The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-24
Communicated.
NesSrS. Editors:

| those VINO dwell within and
around our beautiful Mountain
City, to the deep gratitude due
the CITIZEN for the historical
and industrial sketch they re-
Gently published and which was
so artistically displayed. The
information thus convey d
brought to the attention of prom
inent and wealthy gentlea en- of
different sections of the country
the beauty of Frederick and
its surroundings as a desirable
section in which to locate, as
never before, and quite a number
have expressed themselves as in
tending TO visit Frederick during
the coming summer, with a view
to locate, either permanently or
for the season. Some who bad
never been TO Frederick. ex
pressed the view that it must be
an ideal place in which to live.
in close proximity to the capital,
within sixty miles of Baltimore.
within easy distance of both
Philadelphia and New York.
equi diStant between the salt
water regions of the Chesapeake
Bay and the rugged peaks Dor
dering on the Alleghaneys, with
a soil unequalled in fertility,
free from the malaria of lands
bordering npon the coast. with
elevated sites for the erection of
buildings of any desirable char.
acter. furnished by rhe undulat
ing scenery. rich with historical
interest of onr beautiful valleys.
What "A rich legacy do we not
possess, aud how proud should
we not tie. IL show any visitor
who may come among us the old
time Mary land hospitality of our
fOTefatherS.
a p ct standing upon the top
of The mountain between Jeffer
son and Frederick, remarked as
he looked upon the Catoctin and
Frederick valleys. stretched out
on either side of him: "Ye bean
tiful valleys, twin sisters by birth.
no spot more delightful over the
whole South" and that silver
tounged orator Henry Clay, as he
looked at the same valleys from
the National Pike near Braddoca,
exclaimed that the "beauty and
loneliness of the scenery around
him was unsurpassed" The
writer heard native of Switzer
land remark. as he looked upOn
the valleys from the same point:
How grandly beautiful. they
seemed TO me to be of the artistic
scenery OF my own native Switz-
land"
Whilst we are thus enabled to
speak with pride of the surround
ings of Frederick what can we
say of Frederick itself, our little
city of ten thousand population,
of great possibilities! We can
say that the spirit of progrcs, is
III the air, we can say Sue has the
finest of water, we'll lighted
streets by electricity. tina, be-
ginning has been made towards
system of sewerage. that the
cobble stones are being replaced
by smooth streets. that efforts.
although Of a Spasmodic charac-
acter. has at all times been made
to have artistic. up to-date
streets laid out. and dwellings
erected, that she has plenty ot
wealth. millions of dollars being
loaned to her local banks at three
per Gent, one of the most pro.
gres~ive and up to date fire de
partments of any city in the
Union that she has wide awake,
progressive city officials. Start
ing out then in the New Year
under such auspicious circum-
stances. is it not evidently the
duty of all wide awake progress
sive citizens to give full support
to the municipal government in
their efforts towards improving
and identifying their little city,
this cannot be done without
money. therefore cheerfully pay
whatever taxes or license that
may he imposed by them, stop
all litigationS that may embar
raSs the city officials in the per
Torrance of their duty Money
used towards undermining the
city in that direction. will be
money we'll spent in attracting
a well to do and desirable class
of persons, seeking pleasant
homes in au up to date little city,
which in turn will add to the
beauty, wealth and taxable basis
of the corporation.
NJ. j. GROVE.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad