Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-11-02
A NEW ERA
NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF
AEEAPOLIS-THE TRANS
PORTATIOE PROBLEM
DISCUSSED
What the Electric Road Means for Anna
p0lis-A Bright and Prosper.
Gus Future

TIE following contribution 70 the
Evening Capital has been received
from cOI. William H0yneg, Dean Of
the University of N0fre Dame, Ind,
a taxpayer and property owner in
Anne Arundel county, who has the
city's interest deeply Al heart:
For year Or more new conditions
and exceptional problems have been
confronting Annapolis and pressing
FOR solution II piezses me To observe
that the Evening Capital and many
puDlic-spirited citizens have been
alive TO the situation and done much
10 further the progress and welfare
Of the city.
As an acknowledged educational
center, fhe chief city Of a leading
county. the capital Of = favored State
and the permanent seat 81 the Naval
Academy. it has duties and respOn-
sibiliies that cannot bOnOTabIy be
shiEked or deeeDtIy egaded.
As an eductfOnal ce3ter, its situa-
ton j. ideal IN beauty of location ar1
heaItbfuiresss As the chief city ~
Anne Arundel county, IL is boBLd -
pursue = course fair 10 the Pc. fie
and iBst 20 the smaller towns, s5ss
averflUg criticism and envy. A. the
capital - the state. Il is closely ia
touch with al paris Of the Common
wealth. for here come on business
from tine 20 time. or 80 sOloBrn dur
Ing legislative sessions, repTeseDta-
ffNes from every quarter q Maryland :
as the SAT - the Nzyal Aesde1ys
whicb - certain still 10 expand IN
sra and Increase 50 equipment until
it becomes anq1esfi0aably the Load
- -.rrrrrA
ole = undeT obligztIOa to meet ard
realize the 5Bst ezpecfztions u the
Fe0ple. n0E zlOsse u city, county ard
state. tat - the entire country
Sue5 eOn1Sf5ons involve the duty =
iEs eonforn5ng in e8EeTprise, seIf-reIi-
anCe ard progressiFeBess u the splBit
ard Aspirations - the people u the
stat .. lzr<~- - EeIl - q fbOse A.
Bo-sze EbO az alive 20 It's reds zHd
0pCesggEuities-
Il j. press5ng dgty 90 tise present.
r.es1o1 = 5nduslEssi activity ard E1D-
n1efpzl gsoHzb 80 A. wito A. eueEgE
anz gshl5e spsrsE worthy - Gse state
ard Eezs0n3gly eeTt26B 80 nszze fEs
reu,se proszd x tbesr capital TseT
waF Sns<lv exFses = - resEeEd -
suea enerzfzSzZ fnGseBees - zrs ~
work 81 tne - ZSD0rsDZ cities - Bal
tfmOre- W2saSnzrDn- Wf1Dfngt01s
NorFg1k zz1 RsehEs0z1-
A. fae EzUg1s sezG 81 tsle EzVSi
Aez.ssrnF- Goes Is n01 s1zs1 ~ = EeBs-
rfgE 70 rfse ene6rr CESre1 STATES notably
similar - - relzt5o1 20 tsse stat ~
Mary lz1I ~ fEs ezpsEzfS In tss5s IiEiIs
0gzhE . Eoz 80 tse pEOgd eo1se5C1s-
ress - rse tEasG repose1 sD SF ~ tie
Amerfea1 people E0E 81 8e8s5Oz fts
owm nzsrf0tse record ard esaeE5slse1
assoc eiaEz01s. p1s fOTth = VlzOEOEs
and uEfss1 e1Ors % become ; typical
Arerfez1 efEF IN &sDSrzsloB ard
pabIfe spirit energy ard sslf-Esli-
ansez
TIE ssuIzrze1ezt - tfs groG1sIs and
vfr1uzI rg5g1fd51g - EFse naval Aezd-
emy have materially eO1triOgfed 70
arouse t1e people 20 = TecOg1IfioD u
fhefr responsibilities ard OpD0Tf1Di-
lies FrOrz this F'Oint q view many
matters q n1ozent are suggested. bot
tie most important ..z1d pressing q
them seems 20 - tie transportation
psO6lem-
TIE people - the cognty, and tire
~sase aC1 gsls gOUnrry have valid
rsaso8 70 e0ZpIafn q OBr isolation
bze<w ardress and prImltiTeDsss IN
NEshE A4aaAs@A~ @AA4a4 - - AAsAt &%DA4 Ags
more than half = century. During
that time people IN Washington co1ld
almost - readily and quickly 20 %
Sew TOEk - come here For this
reason few came gnIess On imperative
business Tire city wzs thus D1ezs0E-
ably isolated Its growth and pre-
gress we're greatly retarded rs people
were NOT persistent and aggressive IN
claiming ard working for their rights
Instead q coming 20 an understand
ing wfth the railroad and tFaDgpOrfz-
tf0n companies tire attitude exhibited
toward these corporations seemed -
Be that 81 indifference or suspicion.
At any rzte. nothing vas done 70 il
dsee tberI.f0 take an active Interest IN
the growth and welfare of t8e elty-
And On their part was manifested in
diaeEsaee. II not reluctance, 70 place
at its disposal adequate transportation
facilities. Trey seemed rather 70 dis
erfmInafe in favor II Baltimore and
Washington. As a result, both u these
cities have advanced IN population
and trade at q rate relatively s0r-
prfsfng 70 our own people.
(COntinued.)