Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1916-03-10
BOARD OF TRADE
APPROVES PROJECT
Washington Board of Trade
Endorses Plan for Washington
Annapolis Road.
ENDORSES DEFENSE HIGHWAY.
asses Resolution Approving Proposal
to Construct Road From Annapolis
TO Washington.

Al meeting on March 8, the Wash
.ington Board of Trade indorsed the
proposal for the construction of a
highway between Washington and An
'aD lis. This '1nu was the result Of
report TO the board from it's commit
tee on streets and avenues, to which lad
been referred for consideration and
report the bill presented in the House
OF Representative of the United States
by Congressman Sydney Z. Mudd. and
the bill presented N the Senate of
Maryland by Senator Duvall.
The matter was considered bv a
special subcommittee and its report
was presented by the chairman of the
subcommittee, Ogle Ridout Singleton
and unanimously approved by the
main committee. The report Of the
committee was submitted 10 the Board
Of Trade by the chairman of the com
mittee William G. Henderson. ard
unanimously approved by the Board
The approved report of the sub-com-
mittee is as follows:
Your committee had referred to il
the matter embodied in House of Rep
resentatives Bill No. 1889 and a bill
pending before the Legislature of Ma
ryland, proposing the construction OF
q highway between Washington and
Annapolis. This matter has beer care
r fun considered and the pending bills
studied with the comments thereon in
the daily press
Your committee is impressed with
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highway The benefit to the country
through which it is proposed to con
struet il is quite evident. while its cor
struetion would materially benefit the
city OF Washington Sacn hiehua-
affording rapid and easy access TO
Prince Georges and Anne Arundel
counties ard to the city OF Annapolis
from Washington, would offer an an
usually attractive opportunity for
travel, valuable TO business and alllr
ing for pleasure. Produce could be
transported cheaply and quickly tc
this city from the country and mer
chandise could be sent IN the same
way from this city to the country dis
tricts and TO Annapolis.
The signal Importance OF such
connecting link between the Capital of
the United States and the Capial OF
Maryland, for the use of tourists and
sight-seers, is at once obvious. The
appeals of Annapolis as the States
capital as containing TIE UnitedStates
Naval Academy with its numerous and
unusual attractions, as well as it,
unique life, and the historical appeal
OF the town with its buildings and its
streets holding the picture of Colonid
life. unequaled in any other part Of
the country. draws countless visitors
10 Annapolis annually. This number
would be enormously augmented by
such tour. for the northern visitors
Washington would, of necessity. share
largely in the increased attraction OF
such an tour, for the northern visitars
who run down TO Annapolis would
naturally complete the journey 10 the
United States Capital. over the pro-
posed highway
1T is for these considerations that
we heartily iDdorse this proposal and
recommend for your approval the fol-
F. lowing resolution to be presented for
the approval of the Washington Boara
of Trade:
Resolved. That the Washington
Borad of Trade approves the proposal
for the construction of a highway be-
tween the City of Washington and the
City Of Annapolis. in the State of Ma
ryland.