Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-10
The Minnesota editors who are now visiting

The Minnesota editors who are now visiting
Washington can have the city during their
visit. To these Northwestern handlers of 1.-The
Hrchimedean lever that moves the world at 90
per year, invariably in advance these fabri-
Gators Of 'the million folded multiples Of
thoughts these representatives OF 1.-THE art
preseIvative of arts and so forth, Washington
extends a hearty welcome, not to say n warm
one. Ii Is not often that the national capital
has the opportunity of making friends with the
entire press of the Flonry kingdom. The
latch strings OF all the public buildings are out
from . am. until 2 pm. and the editors may
walk right IN. take a chair and make themselves
at home. They are stockholders in these
grand and glorious monuments to the archi-
tectural taste of this rising empire of freedom,
and now IS the time TO get their dividends.
Congress in two grand divisions is down at
the other end of the avenue in a white marble
slab with a predomiuate dome surrounding il,
and il there is anything Congress loves to do
more than another it IS to go Oh exhibition be-
fore the all-pOwerful camera Of the press.
Everywhere in and about the city are objects Of
interest to our editorial visitors-irmly
fastened to the ground and they arc cordially
invited TO feel perfectly at ease in securing
facts and data from which they may prepare
matter Cor their valuable Journals to the glory
and edifcatiOn of Washington and the i'm
provement % their readers. Minnesota is a
great and growing state, and her editors repre-
sent the brains, wealth and beauty of the COM
monwealtI; theirs is the credit of telling to all
the world the deeds of her heroes IN war. in
literature, in science, in commerce., in flour
mills, in low-grade thermometers, in summer
fish stories, AMI other attractions, and we feel
ourselves especially honored in being able to
hand the city over to them bodily.
The debate or the Atkinson bill in the House
yesterday was very encouraging to the people
Of the District. Some OF the strongest men in
the House came to their defence against the
railroad. and others desired to speak on the
same side but were prevented by adjournment. |
The representation that through freights are
injured by the inadequate freigh: facilities of
the city. by which it was expected to influence
southern members. was torn ~ ~tatters. The F!
necessity of securing from the road in this !
legislation a removal of grade-crossings, /
where that IS practicable, and abandonment
of the mall or the sinking and complies cover
ing OF the tracks on the reservation. WIS clearly
aud ably presented. The attempt to give the
impression that this bill is q harmless measure,
merely giving necessary facilities 20 the road, /
and not interfering with future improvements
Tor the public benefit. was unsuccessful. The !
House now understands that the people of
Washington have for wears been strug-
CLING vainlv for changes in the rail J
road occupation which would preserve public
property for public use. and protect the lives
and remove an obstruction from the business
OF The people of the city. l, understands that /
certain requests have recently been made by
the railroad TO iega,ize its side racks Illegally
traversing and occupying numerous small res
erya;ions of the United States and to give it
other valuable privileges. 1t understands that
the people see in connection With these conces-
sions their last and only real opportunity of
securing by way of compensation for the rail-
road grants, the public benefits for which they
have contended. The separation of the rail-
roads requests from their requests. as accom-
plIshed by the Atkinson bill. and the passage
OF that bill without connecting with il the inn
p~rovemeuts for the benefit of the public is a !
virtua, and inal denia! of their Requests. The !,
effect OF the passage of the bill would be to "A !
certainty to perpetuata the surface tracks on
the mall and The surface occupation of Mary
land aud Virginia avenues with all the deadly
erade-crossings. And every one who has
studied the question at all knows it.