Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-28
0EOR0ETOwN.
Live Topics Of Interest in This Progressive
Section.

Live Topics Of Interest in This Progressive
Section.
Canal matters are booming. Barges are
leaving Cumberland, Harper's Ferry and other
points along the route at lively rate and ar
irving in the same ratio. There is an air of
business and activity around the Office Of the
company that II refreshing. TheloyL George
town folks aver that this hum Of trade il but an
echo Of what 10 to follow when Georgetown
shall be gridironed with railroads and when
the steel steed gallops through the town.
The following boats left Cumberland for this
port with coal on the Oath: Frankie and Fannie,
Capt. W. Bear; G. ". McCaiell Capt. Alex
ander McLavey; Nv. Hanskamp, Capt. @.
Shaup; Consolidation No. 1876. Capt. d. knade;
Consolidation No. 121, Capt. J. Knew; Judge
Cox, Capt. Shaw: A g. johnson, Capt James
Ward; Consolidation No. 40, Capt. C. E. Swain;
Consolidation No. 10, Capt ]. +. Swain; Con-
solidation No. 129, Capt. E. Bowers.
The following left on the 25th: Green Ridge.
Capt F. Wine; Consolidation No. 10S, Ohio
ton No. 106, Jessie Swain; Consolidation, 1913,
E. Moss; Consolidation Is, u. Cofferan; W. A.
Smith, E. F. Schafer; E. r. Sader, ]. w.
Taylor: Maryland. L. H. Cohn. and the J. H.
Mertins.
Following are the latest arrivals registered at
Capt Keesucker; Consolidation No. 119, Mrs.
Riley; LAFAYETTE; Consolidation No. 1856, 8.
Keesucker; Marshall Wise; W. H. Cooper, j.
Baker; Consolidation No. 141, J. Taylor; Con-
solidation No. l3l, ]. Wright; Cuba; CONSOLE
dalton No. IL. Ningstrum; T. R. White. Beck
stol; Three Brothers, Ingram; Frederick Wei
land. F. Burns; Ollie Y. Burns; Consolidation
No. 109, Ben. Strider.
Most Of these boats are for the Winship-
Meredith Company and bring each about III
tons of coal. II is thought that they will make
good time down. Thus far several good
fair weather along the route and a pleasant
time on the trip.
LARGE GATHERING OF VETERANS.
There was a large crowd Of Grand Army men
last night in stohlman's Hall on street, not
only the members Of the Geo. N. Moore post
Of Georgetown being present. but many visitors
from Lincoln and Kit Carson posts. Appropri-
ate speeches were made by the orators present
and the old days recalled. great deal of in
terest is now taken in the Georgetown post,
which bids fair to become one Of the most inn
portant in the District. 1t has been organized
not a year yet, but the membership already
numbers half hundred of the best soldiers the
western section Of the District sent forth to
help preserve the Union.
THE FOUNDRY BRANCH BOULEVARD.
The proposed Foundry Branch boulevard
which q syndicate, headed by Mr.. c. C. Glover
is now taking steps toward laying out will prob.
ably be worked upon by large crowd OF la
borers long before the summer has gone, as it il
now stated an entire right of way from the ex-
tension OF Prospect avenue where it strikes
Foundry branch to the Methodist university
grounds, along the line of the said branch has
been secured. The stream will be arched and
the boulevard. which is to have a width of loo
feet throughout its entire length, be built or
top. 1t is rumored that before the entire right
of way could be secured it was found necessary
to purchase eel 900 tract.
WHAT A CHICAsoAN THINKS.
Mr.. j. L. Knox Of Chicago was in town yes
terday. This gentleman Is a capitalist and ID
prospecting for an eligible site whereon to erect
stone-cutting and polishing works. He thinks
that the Washington and the Georgetown OF
the future is to be built largely of the material
in which he deals and he believes that a good
plant energetcally run will pay worthy divi-
dends from the stard. He can get frst-class
raw material at the door and all the fuel
necessary for his proposed establishment.
Mr.. Knox has several pointed ideas about
Georgetown. He says that the city's glory lies
no: in the past, but In the future. He also says
that very considerable element in town spend
too much time in dreaming over and discuss
ing bygone greatness and too little in shirt
sleeve hustle. He believes that Georgetown is
landlocked forever and that the theory that 1t is
by some mysterious means to become
the seaboard city of America is bosh.
The Potomac river needs bridges. WASH
ington and Georgetown demand them.
The District Of Columbia must depend on the
railroads and not on schooners No ships will
ever come to Georgetown save those compelled
to- She can never be Q shipping port, because
she has not the advantages Of Norfolk and New
port News. She is not even great in naviga-
"a ia Ha no is
going to put his money in stone and vote for
bridges, first last and all the time.
THE PROPOSED GREAT FALLS RAILROAD,
"Within thirty days. at the most said a
hacker Of the proposed Great Falls railroad
the construction of the road that promises to
be of such benefit to the territory lying be-
tween Georgetown and the Great Falls.
"These men will be at work without fail, as
not the slightest obstacle is in our path"
This road commences at the Aqueduct
bridge, north side of the road. runs westwardly
to the distributing reservoir. which it passes on
the south side, thence northwardly 100 feet
west OF the reservoir, thence along the line of
the Conduit road 100 feet south Of that highway
to the receiving reservoir, at which point it
crosses the Conduit and continues on the north
side to the falls.
REAL ESTATE MATTERS.
c. c. Duncanson yesterday sold at public
auction the property on the north side Of p
street between 9th and 2Sth, having frontage
of BIG and depth of 12O feet. The figure
brought was 90 cents per square foot, making
the total selling price 49,, 800. The property
sold is II part of the Rittenhouse estate.
GBoRaETOwN's CLEANLINESS
Another physician, who does not wish to be
accredited with the statement, declares that
the doctor quoted in THE STAR of yesterday
committed an atrocious SANDER upon George
town in saying that if cholera reached this
country Georgetown would welcome it with
Outstretched arms. This is not So "
said the exponent of this towns clean
illness. Georgetown can show a cleaner bill Of
health end fewer pest spots than Washington,
where the authorities have SO lavishly expended
money in undeserved am cunts. The street
referred to IN yesterdays STAR to be true is not
paved with Turkish carpets. but it is clean in
comparison with many Of the dirty alleys OF
Washington
THE TENLEYTowN AND ROCKVILLE ROAD
double track is now being laid along the
line Of the Tenleytown and Rockville railroad.
The work is being pushed rapidly and the man.
agement expects to have cars running through
from 32d and NJ streets to Bethesda Park by MAY
l. The company has ordered material for the
construction Of double track branch from the
center of its line to the Rock CreeE road wboro