The Washington critic., 1889-03-22
WASHINGTON IN 1889.


., P y U'"'' wy "''
'"o n"er'e"i' '""''"e"''
washington, the District OF Columbia,
as the Nations Capital, Is the pride of the
country.
I, 10 tbo rost oosmonol,tou c,,y Il, tho
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county
III mas @0o,VOO population ana Is rapidly
moving onward
II has the best-paycd broad avenues and
s,reeta ond ,bo moe, dilonido,ed s,dawall. q
~ on,, ,aroo ni,, im ,ha iand "'o'
II Gos ,rsrc ,,yo,,n,Gn,,,,, ,a,,roi s,,,,,r,,o,,
soenary and Observation-Disclosures ,hon a,,' oo,i, al
citv o,' tho oIohe Wy
II con,ajns tbo 1ors,ost and a,os, rullic
buiiJings In Tho worIJ f'''N
II 90 ,bo ,,nst attractive o;t,, for rost
donts soin,,rnors AMI v,s,,ors '1 ~, ,ho con-
tineni ' VIZ WV W."
n hos tho mos, i,,ollioon, ,oru,a,io, iu
,ha a"are@o,a ~ anv ak, In tbo linton
II Il Sra,,i1I,, hocn,,i,,n',i, nat;onni oa,, ro
NJ snienaa 9r, and iltorot,,ro % as III n ~
oirood,, ,Ia noi,,,caI a,d soc,ai o,n,co ~ ,bo
Ifnite3 STATES "'''' ''''"' o''''' " WV
II nroeen,s Tho hoe, Inducements for In
vost,pent in nronertv os ~ nrosneritv.
oroyvth aud drnn,,o,,yr' oro ass,,roJ hv ~
entire nation ~ Wv
ft ,s ra,;Jiy hooo,n,ro, n ,osido,co ~
neonlo ~ ,vnaith r,,inanont nnd c,Ituro
Rom ali nor,c 81 our conntry "'
n Is onc Of ,be beal,bies, jocol,,,os q, ,he
co,,ntrv' and when the Potomac ,int i'm.
nroyo4aents aro cn,,nio.od onJ ,hn ,,va,
front mt IN nroner order viii he the modol
sanitorv oitv ~ Tho land
II has broader avenues 1arger nuhlic
grounds and reservot,ons and more marks
Circles tr;angIos onen snocas and mlios ~
tbrifty shaJa ,roas L, ,,rrnortion a., H. oroa
than snv other citv In The world
n has tbe hest }nt,,re nrosncc,s of o,v
city I'm America
In short everytbipg that pertaips IN tho
GREATNESS and advonecment of Tho Nation
incroases Tho Govarnmcni busjnoss IN hn
transacted NJ Wosbington. opd while otber
cities have snacjol Local avenues NJ trade
comporco and General husiness IN. Whole
co,,ntrv noys ,ri,uta to tho nroTrees anJ
nrosneyitv n its Notionol Canital
The rate Of taxation In Washinotop is
estahIished nv oct Of Congress and Il ln,ver
than In anv nibcr cjtv On the continent n
is f,yed ot only one dollar and and a-hajf on
each one hundred dollars of assessed value'
Tho CONGRESS of tho United states annro-
priates veorIv an omonnt cnual 10 the ann
ppaid I'm foyes hv nronertv- -bdIders for local
imnroycments and The administration Of
m,,njcinal affairs ~ The District
In other words. the National Government
navs e.bnlf of The amount Annually ey-
pended In conducting the local affairs of
he Ganitoi Citv and In nromotino % H. sutupe p
propress and deyelonment No other com.
munity in the world has snch resources Inc.
hind it. or Is backed by such an indorser,
Wasbington has tbe host nublic school
sv.ten, ,n fbe vnrId @ "" and cortajns the ] most
commodious and convenientiy arranged
nublic school buiIdinvs
II also has n large number of the hest nri-
80, aisU s''tiai ,t1 Ia ,,;t,',i y, vuu ousv pr
JTnited states rs nrosneritv and future
oreatness are ossured Inv Tho Growth and do
yelopment Of the nation at laroe, -
Tha danortmonts ;nstitu,inIs osv,ums
bureaus. museums. commissions. offices and
boarJs ~ tho Gnvornmant now estabIishaJ
here arc heing constantIv increoseJ nv tSs
ronid orowtb of Tho nati1p,s in,erests IN the
wanderfui nrogress and davelnnment Of tbe
rasnnroas ~ ,ba Ranmhi;c
'e Its aoyornmnnt W. ,m ~ ontirc,v national IN ne
obaroe,er bning ,,nder the eYcInsiva i,rs.
diction and control Of the Congress- of IN,
Ijnited states as trustee for tbe neonio oi
| Tho entire nation
wy oh is tho nniv noutro, district In tho Irrior
and heinnSs s,iLe to The nennie NJ The
whole country regardless of section. poli.
| tics reIiUion 0r any of the neculiarities n,
ss ,bas 10 ~ or s r VI ,ese sne exteut shan tbd M
snnt;mamt ~ oil otber Localities In tba co,,n
trv
| II 20 tho fovorito nloce I'm tho Jrnited
| S,ates for boIding conventions. anniversa
rios and nnblic gatherings NJ the varion.
Societies and oroanizations existing through
ont the country
II Is the domicile Of the nrofessiona
| 1ohhvist and tbe eynerjmental ground fo,
| tho fresh Conoressiopol reform investigo.
| Tor
| Cjtizens from all sectjons can assemhl,
| here without exciting iealousies as this Dis
| trjot Is tbe common Heritage Of the 90 600
| 0O( inbahitants of tbe RenIblic
Its resident nonniotion is among tho fore
| most IN tbe land In ali The attrib,,tes char
acteristic of an enlightened Christian com
| mnnity'
i Thsye 20 mora irdiv,du,,itv of oninio,
and loss restraint on tho freedom of ner
| sonaI action than In anv other CITY.
: In rs vast resonrces of hotels and restau
rants boariing- houses and Iodgjng. rooms
| n can entertoin- absorb and comfortably :
nroyide for n larger gatbering Of neoni,
Than any other city three times its size In
| America
| lis broad smooth thoroughfares presen,
| tho most atfractive lines az march for mill.
tary or civic processions of any city ON tn,
continent.
II has the largest and best supply OF
| styIish carr;aaes cabs bansoms herdics
| nTatons ete with nolite drivers alwavs n
reodjness and nj lower rates Of fare than n
anv other citv IN America.
II is the beadouarters of the Army and
NAVY. and the ddmicjle of A great many
of tSe of,lcers and their families
Tn tbe winter season II is the great societ,
centre of tbe countrv.
n has the most agreeable winter climat,
| of any city IN The land.
| II has more churches and nlaces n
worship % and % a larger % number Of Church