Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-20

AHHEv to erect large hotel
M TMA in this city. His
| ~ opinion that Wash
| wv ington has no hotel that
| is ''adapted to the social
| importance of the American capital" The cor
respondent conjectures that the proposed hotel
viii be erected on Connecticut avenue in the
vicinity Of X street. He mentions the old Casino
property probable site. although ii has now
passed Into other hands and is improved by a
row Of stores. He might have surmised that
the proposed site is where the Academy Of yisi-
tation building is located. Several years ago a
syndicate was formed with the intention of pur-
chasing this property and erecting fine hotel
building there. Men Of wealth were interested
| In this enterprise and it was proposed to put up
| hotel building that would be a notable struc-
! ture OF tho kind. Negotiations were in pro-
| gress. but some Of those in the syndicate be-
! came tired Of attending to business and SO
dropped out. The bottom also dropped out
] OF the entire enterprise. Later on it was
| proposed to build q fine hotel at the head Of
18th street. and this scheme is still on, although
Just now the projectors are resting and awaiting
| future developments. There seems to be no
question but that a spacious hotel building will
be erected In this.city before long but it would
appear that in many of the proposed enter
prises more Is attempted than can be easily car
| ried out. Somehow there seems to be an idea
| that the coming hotel must be the largest and
finest structure that has ever been erected here
for hotel purposes. 1t is quite possible that
| there Ia more money in q simpler scheme, as,
/ for instance. the erection of a comparatively
small building, freproof throughout, which will
be conducted on the European system. There
/ guests could secure room and get their meals
, in the cafe or elsewhere. There are already
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hotel purposes for the presen. time. perhaps
What the average traveller wants. however, is
/ the same accommodations for his money as he
| can get in other cities of corresponding size.
THE MONEY VALUE OF THE ESCAMPMENT.
The stimulus to all classes of business that
! will be given by the great crowds that will be
here for four or five days in September can
hardly be estimated 1t would be impossible
Tor any one TO predict what would be the effect
OF placing In actual circulation in any COM
munity, during the course of few days. mil
hon or two Of dollars. Yet that is exactly what
Will happen In Washington in the week begin
| ming September 49, A low estimate gives the
number OF visitors to this city at that time at
20OO There may be more, there may be
less. 1t is quite certain that the veterans them
selves will number between GO, 900 and 20 000
and when the wives. the children and the friends.
as well as the curious public, are taken into
consideration. it is quite apparent that the
! crowd will reach very large proportions. Al
lowing that each visitor will spend on an aver
age $40 per day, it viii readily be seen
that 100000 will leave here the great sum
| money will be spent on mere
subsistence, but the people who feed the crowd
and supply them with places to sleep and look
after their other needs will be obliged to pur-
chase their supplies and will no doubt expend
| their earnings In paying their debts in buyine
Clothes furniture pprhnpa MAKING
ment on some property. There is not line Of
business in the city that will not feel the stimu-
LUIS Of this golden shower and the fall season
will open auspiciously on the crest Of the wave
OF this large addition to the cash capital of the
city. 1t is probable that the visitors will spend
more money than is required for the mere ne
cesstfes. as this city with its great business en-
poriums, offers an opportunity to secure bar
gains which the people from small country
places will appreciate. If their attention is
not called to the admirable opportunities
afforded by Washington real estate for profit
able Investment it will not be the fault Of the
enterprising real estate brokers of the CITY, At
any rate, if many Of the visitors do not con-
clude to invest they will all become enthusiastic
boomers Of Washington as a most beautiful
and desirable place Of residence.
PROSPECTS OF THE FALL SEASON.
In addition to the advantages in a business
way which the coming encampment will bring
to the city the fall season gives promise Of be-
ing good one in the real estate line Money
will be more plentiful, and then the uneasiness
caused by the new assessment has been re-
moved by the amendment to the sundry civil
bill, which continues the old assessment for an
other year Everybody will pay the same
amount OF taxes next year as they did last
year and what might have proved disturbing
element has been removed. Another favorable
condition il the improvements which have been
made and which are soon to be made in the
! system Of operating the street railroads. Rapid
transit Is the point toward which all these i'm
provements are steadily moving. Then there
| are new lines authorized to be built in sections
] OF the city where such facilities are much
needed. and altogether these changes are fast
bringing the street railroad system Of
the city up to high grade. Az
the suburbs are brought near to the business
center Of the city by these rapid transit lines Of
railroad, suburban property becomes more de-
sirable is available to larger class of the pop
ulation and relieves the pressure which to some
extent has forced up the prices Of city property.
When the area Of available building land Is en-
iarged, other things being equal, prices are reg
| ulated and controlled.
Mr.. FRAsrRs RESIDENCE.
One of the largest private residences recently
erected here is that Of Mr.. George Fraser. at
the corner of 20th and Rstreets where Connecti-
cut avenue intersects the former street. It is a
may be used in such a connection the result
not only Of the design, but Of the choice and the
combination Of the materials. The house is a
square structure. With no projections except a
| square porch at the main entrance and curved
bay window extending only through the first
story on tine r street side II il surmounted by
hipped roof covered with red tile and finished
with q square balustrade at the center The
| walls, massive and solid, are built Of red brick
with strong belts Of lghtish brown stone, the
same material being used at the corners and in
framing all the openings. The contrast between
the stone and the brick is striking and some
| what novel. massive sort Of strength is one
impression which the house gives, and yet the
architects, Messrs. Hornblower Marshall,
have refined and softened the mass by their
skilifui treatment. The house rests on
foundation Of stone, which is undressed,
and IL continued up rather high. A pleas
ing feature Of the front is the square
porch, the roof Of which, finished with a
balustrade rests upon rows Of stone columns,
with delicately ornamented caps and slight lines
of futing. The entrance to the house il prac-
| tically on level with the streets. Within the
vestibule, however, are the steps. which lead up
to n spacious central hall The entrance and
the hall are flushed in oak, the walls being
handsomely decorated and the cove ceiling Of
the hall being flushed with gold leaf. The main
staircase occupies the central portion Of the
front, the first landing, which is spacious,
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