Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-11-16
MUCH IMPETUS GIVEN
THE CITY BOOM PLAN
Representative Citizens Attend the
Meeting in State House.
START A SUBSCRIPTION FUND.
Propose to Raise $4,000 a Year for
an Energetic Campaign in Advanc-
ing Interests.

1
Representative business men, citi.
zens and ladies of the city, not few
i-of whom were members of the Civic
League, the body which has accom-
plished much along lines of beautify-
ing the city, and advancing its gen
eral conditions fron the standpoint
of sanitation, assembled in the hall
of the House of Delegates at the
State House, and took an active in
terest in the movement to devise
plans for the general uplifC of the old
town.
En- couraging addresses were de-
livered by Edward l.. euarles, d.
rector, and Mr.. Parrott, secretary of
the Greater Baltimore Committee,
and Mr. G. A. Waterman. a director
of the Associated Boards of Trade [,
and enthusiasm plenty was infused
into all those present, as to ways
and means looking to the general well
fare and advancement of the city.
Deep-hearted, cooperative effort and
voluntary organization among the
business men and citizens generally
was the real slogan of the campaign
that is to be launched to boom the
town.
And at the conclusion of the ad.
dresses by the Baltimore boomers,
che meeting resolved itself into some-
thing of an old-time rival A sub
scription fund was called for and a
number of those present pledged sub
stantial sums for each of three years,
the money to be used for the pur-
poses that are deemed most advis-
able. and in accordance with a reso.
luton adopted, Mayor Strange, who
presided over the meeting, will name
a committee of business men and cit
izens to carry the plans into effect.
The general agreement was that a
subscription fund similar to that
adopted by, and which resulted in
the material advancement of, the city
of Pensacola, Fla, should apply here.
That city much larger and more
thickly settled than Annapolis, raised
fund Of $40, 600 for each of three
years, and for this city it was agreed
tnat $4,000 for the same periods
would be a good starter Here is
the resolution that met the unani-
nous approval of the meeting:
Resolved, by this mass meeting
Of citizens of Annapolis, held this fif-
| teenth day of November, 1912
1. That a properly financed COM
mercial organization is needed in An
napois to handle local problems that
affect the citizenship generally with.
out being the business of any one in
particular.
9. That such an organization
should have at least $500 year tC
make its work really effective.
8. That such work demands contin
uity of effort.
Therefore we further resolved ant
decided:
That this meeting creates a funC
of $4,000 to be expended in CONNER
cial organization work, and hereby
calls for subscriptions to said fund
No subscription shall be binding un
less at least $4,000 a year is sub
scribed for three years, but all sub
| scriptions shall become and be bind
ing when $4,000 is so subscribed
| The chairman of this meeting shall
within twenty-four hours appoint {
committee to solicit subscriptions Il
said fund, and as soon as So, il
subscribed he shall appoint com
mittee on constitution anG bylaws,
and as soon as said committee on con
stitutiou and bylaws is ready to re.
/ port the chairman of this meeting
shall call a meeting of the subscrib,
ers of said fund to pass on and adopt
the said constitution and bylaws
as reported or as amended.
1t was expected that Governor
Goldsborough would preside over the
meeting, but he was prevented by
another engagement for the evening
/ ahd a letter from him expressing re-
| gret, aud at the same time offering tC
aid the citizens in whatever way he
could, was read by Mayor Strange
The Mayor, in calling the meeting t
order, stated its purposes, and among
otner things said that the city not
only offers the most excellent ad
vantages as a residential town but il
also 1as the facilities that should re
suit in the establishment of industria
enterprises here. He urged the res
idents in general to get together anC
boost their town in whatever way
they could, no matter how modest i
may be.
Mr. Quarles the first speaker
told the audience of the great spiri
hat had been aroused by the Great
er Baltimore Committee in the cit
izens of the State metropolis, an,
said the committee wanted to ex
tend its work to this city. H,
ridiculed the oftheard statemen
that Baltimore, with its create
facilities, had always tried to sucl
the trade from the smaller town
of the State. On the contrary. b
said, Baltimore wishes to see al
of the towns advance. He said WI
want TO get away from the tern
boosting. and devote united efforts t,
building as the real thing for tn
advancement of community.
He said the wave of cooperative
effort or commercial organization i