The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-30
BALTIMORE.
Facts Gathered by a Visitor to
the Recent Southern Baptist

Who has not heard Of Balti-
more? North Carolina is not so
fortunate, as a gentleman came
and said to US, my name is -
from Wyoming, what is yours?''
Our name is -, from North
Carolina" was the courteous and
laconic reply. Il never he ard of
that place BEFORE said he,
Where is it,"
We do not suppose that any
such question ever arises about
Baltimore. For nearly 300 years
the entire world has been &C
quainted with Baltimore, but if
Cecil Calvert Lord Baltimore)
could come up out of his grave
and take peep at the great city
bearing his name, he, without
any explanation, would doubtless
be inclined to think it the Celes-
tial City.
Well, Baltimore is great city,
being the sixth largest in the
United States. Its taxable basis
is $675, 900, 900. There are 49,
355 buildings, 507 miles of paved
streets, 466 miles of street rail-
ways, 444 churches, SO banks,
81 hospitals, 244 educational in
situations, and 2,102 acres Of
parks. Baltimore's markets are
unequaled by any other upon the
face of the earth, in that are
gathered here the products of a
fertile country and the never
failing supplies of the old histor-
ic Chesapeake.
The first railroad in the world,
the Baltimore and Ohio, was built
here in 1928. The first monu-
ment to the memory of George
Washington-the first two cruis-
ers of the present navy-the first
silk ribbon mill in America-the
first submarine boat, by Ross
Winans-The first college of den
tai surgery in the world-the first
telegraph line, between Balti-
more and Washington (1644),
over which these immortal words,
What hath God wrought, "were
flashed by electricity as the first
message.
The first metal pens in Ameri-
ca came into use in Baltimore and
the linotype machines, which have
revolutionized printing, were first
used here.
The first electric railway, Bal
timore to Hampden, and the old
est shot tower, which is still
standing, are in Baltimore.
We must not forget to note
that the first city in the New
World to tolerate all religions
was Baltimore, and we were tole
that more of the citizens own
their own homes than in any
other city in the Union.
The city has about 80 square
miles of territory, with a popula
ton of 600. 900 souls, and there art
fewer illiterates among it's white
population than in any othe:
large city in the whole country
To this must be added one beau
tiful fact which is a tremend
Gus argument in favor OF the ed
ucation of our people, that Balti
more's percentage of crime i
smaller than any other larg
city in the Union.
Edgar Allen Poe and Sidne,
Lanier lived there and her so
HOLDS their remains. We mus
tell this as a joke on one of GU
North Carolina preachers not
Robesonian, however. Will
standing before Mr.. Poe's tom
and monument he said, Il wol
der if he was not the writer {
Shakespeare" The gentlema
was quickly and very politely il
formed and seemed to apprecia'
the great privilege which W;
mis- at that time to enjoy. Fo
indeed, it was a privilege to eve
stand in the imaginary presen,
OF SO great and so good a ma
though Shakespeare was new
mis- name.
1t must be said in passing tn
the pole which held America
flag was stationed atFortMcHe
ry in Baltimore, and one MOI
ing after the British had fir
upon it all night during the W
of 1872, it was still floating
the breezes which blew sof-
up the Patapsco from the bos'
of the great Chesapeake; a
Francis Scott Key was inspir
by the gallant flag, which h
stood the storm Of bullets, a
he wrote that glorious old sor
The Star Spangled Banner
which made his name immOrt