Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-21

~ ton had no outlying
W region OF country to
draw upon. that the
country sparsely
settled and contributed but little 20 the city in
the way Of business While at one time there
more ground for such statement than
there s At present IL l. still true that the city
= hsmpered in reaching its manifest
deStiay the center OF a large territory be-
ral.e ~ the lack Of facilities % Communication.
This defect l. being remedied very rapidly BY
ths CONSTRUCTION OF electric and other lines OF
hallway II all the enterprises that are now be-
ing talked up mAterialize the next few
years vii witness q Development OF the
greater Washington that will exceed in extent
the predictions Of the most saugyiue advocates
81 the ultimate municipal greatness Of the
nation - capital The limits OF the ten miles
square viii not mark tho confines Of the terri
tory tributary 10 this citv. They have already
ceased 90 DO that. but the process Of expansion
has apparently taken fresh start II is even
proposed % make Alexandria a suburb Of this
CITY. and " there was any wav TO get across the
Potomac by auv II the existing bridges Wash
ingfou nov would be connected by an electric
rosd with it, sister city IN Virginia The latter
place y now joined TO Mount Vernon Airing
Ton i similarly Joined 10 the south end Of the
Iree bridge AMI when the Norfolk and Western
and the southern branch Of the Baltimore and
Ohio are built then two steam roads will PEN
citrate = portion OF the Old Dominion adjacent
o. the capital which at present has very made
qGate railway facilities
WIDE ARIA OF INFLUENCE.
An electric railroad has already started north
on it, WAY to Rockville. and although that
fourishing town Is some twenty m lies away il
s. already looked upon rs n part Of the suburbs
az this CITY. The building of n road up through
the rich farming country in the vicinity OF
Burnt Mills and SANDY Springs has recently
been mentioned in this column and the com
Iletiuu OF that road will advance the circle of
the influence Of this city some 20 miles in that
direction. NOwitIs proposed 20 build an electric
road b>tseeu this city aud Baltimore distance
of 90 miles. Then come the people who live
IN the vicinity Of Marlboro'-another twenty
mile point and they want more intimate
connection with this CITY. There Is already a
road chartered 20 run o. Great Falls and be-
yond. another twenty mile point. In fact in
whatever direction from the city one chooses to
g. he hnt- capital u ready 10 spend money to
bring distant points in closer union with the
city. There - no fact or rather series of facts
that present IN such a practical. graphic man
ner the growing greatness of this city than
those that have been merely given in outline
above.
In addition 20 the great trunk lines as ii
we're, there are great many proposed connect
ing road. which Will doubt be built As the
needs % the sections through which they 20
pa seem u warrant There IL some talk OF
building road out 18th street extended from
the terminus % the cable road. which will make
parallel lin. win the one on the 9Th street
road The Glen Echo people want the south
err branch % the Baltimore and Ohio road to
build a INA 30 that point. and So II goes.
SOME Suburban HOTELS
The Increasing interest in the suburbs 10
shown also By the building Of hotels. These
structure. are not numerous a. vet. Ii is pro-
Io-si in the coming spring 20 build hotel at
Chew haze. IL vii bs picturesque s;ruct-
urc % suod. and will IN the western sense at
lsast Dc an important feature ~ the town which
q . proposed O. establish az that point. With
church and nuer. house and a hotel there
vii b. no reason Why Chevy Chass should
rot at once take rank a. a town. even IL
~. duties - the ccnsu. tAksr remain some
What siiglt There 1. 10 be another suburban
hotel built during tbs coming season. Al least
s.vndifste 4. being formed Tor the purchase OF
fb- property AZ Brightwoud. where the hotel
oNuet b. hr. Moses he's been located for some
tuie. The present building j. To be removed
an m IL place ~ - ProPOssd TO erect a band
some wooden structure al cost of some S35 900
In addition 90 the NOSES property the
N-suntr As-lciation property viii be included
m TN. deal The ground comprises some
% 700 square feet. and at the price agreed upon
D. al cost about - cents per square foot. no,
counting The improvements a. Of any value.
~ rHE NORTHEAST SECTION
NJ A bnrgdorf Il organizing a syndicate
o. the erection q msrke, building in the
Northeastern section % the city. That part of
an c.iy has built up 80 rapidly recently thu,
there h a demand for all the convenience aud
b. this Int l. certainly a market house The
locaiiou selected u At the corner Of 9Th and Il
str~ets northeast. IL l. also proposed To erect
d. the SANE locality building where secret
todie- and othos organizations needing place
o. meeting can hnd accommodations
Gibson. Iou'hAu and McLAch!en will build
for the Capitol MARKET Company. on LIST street
ImrW .u1
hou-o. AZ a cost % s2O. 600. The drawings lust
eompl.,sd b. Architect L. Volt call for a cir
suisr buliding Il brick. stone and iron, one
story IN height and 40 feet IN diameter. The
broad siouing roof !. finished with y cupola
and the entire architecture throughout IL pleas
Ing The stalls. II In number. raiIAte from
he center 81 the building. presenting an ar
rang msri both novel and convenient The
troad pAssag. vays. eight feet wide add to the
fAsiiitisa- The hoors are laid With granolIthic
IAFsment. feature oi the narket house will
% The eold--toTage department., which has
eapscttS Tor leo tons % iee. The building
permit Ia. been issued and work will begin
When the weather permits.
FHIcEs AT cUHRHSr SAILS
some recent sales " property have more than
passing interest For instance, two large
re-idence- on street Just south o. Indiana
ssenue were odd Al public auction and the
price obtained wss 10 100, Vhsch 10 al the rate
Of e3.H per square foot. The property has
frontage % "a feet. with an average depth of
about III feet % - foot alley A few year.
sxO property In this section was rather de-
pressed. bui this saie well Others indicates
sehanEs. al inferoncs which b fully borne out
b. the character Of the improvements aud
b. tks demand Tor houses. IL Is in fact one 81
The most thiekly populated sections Of the city,
end While ), .. not the center Of the fazhionable
hfs Of the city. =. the case before the war
~ home % substantial. well-to-do citizens
~ be found there.