The Washington times., 1910-08-11
Thriving City Eager for Ex-
panSion-Active Campaign
for Development.

that its principal streets are paved with
brick that il has eleven churches; that
Il IS the center OF a 125-mile turnpike
system; that IL has between fifteen and
twenty manufacturing plants: that its
banks have combined resources amount
ing to more than S6,000,000, and that, as
a home cftv- Frederick has no st1uerfor
II the country
In addition 70 the extension Of its troi-
ley service and the promotion Of new
Industries. this growing town has yet
another big enterprise in view. Il IS on
the route Of the natural gas pipe line
now surveyed from the West Virginia
comes Frederick viii have something
10 Ofrer that is bound 10 attract invest
ment.
Awakened From Conservatism
For very long time Frederick was
ultra-cOnservativs- It was so conserva-
i've that II leaned backward.
Its people were content to drift along.
They had their beautiful homes, they
had their prosperous business, they had
their culture. and they had their pleas
UTes- They did not aspire to figure
heavily In big business affairs But a
change has come over them They are
now thoroughly awake and thoroughly
progressive, without having abandoned
their conservatism
This progressive spirit is reflected
most strongly IN The Board Of Trade.
Its membership IS composed largely Of
the younger men Of the community
though the older ones lend encourage
ment and aid Il with their money.
Among the business men IN this Great
er Frederick movement are Mayor J. e
ScheHr Holmes D. Baker. D. John
Earkey, Frank 3. SappIngton. 6 FL
mer Brown, T. H Halter. Lewis Rice,
D. G Wtnebrenner, David LOwenstein
Charles Doll. Roger Doll O. p Bennett.
Caspar- Cline. Marshall Etchison, W H
Rausberg, Dorsey Etchison, George
Bierly, Louis Berry. Charles Ross.
Jacob Rosenstock. c c Carly, Joseph
D. Baker. ] h GambTiu. IT.. 3.
Rosenour, Allen Quinn, Charles H
Baughman. Adrian POsey. Paul Win
chester, and Emory CoblentZ-
There is more than business IN Fred
erick- The town IS rich in history, rich
in tradition II vas founded in I745.
and was an important Maryland village
during the Revolutionary War. It's
county court Wa sle first official body
in America 70 rsE late the stamp act.
and the story Of his body's boldness
in 100 Is still told around many q Fred
erick hreside-
Ordered 70 Pay Tribute.
On a river height Just beyond the
town. the ATonocracy battle Of the civil
way was fought This was Just after
General JubaI Early, leading the Con
federate forces had exacted so. 600 from
the Frederick people as the price Of
their town without the money, he said
he would burn and destroy every house
IN the town It was while the people
dickeTed and negotiated and played for
time that President Lincoln assembled
an army sufficiently formidable to save
Washington from destruction.
Il was in a little One-story building on
one 81 FTederick's streets that the I'm
mortal Barbara Frietcbie defantIy waved
the American flag IN the faces OF the
Confederates. and won for herself =
place in history. The little house suu
stands
Francis Scott Key. author OF The
Star-Spangled Baner.+ lies buried in one
OF Freder1cks grave yGrds and an i'm
pressive brO1=s statue erected BY Fred
erick county people marks his grave
Not far from the birth place Of Key
is the birth place OF Admiral SchIev.
hero OF the naval battle OF Santiago
Al these things add interest 20 Fred
erick and contribute 70 the pride OF its
people in their city and county