Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-07-09
new FERRY LINE
PLANNED FOR BAY
Arrangements Made To Connect
Baltimore With Love Point
And Boat Secured
ERECT ON LOCAL LINE

The Annapolis Claiborne Is to
have competition of i kind In the shape
OF ferry which Ii about to be eslab-
lIehed connecting Baltimore and Love
Point. Tie new line. of which an
Inouncement was made In the Balti-
more papers this morning. should not
interfere iii the least with the local
ferry, but should spur II to maintain
ing its service al the highest stand
ards. Undoubtedly, there ii business
enough for all.
The announcement Of the new sery-
Ice was made by q. VI. Harrison, press-
dent OF the Baltimore Southern and
the Washington Southern Navigation
Companies. and It is presumed that II
will be allied with those organizations
Mr. Harrison stated that i hoat had
been secured which would carry So
automobiles and 1900 passengers al
one time. this being greater accono.
dati0ns than the Emersan G. Harr;ng
ton has: III fact. more than twice as
great as 10 autos Il IL proposed 20
make five round trips 4 day
Mr.. HarrisOn also stated that The
boat would be double-en affair. on
the ordinary ferryboat type. and this
will prove q tremendous convenience
fiji handling the machines The Har-
rington would be greatly improved Il
changes could be made adapting Il To
this type, and they may q made III
the near future II they are not, most
travellers viii prefer the other route
everything else being equal
III IL not likely. however, that the
new service. II established, will inter
fere greatly with the annapolis clai-
borne ferry. II will serve Iii b large
measure those who wish 10 90 from
Baltimore 10 the upper sections of the
Eastern Shore. and those who wish to
get TO the lower portion in the quickest
time possible Will stiil be bettar served
els loeEl route: sgs'sivm praaS
able that the new line Will have diff
flcnlty IN competing In charges as the
Annapolis q ClaiDorne ferry receives a
substantial bonus from the State on
the ground that It is part Of the
State roads aystenl.
The new line gives promise Of the
prompt establishment of d series Of
ferries at different points on the Bay,
which many people think Is the aolu-
ton OF the problem Of connecting the
two sections III the State The pro-
posed bridge Is not regarded as prac-
ticable. While the engineering difti-
cultiea could be overcome. II would he
highly expensive AFFAIR. both for
coast ruction and maintenance. More
over, III constructed above the Patap-
SEQ Ti1er, ii would serve only very
limited part Of the Shore. and II be-
low III. would be great interference
with navigation.
III the Annapolis Claiborne ferry Isl
4 success, al well as the Baltimore
Love Point service, which receives no
aid from the State. IT is likely that
other ferries viii be established The
trip to the lower portion Of the East
ern Shore would be greatly shortened
BY i ferry between Annapolis and
Cambridge. or some point near the
Bay shore where good road could
be reached. This, Il would seem.
should be the next move, as the local
ferry Ii already patronized 81 times
beyand it's capacity, and needs only
enlarged service 10 take care Of much
more business Other ferries might
be established between Soiomerl's Is
land. al the lower end OF Calvert conn-
ty, and Point Lookout, al lower St
Mary's. 10 appropriate points on the
Eastern shore
IT is believed that ferry system
such al this. with proper help from
the State and rigi0 control. would
practically settle the question Of con-
venient communication across the Bay,
and do II better than any bridge could
on account oe the choice which would
be offered to persons desiring to reach
the different portions of the two sec
tons
II. however. II ia decided that COM
municatiOn must be had without re-
sort IL transportation BY water. there
Ii the tunnel project. which has In
terested many persons. The Bay Is
but four and quarter miles broad
at point between Sandy Point, tn
Anne Arundel, and Kent Island. near
the northeru point A tunnel Or tube
could bs constructed here. and ma
chimes could cross as desired Though
an expensive proposition. iss main
tenance c0st woald be much lover
than that 81 i bridge. and It would
alfOrd much better route to most
og the SHORE than bridge placed
above the PatapscO.
ygSTRH NETTING