Sunday morning globe., 1901-10-13
WASHINGTON DIRECTORY

! many oldles ana territories. It is
also the fayorte Sunday morning pa.
per Of visitor and residenter alike. In
view Of these facts, The Sunday Morn.
ing Gsobe will keep standing the fol.
lowing useful information, both as a
guide to visitors and an advertisement
Of the Capital Of the Nation:
Washington City is divided into four
sections, viz: Northeast, Northwest,
Southeast and Southwest.
The four streets which run due
north, South and East (the West line
being imaginary, from the center Of
the capitol, and named respectively
North, South and East Capitol streets.
and these Capitol streets are the divid.
ing lines of the four sections of the
city as named.
All streets in each section of the
city are either lettered or numbered
streets.
All avenues run at angles to the
streets, and radlate from the Capitol.
the White House and several Of the
larger parks These avenues are
named for various States.
Every street running East and West
are lettered streets those running
North and South are numbered streets.
All lettered and numbered streets
are duplicated in each Of we four sec.
Hons
Eacn front Of every squar- has 100
numbers allotted to it, thus-beginnlng
at East Capitol street. and going north
Gin any street running north Of same)
the first house on the right will be
No. 1. On the second square the first
house viii be No. 100, and so on to the
end Of the street.
In like manner the numbers run
from East Capitol street on all streets
running south Of same.
In the same manner all streets in
all sections Of the city start and mum.
Der from a Capitol street. The odd
numbers are always the righthand
side, and the even numbers on the left.
hand side in every street, as you start
from a Capitol street in either section
of the city.
Ine house numbers on the various
avenues correspond to those of the
street to which they run nearest par.
alel.
Some Of the avenues extend through
two sections Of the city, but the house
numbers are not disarranged thereby.
as all numbers begin at a Capitol
street. whether on an avenue or street
BY this system Of numbering houses
any desired locality or number can be
readily found IN either section OF the
city.
Short streets and places running
through the center Of a square have
the same numbers as the streets be-
tween which they run, thus-Madison
street I'm the Northwest section is be-
tween Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets, and the first house on that
street is number 1900.
Washington Is really a cosmopolitan
city, it's population embracing people
FIR M III parts of the United States, and
Representatives from all civilized ma
tions.
1t is rapidly becoming the great CEN
ter for holding conventions, assem-.
blies and reunions and the chosen city
for institutions Of learning.
II has the largest library. and the
most scientific and historical collec-
tions in the country
It is a mecca of American thought in
all its phases
The general opinion outside of Wash
ington is that it is Of no account as
manufacturing city, but the following
will show that # stands well in COM
parison with other cities
Capital employed, S28,S76O 900.
The various trades representing
Stair builders, Carpenters, Painting
and Paper Hanging, Copper Tin and
Sheet Iron, Plumbing and Gas Fitting
Lumber Mills, Marble and Stone
Works, Masonry, Brick, Plaster and
stucco work number 553, and the num-
Der { = establishments Of every kind In
the city numbers 1900 and employ
over $4,000 hands.
The city OF Washington was incor.
porated in 1902.
The present system OF numbering
houses was adopted in 1903.
The shade trees Of the city begun to
develop their proportions and beauty
in 1880.
The public buildings of Washington
have already cost over s10O,OO0,000.
When the cornerstone Of the capitol
was laid in 1898 the country around
Washington was practically an un-
broken wilderness.
The Government Offices were irst
opened in the city Of Washington in .
the year 1900 and Congress met there .
for the first time in that year.
There are 331 Reservations all told, .
including the great Mall, which ex-