Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-18
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP.
What People See Who Go Out Through
the Suburbs.

NRw LINES OF SUBURBAN RAILROAD BEING CON-
srRUcTED TO CONNECT THE CITY WITH THE
CoUSTRY-cITY coSvESIEScEs IN THE CoUN-
rRY-orHER MATTERS OF INTEREST.
Suburban property has had its innings for
this season as feature Of the real estate
market. AS has been pointed out in The STAB
business property seems now to be absorbing
the attention of investors. 1t does not fol-
low, however, that because country property
has fallen back from the position Of the lead
ing interest in the market it is altogether
neglected. Every spring it comes to the front,
and when the leaves grow sere and yellow and
fall to the ground it steps aside for the winter
and then reappears in the following spring.
Property in the country, however, is always
part, and an important part. of the real estate
market, only il does not insist upon constantly
playing the leading part. There is a good
deal of activity in the suburbs, as any one can
see who rides about through the country.
Whether the drive is across the Eastern
branch, toward Hyattsville, out through the
northeast and the northwest, or in whatever
direction you may go, it 10 always
possible to see Improvement in
progress. Perhaps a subdivision is being made
OF some farm lands and gangs Of men are hard
az work making roads and possibly trying to
OF art as it appeared to L'Enfant. the French
man who devised the plan OF the city. Then
again houses may be gong up and the observer
stops TO admire the new forms and artistic de-
vices which the architects nowadays introduce
with such good effect into the designs of
country residences. There is a good deal to
be seen just now during a country drive in the
way of railroad building The magnitude of
the operations OF this kind is apt to impress
the spectator with the important relation
which the suburbs bear TO the city. The sub
urban railroads now being constructed involve
the expenditure of large sums of money. and 1t
Is reasonable to suppose that this outlay is being
made 10 meet a demand for quick and cheap
communication between the city and dis
tant points In the suburbs. Those who
left the city early in the season and have Just
returned Will find on driving out the Tenley-
town road that the electric railroad now runs
All the way out TO Tenleytown. The road has
been widened and the rsiiroad tracks are on
one side, so that the driveway is not obstructed
IL Is evident, however, that the road Is not vet
wide enough, and when more attention is paid
TO me country roads no doubt additional space
viii be added to this popular drive The rail-
ROAD tracks DO not stop at Tenleytown, how
ever; they go beyond. and the work OF con-
strucung the road to the District line is going
on. This latter point will be the northern ter
minus OF the Georgetown and Tenley;own rail-
road Practically. however, il VIII extend to
Rockville IN one direction and to tho Conduit
road at Glen Echo in the other. Both OF these
IN Maryland, are
being built by separate corporations.
BEYOND THE DISTRICT LINE
The line Of the road to Glen Echo has nearly
been graded and the rails and ties are on the
ground ready for use power house is being
constructed at the northern terminus of the
road and 10 nearly completed. IL is probable
that the new road will be completed for pas
senger traffic before the winter begins Ii will
be only three miles long and the line has bee
chosen to suit the topography of the country
and constitutes what might be called a cross
country road, as II literally runs through the
fields from the District line to the Conduit
road
The roadbed for another electric railroad il
being graded along the Rockville pike. Ii will
extend from the District line to bethesda, and
tho probability is that it will, in the near fu-
ture, be continued ali the way to Rockville.
The Glen Echo company proposes also to
build line connecting thei- road with the Rock
Creek railroad, which is now being built on the
line of Connections avenue extended from
Woodley Park to the District line, and thence
in q northeasterly direction two miles through
Montgomery county. number Of the beau
tifui drives through the picturesque region o.
Rock creek are intersected by the line OF this
new road, and the driving public have be-
come somewhat familiar with the progress
that il being made in mastering the engineer
ing problems which are presented in the at
tempt to construct o road in a straight line
through such q broken and rugged country az
the Rock Greek region Mr.. Edward ]. Stell-
wagon, the senior member Of the firm of Thos.