Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-08
epresentatlves from all civilized ma


for institutions Of learning.
It has the largest library, and the
most scientific and historical Collec-
tions I'm the country.
It is a mecca OF American thought in
all its phases.
The general opinion outside Of Wash
inRton Is that It is Of no account as a .
manufacturing city, but the following |
will show that It stands we'll in com |
parison with other cities.
Capital employed, $2S,876,OOO.
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 OF 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 ioo9.
Tn, shade trees OF the city begun to
develop their proportions and beauty
i'm 1880.
public buildings of Washington
/ have already cost over 100000 600.
When the cornerstone Of the capitol
was laid in 1898 the country around
Washington was practically an un-
/ broken wilderness.
The Government Offices were first
opened in the city Of Washington In
/ the year 1900 and Congress met there
| for the first time i'm that year.
There are 331 Reservations all told,
/ including the great Mall, which eX-
tends from the capitol to the Potomac
! River. a distance of over two miles the
whole covering an area Of over 600
acres.
These parks and reservations are
bountifully supplied with every known
kind of tree and shrub. and number
over 600 varieties About 100000
ornamental foliage and towering
pIants and shrubs are annually propo-
gated I'm the Government Propogaung
/ House. and I'm the spring months are
transplanted into the various parks
throughout the city
Fountains abound everywhere, ana
provision is made for the weary, ON the
1900 settees which are annually placed
I'm the choicest and shadiest parts OF
the parks.
| CIRCLES. SQUARES AND PARKS,
Garfield Park-south Capitol, Third
and y Streets Southeast.
Botanical Park-Penhsylyania Ave
nue. ODD. Capitol Northwest
Marine ParI-South Carolina Ave
nue.. Fourth and Sixth Streets South
: east
, stanton Massachusetts and
J Maryland Avenue, Fourth and sixth
o. Streets Northeast.
Seward Park-Pennsylvania anc
, North Carolina Avenues, Fourth anC
Sixth Streets Southeast
Mount Vernon Park and K, Nintl
and Tenth Streets Northwest.
Lincoln Park-EastC Capitol, Eleventh
and Twelfth Streets Northeast.
Franklin Park-13th 14th, I and J
Streets Northwest
LAFAYETTE Pennsylvania ave
, nue.. 18TH I1th and II Streets North
west
Grand Army Place-Rear Of tn
White House.
Judiciary ParI-Indiana Avenue, G
4th and 5th Streets Northwest
b Dupont Circle--Massachusetts an'
81 Connecticut Avenues 18th and
Streets Northwest
y Iowa Circle-18th and P Streets, Ver
D mont and Rhode Island Avenue
j. Northwest,
i scott Circle-16th and N Streets
a Massachusetts, and Rhode Island ave
t nues Northwest.
Washington Circle-23d and
Streets. Pennsylvania and New HamT
shire Avenues Northwest.
" Thomas Circle-14th and NJ Streets
PENNSYLVANIA and New Hampshire AY
: enues Northwest.
: Hancock Circle-16th Street extend
:, ed.
Farragut Square-17th between
Z and X Streets Northwest.
Folger Sauare-D Street between 2
c and Sd Streets Southeast.
Mcpherson Square-15th Street bC
e tween I and X Streets, Northwest.
Rawlings Suuare-New York Ave
nue.. E. 18th and 10th Streets Nortf
I west.
l. STATUES.
& Washington (by Greenough) )-Eas
front Of the Capitol
% MdsuuBlOuf AquSoAA leH ''t''iA' 80
~ ton Circle,
{ Jackson, observation-disclosures PF
!. Scott. Equestrian-Scott Circle.
. Green. Equestrlan-Stanton Park.
h. Thomas. questrian-Thomas Circle
n Dupont-Dupont Circle,
" Observation-Disclosures Park.
Z neutrality-suspicious. Avenue an
II 10th Street Northwest.
Farragut-Farragut Square.
\ Garneld-1st street and Marylan
~ Avenue Southwest
Henry-Smithsonia Grounds.
Lafayette-Cor Pennsylvania Av'
y nue. and Madison Place Northwest.
Logan-Iowa Circle.
Iuther-14th Street and Vernon
!, Avenue Northwest.
=, Lincoln-Four-and Street, OPT
a City Hall.
u McPherson-McPherson Square.
y Nlarshall-West Of the Capitol.
y gs-Pennsylvania Ave. an
~ 9th Street Northwest.
. Peace-Pennsylvania Avenue, nea
u the Capitol.
y Sheridan-Arlington Cemetery.