Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-05-23
WATCHFUL WAITING
May BRING STEEL PLANT
An Annapolis Conversation On the
Proposed Measure for Steel
Plant.
THREE CITIZENS CONFER.
AII Things Come to Those Who Wait
The Best Site for ArmOr Plant
is at Annapolis.
Fourth Report.)

l citizen addressing Second Cit
- Sow thai the Army bill has been
.aIIy ettled ia It's entirety / i'm
us that the steelp liant measure will
uom The House Committee
0u. Citizen -Ah! What is its
us2
C.u1en-it has passed the
senate and has been favOrably adopted
l.a committee Of the House.
a Enthusiastic Citizen Joining
.. taau. the trio standing at the en-
..u.e of Optimistic, otherwise known
Andrews Alley, declared: We will
.a have the plant here.
r CItizcu-Why so confident my
.la"
.I Citizeu-"All things come to
Hlu wait, and haven't We been
.e for it2' What higher ground
...u He taken when this ancient max
points the way to success ana we
n.raoEcriugIy followed it in the
...r uf rhe Steel Plant?
.ut Ciuzcu-lt is true that, sub
mUMIy at the point we have done
.H..Ht else but wait, but saying is like
# other obi saws. such as the
... .r. always happy" that are eX-
...ai theories Of glib tongues and
...H arammariaus.
Third Citizen tincensed) Hasn't it
.tod true in Annapolis? What did
... people do 10 bring the Capital
r.. What influence did they assert
.. have the Naval Academy establish
.. here? What power dhl they use to
..fe the Naval Engineering Expert
.aai Station here? They all came
. magnificent exercise Of the great
policy ul watching and waiting.
second Citizen (beneath his breath)
VILLA
Third Citizen-Pray no sneers on
.r foreign policy.
First Cuizcn-I fear that we are not
energetic enough i'm our operations.
TUrJ Citizen Energetic enough?
What cam surpass the neergy of 'the
.n'a" at 90 primary election?
First Citizen l(scathingly)-Imp
.H rE the "lOaves and fishes
Third Citizen Look at the industry
displayed iu our social affairs.
First Citizen llwith smile) )-Incit-
.I with a phantom of pleasure.
Thrd Citizen Give credit to our
mess enterprise displayed in the
number of our saloons.
"Hst Citizen This is local-a mere
.#ue. az money in hand already in
.#u that disappears in its pro-
...H H regular order to the brew
HIIuors and manufacturers.
.. Citizen with temper)-I fear
... #u NOT give credit where credit
. ue
a. Citilen-I am only suggesting
that link themselves pertinenty
.. Fuw proportions.
Second Citizen linterpOsing) - Yet
..... ubborn facts do not aid us in
acquiring the location of the United
Steel Armor Plant at Annapolis
..l Citizen with still increasing
Then what would you have our
.U.ous do2
second Ciuzen-Send a committee to
..aHiugton at once; KEEP a mentor on
.. spot watching every turn of the
.. AMI pressing the claims of An
H.lis and the advantages of it for
.. Steel Armor Plant here.
"l.st Citizou-Perhaps. by this time,
eulary appointed committees of
... has done this?
Third Citizen returning TO philo
naIe mood)--I am going TO see one of
.. Aldermen from my ward. Alderman
Parkinson. awI request him to offer an
I..u Iu the City Council desiring, as
. agur. "a report from the committee
. have this matter in hand.
second Ciuzen-Admirable