The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-01-05

into its rear and ploughed through two coach
es loaded with people. Over fifty persons we're
killed and nearly one hundred injured, some
of them very seriously. The accident seemsto
have been the result of gross carelessness on
the part of the engineer running the empty
train. who failed to heed the danger signal on
entering the block. Most of the killed lived
in Washington, in some instances several
members of one family being among the dead.
THE ANNUAL meeting of the Maryland Turn.
pike Association was held in Hagerstown on
Friday of last week, about forty members being
present from Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick,
Washington and other counties. The object
of the association is to keep model roads in
condition without expense to the public gen.
orally, and also to further as far as possible
the building of better roads. President ARM
strong, in his annual address, said his solution
of the road problem consists in the adoption Of
the township system. which has been in opera
ton in England 800 years. he said the politi-
cal sentiment which granted charters to cor
porations to build turnpikes and collect toll is
fast being superseded by a different spirit.
He spoke Of the translucent benevolent as
sanitation plan of the State Of building
s8.0OOa-rnile road for Sc, 500, and the property
owners being asked to pay 100000 annually
for this purpose.
AN EDITORIAL in the Baltimore Anaerican
tells what wonderful progress the city has
made during the past year, concluding as fol-
lows Baltimore is not only in all directions
reaching to her boundary lines, but is every
where spreading across them. There never
was in the history of the city more promis-
ing outlook for building expansion than there
IS at the close of 1905. Great progress has been
made during the past year in the construction
Of the new dock system, and it is probable that
three out of the six new docks provided for
will be completed before the end of 1907.
Work upon the great sewerage system, which,
when finally completed, it is expected, will
have entailed cost of 10000, 600, has been
commenced and is being pushed with energy
and as rapidly as circumstances will allow.
Before the middle of the new year the electric
road that will connect Baltimore and Wash
ington will probably be completed and open
for business. Numerous other electric line ex-
tensions are planned for immediate construc-
tion, and the city will in many ways during
the months of 1907 enlarge its metropolitan
district. The year 1906 has been one of notable
progress for Baltimore. 1t must be regarded,
however, with allof its proud results, as mere
" a stepping stone to higher things"
Mr.. A. j. CAssArr, president of the great
Pennsylvania Railroad system and one of the
foremost financiers of the United States, died
suddenly of heart disease, at his home in Phila-
delphia, on Friday afternoon of last week, aged
81 years. He had not been well for some
months having had frequent attacks lately,
although his death was entirely unexpected.
Mr. Cassatt had been connected with the Penn
sylvania Company since his early manhood
and may be said to have grown up With that
great corporation. to whose success he contrib
uted so much. He leaves family, his only
daughter being the wife of Mr.. w. Plunkett
Stewart, formerly of Green Spring Valley,
now living in Philadelphia. While his daugh-
ter resided in Baltimore county Mr.. Cassatt
made frequent visits here and was personally
known to many of our people. He was q
quiet, unassuming gentleman and very fond
of country life, his fine estate about ten miles
from Philadelphia being his especial pride and
care. At meeting of the board of directors Of |
the company, held in Philadelphia on We'd
nesday, Mr.. James McCrea, first vice-presi-
dent, was chosen to succeed Mr.. Cassattt. |
The new president was born in Philadelphia |
in 1913 and has been connected with the Penn
sylvania Company since he was II years of age.