Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-01-07
CHAMBEROF COMMERCE
HOLDS LARGE MEETING
MIR. Robert dOss Makes Stirring
Address on Business Needs
OF County.
LADIES IN AUDIENCE.
Large Membership Wanted To Ac-
cOmplish Many Needed Reforms
All Citizens Invited To Join.

The attendance Of ladies was large,
probably outnumbering the men,
which shows their interest ia matters
pertaining to their city. The regular
order of business was suspended in
order TO hear the address Of Robert
Moss, Esq. The necessity Of having
various bills introduced at the present
Legislature was Emphasized.
Mr. Moss spoke on the pressing
subject Of sewerage, and sewerage
disposal, of the taxation in the city
Of Annapolis, paying many of the ex-
penses of the county, of the good
roads appropriation for Anne Arundel
county, of the proposed government
armor plant, and spoke at consider
able length on the subject to extend
ing the limits of the city OF Annapolis
so that many OF these reforms may
be accomplished.
After Mr. Moss s address there was
very general discussion on the sug-
gestions made. II is the intention of
the Chambr of Commerce to initiate
several of these reforms and If there
is any general response on the part
of the citizene great deal can be ac-
complished An invitation was ex-
tended to all citizens 20 Join the
more effective. Application for mem
bership should be made to Mr.. H. +.
Sturdy, secretary.
Marked attention was given Go the
address by Mr.. Robert Moss, which
was most int resting and convincing.
Mr. Moss said in part
Ladies and gentlemen mostly
ladies. As the President says,
didn't bargain 10 talk on better but
larger Annapolis, but believe in
talking plainly. | believe II day of
sham and preteuse has gone by.
think there is no harm in talking
about what is wanted and needed. II
il disgrace to the State, Annapolis
and St. Johns College that an open
sewer down St. Johns street IL per
mitted to exist. .
Judge Magruder interrupted with
the remark that he used to bathe
there, to which he replied: "lf you
did now you would come out tar
baby -
There has been no extension of
the city for ninety years. am TO
blame, in part, for the sewers in the
creek, but ! didn't know any better.
Eighty-eight automobiles went to
Log Inn one Sunday. Why not come
here? Because you can't hire a bath
ing suit except a. Mr.. Bouchers, and
he wouldn't re commend il.
"A tax rate of 81 on the 500 is
too high a rate to draw people here.
The ex-City Treasurer here will
tell you in round numbers that the
new municipal building cost $40, 600,
but IL really cost SIS, 900. The old
janitor was paid $40 year, but with
the new addition there must be a
new janitor at $40 or Sa5 a month.
1.-The school system should be re-
organized The child could start at
six years OF sge-fve years in the
primary and three years in the High
School would teach children to work.
If il was changed they would have to
work for an education and not wait
for one as they do today. The period
of standing on street corners for
boys would be eliminated and girls
would be taught the value of work.
At the Naval Academy eighteen days
only is given for all solid geometry.
Think Of thisl
Annapolis has the best oppOrtu-
mites in the world for wonderful
residential city. Think of the uues-
tion of taxation if you own a house.
You are Ia a city where incomes are
limited, where no factory blows its
whistle, no set of harness was ever
made here, no ton of fertilizer made
here. Yet we have to pay 70 give
Eastport policeman and partly pay for
the police of Curtis Bay. Some may
say that Eastport is a sort of Off
spring of Annapolis, but that certain
~ cannot be said of Curtis Bay.
I'VE are the most generous people
in the world. After paying our own
bills, we dig down in our pockets and
help pay the bills of other people.
Our tax rate is too high. ] am not
blaming public officisls, If better
they would be out of touch with the
people if worse they wouldn't be
successful. Annapolis has paid sI4.-
| 600 toward State road funds-not
one dollar has been spent within
twelve miles Of Annapolis. We have
ali the generosity Of Carnegie. the
only reason We have not given more
is because we haven't been asked
Prince Frederick, with a population
Of forty-six people. has two roads
leading to it. Oakland, Bel Air and
other small towns have two or thre e
roads from the State road funds.
81 don't know anything about
banks or business, but | DO know
certain elementary facts. If you
have q store, you want customers.
those who will buy. and pay for what
they get. You must deliver these
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