Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1911-08-31
A TRIP THROUGH COUNTY
Touring Through Anne Arundel
Has Its Drawba cks
SOME SECTIONS FAR BEHIND
Anne Arundel A County OF Fruits And
Flowers-NOt To Say
Politics

ana vegetables, Tor TINS is theItrucking
location of our State, and every one is
as busy as bees. Land, kind and
light, adapted absolutely for the above
purposes. We find evidence of great
progress during the last few years,
but this community is somewhat ham
pered or imposed upon by the two
electric roads running through their
midst.
We find on both roads the fare is 81
per round trip to Annapolis, yet if
you live some two or four miles out
from Annapolis, the fare is the same,
therefore one can readily see the i'm
position imposed upon the people TAX
ing cars at intermediate stations. 1t
looked to US as if the two electric
roads had an understanding between
| them in this discrimination, both
roads should adjust their rates so as
to equalize or scale their rates accord
ing two miles. Why don't these peo-
pie in body complaint? The cars and
service is good.
We reached Camp Parole on the W.,
B. & A. two miles from Annapolis,
but were obliged to pay full fare to
1 We iGAC IOOh
for Davidsonville. From Parole to
the ferry we found, as a rule, land
poor and shamefully neglected. We
noticed on reaching South River evil
dence of considerable life, recently
some four or five parties have bought
small places on the river and have
commenced building their houses.
They are from Washington, Baltimore
and Pittsburg.
This section would greatly develop,
largely increase in value, which, of
course, would increase good results as
revenue to the county, but the public
roads are an eye-sore to the new
conner, only one track road and that
is in bad condition, in many place one
team cannot pass another. The hill
at the ferry, on the Annapolis side, is
beyond reason, should be graded down.
1t is so steep that the best horse
could not climb it with a very ord-
nary load; it is also dangerous to drive
down.
We now reach the ferry. This in
deed is the limit. On either side you
find large post, upon which you will
find on both County Commissioners
liable for accidents only while on
scow." Around each post is made
fast rope cable. This cable, through
the exertions of one man, carries to
this scow (for ferry) across the river,
sometimes with five teams on. The
scow can only run in quiet weather,
boarding and departing from this scow
is very dangerous and in rough wealth
er or low tide, it is impossible for one,
on foot, to board without getting their
feet wet.
1t takes half an hour to cross the
river-about one-half mile wide, al
though this is an antique method of
conveying the public across the river
''The scow' does good business, al
though if it is at all stormy, the
public could not cross and would be
obliged to use the bridge, necessitat-
ing an additional drive of some two,
four or six miles. If these conditions
continue to exist the county will never
develop or improve south or west of
the river.
What is the matter with the Coun-
ty Commissioners. Are they not
ashamed to look at this ferry .and
can they not appreciate the danger
they subject the public to. The traf.
fic is there; the public need and
want it. Why not give them neces-
sary conveniences, open up the coun.
ty and therefor increase the value OF
property. The county's revenue would
naturally increase. BY the way, we
are told that the only man that has
fallen off this passenger scow'' was
one of the Commissioners, who op.
posed a bridge or power ferry. This
Commissioner still lives
Why does the neighborhood vote foi
Commissioners who do not apparently
believe in aggressiveness, prosperity
and larger taxable basis. This l77f
scow has been in the water since Aug.
ust 10, 1910; never has been painted
or overhauled; barnacles, moss, ETC.,
makes the scow twice as hard to pull
We understand the County Commits
sioners sent their engineer down there
to improve the landing and departure
of vehicles from this scow. He made
it worse than before-'had to dc
something"
Now we are on the other side, a.
Taylorsville (River View Postofice. /
Here we find nice, thrifty, quiet lit
. tie place, one hotel, one store, steam
boat landing, warehouses, etc. AL
. improvements kept up, but with u
S. mail service beyond all reason. Il
seems if you mail letter here (Rivel
View after p,. m. on Monday fol
Baltimore, its destination is not reach
ed until Wednesday a. m. We under
. stand the outgoing mail leaves Rive
View, thence to DavidsonvilIe. the,
to Millersville, then to Annapolis an,
finally to Baltimore.
. River View is ony three miles from
Annapolis, yet the rural delivery car
! ries it around the county for forty
eight hours before it reaches a direc
route for Baltimore. The roads, land
and crops from Taylorsville to David
solnville are good, but should be bet
ter drained. We should think tha