The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-10-28
LARGE MEETING At
THE OPERA HOUSE.

Big Building Well Filled Last Night
When State Comptroller Harring'
ton and Thomas w. Simmons
Make Strong Arguments For The
BlackWater Canal.
The Grand Opera House was well
filled last night when DR.. Brice w.
Goldsborough, the presiding officer
of the Blackwater Canal meeting,
arose to call the meeting to order.
and in a few well-chosen remarks,
stated his reasons for being heartily
in favor of, and interested in, the
building of this canal, which he be-
lieves means so much for the devel-
opment of the lower part OF this
county, and Cambridge. :
DR.. Goldsborough introduced as
the first speaker of the evening State
Comptroller Emerson c. Harrington,
who made a strong speech in favor
of the canal, stating that he was for
it because he believed it to be a
great stride forward in the business
development of section of the
county that is rich in natural re-
sources, fish, crabs and oysters, but
which is without proper connections
for marketing them. The speaker
stated that he did not believe the
construction of the canal would
stand in the way of building rail-
road down the county, because for
25 years county bonds to the amount
of $4,000 have been available for
the building of this railroad, and,
yet, apparently, the railroad is no
nearer today than it was then. In
stead of being a drawback to the
building of the railroad, it will
likely hasten it's building, because
the railroad is not likely to be built
until the county down there devel-
OPS to such an extent that railroad
people will see that there is profit
able business to be secured. The
same people who see in the canal the
opportunity to bring about such 2
development are the same ones who
have been, and are, interested in the
railroad. Only year ago they went
over the route with the Pennsylvar
MIA Railroad people, and did then,
and are ready to do now, everything
they can to get the railroad.
So far as he was concerned. h{
stated, he believed it to be great
stride forward, and he proposed tq
vote for the bond issue, believing
that the development of our county
demands that we face forward q
not backward.
Following the State Comptrq
DR.. Goldsborough introduced
w. Simmons, Esq, who, he
had left his native county ar
come identified prominently
large business interests elsey
but whose love for his ac1
and his home people, had led
after attaining success elsewhe]
return to the home of his ance<
and to settle down again amo,
friends of his earlier years.
Mr.. Simmons made a mas
speech. He clearly demonstratedJthe
advantages of the canal; he showed
how the farm lands in the upper
portion OF the county, along the nj
ty miles of State roads, have tni
creased in value; how lands all over
the county had risen in value on ac1
count of good roads, and other imi
provements, and stated 1t as hia
belief that similar increase In vail
ues would follow the building of this
canal; that it would drain certatn
lands, the value of which at present
is greatly decreased by the backing
up of the waters on them, and that
a still greater increase in property
values down the county would fol-
low the furnishing of means OF
transportation between Cambridge
and that section. Showing that this
canal is not a new subject, he stated
that it was advocated fifty years age
by Col. James Wallace, the father to1
the late James Wallace, and com.
mittee of citizens was named then
of which his father was a member.t .te
investigate and report upon it. II
the bond issue is approved at this
election it will be at least two years
before work can be started, because
it must be referred back to the Leg
islature for ratification, and in ths
meantime he would proceed, as will
any other business proposition
First, he would have thorough atlt
complete investigation made as tx
the kind of a canal that is needed
it's cost, and then if such cana
as is needed cannot be built within
the means at our disposal, the pro
posed canal will have to be ab3n
doned.
Referring to water works in CAIN
bridge, telephones, improved streets
and all of these movements whtcl
have so greatly assisted in~aakin.
the Cambridge of twenty or twenty
five years ago, with its 100 or 2.
900 inhabitants, the busy, hustlihg
enterprising city of today. with tIw
and a half million dollars on de
| posit in it's banks, the speaker state
that these improvements were Con
scientiously opposed by some pei
sons, but time and use and the a.
most undreamed Of development an
prosperity of Cambridge, have full
indicated the judgment OF los
who believed in pressing ,forw ar
| and likewise will this same judt
ment be vindicated in the years
come, when the public sees the gfes
development following the bqili
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