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CAMBRIDGE AND PAVING.
What Our Sister Towns Think About It.

What Our Sister Towns Think About 1t
From the fredericksburg Courier, May H., 10.
The effort which is being made a
Cambridge to issue bonds, and pave the
main business streets, is of much inter
est to the people of this town.
Cambridgsaisof neirest city. is east
ly reached by rail, and the new train
schedule, which we understand is to be
put into effect in the near future, and
which will enable visitors to spend a
full hour longer between trains, will put
us in still closer touch than heretofore.
The two towns have always stood
very near to each other. Much busi-
ness is carried on between the two
places. while in the matter of sports,
which draw the people close together
always, each town is probably closer to
the other than is the case with any
other town or community. There has
always been friendly rivalry, and we
venture to assert that even at the pres
ent time, when semi professionalism has
stepped in and made some changes in
the baseball situation, the news that
fredericksburg had a good, live home
team, we'll up in practice, and visiting
Cambridge for the renewal of the old
struggle for the supremacy, would fill
he hoc nho1 N ;pko %ol Il
enthusiastic spectators. Who has for
gotten the loaded train of Cambridge
people who visited here on certain
Fodrth of July? Has it ever been ex-
celled at any Eastern Shore sporting
event?
In recent years the Cambridge Hos
pital has been relied upon almost ex-
clusisely by tie people of this vicinity.
From the location of the two counties
the Cambridge Hospital is actually more
convenient to the people of Caroline,
and especially to those at fredericksburg,
than Caroline Hospital could possibly
be. In fact, so true is this the case,
that it is plainly good policy for the
one hospital to continue to administer
to the wants Of both counties. and
whatever appropriation is due from the
State for such purposes in Caroline
county may we'll be awarded to the
Cambridge Hospital.
For these, and various other reasons,
any improvements which Will benefit
it's growth and prosperity are of great
interest here.
Salisbury has laid some very hand
some pavement, and Cambridge should
not fall behind. A city must be city,
and take its place as such.
Cambridge has outgrown itself as
merely large town. To 20 forward and
occupy its proper place it must add GER
tain improvements which will mark it as
q progressive city, and the pavement OF
its principal streets is unquestionably
next in order. The move is a proper
one, and should be pushed to its COM
pletion at once. Such an improvement
will at once have its effect on the char
ae er of the business places on these
main streets. All such business places
so situated will at once increase in inn
portance, and it will be found that there
will be rapid and healthy growth in
the amount AMI the character of the
business transacted, both in the inn
proved section and in the city AZ =
whole. The growth of Cambridge is Of
the utmost importance to the entire
county of Dorchester. Any iacrsas5 IL
the size and importance of its principal
town is doubly beneficial to the county
which contains that town, and in les
ser measure to towns in close touch az
fredericksburg is. Hence, Cambridge it
self, Dorchester county and all surround
ing country has all to gain and nothing
to lose by such Improvements. The ac-