Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-24
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i've board 81 trade and the community
Dssis ii developed to marked de-
ass, writea ain Annapolis man % tue
yahing Capital III the letter publishes
"a These columns Wednesday, His ri
arataea Ii 10 Florida.
Tlals writer was Impressed with the
live business spirit eyinced In our
aonthernmost state, despite the fact
laat sMs-aropical climate Il condu-
GIVE ID lractiOn. He came from there
EGh good opinion Of the towns IN
shs ssats because each Of thsm has =
isse boaea Of trade and the community
npsrlt. =
These are Just the things which inn
pEsas any. stranger favofably toward
any soan ne may visit II Is 81 iEn-
prsssicn which causes him possibly 20
sosata III the town or Unrest IN sOsne
Atarpgiae Ia II. II he does neither he
IL least leaves II with d friendly feel
- end forthwith proceeds b adver-
flsa III thoroughly wherever No goes.
paan the praises of d town are sung by
afce visitors who return to their
0gaes III All parts Of the country that
W Is certain to reap some benefit
such adYertislng Il means that
oshsrs will visit II, And, Of the NUM-
aE who yiait there. there will be some
ho will inyest their money and 9TH
go who locate And there ID no TOME
- good for 8 town as some oiitsids
uney lowing into II OF the coming In
oG strangers to take up their resi-
uos
live board og trade and the COM
ssnsty spirit
Suesly these are nlOat 10 Be desired
III alI things good tor this town Of AM
nApoIis hut We are lamentably lame
IL both respects And II isn't Tor lack
81 citizens who have tho ability and ag-
Esasivs pyograsslveness % compose q
lsse board of trade Of commercial Or
nixaaion undar sQnae name II HI
DaFely the lack 81 come one to take
Sc atsp. Let some snterprising citi-
IN og Annapolla make q real effort to
mise sush saoay here and there
wtlI ba ntsle iifltuaty experienced In
sEsng others 70 to.A him IN his work.
Nor is the lack q community spirit
here real. The psApie of Annapolis
ara inst a. neighbo as friendly and
aa dsv0tes 10 their sswn 40 they are Ia
any oshsr community. But this COM
assy spirit ID not finding its ex-
aion because II has never been
astered. And becAdse the community
spirit Ii not encouraged we and our
rafixens fighting their battles aa indI-
vidnals Ia q day and age when battles
ase won only BY organized effort We
sud merchants passively submitting TO
kgade being taken away from them ~
the stsong hand OF organized competi-
kA0n trade that belongs here going to-
Baltimore
Unfortunately. many Of our mer-
chants win not put up q fight but Will
and excuse for their weakness ID say
ing I'VE are too close to Baltimore"
asas very admission ID an admission of
weakness Il Ii much as though big
uaan demanded our phrae and we. after
skiing him up. meekly hand II 10 him
wsth the reflection that hs Ii too biz
I g0r lis. ia thing "a not worth putting
40 fight for these days II must have
small value. And Annapolis home
trade Is worth faghting for. How long
wsll the merchants Of Annapolis sub
NIT tamely to seeing Ii wrested away
from them and not offer to do battle
Tor their rights
srhis town has everything but 8
vision and some day few real live
wires win blow III here and tsp the
gold snEne which Is waiting TO be tap
ped. writes this same citizen who
esnnd the towns 81 Florida hustling
sOr business.
We cannot fully agree with this
writer tor We believe there are sur
aclant number of Annapolis men, with
aatllcient progressiveness To 40 MI that
outside live wires can do. These men
are BIZ apathetic just now, Us true.
hat they lack only 4 little getting TO.
gsther. little organisation, to develop
the spirit Of enterprise which does
things, We are convinced that they
VII yes do this. but tear they are not
5nal vet awake 70 the necessity Of
haste.
IL world, national and local condi-
tons ever offered an opp0rtuns time
Eor business activity since the days
when the pioneers traded glass beads
sog sand to the Indians, Thar time is
oersainly right now. The biggest busi-
nsss opportunities this country has
eyss known cpnfsuat tho people o. taaial
and every other community today asld
4 II noshfAg abort of y huassness crime
~ . take aSvantngs u tAs