The Washington times., 1906-07-15
The City's Opportunity.

One week.
Washington Of the railroad rate situation of this city
which proved both surprise enterpsing
citizens who arev working for a Greater Washington.
Today proposed other phases of Washing
TONS situation which less auspieOus.
proposed that there nowhere America
riches of commercial opportunity undeeOped and
Washington exactly things great
the country It has only railways but
terminals. 1t gateway
As Cincinnati gateway traffic
OF the western slope Of the Appaaans and the eastern Mississippi
valley is for traffic of the eastern APP
palachian the seaboard region
To have complete
opportunity for city Add to this the posses
which connecting systems of railroads meet break
bulk and exchange traffic and there Is completed the ' OF aua
make American commercial center.
Comparison other cities will make possible the readest
dersanding OF "aSg'ons @i'ahgeS as PoNi' ioi u
like conditions have done for the
cities viii the road which lies for Wash
enterprise travel to commercial domination
Minnesota greatness
points transportation scheme of the Continent Half be-
great terminal point where
Chicago Great Western the
Burlington Minneapolis Louise whole roads
carry Cities this inn
switches and sdngs these roads bring the ac
that is for for the Orient
Northern Fafc the Northern,
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built The
T mn fn from This reservoir and bauls It avav to the customer
grain multiplied products of the West
brought
The cattle Of Montana e wheat of the DaLoas the hogs of the upper
Missouri valley apan-dumped
terminal be turned again to the other roads
that shal haul
breaking Of bul Here end the rails
Of roads; here begin the rails of another Here
great "bng point Rome which all roads
in which prices are everything
That the basis of the commercial greatness Of St. Paul and
Minneapolis Novf a comparison with Washington.
terminate begin
S a basng point Ohio
rivers are the commercial dividing line between North and South
Cincinnati Washing
on o he Potomac territory.
Here your Virginia
side
terminal system which will products of
South and North be of
the way East;
manufactured products of the North destined for dtbu
the South.
great Washington just Minnesota
Transfer been for the Twin Cities if Washington viii
pontiaes Here trains win be made bulk win
broken s place jobbng city.
Take the Omaha
Burlington. Central
Pacific They bring
up
away by group Pacific
B.. Ekhorn It is Minnesota
more
magic embraces genera
zion metropolis, capital of world city
City another city around the
great systems exchange
great city developed
breaking interchange of
traffic the meeting of connecting systems of transportation
Washington point. Southern sys-
railroads recognized gateway they
building great expanding has
peratvey demanded These completed
figured in millions time late in the hoped
The Times has Washington Everybody
knows has the rails 1t to have the
things which other cities struggle and compete
which
railway
have provided for Washington part this
city They represent possibility that will not
be
only appreciate to utilize these faci
Making it the transfer point North and
South gives the possibility of immense advantage Baltimore
Is it fair
of commercial opportunity undeveloped unappecaed?"
Washington is awakened to these things is
ciate possibilities proving the energy the enter
prise ambition utilize opportunities that have been
given it,
for Washington to aecomnisb
beyond expectations most sanpe bo