Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-25
A QUICK GLANCE AT
NEW BAL TIMORE
THE soUTHs SOURCE OF SUPPLY.

Baltimore Is the principal manufacturing
and industrial city of the state of Mary
land. 1t is located on the Patapsco river,
fourteen miles from the Chesapeake bay
and nearly 200 miles from the Atlantic
ocean. Its geographical location makes it
a specially desirable port Of entry and ex-
port for European trade It's ship channel
is thirty feet at high water. A recent act
of Congress has provided for the deepen
ing of the channel to thirty-five feet, and
the preliminary work has been started.
The town of Baltimore was first settled
in 1T29, and 1t was incorporated as a city
December 81, 1876. The city was the CEN
trail point of attack by the British in the
war of 1S12-14 The inspiration for Francis
Scott Keys famous star Spangled Banner
came to the author while he was a pris-
oner on a British warshIp during the his
toric bombardment of Fort McHenry.
The city was the center of hot sectional
strife during the civil war, 1S61-65. Balti-
more has contributed to the service of its
state and nation some of the foremost men
il the history of the republic,
The population of Baltimore, which In
cludes the suburbs taken into the corpor-
ate limits some years ago. is about 10000
persons
Baltimore covers an area (annex includ-
ed of 311s square miles.
The Best of Water Supplies.
Baltimore has one of the best water sup
ply systems in the United States, free from
pollution, the rate per year being Ieas-
enable compared with the purity and serv-
ice. The storage reservoirs care FOR more
than 2,346, 00o,000 gallons of wate- and pro-
vide for a consumption OF 800 0o0.C0) gall
Ions daily.
The death rate per 900 in 1901, was less
than twenty-one
Baltimore is famous for it's public parks,
Druid Hill Park, containing GIL acres, being
the most famous natural public park in
the United States Baltinore's public park
and water supply area covers 1,442 acres.
Baltimore has about AS churches, the
Roman Catholics largely predominating as
church goers.
Its charitable institutions number sixty
five and its hospitals twenty-six.
The are twenty II braries. which include
those provided by Mr.. Enoch Pratt and Mr..
George Peabody.
In the way of art galleries Baltimore has
two of the most famous in the United
States, those OF the Maryland Historical
Society and that established by the late
VIM. Il. Walters, the art collector and phil
lanthropist.
Baltimore has nine theaters including the
Lyric which can be utilized as music
hall.
The improvements in Baltimore. both pub
lie and private. since 1900. taking in the
volume of work done after the great fire
amount to S1UO,OOO,OO0.
Education.
As a seat of learning Baltimore ranks
with Boston. Philadelphia and New York,
the Johns Hopkins University being cred
tied with turning out some of the leading
lights in the professional and other worlds.
It has 1870 public schools. five of which are
high schools.
Baltimore Is central point for three
great railroad systems, the Pennsylvania
railroad, the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
kInF
with the West Virginia Central and Pitts
burg Railway Company, controlled by the
Wabash interests, gives Baltimore Il thor
ough railroad connection with the Pacific
coast. The Maryland and Pennsylvania
Railroaa Company, owned and operated by
Baltimore capitalists, gives an outlet TO and
from York, Pa.
The Annapolis and Baltimore Short Line
railroad goes through a most PROSPEROUS
section of Maryland adjacent to and con-
tributory to Baltimore. through the Old
Bay line of steamers and the York River
line, Baltimore is directly connected with
all the railroad lines on the southern At
lantic seaboard and gulf ports south of
Norfolk.
or the coastwtse steamship lines there
are three. and lines that touch points on
the Chesapeake bay ten.
Thirty-two foreign steam and sail lines
do business with Baltimore.
The imports to july 1, for the year 1a04-5
amounted to $21, 18l 800: exports, sol 1872 SSS,
a grand total of $112. 373, Dos
The foreign and coastwise trade annually
amounts into the millions.
In the manufacturing line Baltimore ranks
fifth. the capital employed amounting APP
proximateiy to $75. e00. 900. with the employ
ment of 10000 hands, estimated.
improvements aggregating $40 600 900 have
been authorized for the purpose of building
a sewerage system. improving the annex.
building a modern dock system. extending
the park improvements and repaving the
streets.
The Great $50, 00o, 900 confiagration.
1t would not be possible to give an accu-
rate history OF greater Baltimore without
reciting one incident in connection with 1t
In late years taaat startled the commercial
woAd and forever stamped on the records