The Washington critic., 1890-02-27
WASHINGTON IN 1890.
The National Capital Possesses Att

country.
1t is the most cosmopolitan city in the
country.
II has 100000 population and is rapidly
moving onward.
II has the best-paved broad avenues and
streets and the most dilapidated sidewalks
of any large city in the land.
IL has more magnificent natural suburban
scenery and surroundings than any capital
city on the globe
II cont aims the largest and finest public
buildings in the world.
II is the most attractive city for resi-
dents, soiourners and visitors on the.con-
tinent.
1t has the most intelligent population in
the aggregate of any city in the Union.
1t is rapidly becoming the national centre
of science, art and literature, as 1t is
already the political and social centre of the
United States.
1t is one of the healthiest localities iathe
country, and, when the Potomac Rat inn
provements are completed and the river
front put in proper order, will be the best
sanitary city of the land.
1t presents the best inducements for in
vestment in property, as its prosperity,
growth and grandeur are assured by the
entire nation.
1t Is rapidly becoming residence of
people of wealth, refinement and culture
from all parts of our country.
IL has broader avenues, larger public
grounds and reservations and more parks,
circles, triangles, open spaces and miles of
thrifty shade trees in proportion to its area
than any other city in the world.
1t has the best future prospects OF any
city in America.
In short, everything that pertains to the
greatness and advancement of the Nation
increases the Government business to be
transacted at Washington; and while other
cities have special local avenues of trade,
commerce and general business, the whole
country pays tribute to the progress and
prosperity of its National Capital.
The rate of taxation in Washington is
established by act of Congress and is lower
than In any other city on the continent. 1t
is fixed at only one dollar and and a-half on
each one hundred dollars of assessed value.
The Congress of the United States appro-
PIRATES yearly an amount equal to the sum
paid in taxes by property y-holders for local
Improvements and the administration of
municipal affairs of the District.
In other words, the National Government
pays one-half of the amount annually ex-
pended in conducting the local affairs of
the Capital City and IN promoting its future
progress and development. No other com
munity in the world has such resources be-
hind it, or is backed by such an indorser.
Washington has the best public school
system in the world, and contains the most
commodious and conveniently arranged
public school buildings.
It also has large number of the best pri-
vate educational institutions in America.
AS the seat of the Government of the
United States its prosperity. and future
greatness are assured by the growth and de-
velopment of the nation at large.
The departments, institutions, asylums,
bureaus, museums, commissions, offices and
boards of the Government now established
here are being constantly increased by tho
rapid growth of the nations interests in the
wonderful progress and development of the
resources Of the Republic.
Its government is entirely national in its
character, being under the exclusive juris-
diction and control of the Congress of the
United States as trustee for the people of
the entire nation.
1t is the only neutral district in the Union
and belongs alike to the people of the
whole country regardless of section, poll
tics, religion or any of the peculiarties or
isms that to more or less extent shape the
sentiment of all other localities in the coun-
try.
1t is the favorite place in the United
States for holding conventions, anniversa-
ries and public gatherings of the various
societies and organizations existing through
out the country.
1t is the domicile of the professional
lobbyist and the experimental ground for
the fresh Congressional reform investiga-
tor
Citizens from all sections can assemble
here without exciting jealousies, as this Dis
trict is the common heritage OF the 60, ,000,-
600 inhabitants Of the Republic.
Its resident population is among the fore
most in the land in all the attributes char
tip Of on litrht al
munity.
There is more individuality of opinion
| and less restraint on the freedom of per
| sonal action than in any other city.
/ In its vast resources Of hotels and restau-
| rants, boarding-houses and lodging-rooms
| it can entertain, absorb and comfortably
| provide for larger gathering of people
than any other city three times its sizei Il
| America.
Its broad, smooth thoroughfares present
the most attractive lines of march for mill
tary or civic professions of any city on the
| continent.
1t has the largest and best supply OF
| stylish carriages, cabs, hansoms, herdics
| phatons, etc, with polite drivers, always in
readiness, and at lower rates of fare than in
| any other city in America.
| 1t is the headquarters Of the Army and
| Navy, and the domicile of a great many
| of the officers and their families.
| In the winter season it is the great society
| centre of the country.
| 1t has the most agreeable winter climate
of any city in the land.
1t has more churches and places o.
worship and larger number of church
| goers in proportion to population than any
other city in the land.
| 1t has the most orderly and lawabidinl
community, with fewer disturbances of tn,
| public peace of any city of its size on eithel
continent.
1t is the paradise for children on roller
skates and young ladies on bicycles.
Its parks and places are ornamented will
statuary in excess of any other city.
IL contains upwards of $4,000 shade trees
making Washington resemble a grand park
interspersed with the most magnificent pub
lie buildings in the world, handsome private
edihces, monuments, statuary, etc.
AS the capital of vast nation, cosmopol
itan life exists here, as in the capitals of TIN
Old World.
II is the most attractive city on the
Western Hemisphere for American visitor
and foreign sojourners, as it combine
more objects of national and historical in
terest than any other locality. And her
can be seen the noted men of the Republi
and the representatives from foreign courts
II is the bower of paradise for brida
couples from all parts of the country en-
| loying their honeymoon, and the comm!
race will be impressed by its beauty, eXten
and grandeur with proper conception q
the magnitude and resources of the vas
Republic.
The natural beauty OF the suburbs sur
rounding Washington excel in magnilicen
scenery any other large city on the globe
The grand panorama of wooded knolls
grassy plains, commanding hills, abrup
and sloping valleys, all bordered by tn
broad, silvery Potomac, presents land
scape view such as the residents of no othe
locality in this country enjoy
With the reclamation OF the Potoma
ilats-now in rapid progress 700 acre
of land will be added to the mall now eN
tending from the Capitol to the Washing
ton Monument, making over 900 acres L
one magnificent park, with its drives, lakes
walks, shade trees, green lawns, monu
ments, fountains. statuarN, etc, lOeated 1