The morning times., 1895-12-01

was n scheme by which II IL proposed
tu build streets first and the Greater
Washington afterwards.
This idea, If carried out, would give
an Infinite nd dvsnfuge to 4 he and spec
uIators over those who have improved
their property near the city limits at
their own expense. 1t Is plain that
had the city government ten years ago
laid ont the suburbs In the manner in
which IL Is now proposed 10 adOrnthe
remote, uncuitivated and wild regions
of the Dist rtct their value would have
been Infinitely enhanced. Some idea
of what the i'm menSity OF the advan-
tage Will he may he had from the fact
that within the past three years, with
ont the aksistu nee of the Government,
cohnty property has increased 80 per
in value. -'t'u -
IfConyress should pa IS he bill in { he
shape IL now is or Ii is revived In
it's old form, there Is an equal chance
that the new burden of taxation on
the city will be about $3.50, 900 per
annum. who viii have TO pay this?
If Congress assumes one half Of il /,
then there VIII still he SI25,GOO to
come out of the taxation of already
improved property. - Be-. ....
1t needs only "a thought to see that
the great part of this. debt will fail
proved In nds very near the city boun-
Diary. e.. -.t--a
Ii is wei known that vast tracts
which are to be benefited by the
street extension are classed as agri-
cultura Ia nds and pay proportIonately
less taxes. If the whole 81 so 900 Is
levied on the citizens of the District
the burden Will be only The heavier for
the city taxpayer.
ha ~ aSs hIv pd
itself Il tlousa nd = of he citizens, why
should they be taxed at all for the
Improvement of suburban properly?
IL is a matter OF history. recently
quoted in The Times. that the sub
urbS did their owua~ork and are en-
titled to the va lures, W hicli have large
" Increased there WITHIN the PAST
twenty years. Fhey are now 10 be
taxed on these added values together
with the citizens of Washington 10
furnish the IN ca M for II n fncreasedv val
uation of lands near the District
limits. h-''''
GOV. shepherd has shown that the
argument of ttIe spectators should
have no weight either withthe people
or Congress. II tIas been argued, by
advertisements and other wise, that
the drift of veal tn IL into the remote
suburbs. In the opinion of GOV. Shep-
herd the" ciasses Of people who VIII
come TO Washington for the next 20
years perhaps viii prefer settlements
where practic,fbiei within the city.
His prophecy Is bpr ne out by he other
fact that within the past five years
the great additions to the population
of the wealthy have been within the
city limits, wftii the exception per-
haps of some residences built by peo-
pie Interested In land speculat1ons,
a nj who, by the way do not maket those
suburbs their summer home. These
speculators' villas are decoy ducks.
1t Is well understood, as Gov. Shep-
herd has shown, that washington
* Il place OF winter homes for the very
wealthy, and that experience has
demonstrated that there is always
seeking of the center rather than
centrifugal movement to the suburbs.
The social character of the rich who
come here makes them naturally
seek the center. These facts utterly
diSprOve the fallacies which the spec
uIaior~ use as arguments to show the
great necessity for building up the
suburbs for the reception of an influx
Of wealth and fashion which, ever
since the foundation of the city, live
inthelimitSinw nwinterand IN vesummer