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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-04
ANNE ARUNDEL HEADS LIST.
MaryIanHs Farms Show Big Increase
In Growth OF Valuation.

That the wealth of Maryland farmers
is increasing and the value of farm
land in the State growing with great
strides is the statement given out by
the census division of the Department
of Commerce and Labor in Washing
ton.
The total value of farm land in the
State in 1910, according to the figures.
was $3.50, 167, 02s showing an increase
of Ssl, 52l, 62I during the last decade.
According to the census the close of
1910 saw 48,923 farms in the State,
with an average valuation of 5,S49.
Comparing with figures of ten years
earlier it is shown that the average
farm is nine acres smaller, but is aver
aging s1,401. or 31.5 per cent. more
in value.
In Baltimore city there are LAOS
acres of farm land. The figures show
a great decrease over ten years pre-
vious. Tables show that the highest
value of farm land per acre in the
State is in Anne Arundel county, for
which the figures are given as $50. 80
per acre. The lowest is in Charles
county, at 1918 per acre.
The mortgage figures for the State
are good, showing $3.50 farms oper-
ated by owners. of which 2l,oS4 are
free from debt. The average debt
decreased in the last ten years, and
the percentage of mortgage farms was
slightly smaller in 1910 than in 1900.
Baltimore county is counted the rich
est and Allegany the poorest. Anne
Arundel county shows the grea test
percentage of increase in value, 100
per cent.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-04
Built In 17s5.

them for camp. It's white plastered
walls was left almost black, and it's
surroundings all left in a very dilapi-
dated condition, but when its occu-
pants returned after all danger OF war
was over 1t was soon repaired and is
well preserved in spite Of all the hard
ships, and has been handed down from
one generation to another until at the
present time the fifth one is living
in it.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-04
AN EPIDEMIC OF LAUGHTER.

All New York is laughing. The
business man chuckles on his way to
store or office; the housewife giggIes
with unsurpassed emotion while busy
ing herself about the home the school
children are fairly roaring with glee
One might think New York was a
stage and its people actors in a side
splitting comedy. And it's all over
Fun" the weekly Joke Book being
given free with the New York Sunday
Word. It's smash-bang, bowling
crowded with jests, humorous skits,
funny pictures. riddles, tricks puzzles
witty stories, &c. Don't miss the one
next Sunday. d5-4t
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-04
A Long Bicycle Ride.

: Two young boys, Raymond Lauer
and Samuel Wright, about twelve
years old, rode to Annapolis Friday
from Irvington, near Baltimore, on
their bicycles, leaving Irvington at
s. 80 a. m, arriving in Annapolis at
l2.45. The boys were not at all IA
tigued by the long ride awheel. They
spent Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Trautwein, Conduit street.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-04
Hospital Meeting.

Tonight the annual meeting of the
Annapolis Emergency Hospital Asso-
citation will be held at o'clock in the
sun parlor at the hospital, corner
Franklin and Cathedral streets. At
this meeting the annual reports will be
submitted and there will be an cleo
tion of those members of the Board
of Managers whose terms have ex.
pired. The meeting is a public one.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-04
GRAVE OF RICHARD aATLING
Remains Of Inventor Of Famous Gun
Rest in Crown Hill Cemetery,
Indianapolis.

Indianapolis, Ind.-Amid the fra.
GRANGE OF grass and flowers and
capped by a beautiful monument the
mortal remains of DR.. Richard Cat.
ling, inventor OF the famous Calling
gun. lie IL Crown Hin cemetery. But
few people in this part Of the state
know that in that western corner of
the cemetery back of the chapel is the
last resting place of the man who gave
TO the powers the powerful medium
OF authority. the deadly Calling.
Richard Calling made a fortune out
of the gun and died poor. Like all
inventors" said Attorney John E. Dun
can, Or. Calling had nothing when he
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-04
Hunting Rats. Finds $1,000.

Rockford, Hl.-While hunting for
rats in the cellar Of house to which
he moved, Albert Raymond of Syca-
more, unearthed pickle jar contain
ing 81 500 In currency and $500 in sill
yer. The house was formerly the
home OF Richard Brown, a recluse,
who died years ago. Raymond shared
his find with Harry Brown, who owns
the house.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-04
Pacific Fleet On Cruise.

