The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-01-07


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who years ago va
aCailfOrnia pionee
THE Baltimo
Ktalking about buyinl
4 along the streams tha
water supply. This i
III eventually do in order ton
OF the water, and when Il
will own large slice of
territory at an outlay of an. am Of
u money. .ssI<F "
# THE only misfortune in connectie. with
the appointment of Mr.. Frank l. Duncan, OF
Baltimore county. as State Insurance Commits.
sloner, is the pictures some OF the Baltimore
papers are printing of that gentleman. Mr..
Duncan might not be able to take the blue
ribbon in a beauty show, but if he looked
anything like some of these pictures we don't
| think his wife would live with him five
minutes.
-sMr. David Lee, of New York, son of the
late H. Charles Lee. now owns the old Amoss
| homestead situated near Benson. Hartford
county, and has greatly improved the place by
the expenditure of more than $40, 900 upon il.
Last week he sent number of highbred
horses, vehicles etc., to the farm. Mr.. Lee
married daughter of the late Charles Broad
way Rouse, the millionaire business man of
New York city.
~ has been decided by number of well.
known Hartford citizens to organize another
mutual fire insurance company in that county
Inc reason given for this movement il that the
old company cannot take care of all the bust.
ness that Nmight secure and the new one homes
to keep in The county much of the money tbaf
now goes out OF it to pay insurance premiums
to foreign companies. The business metbods
OF the old company were greatly improved
during the past year and it is now one of the
pest companies OF its class in the country.
The Baltimore and Belair Electric Rail-
nSa, n.
more, in recent issue, had lengthy article
on the new electric railway that will eventual II
" extend from Hamilton, Hartford road tn Y
Belair. Speaking of the completed section. ex-
tenolng from Hamilton to near Carney, and |
the iurther outlook for the road the Record |
says:
This section has been in operation since |
october 10th. and is run under agreement with |
the United Railways, which has leased cars
an9 current to the new company. The traffic
80 FAR, as shown by receipts during this period.
Is most encouraging, particularly as operation
Of the line was not begun until the off season
n the electric-raiIway business. The contract
lor carrying the United States mail to the most. |
omces along the route of the first section was
gwen to the company at the opening of the
Ioao Ior trafnc, and the postofice department
8 anxious to extend the service as soon as the
sections are put into operation.
Tten, 70 the Gunpowdef river. distance of
,earlv three ElIes from the present terminus.
nd will be located m 0gether on private right
# way. The rails and Other >3eterial for this
ection have been purchased and deiiRered on
he ground, and construction will be beguf7-iipl
ime to open this section for travel in the +.
pring. This section will give the company
opportunity to open the new Gunpowder Park
n q large tract of land purchased along the
iunpowder river. where the buildings former
used by the old copper works will be trans
0Fnnad inf0 nd oho |
'ower will be generated from the Gunpowder
or transmission in both directions, and the |
liant will be so constructed as to use the Sus-
uehanna power when it becomes available.
electric lighting will be made future feature.
"In view of the proposed development of
lectric power on the Susquehanna river, and
f the tendency to connect large cities by cleo
rio roads, the building Of the Baltimore q
'elair Electric Railway is likely to become an
important enterprise.
''In q personal letter to the Mdnufacturers
1ecOrd Hon. Stevenson A. Williams says |
What has been accomplished up to this time Il {
almost entirely due to the efforts of Mr.. J.I |
Lexis Shriver, the general manager of the
Dad. He has enlisted the local interest in the
Enterprise. procured the traffic agreements !
nth the United Railway and the Baltimore &
iarford Turnpike Company, solicited the sub \
criptions to stock, collected them, had the h
urveys made let out the contracts, and when
be contractor got tired, hired the hands and
ompleted them. He does not seem to know
that encouragement is, and is now actively |
ngaged in trying to secure additional subscrip-
on to both stock and bonds for the compile
on of the road to the Gunpowder.'
Aid Society Entertained.-The Ladies'
id Society of st. Johns NJ. E. Church South,
Hamilton, was entertained Saturday even
~ by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Davis, at their
ONE, on the Hartford road. Besides the men,
ers of the society there were many of the other
lembers of the church present. During the | :
vening Miss Daisy Erdman sang several solos.
{ II o'clock refreshments Hera served and |