The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-02-06
AFTER PUBLIC BUILDING.
Large Delegation Visits Washing
ton to Urge Necessity for Pub
lie Building for Cambridge


persons who left Cambridge yester
| day morning for Washington, viz
| the Eastern Shore Development
Steamship Company's boat, was re
, enforced, upon arrival at Washing
ton, by Comptroller Emerson Char
rington, Postmaster William H.Med
ford and Messrs. j. H. Waller and
John A. Tschantre.
A very satisfactory interview was
secured with Senators John Walter
Smith and William P. Jackson, ano
| Congressman Covington, in the Off
ce of Congressman Covington,in the
new Congressional Office Building
The first speaker for the delegation
was Comptroller Harrington, who
briefly, but very clearly, stated the
needs of Cambridge, showing thai
while the business of the office had
more than doubled during the past
ten years, there had been no In
crease in the room in which the
mails had been handled, nor, In
fact, was there any additional room
to be obtained, as the result OF
which the service was interfered
with and not so satisfactory as
could be obtained under the more
favorable conditions which would
result from increased floor space
and. better accommodations.
Mr.. Harrington was followed by
Mr.. John G. Mills, president of the
Board of Trade, who explained the
reasons why the Cambridge Board
of Trade had taken up the matter
of Public Building, the chief rea-
son being that there was not room
in the present building for giving
adequate service to the patrons OF
the office. Mr.. Mills further stated
that the Cambridge Board of Trade
had taken this matter up long be-
fore other places on the Eastern
Shore were asking for public build
ings, and that because of this pri-
ority our people felt that they
should have the first chance for a
public building; he also made 1t
plain that Cambridge is not antago-
nizing the claims of other places,
but that because of greater need
and an earlier request, the people
of this place thought they should
have building, and that they
would gladly cooperate with any
other place that wanted one.
Mr.. Mills was followed by YER
non S. Bradley, Esq, secretary OF
the Board of Trade, who read a por-
ton of the correspondence between
Congressman Covington and the
Board of Trade, which showed thai
the matter was taken up by the
Board of Trade early in 1911, and
that Mr.. Covington then wrote that
he would be very glad to render any
assistance in his power toward get
ting such a building, and advised
of the proper steps necessary to be
taken in order to start the proper
machinery in motion. Mr.. Bradley
gave much information concerning
the number of postoffices in the
county which were served by star
routes from the Cambridge offic6a
the number being twenty-four.
also advised Of the fact that the
building has only a frontage Of II
feet and that the public corridor is
not nearly large enough to accom-
modate the persons going to the Of
flee for their mail, and that fire.
quently many persons are compelled
to wait on the outside while those
on the inside are served.
Mr.. Bradley was followed by Ex-
Senator Applegarth, who impressed
upon the gentlemen the fact that
needed such additional
room as could only be secured by
either a new public building or the
renting of another local building of
which there are none suitable await
able at this time. He stated that
during his own time he had seen
the place increase from a town of
1900 or 1900, to it's present popula-
ton of over 1000, and that it was
growing at this time more rapidly
than ever before.
The addresses were completed by
Fish Commissioner Edward Spill
lips, who humorously presented the
practical political side of the ques-
ton to Senator Jackson, that eve"
Democrats sometimes vote for Re-
publicans, and 1--WE" Republicans
sometimes vote for Democrats, and
that while it was impossible for the
Republicans to turn trick in Wi
comico county, it had been done in
Dorchester, and might be done
again. Mr.. Phillips remarks were
greeted with uproars of applause,as
all members of the party realized
that the Commissioner had consid-
cradle experience in practical poll
tics.
After the delegation had been
given a hearing, Congressman Gov
ington stated to the members that
he felt that Cambridge had the first
call upon the building; that this
place had been the first in the
field, and that its needs of such
a building were undoubtedly great
err than those of any other place.
He was followed by Senator Smith,
who assured the members that they
might rest assured that both he and
his colleague, Senator Jackson,
would do all in their power to Sc
cure a public building for both
Cambridge and Salisbury. Senator
Jackson also assured the delegation
of the same facts.
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