Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-08
EASTERN SHORE BOATS
ASK WASHINGTON AID.
Chamber of Commerce Told
Effort Is Being Made to
Crush Them.

That the Baltimore, Chesapeake and
Atlantic Railway Company. a subsidiary
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
| is discriminating against the Eastern
Shore Development Steamship Company
with the purpose of driving this COM
| pany out of business and thereby elm
mating its competition was the charge
made by A. J. Mcintosh. president OF
the steamship company, before a meeting
OF the directors Of the Chamber of Com
merce last night. Mr.. Mcintosh asked
tnat the chamber give it's support to his
company. He said he has already placed
informal charges against the railway
company in the hands of the interstate
commerce commission.
The Eastern Shore Development Steam
snip Company was started little more
than a year ago. Mr.. Mcintosh said, for
the purpose of bringing the eastern shore
OF Maryland into closer connection with
the markets of Washington and other
cities across the bay. The line connects
Annapolis and Claiborne. Before it was
put into operation the products OF the
rich lands of the eastern shore We're
shipped to Baltimore on the boats of the
Baltimore. Chesapeake and Atlantic Rail-
way ompany, Mr.. Mcintosh said.
Cuts OFF Twenty-Four Hours.
The transportation of goods by this
route from the interior of the country
took about thirty-six hours BY way of
the new steamship route it takes twelve
hours.
Besides carrying the greater part of the
food produce Of the eastern shore to
Washington. Mr.. Mcintosh said, his COM
pany also has secured nearly all of the
Washington passenger traffic to this
country, in which lie such Summering re-
sorts as Ocean City
Mr.. Mcintosh told the chamber of
rumber of means employed by the rail
way to annoy his company. He stated
that he was going to take the matter up
directly with the officers of the Pennsyl-
vania railway. The matter was referred
by the chamber to the committee on
transportation.
Chamber of Commerce of Annapolis. APP
peared for the steamship line with Mr.
Mcintosh.
Endorses 100000 Campaign.
The Endorsement of the board of di-
rectors of the chamber was given the
$500. OOO-in-tweve-days' campaign for a
new Emergency Hospital. year or
more ago the chamber placed itself on
record as favoring the movement for a
new home for the institution, and the di-
rectors' action was by way Of reiteration
The. directors also gave a hearing to
a committee of the local Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
who are anxious to remove the head
quarters of their organization from
Peoria. Ill, to Washington. w. p. Bor-
land was spokesman of the committee.
The organization has total assets Of
s., 13S,2 al These assets are composed
partly OF capital account of 81 $3.50
and current account of more than
100000. The total expenditures of the
headquarters last year were $135, 679. and
OF the magazine. s77,941. he said.
Employees Are Well Paid.
The headquarters located here would
bring to Washington twenty eight COM
fortably salaried employees Of the organi-
cation, including it's officers. who draw
salaries ranging from the president at
5000 to the general medical examiner at
81, 800
At the conclusion of Mr.. Borland s
statement it was moved to refer this
matter to special committee for ex-
animation and report to the chamber
1t was decided to refer two cOmmunica-
tons against the Underwood tariff bill
to the full meeting of the chamber to be
held May 10 in the ballroom of the New
Willard. l. w. Erwin is to lecture on the
Wonders and Glories of California" at
this meeting.
Plans for the annual outing of the
chamber, which were presented by Chair
man Worthington of the outings COM
mittee, We're approved.