Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-08-07
BUSINESS NA FOR H
PASS RESOLUTIONS ENDORS
ING NEW STEAMBOAT
Trzffic Liae 70 Nsst kiser- >uN2sss
PrsdscfSd FER New EaiSrprise

are alive - t1e adv 11Eatsss* Afls4 .tis~s
bllities of the route g. - epeneA MR
ny the Annapolis An1 Wese A4san
Steamboat Company wAs nantisstss4
uumistakzhlx last nlEnt Nhen t1~ en-
terurise xas discussed - Is1alt ~
the Business Mems A<soeiatto1 a. =
largely attended meeting. and uEen
melton of Presidsnt William a. Ales~.
conmeneAGorv raseluElous wers aAlspA
"a. The vote On these reso1uElons was
urauirsoas AMI in the 1lse1ssi1n sf
them over twenty aemneIs 81 ere .ss-
soeiatfoa look part al - waetu
heartily endorsed the pEoieet aasA
promised thair active sappoEt- IAe
resolutions adopted are n follows
Whereas. the Annapolis ~ Wes4
River Sfeamtozt Company. orxan.zesl
and managed hy residents c1 Aa1e
Arundel county. Is aboul to esraelas.t
a daily transportation ltne eelwesu
the sections ~ the counxg eelew Al
napolis. eonti Sssous CO tistawalar AEsA
this city and
Whereas. this Association als hean
long aware of the great a1sanrazcs 81
the varied business Interests 81 Al
nauolls 70 Be expected a. l1e eertala
result oF = daily sfeamhoa1 serNles
from the rivers aul aay-sisle uelUw
the severn river. bringing ta Aunars-
lis a large volume 81 trade prureslv
belonging to &C.. hut waica from iac<
0f adequate transpoEiagieu facilities
in the past has hesn diverted inta
other channels ard
whereas. hy snavlfag our mer-
chants e. promptly AMI fullv suunAv
the needs of the thousands % pcorla
IN the lower districts and % rstala
Of trade here will be beuehtfei ~
the new enterprise. a1d as permlh-
nency aud success seriously concerns
this Association ard tire mercantile
interests 0f the city,
Resolved. that this Ass1eialia1
heartily eommends the Annapolis s
West River Steamboat Company te
the support and encouragement af tbs
business men ~ tire city. a. a honae
enterprise and a. q Substantial metn@
Of developing and extending Ieeal
trade"
Mr. 6eorxe T. Nsxlin. presi.lsaz
OF the Steamboat COMPANY explained
the circumstances uuslsF which -
and other business men uA the wsts
became Interested in the ureiect. aasl
said that 81 the s.,6. o00 ~ sGocN ou 81
a, 600 was held outside ~ Auue
Arundel county, aud that Vas ~ 3
gentleman in Baltimors city Ha0
had many interests IN the eountE
Mr.. te0rge T. Phillip. bead of she
packing frrn ~ n. r. Foote 81 40.
Mr.. Melvin said that c. bad been
demonstrated that the time was rtne
for the placing % q steamboat anon
the route from the loser part of the
county to Annapolis. AMI that woen
he went into the pr0sset tL was vita
the intention thai the beat shoul4 ne
of sufficient capacity 70 handle lae
freight aud passenger ousiness AMI
speedy enough % cover the territzFT
on a daiIy schedule
Former Mayor John Dep Douw re-
ferred to the snail vessels which sasl
been running from the lower dis
tricts ~ Annapolis. a1d said mat
these had shown there was p large
volume Of trade ready - come o. tais
city which could be easily deveiopesL
People want 20 come here 60 DEAL
ana with = daily steamboat services
every man here will hnd hgsines&
greatly aided -
Mr.. John r. Flood said BE- Was ~
business in = part of the city where
the little beats horetofore runninG au
from the West river section la,i arzise.t
from tfrue - time. AMI ae bad notieeEs
that trade with the lower districts na4
enlarged nearly every day he sens
small quantities of Zee 60 that section
at first. and nov the dema and 81 a. zror-
ing. and IN ether lines ~ trade sil.4llzF
development had been seen- Profistee
br0ghf here in the beats Vas sold lpan
arrival.
Mr.. william a.. Bxewer compared
the CITY Deck - Marsh yzrxst @pses.
Baltimore. ard said that since produce
from West River bad been egui5E uV
in these launches fbe dealers IN rsgs-
tables. poultry. .ete. hzd become active
| bidders for IL. ard the market was .
spirited oue-
SIR. Aaron - GooIran agreed vita
Nensrs. Douw ard Fi9ot- iie s4l4
he-had fslt the iimproxsmens IN ous4-
ness since the Severn and the Ere1tit
had established eouuTsni iG4tion via
the lover section. People enuns ~
AMI spread All over fl1e city ard tnesz
coming meant purchases and lne ex-
4 tension 81 trade. ''r see q iarzsr p3t
| ronage following the estzslishment -
the sfeamboat Iins- be eenElnslssl.
and we merchants have everything
/ 70 gain froE1 the sueeess ~ tbis rreue-
4 sitf0n.
President Moss asserted that theirs
| was . great futurs for Annapolis -
/ steam boat e0mmu1ication vita tae
1 lower districts. Is would s1rple1ue1E
1 the new electric railroads and os fol-
/ lowed By other steamer lines Nj
Moss. as did other SPEAKERS twe4t
/ upon the fmp0rfa1cs - an E4scarn
| shore connecsf0n. and said t5ar =
the Annapolis e West River CEN
pany sncceeded ia the prssent entsF-
/ prise. there wzs 10 reason Wy =
/ should lot branch ou- into otaer
routes. Annapolis would be za2le
| what Il 0ugbs 20 be n faet. the eoun-
1 ty-senf- Trade has drifEed aroun4 e
This lire viii bring into the prarez
| channel the trade from toe haysls.e.
| and the trolley lines vii 0pen for -
city the trade o. ether Districts Tel
ephcues are covering he county. and
the people ~ West River can nvw er-
der goods from Annapolis and haxs
them brought the sanse day - ~
steamboat
Ex-1Iayor Samuel Jones prsaLe1sz
success for the new steameoaE iine ana
| stated that 1t would ne > great 3eneal
| to Annapolis and 20 tfss lower part "a
he county. He pointed out the par
| ticular Advantages hat wouI1 CONS
from the fEeight and passe1zsr ser