Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-17
WASHINGTON REAL ESTATE.
Why There is Always Demand for It.
IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE IN THE SUBURBS OF
THE CITY.
Gath" In Cincinnati Enquirer.

'Gathn In Cincinnati Enquirer
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. THE election
has thrown bright color over this town. The
real estate movement had been little checked,
though it had been one of the steadiest booms
in the land ever since Grant and Shepherd i'm
proved this city and the government added its
willing hand. Washington is now one of our
great cities, beautiful to look upon, healthy to
reside in, with mild winter climate and de-
icious spring. It is probably the cheap win
ter resort to-day of the United States, with I'M
equaled society for vivacity, cordially, and
versatility. The suburban railways are picking
up all parts of the adjacent districts, so that
villa life is a part of the town life, and day and
night those who live several miles from the
center OF affairs can ride in and out. Along
the line of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
toward the west continuous Improvements
are being made, and for seven or eight miles
from Washington towns are going up. You
may remember the old valley of Tiber creek,
through which this Metropolitan Branch rail-
road makes Its way. This seemed to be the
slowest district for development until within
the past year or twO when persons from the
north have begun to pick up the property, lay
out streets and establish towns. In the vicinity
of Chief Justice Chases villa are two Of these
new towns, and an electric street railroad con-
meets them with the center of Washington. and
also joins the new Catholic university, which
is well up to the Soldiers Home. Hence WASH
ington is not growing merely in one direction,
as formerly, but in many directions, and new
steam railroads are probable to come in here
within the next two or three years. One such
railroad will probably start from Georgetown
and go into Virginia in the direction of Lees.
burg. Another will take the canal route up
the Potomac and Join the West Virginia Cen
trail railway and the Western Maryland railway
with Washington direct. A thu railroad will
probably go due north Of Washington, passing
between Frederick and Baltimore, and parallel
the Northern Central railway toward Gettys-
burg. When Cleveland came into Office there
was a feeling that things would go backward,
but he, after he married, bought property be-
yond Georgetown and soon as he had an
interest here his appreciation, Of course, ex-
tended
Some think that property may be thrown
upon the market by the retirement of certain
of the ofice-holders, but, OPPORTUNITY, there
will be as many persons coming in as there are
going out, which is not sure to be the case in
any other kind of city than this. The Potomac
river improvement is well forwarded, and
probably insures summer health for this city
beyond what has ever been known here. The
quality of men coming in here under the new
regime is instanced by the Vice-President hav-
ing two years ago commenced the building of a
large apartment house. The most active in
weston of the Cleveland coterie has been Sec
rotary Whitney. who has done a great deal to
extend the property movement to the high
country beyond Georgetown Within few
years continuous town will be found from
the Potomac river to Silver Springs, seven
miles north of Washington. on the high road
to the northwest. The water supply of Wash
ington is being improved and equalized by
new aqueduct. In the manufacture of building
material, bricks, terra Gotta, &C., this town
stands nearly as well to the front as Philadel-
phia and Baltimore.