Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-02-14
Washington and Alexandria.


The Washnat n correspondent OF the NeW
York Tribune sage:
The pub work going on sl)pg the Po-
tonac river will soon lift up and bring irt1
view pert OF the city which has been a.
most deserted. Tie malaria of this region
has heen created by the marshes, which are
now nearly drained. Il is believed that the
Boulevard Of the Nstional Park. cousrac-
ton of which will foil .w the draining and
reclamation of the fate, will be completed
Within the oext three years. The people
who are seeking to improve he Capital have
begun TO move across the Potomac. Plans
for improvement IN this direction are nu-
merous a nuE5er OF m % orial bridges are
pr i4cted The approaches to Washington
from Virgins are hideous. Ooe of the plars
for al Improvement In THE direction is the
establishment of q national roadway be-
ween Washington aud Mount Vernon.
First will come memorial bridge, which
shall bs called the Washington Bridge, and
then will come ths roedwa l. is proposed
TO make g broad, splendid driveway simply
for carriages. The bridge will connectthe Pc
tomac Fats Park with the roadway TheState
oiVirgioia has taken grett interest In this
project and has lent ell possible encourage
ment II has given charter and promised
10 give the right OF way. l. has also sur
rendered claim sgaiost the United States
to the amount OF $50 900 to be used toward
the expeuee of constructing this driveway.
The presentation OF claim against the
Uo!ted STATES Government may not he re-
gsrded e5 one OF much value The claim s
an honest one. however, and If it we're
simply to 90 10 the Court of Claims judg
ment would be readily obtained. Their.
will probably be less hesitation upon the
part OF Congress to appropriate the money
necessary to satisfy this claim when it is
known that the money will be employed in
the construction of this road. Analostan
leland, south of Washington 10 the dlrec.
tiou of this roadway, is 10 tne hands OF
California syndicate. which proposes to es-
tahlsh here group OF manufactures and
10 the end will make manufacturing town
of Alexandria, regarding 1t as mes. favor
able point for distribution to the South or
North. There are many in Washington who
will o.. j'c, to this. The California people,
who ore great believers in the Capital, say
tbat the manufacturing element Is alone
needed to give a substantial character
TO the city and to jastiy its more RAPID
growth 10 wealth and population. There
They ssy that Washington's chief charm
now s that it is free from he concentrating
smoke of mauufac cries and the dieagreee-
oie association connected with great CON-
msrcal works. The sonth wpd s the p.s
vaillng one at Washington With mauu
factories at Alexandria. black smoke would
bower over the Capital sod soon change i's
bright and clean appearance. q prominent
New York business man said to r1e the 9TH
er day: "Apy one who has property in
terest st the Capital should discourage the
establishment here of manufactures. We
should bnve one ci,y In our country that is
not swallowed and choked up With boslpese.
lie chief charm now is in It's essential differ
enoe from all other ci;iss, aud its freedom
from the ovsrsbaduwipg thought o: money.
making. fit can 20 On and retain Its pres
eDt frank and engaging social charac!eris-
tios and keep free as 1t has, from the great
business machines OF the North aud the
South, 1t will, to my mind, grow more re-
pldIy and 10 tire direction of the solidly
beautiful than If we had here the mauufso-
turing interests of the entire country"