trade
than it's competitors and yet
yield large return for the cap
ital invested.
Baltimore has a magnificent
water supply, which is essential
to healthy community, and
now has plans for thoroughly
modern sewerage system. Both
of these are recommendations in
themselves but are mere incidents
of her superiority over rival
cities.
One of the greatest items of
expense is manufacturing plant
is the coal pile. Think what this
means 10 New York, Phila-
delphia and Boston. Baltimore
is next door, so to speak, to the
bituminOus coal fields of Mary
land and West Virginia. The
wabash and Baltimore and Ohio
railroads have but a short haul
to the city; whereas to other
cities it means an increased cost
in delivery Where other towns
use anthracite Baltimore uses
bituminous. This means thous
ands of dollars a year in fuel
saving.
These conditions must and
necessarily will influence the
man who has labor to employ
and machinery to run from which
to obtain his profit. The outside
capitalist will also be astonished
at the improvements that have
been made in street openings and
wideningS.
Plazas have been formed to
prevent congestion in traffic,
streets regarded to make drayage
as easy TO handle as possible,
and last, but not least, and not
only the least, but probably the
greatest improvement that any
city has ever undertaken are the
docks. They are to be modern
in every respect and particular
and will afford opportunity that
no other city on the Atlantic
seaboard has now or probably
will have for years to come. The
capitalist from outside of Balti.
| more WOul0 do we'll to hacoma