The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-01-14


toric Battle Monument" commence
rating local engagements in 1914.
Baltimore has been called the gas
tronomie center of the universe
The great fire of 1904 gave oppor-
tunity for the noteworthy project.
whose execution is now finished, TO
give Baltimore "tne country's market,
the biggest and best Wholesale and
retail houses in the world. Ten or
more market places dot the city The
most noteworthy of which IS the Lex
ington Market, at Eutaw and Licking
ton streets. and which should not be
missed by the sightseer
As much as anything about Balti-
more its food distributing activities
will give poetic atmosphere to recoI-
lections of the Chesapeake metropolis.
Over the whole country it is recog-
nized as the capital of the oyster in
dustry, but perhaps even more dis
tinctly will its excellent crab dishes,
served in the various styles devised
by. Maryland's culinary art, linger in
table "reminiscences, along with native
Maryland biscuits, and equnally asso-
ciated with the stirring notes OF the
state song and the half hour clamcr
of nuItitudinous church clocks in ear
memories. win be the early morning
cry of the darby vendor vocally adj
yertising his Tive cram wares, fresh
iy dipped from the teerning waters of
the warm bay. All these, coming
back TO mind, will revive scenes en-
eountered while lodging through the
congested traffic lines of the produce
regions, such as the jam of small sail
ing craft loaded with huge, ripe
melons from the neighboring coasts.
or the great banana steamers from
the tropics. drawing their swarms OF
bargain hunting vendors and their
rows of dusky urchins fishing out of
the slip with long wires over quickly
ripened fruit that chance or Provi-
dence sends overheard for them.
Mulberry street. two squares be-
yond. has the Catholic cathedral and
in its rear on Charles streer the resi-
dcnee of James Cardinal Gibbons, the
highest American dignitary of the Ro-
man Catholic church. The Enoeh
Pratt Free Library, headquarters Of
the city's public library system, with
numerous branch libraries. Is a square
and a half west on Mulberry street.
CHARMING SCENERY.
Mount Vernon Place. three squares
north on Charles street, is a. cross
shaped park of charming scenery Eff
feet. with statuary. fountains. flower
beds and terraced approaches about
the monument. erected by the state Of
Maryland in 1915 to the memory Of
George Washington. The monument
contains an exhibit and interior ac-
cess to the lofty observation windows
at the top. In the eastern wing of
the park is an heroic statue of George
Peabody, founder of the Peabody In
stitue, which occupies the southeast
corner. Nearby is the tall and elegant
Hotel Stafford Continuing out on
Charles street and passing the inn
mense modern Hotel Belvedere, eight
squares walk through the residence
section, brings the sightseer to the
union station and to the beautiful
Mount Royal station.
A city rich In aboreal charm, Balti-
more is noted for its many park like
Places" its boulevards, and its open
shady squares. Among these Eutaw
Place, an excellent vista of elongated
parkway. with winding walks and
statuary and fountains and flowers
and arboreal art, Ranked by elegant
residences. is one Of the finest in
America.
Druid Hill Park is an immense 100
acre tract of varied native forest upon
diversified and hilly ground, with miles
of finished driveways and a great res
ervoir lake on its nearer side. It con-
tains public athletic grounds and
tennis courts. a large botanical palace
and richly developed geological COL
la
of houses, dens, aviaries and pools.
The mansion house dates from the
days when the park nucleus was
gested the pleasing name.
The city derives it's name from
George and Caecilius Calvert, the first
Lord Baltimore and his son. high mind
ed Catholics. who in the time of King
Charles and Queen Mary" founded
the colony of Maryland as a haven of
religious freedom from the same estab-
lished church severity which prompted
the Puritan excursion to Plymouth
Rock in 1890. The grant for Mary
land was sealed June 20. 1852. BALI
more was founded as the result of a
local petition to the Maryland authors
ties submitted July IA. 1923.
September 18th has become legal
holiday in commemoration of Fort
NcEenry. North Point and other
heroic exploits Of that time.
McHenry is at the harhor COM
manding MILESTONE Point. between
tho northwest and middle branches of
the Patapsco. On small island be-
yond is the historic Fort Carroll. be-
tween Fort Howard. on the northeast,
and Fort ArmiStead, on the southwest
sides of the rivers mouth. The fort-
.fications used by General Butler dur
ing the civil war has not been entirely
obliterated in the process of trans
forming it into Federal Hill Park.
Baltimore's leading industries are
those connected with the manufacture
of made-up clothing, and with the
collecting. canning and distributing Of
oysters and fruits. in which respect it
is the foremost center in the world.
II leads in the manufacture of straw
hats Others conspicuous are the
leather. tobacco and pottery indus
tries. 1t backs up its newspaper, peri
odical and trade organization exploit
tation of the whole south with a sub
stantial support which draws added
attention to its attachments as flnan-
csaI cener Its great Maryland steel
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