The Pacific fleet departed Saturday
for a cruise that will include the cir
cling of Oahu. The purpose of the
cruise and the maneuvers also con-
templated is to study the strategic
possibilities of an attack on tho
islands by hostile fleet.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-04
Trespass Notices.

Trespass notice printed on muslin
or on paper for sale at this Office.
Now is the time to post trespass
notices when gunners with dog and
gun are won't to trespass son private
property. Buy trespass notice al
The Capital office.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-04
SNAP SHOTS

Sausage.
-Cranberries.
Gold and frosty
-Tukeys in demand.
Hog killing time now. -
--Buckwheat very popular.
Christmas is approaching fow.
Santa Claus soon enters the lime
light.
The apple crop is the best foi
many seasons.
Merchants are arranging for the
coming holidays.
To him that hath it shall be given
from him that hath not it shall be taken
away-in Wall street.
"A woman's idea in wishing she
were man is never that she might
make some other woman happy.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-04
aIron Jawedr Woman EalIs.

Mount Vernon, nl.-Mme. Erose,
while doing the iron Jaw act. fell from
the top Of the big tent here receiving
injuries that are believed to be fatal
The rope which held the strap broke,
causing the accident.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-04
Close Calculation.

Horse sick?" asked the man in the
buggy.
Yep" replied the man with spring
wagon.
Hard luck, amt it,"
"Oh. / dunno. It's gettin so medi-
cine is cheaper than hay"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-04
Thoroughbred Bull Terrier
Puppies

Promising Show Specimens. dogs,
3 bitches. Perfect mahogany brindle
and white markings, rose ears and whip
tale. OF the famous Oh. Dewhust strain.
Price reasonable.
For further informaticn. apply at the
Capital once. n27tf
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-04

- Banking hours-daily q. m. to l
p. m; Saturdays. 8 q. m. to 6p. M
Annapolis Banking and TrustiCo.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-04

Your mother used Gold Medal Flour
You can't md bsttsr. Don't try. MARTHA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-31
NORTH AND SOUTH LINE

The Cochrane System. in that 1t opens up
a territory OF almost incalculable value 10
the port, must be more particularly de-
scribed It's right OF way, running almost
due north and south through West Ala
bama. penetrates a field that is virgin only
40 far as railroad service Is implied TOT
much OF Il Is already we'll settled. and by
a splendid class OF farmers, planters and
stock raisers The country. much OF IT, IS
I'm high state of cultivation, having lands
that produce four and five crops or ahafs'
seventy-five TO one hundred bushels OF corn
and a bale OF cotton TO the acre, and that
have been compared to those OF the valley
of the Nile for richness. The system VIII
also give access to fine timber estimated at
three billion feet, of soft and hard WOODS
indeed, millions OF oak slaves and CEDAR
"pencn Stats" are coming ont OF its great
forests now and are being exported, "hlie
limestone and cement deposits abound
Perhaps though, that which looms Dig
eest I'm the eyes of Mobiles and OF the
states captains OF industry is the fact that
this "only home owned, ore interest line.
as Il has been termed. will give the short
cst route through this port to the Panama
Canal from the coal and iron fields OF the
birmingham district. The recognition or
the strategic value Of this system is, now
ever. not confined TO Alabama, for the I'M
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-31
THE HARBOR IMPROVEMENT.

Uncle Sam, whose strategic mind has
recognized Mobiles advantages Of position
and environment, is putting Mobile River
and Mobile Bay in such shape as TO enable
world trade-aBd more especially those con-
tributions made TO and received from It by
his big familyto move swiftly and safely
TO and fro In their magnificent reaches.
with his usual sound judgment. however.
he Is keeping Just enough ahead OF world
demands here to be quite sure he does not
hopelessly outstrlp them.
For example. he first gave Mobile hum
dred feet wide. twenty-three feet deep
channel In river and bay and thirty feet
depth on the outer bar; and then, when
he noted the signs that, as shoes. these
were getting too small and tight in every
way to permit her TO move comfortably
under her traffic burdens, he appropria ed
liberal sums and set his best engineers TO
work against time which In this case,
means against the opening OF the Panama
Csnal--to I'll her anew, give her twenty
seven feet deep and straight channel. 200
feet wdo at the bottom, with appropriately
slopinc sides. from the lower feet anchor
axe through The hay 10 the mouth Of Mo
bile River. where II widens 20 200 feet (st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-31
CONNECTIONS WITH INTERIOR.

