Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-19
T,nE RAY FERRY

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The opening u The ferry service
which will be connecting link be-
tween the two great divisions Of the
state, has important aspects both from
the standpoint Of The interests 81 the
whole State and that Of Annapolis and
tbs adjoining section, III which, Of
course our people have i special II
terest
Tho ferry Will connect the portions
0F the state road system On the East
ern and Western shores and afford q
means by which large passenger
traffic. and. III least moderate
amount III yehlcular traffic. can be
transferred across the lay The es-
tablishment 81 the ferry service may
be regarded only al beginning II
II proves success, as Il almost surely
viii II efficiently conducted. an In
creased number Of vessels may be ex )
pected here. while other Bay ferries
might be established 1T other points,
several of which suggest themselves
In tie application of the ferries
may he found the solution III the
problem az handling the trans-Isay
traffic. matter of extreme import
ance 10 Maryland iii d commercial way.
A bridge across the Hay has been
suggested, bnt little is heard Of the
proposal now III view OF the objec-
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immense expense and engineering diff
iicuIties III the way the bridge does
not appear feasible us II will inter-
fere with navigation II placed below
the mouth of the patapsco, and be OF
little value gf placed above It It Is
therefore. extremely unlikely that q
serious effort will be made TO accom-
pilsh It's construction
II the ferry Ii conducted Ii such 4
way as 10 assure 81 permanent and
efficient service, It will be one Of the
greatest agencies for the commercial
development of Annapolis which It
has ever had. II Il Is not. IL viii do
little more than afford an easier means
for the people Of certain sections Of
the Eastern Shore 10 reach this side
of the Bay and give Annapolitans the
opportunity III taking an occasional
outing across the BAY. Everything of
real importance depends upon the as
Burance of permanently efficient
service,
Annapolis has a unique situation in
q business way. II is a comparatively
small city. and ii il walled In on one
side BY the Chesapeake Ray and on
the other, In commercial way Ill
least, ~ line drawn between the
two great dities OF baltimore and
Washington AS business naturally
inclInes towards the larger cities. An
napoiis has only small territory
which il controls and supplies in d
business way
The ferry service can effect vast
change iii conditions II places AM
napolis on the line uf 4 great through
traffic Tho Eastern shore. section
rich III rs natural productions and
with considerable buying ability. is
placed iii direct connection with Ball
timore and Washington By d line of
transportation which passes through
Annapolis III The business men OF.
Annapolis prepare themselves for Il.
and are ready % grasp their new op-
portnnity, there can be no question
that their business will be vastly aug
mentcd
Before the Annapolis business men
can place themselves In a position 10
handle increased business To any ex-
tent they must have reasonable az
eurancc Oh tile pernancncy of the
ferry The steamboat service which
was previously established was not
able to do this and little results fol-
lowed This time. Il has begun un-
der more favorable auspices and with.
the State AS a sponsor There Is every
reason 10 believe that II will be per-
nlanent and on much larger basia
Than was attempted before Once the
ferry IL ii regular operation, the busi-
ness public can feel reasonably secure
that Il II Is kept busy, It viii remain
Our business men can do much 70 keep
ii busy and assure its permanency
Sharpened shafts
Lest we forget the high cost of liy-
ing viii he reduced 10 some extent by
the return 81 e-cen9 postage after June
I'd. Richmond Times, nisnatch.
The world Just must have IT'S hopS
If the hops over here are abolished the
hops across the big pond increase IN
frequency Savannah News.
An Eastern minister SAYS that iae
will deliver Earas9gagf from an Airnfanp