Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-06-19
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No. Edi'or,-ln regard 10 the exemption OF
churches non tasstion. PERI sps one o. TIE
stIonges; reasons Why there 10 30 mach OF tbs
KIND OF property unt,Sed Is because the law Is
re .ersiee. Of cSr..s.n rcr.hip " sSs sasI.sIS
held by regularly stationed pastors OF priests.
as wei = the home IN which thlsindiyl dusl
there Il a large amount of property owned BY
the Catholic church, which is used Cor other
than church purposes, which y free from taxa
the legisla lures and town councils sno~ large
portions OF Improved property which form
streets i'm the town on city 90 lay outside of the
ought TO be In il. thus either escspsng taxation
altogether or having but small amount 70 PAY,
A. consequence. Instance, the COW snt prop
erty of Georgetown- There Il no right or ias-
tee in this Again. the improvsEeuts Of
the city, which are forced upon al, O sht to b.
assessed in proportion b the value o. TIE prop
erty That individual who has the largest in
terests at stake ought 90 be made % paw more
than the poor man who has but little. For m
stance as ,oo0 house ought no. TO pay Is much
property IL more improved than the other. An
old building OF small value 10 rather u,limprovel
by parking and paved streets, while a nice new
brick or frame house II really impro we'd, he
cause the former Is made 10 looi stn more shabby
or dilspidated. Here " one other cause 81 ths
onerous tsNes upon those who are really not
able % bear it, and not m tie ehu not
beng taxed. Dos CARLOS
The Great Falls OF the Paton
SHALL THE " ATER TOWER THgREAr CONTINUE
To RUIZ TO WASTE?
To he Editor ef "a Star, Permit me throaxh
your widely circulated paper 20 inquire IL oar
citizens are so lost TO their real resources OF
permanent prosperity 90 allow thu water
powers OF the Potomac river O. ~ontiauA 20 run
waste? The mdrtBHM water power az Lowell
Mas, Is only, 9.OoO horse, and having been
developed and practically applied, annually
yields 80 900 600 In manufactures, besides hav-
ing produced rapidly growing city OF over
forty thousand inhabitants.
At the Great Falls OF the Potomac oar mar
HHm power, during the three dry months. June,
July, and August, Is about Il 900 horse AMI
equal TO running ga. ee0 spindles. And during
the nine more wstery months the flow is fully
quadrupled, from which we NAV safely calculate
an average OF AT least $500 horse power die
year round.
lowell is 20 miles from Boston. and II Is
well known fact that the manuta curing interest
AZ Lowell has done more 20 build up and per
manently prosper The Hub than anything
else winch has contributed "a the growth anil
wealth OF that great commerc al CITY. The
ara o,, sR ~ ia Falls a, OF TrE roroNAG
water-power OF the Merrimac, ron which
Lowell sprsng and hOurished. Beside the great
est available water-power in ihe United States.
we have at hand inexhaustiblc supplies OF 81
verS kinds OF superior building and paving
stone, together with granite and marble. and
ane var,o.s e.sys, &c; necesssry Tor blhding
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besides all this there are inestiruable tan,ifIes
of Superior iron and coal-the two great fa,.;orS
necessary 20 great manufacture ceater
AT the Great Falls, on the Virginia side Of
the Potomac, nature has Furnished an EXCEL
lent base for a city, and as we have shown wish
al the material al hand for huidmg, and when
We bear in mind that experience has cs. abIishet
the iact that tor every l66 horse power actually
employed m manufacturing textile ~ squiya-
lent goods, there viii accrne Aa0 f.npgl afiop
we cannot fail 20 perceive that the future prom
Uses us great city AZ the Fails.
our haTbor rs one OF the best on the Atlantic
slope. and with slight dredging can he IA de %
itoat the largest merchantmen up 20 the wharyes
at Georgetown. And no practica, mimi will
doubt that we can readily deepen and brOaaaO
the canal up 10 the Great Fall> - the capasf.v
OF floating such vessels as shan reach M,
wharves OF Georgetown. Beside the canal Wa
can soon add double track raiways therebv
furnishing every means Of transportation.
And with all these advantages why is m that
the Great Falls continue TO be idle? We have
been making many very desirable improye-
ments in and around our city. with no frfSng
outlay OF money; but what will all these avail M
we TAIL TO secure and cause the resources OF the
Without industrial enterprises our beautiful
city cannot prosper-its beauty will fade as our
commerce languishes.
The Great Falls are only about IS miles from
Baltimore, which city. with her immense wealth
and tndomitable enterprise. can easily connect
herewith by direct railway line, and which
may be done should her people conclude 60 pur-
chase that water power, as some OF them are
now considering. And in this event where will
Georgetown and Washington stand? Let our
people remember that the Great Falls are To-
Gated on the mot probable roate OF the airline
railway from ea8 % west. and that Baltimore
bas her eyes upon 8st line. q. w.
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