The space limitations OF this article VIII
not hermit the enumeration, much less the
description. Of the railways Of that vast
territory. Therefore II must suffice to say
that Mobile Is directly served by five rail-
roads with another coming. which, with
their connections. give her all the rails OF
the United States as foragers and dis
tributers, and also by river system
which Is lined with vast areas or nara
wood and yellow pine, has at its head
great deposits of coal and iron and that
embraces three thousand miles OF water
WAYS. which pour through her bay into
the Gulf of Mexico more water than does
the Father of Waters.
This river system comprises largely naNig-
able waters; and such OF them az are not
entirely so are now undergoing costly
canalization at the expense and under the
direction of the engineers OF the United
States governmental most significant suE-
gestion as to the valuation Uncle Sam
places upon the territory II drains, and an
other hint as TO the exalted opinion he has
Of the port at which ths said system de-
bouches into the Guit There ply upon 1t
river steamboats, in numbers quite equal
10 the demands Of present trade and 70
existing conditions. This fleet will doubt
less be added 10 as fast as the progress
Of canalzat lon permits. 1t Is supplemented
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-31
MOBILES MAGNIFICENT BAY.

Mobile Bay. which is some enty-eight
miles in length by twenty in greatest width.
and twelve in least, opens directly upon
the Gulf of Mexico. It's "lower feet anchor
age" Is spacious and well sheltered basin.
lust within the harbor's mouth. and has q
depth of forty feet. The entrance from
the outer baron which there's now thirty
feet at mean low water-is of ample width
for ocean traffic. but not so broad as TO in
any way impair the bays value as a haven.
Tue present channel has mean low
water depth Of twenty-three feet and IS a
fertile source Of more or less onerous port
charges although IL Is but fai- TO add that
some of The heavier " these result from its
narrOwness. for II IS only one hundred feet
wide al bottom, and. when nearing the city,
(Which may be generally described as lying
on the western bank OF Mobile River at
IT'S mouth and extending northward for a
distance Of about four and one-half miles,
makes an eccentric loop, or elbow" with
such a sharp crook as to render il next 10
impossible FOR large craft 10 negotiate 1t
in tie night time and 10 necessitate more
tOwagc than would otherwise be required.
The river itself is a broad stream. afford
i1s ample anchorage for craft awaiting
,areoes: and tho channel there Is OF the
same depth A.. thai portion connecting the
fiyer vii. the deep water Of the well pro
tortcd 'owcr feet anchorage
T. a.- ocen aid tnat Mobile has in its
waters capacity fOi % per cent OF me on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-31

by the craft plying between Mobile an'
adjacent Gulf ports
John A. Fox, special director OF the Ma
tional Rivers and Harbors Congress. has
said In regard 10 this canalization Of the
COOsa. the Alabama. the Tombigbee and
Warrior rivers. Such a system OF navig'
able rivers will enable the products Of the
hinterand OF this great gateway to flow
out like food waters after the breaking OF
dam"
While there undoubtedly are some short
sighted railroad men who fear improved
waterways. Senator Depew and Presidents
". W. Finley and James j. lin are not
among the number; they Nave expressed
themselves ,before the National Rivers
and Harbors Congress- a. not opposed to
the development of betterment work for
water highways and az believing that
slow moving freight can be transported
by water TO better advantage.
The experience OF Frankfort Germany
should also reassure the doubling ones
Rail traffic. after her river improvement
jumped from $500 metric tons. in 1885. to
.63s 22s in 1890 and 10000 in 1910 The
river took away coal. ores and other low
grade stuffs and gave back high grade
goods made thersfrom and vastly more
profitable 10 handle. The roads also re-
ceived a great increase in passenger and
in high priced fast freight, traffic conse-
quent upon the growth Of an active and
concentrated, prosperous population.
The railroad now In process OF construc-
ton IL the sscola. Mobile & New
Orleans II II expected to reach here by
May /. 1912. and will bring Mobile and
Pensacola some 10 per cent nearer together
than the present only rail link. branch
Of the Louisville g. Nashville.
The railroads in active operation to and
from Mobile are the New Orleans, Mobile &
Chicago, the Louisville & Nashville. the
"Cochrane System CTombigbee Valley
Alabama, Tennessee d Northern and Mo-
bile Railway and Terminal Company. the
Southern and the Mobile d Ohio.
The first named has its northern terminus
at Middleton. Tenn. from which that road
will be extended TO meet the Chicago &
East Illinois. which IL to link that city
with Evansville. Ind. soon and 80 give
Mobile it's shortest line TO the Windy city,
The Frisco System. OF which the Chicago
4 East Illinois is a part. has recently pur-
chased 4 controlling interest In the. New
Orleans. Mobile & Chicago. and. as the Bur.
lnrton, also. has extensive holdings in
the latter. the gain TO Mobile II manifest.
70 quote President Yoakum, The opening
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-31
GATEWAY TO PANAMA CANAL.
Showing Mobiles Tributary Territory and Products Of Same

