Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-05-14
BALTIMORE'S POSSIBILITIES AS
A MANUFACTURING CENTRE.
BY ]. d. ALpREp.

The seventy-hfth anniversary of
the founding Of Der Deutsche Cor
respondent, ID an event OF general
interest to the people of Baltimore
The passing of any milestone in the
history OF community may be
turned TO advantage by contrasting
retrospective view of the city's
achievements with forecast of its
possibilities based on a survey Of its
present condition. In addition to
this, the 18th anniversary of Der
Deutsche Correspondent, which is
one of the Oldest German papers
published in the United States, brings
forcibly to mind the important part
played in Baltimore's history by the
large part of its population which is
Of German descent.
1t is the blending of this strain OF
population with that representing
other nationalities, that has produced
in Baltimore a people Of q temper
and disposition which has eXerted
powerful influence in the upbuilding
of this great community OF homes.
One OF the reasons why Baltimore to-
day is a place more stable in its con
dition and less subject to upheaval
than other large communities, Is the
fact that its life has its foundation
in the home A notable feature OF
the living in Baltimore, is the fact
that the home consists of a household
separated from its neighbors and
confined within its own walls 1t is
this characteristic of the house build
ing in Baltimore which differentiates
it from other large cities where the
people are found crowded together in
tall buildings containing dozens of
households With plenty Of ground
space, letting in the air and sunlight,
cheerfulness prevails in Baltimore
households We, therefore, have in
Baltimore q contented city-a satis-
fed people-and this, coupled with
the natural conditions under which
the people live, as to location of the
city, with the sea to the east and a
suberb country to the west, a climate
that is temperate in winter and not
uncomfortable in summer, a country
that abounds in the products that
satisfy the inner man, makes in the
aggregate, conditions unmatched in
any similar city in this country. To
my mind, these are the outstanding
conditions of most Importance bear
Ing upon the desirability OF Balti-
more as q place for industrial devel-
opment. 1t Is right and proper that
men and women who spend to 10
hours per day in various forms Of
labor, should have in the other hours
pleasure and conditions OF rest and
satisfaction. Possessing these unique
advantages over other American
cities competing with it for indus
trial supremacy, it is evident that
Baltimore should greatly increase in
Importance.
AS to those several Industrial adj
vantages which the city possesses in
its fine harbor and facilities for
transportation by water and unex-
celled facilities for shipment by rail,
these are welllSnown as contributing
factors to the City's advantage. AS
was pointed out in the Industrial
Survey, it will prove profitable for
Baltimore to constantly study those
products consumed here in large
quantities and which could, with adj
vantage, be made ut home.
A recent instance OF this policy is
the establishment OF the Baltimore
Sheet and Tin Plate Company. Bal
timore Is the largest manufacturer Of
tin cans in the world. II is estimated
that the value Of tin plate used in
Baltimore each year approximates
100000, 900. Heretofore, all OF this
material has come from the Pitts
burgh district. The organization OF