Cañon City record., 1906-08-09
The Maryland- -Virg;Aix eeaiassla
and the EASTERN part o. Mary

~st@ 49, V~sfS1& Y@As S@
Lard hav. s,vsys been g,rden
sections, their vegetables and
fruits going to NEE In. demand; Of the
New York, Philadelphia and Boston
markets.
Thirty years and more ago Ese Prob
ien Of how 70 &c, the products Of .hese
regions 70 market quickly bccaine er-
ccedingly acute. Al that time the method
followed was to transport the food stufs
To Baltimore, or .o-1e other port on the
Chesapeake, md thsnce despatch them
n5rth ty rail. Thi. v.s a slow and
fopndabout rethod, 20 say the lsas., and
as a result non. Of The fruiss ard vese-
tables gct 10 psrsrt IN tire srr. blush
Of riDsnesS md more than c-. cargo
Itaa1as 5Si.y. Norfolk vas the -atural
t,raArd ag point sot quick s.rvi'', bat
80 scros, TIE Chessp<ske fro the
ibastt eIt:a. s,i 70 skift tie Bay G :ant
iaas of ~.i.xsss tsrp
A sc- .ss ssxhvesss, eslrcsd c,n-
<ys-sasiss ss-ss< 20 NJ horde - Lsl-
Ssr, CO The EarTlsaS psanynrs Liza
Frorn Dslru t- ccss Cssslsa. ~ ehs
t,y Of sse r.s,ssv,s- sAs tiss.,os 10 rlg'5
ruilaa Tbs AyA, yr-.s>.s srosles e
fore .hs ..sds-S sstinsit3sa ss tsssr g
t,Sior r,setors--sss vriirosA ntn--pss
hor TO tss bots rex,ocr IN crs and the
ssrns way for suscs ksudlinE OF tb,ir
erctprss-
pas Day, less .hss tvsstJ-svs ysars
usc. . 1.ss Who k.d retired from active
rssIrosd yasrsgerey. Sut few vssas
sat-rs, gcess.ssi si--sea 20 q friend, tks
lrss WrIli,ru L. Scot, snd sad,
aT.g. suild r,ilrord iron Delrsr
10 Cs~s Charles srd oco,cct with Soe-
sen ess Port.rscsth ~ fost"
syssr sod" ir,i,sa Mr.. soctt; 'tvs
sor .;p yos srssssss sosf trsssss sescss
cssc-ys.ss aay szNSsss,sAsly
<vs ~fI sr.Jd povsrfui ard fss,
s-s,siss sr0s shsa VIII transfer loaded
trst-s .eross ths bay" was the answer.
~yss the distance 10 thirtysix miles,
Ard Il. bay At times is rougher than the
! English Chansel," objected Mr.. Scott.
eve can build the boats strong
enough and equip them with engines of
sufficient power to MAKE the run in three
koars,e was the conidens rejoinder.
. The up.hot of tie matter was that
Mr.. Scott became speedily convinced OF
the feasibility of the scheme, and with
r,on,y from his private hank account and
that Of the plane promoter, che New
York, Philadeishis and NcrAolk Pailrosd
vss Ns;A
III. esssr ssss--Ks Vic kkoss&s est
In. way - tyt frxss sse&sa the sAtsrsoon
befors in virfinia, o. Ahe sreakfast tables
OF New Yorkers-was "a ]. Cassstt,
President Of the Pennsyiysnia Railroad
Like other railrosd men, Mr.. Csssatt
recognized that tke ideal route for quick
service lay ovef tte vsters Of the Che's-
peake Bay from Norfolk, and thence up
m. re.,s..ssl. ty ran TO ths cities 10 the
north. But, rnliss his brethren. be did
no. talk at the shcu9ht that such long
ferry seryic. Rad never been undertaken.
Inst1ad. when he found himself At com
,aratiye leisure, he set about designing
boats that would perform this dihscult
transfer service, and when he felt that
he had secured the right sort OF design,
AZ had his interview with Mr.. Scott
Suffice |. to say that these boats have
been carrying the berry Express across
Chesapeake Bay ever since, with remark
,h,e prcmptness, and that the same sys-
-, i ,-ow 10 creration on Lake Baikal,