, portant Mississippi towns. Meridian ami
Columbus. are making strenuous efforts To
connect up with IT,
The "Cochrane System" The Alfalfa
Route" or the Alabama Tennessee
Northern Railway-for it Is popularity
known by both the first two titles. and will
be officially by the third-runs due south
from Reform to Calvert. lS miles, whence
II TAT PRESENT. passes over the tracks OF
the Southern Railway TO Mobile.
In its present shape Il has three diyis-
ions, viz: Alabama, Tennessee g. North
ern. Reform to Ward. eighty-one miles:
then comes gap between the latter and
ToAey Of twenty odd miles, the roadway
Of which is already built and the tracks
being laid-the work Is expected 10 be COM
pleted by January, 1912: the Tombisbee
Valley. from TOxey to Calvert and Mana
hubba. eighty miles. From the last named
to Mobiles outermost northern boundary
there l. 4 distance Of twenty-five miles;
these will be bridged temporarily by track
age arrangement with the Southern until
the Alabama Tennessee & Northern builds
its own tracks.
northern extension OF the system is
the Alabama Tennessee e. Northerr-that
is designed to enter the ore and mineral
fields OF Tuscaloosa. Jefferson. Walker,
Winsto on. Marion. Franklin and Colbert
counties-the only remaining undeveloped
coal and iron OF the Birmingham district.
1t will probably pass near Fayette. on the
Southern, near Winfield. on the Frisco.
and then will cross somewhere west OF the
junction of the Illinois Central and the
Northern OF Alabama. at Haleyville. and
thence through the iron. coal and phos-
phate. north OF the latter. on Its way pos.
sbly To Indianapolis, where II will have
ready access TO the great manufacturing
districts.
Since all lines running In an east ana
west direction would be crossed By the
North and South road" outlined. Just as
four already do. Its strategic position must
he conceded. must also it, immense
value to this port.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-31
MOBILE s TRIBUTARY TERRITORY

A glance Al the accompanying graphic
MAD a zenith view land IL may be well to
explain that it is not designed TO show
the actual plan Of any one Of the rail-
road systems the lines between cities
being merely drawn 10 indicate that they
are united and that they are. each and
every one. reached from Mobile by rail
and advantagcously, and that that city
has done and IL doing business with them)
will enable the reader to see for himself
the extent and value OF territory. the
description Of which might well occupy
columns OF print. and 10 which. II the argu-
rnent Just advanced be sound. she can lay
rightful claim as being her very own for
Panama Canal trade-of which the syno-
nyme is world trade"
Even now she Is sending asphaltum to
Missouri. Illinois. Indiana. Oklahoma and
Nebraska; bananas to all points within the
circle marked. and beyond. 10 Vancouver
Seattle. San Francisco and Texas, on the
west and TO Pennsylvania on the east
from British Columbia 10 Mexico: cocoa
nuts TO Cincinnati, ST. Louis, Chicago, Min
neapolis and ST. Paul: sIsal grass to Ohio
Illinois. Missouri. Minnesota and California:
hardwoods 10 Indiana and Illinois: iron
pyrites 10 Alabama and Mississippi points
and TO Ohio and Tennessee; pineapples to
Chicago chiefly. and miscellaneous products
Gncludng salt for indianapolis, Kansas
city and Chicago TO number OF cities
throughout the above mentioned territory
And she IL getting brtadstuffs from Ohio
kentucky Missouri Illinois. Indians and
Minnesota; cotton from points within the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-31

