Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14

on which it will erect a $40 600 building for
its exchange and Offices
Frederick has five national banks. one Of
which. the Citizens, heads the honor roll
of national banks in Maryland having a
surplus of three times its capital stock of
100000, and two savings institutions. The
combined deposits of these seven banking
institutions exceed s5,0OO,00O.
Local Industries.
The principal industries of Frederick are
the OK Tribe brush works one of the larg
est factories of it's kind in the United
States: the Union Manufacturing Company.
operating hosiery mills, which are now
worked to the fullest capacity possible
with the local supply of operatives, and
for branch of which the company is now
seeking a favorable location; two large
steam brick manufacturing plants. one of
them recently established: the Economy
Silo and Tank factory, a large iron foundry
and several large canning factories. which
each season place an enormous quantity of
corn. besides putting up large quantities of
peas. beans. etc. There are also tanneres,
flour mill. carriage factories a shutter
fastener factory and other industries.
Educational Facilities.
Fredercks public school system includes
two excellent high schools one for boys,
with Prof. Anon Burgee as principal. and
the other for girls, with Miss Margaret M
Robinson as principal. The Woman's Col
IeGe of Frederick is an institution which is
winning fame for itself Formerly it was
the Frederick Female Seminary established
in 1919, but as an institution for the higher
education of young women it has gained its
greatest reputation since coming under the
control OF the Reformed Church in the
nlted States thirteen years ago 1t occu-
pies handsome buildings on East Church
street
Frederick College is, though a college in
name. a preparatory school for boys and
young men. and as such has been very sue
cessful, especially during the past few
years, under the direction of the present
principal, Prof. Lindsay Crawley At pres
eht inns institution has among its pupils
about twenty-five young men from Porto
Rlco. who are preparing to enter higher
institutions of learning in the United States
Another local institution of considerable
reputation is the Visitation Academy which
recently celebrated its siXtieth anniversary
1t was established in 1916 by a party of
nuns VINO came here from Georgetown
d. c., and for many years has occupied n
handsome and commodious building on East
I'd street
The Maryland School for the Deaf and
Dumb supported by the state. is also To-
Gated here, having large buildings and ex-
tenSlVe grounds Prof. Charles W. Ely Is
its principal.
Needs Better Transportation.
Though Frederick has had railroad ia
u l.
more and Ohio railroad, whose freight de-
pot here is the oldest in the United States
and has for many years also had connec-
ton with the Pennsylvania system, it has,
until within recent years. had no railway
connection with some of the principal
towns in the counties. while from others the
trip to Frederick by railway has been of
roundabout nature. The need of better
transportation facilities between these
towns and the county seat is now being
met by trolley lines. The Frederick and
Middletown Electric railroad, built ten
years ago with local capital to reach Mid
dletown and stimulate trade with the fer
tile Middletown valley, was extended two
years later to Myersville, in the upper part
of the valley where it now connects with
a trolley line from Hagerstown, Md. The
Frederick and Middletown railroad last year
passed into the hands of outside capitalists
and branch is now being built to Jeffer-
son. and will. it is thought, later be ex-
tended to reach the thriving town Of
Brunswick.
One of the results Of the opening of this
trolley line was the establishment of a sum-
mer resort at Braddock Heights, on Catoc-
tin mountain, between Frederick and Mid
dletown, where many Fredericktonfans now
have summer cottages and couple Of no
tells and numerous boarding houses have
been built.
Population Increasing.
Work has just been begun on a trolley
line from Frederick to Thurmont. distance
of sixteen miles This road is being built by
local capital and the promoters expect to
extend it later from Thurmont to Emmitts-
burg.
A company in which Baltimore and New
York capitalists are interested has had sur
yeys completed for trolley line between
Frederick and Baltimore and is now Sc
curing rights of way. This road will pass
through a section of Frederick county
which is now without railway facilities and,
by making travel easier, is expected to
bring more trade to Frederick
Frederick's population in 1900, according
to the census of that year, 1896. If has
since been steadily growing. To stimulate
its growth the need of more industries has
been felt and to secure them is one of the
objects of the Business Mems Association
of Frederick, of which George s. Rodoch Is
president The business men of the city are
cheered by recent progress and the present
state of local prosperity, and look forward
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