The Washington times., 1905-12-31
CITY MOVING OUT
To SUBURBAN LAND
Fulton r. Gordon Looks For
Increased Growth.
REASON FOR EXPANSION
Next Twenty Years May Produce More
Marked Development Than Have
Past Two Decades.
REASON FOR EXPANSION

Suburban Washington is being car
ried forward by a wave of prosperity
unprecedented in its history. and the
new year of 1906, should be the most
prosperous of all. The causes for this
are plain" said Fulton r. Gordon yes
terday.
THE city's population is increasing by
leaps and bounds. In other words. the
city's growth now in one year is at least
double what ii was in the same time ten
years ago and about six times what it
was twenty years ago for q like time
This continued increased growth in our
National Capital VIII go on Ten or
twenty years hence, those who look
back at the city's present marvellous
growth. will find the growth much
greater than 1t has been in the past
twenty years This new growth must
push out in the territory that is now
known as suburban Washington, which
will then sell of course, for city prices,
and bring prosperity to those who own
the ground.
THE number of Government employees
all of whom must have homes, is in
creasing so rapidly that the capacity of
the public buildings is not sutncient to
house them.
both public and private. in the past year
far exceeds in magnitude anything in
the city's history.
Upsets Doubling Thomases."
This is a very hard problem for The
doubling Thomases who said ten, TWEEN
ty. and thirty years ago and are saying
and always will say. that Washington
IS being 'overbUilt. The building opera
tors and home builders must continually
reach out for new ground In suburban
Washington, and at the present ratio
of expansion ii will not be long before
the larger part of Washington's popu-
lation viii be located north OF Florida
avenue.
This street was known a few years
ago as boundary street because 1t was
awa., out on the outskirts of the city
The city is now built over mile beyond
it. Is suburban Washington growing?
The millionaires from all parts OF the
country and scores Of well-to-do persons
who wish TO lead a retired life. are
flocking to Washington and building pa
latial homes in order that their children
can avail themselves OF the educational
advantages OF our city. and especially
to be enabled to participate in the So
cial functions with our President. the
Cabinet. the Supreme Court, army and
navy officers. Diplomatic Corps. Sena-
tors. foreign ministers and others. none
of whom are found in other cities This
is the reason Washington is coming TO
be well known as the millionaires'
Paradise
Electricity Helped.
mo man has yet correctly estimated
the result of electricity as = carrying
power in the future development of sub
urban Washington. AS an illustration,
distance is now measured by time. Four
teenth and NJ streets. under the Old
horse-car system. is about the same dis
tance from the Treasury Department az
Fourteenth and Park Mount PLEASANT
is today by electricity. Ground is worth
as much today at Fourteenth AMI Park
as 1t is at Fourteenth and NJ streets
Electricity did IL, and will continue to do
the same for suburban Washington
All of our electric railway lines are
continually being extended and brought
to much higher state of efficiency,
which all tends to bring suburban
Washington nearer and nearer to the
business center OF the city. This, Of
course, Will greatly enhance it's value
The recent extension of Fourteenth
and sixteenth streets and Massachusetts
avenue shows the great need for addi-
uona ground upon which to build Great
er Washington.
The ground along and adjacent to
these important thoroughfares will soon
cease 10 be known as Suburban Wash
ington, and property known by this
name VIII be continually pushing out
farther and farther from the business
center by the great onward march Of the
future magnificent buildings of Greater
Washington