| ing q deep-6J 10 80 feet-river at its back,
and the new 97-foot channel In front OF II.
But It has for as long time been re-
garded as The curse OF Mobile" for its
owners would do naught In the way Of
improving II. and yet they would part with
not q foot Of it--So great was their faith
that II would some day. be worth a fort
un,." Well. they have the fortune, now;
and Mr.. Cochrsne has the island. And he
will transform it into the blessing OF Mo-
bile" Gard. incidentally, everybody is
wondering what magic he used outside OF
the magic OF ready money" to influence
those same very conservative" owners To
part with il; just as everybody" Is on the
qui viye to ascertain what he intends to DO
with it,
OF course. he will use 1t for yard and
track service OF his system, but not merely
as complement TO that division OF the
main land terminal; the tract Is too big.
even for such service 10 a great trunk line.
And equally. OF course he may not inn
mediately build a bridge across TO the lat
ter. but may ferry; still. a float sys-
tenn would appear unduly expensive il de-
signed merely az an auxiliary OF such a
service.
So IT is not difficult TO correctly surmse
his purpose.
Mr.. COchrane is too abreast the times in
his methods not 20 have carefully studied
existing and forcshadowed. conditions ere
making so great an outlay OF money as was
involved In this purchase. He must have
determined that. sooner or later. many and
various Industries will ne impelled either
to remove or to establish branch plants
here. within the reach Of raw material and
cheap fuel. and within striking distance of
the Panama Canal. OF this country's nat
ural markets. both the East and West
| consts OF Central and South America, and
the Islands OF the Caribbean, Of the ports
of the Gulf and. In fact. OF world trade.
az well a. Of the chief rnarts OF the IN
terror. more especially those OF the RAPIDLY
growing territory south OF Mason and
DiNon's line"
And he doubtless has noted that great
Industrial enterprises are abandoning the
Idea that they must. In order TO keep their
labor. erect their factories. or works" at
greater or lesser distances from the towns
that they have learned that. the said
towns really are labor markets; and that
the nearer they are 10 them the better of
they viii be. since they will not have. in
such case, Ia invest great sums i'm housing
FOR their people. and that they can lind
there the additional help they may want,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-31

from and distribute TO all parts Of That
territory. and at Lessor at least, as
little-cost for transportation than any oi
its competitors. the articles to be inter-
changed with the world; and II must also
have. in the port itself the most APP
proved machinery for facilitating the In
terchange of these and the worlds goods.
The greater the variety of products that
can be drawn from that territory. the great
or in numbers and the more widely spread
out over the earth's surface. will be those
who will seek 10 avail themselves or the
opportunity for barter. The better the
transportation facilities to and from the
territory and the less OF the friction of lost
time and of expense there Is in efectins
the interchange OF goods at the port Itself
the greater the inducement to the barter
ers.
And how does Mobile fulfil these cOndi-
tons?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-31

bottom) and so continues until II arrives
within eight hundred feet OF Chickasaw
Creek. where II assumes the form or a
turning BASIN" 600 feet In width.
When her world trade betrays symptoms
OF outgrowing these accommoda tons he is
prepared to give her thirty feet in river
and bay channels. and thirty-ive feet on
the outer bar: and IL required later. thirty
five feet channel and forty feet on the
aforementioned bar 10 the navy blue
water OF the Gulf. In every way he has
made IL apparent land entirely TO the salts
faction of-because in consonance with the
policy. as to demands outlined for the
guidance OF Ala bama's Representatives In
Congress--the committee OF the Joint Riv-
ers and Harbors Committee OF Mobile
business associations which has SUCH
matters in charge)-that he does not intend
TO risk losing. through parsmony or
through mistaken ideas OF economy. any
advantages 10 be gained through keeping
at the worlds service this grand gate
way.
II may be added that this method OF pro-
gression by stages, Of responding TO the
more or less gradually increasing needs or
the world commerce as they shall begin
10 declare themselves. Is Endorsed by Uncle
Sans expert advisory committee-'"e
United States Board of Engineers
But there are some things more-and
vitally important some things" they are,
too-required to indisputably and unalter-
ably decide a citys claims 10 be the chief
seaport OF a coast than II shall be the
nearest TO what is expected 10 be the
worlds greatest highway OF traffc; and
that IL shall have suitable shelter and ac-
commodations for the carriers of that traf-
f1c. 1t must have territory behind II
that by reason Of its extent and wealth
of resources can and does yield. and in
sufficient variety and volume. the staples
the outside world seeks in exchange for
It's products: IL must be able to gather