The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-03-22
Plans Made to Make Washington
More Attractive.
NATION IS WATCHING OREGON
Coming Political Contest in This State
Viewed in the East With Interest
Fears That Oregon VIII
Go Democratic.

.ASToRIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, y, G., March ~ When what i
generally accepted a. the permanent
plan Of improvement Of the National
Capital, j, fully executed, Washington
will be perhaps the most beautiful ma
tional capital ot,the world Conslruc
ton OF new building for the Geological !
Survey, which il being agitoted just
now, has called public attention to the
Burnham commission .vpcrt, which was
formulated under the direction OF the
late Senator Mcmillan,
Taking the original Federal area
chosen by the first president as the
basis for it, development, the Bnrnham
commission proposes to arrange all
Federal buildings in triangular figure,
OF which the capitol and immediate circle
OF buildings, forms the apex The base
woud be on the line OF the hyponthen'
use. This figure would embrace all of
the existing Federal buildings, save that
OF the Interior Department.
Ornamental features recommended by
the commission are elaborate. and take
full advantage OF the topography OF
Washington. Parks. fountains, memorial
edifces and slightly buildings are placed
in the report to best advantages, and
the historic pride OF the country is given
full opportunity for wonderful groups
Of works that would prove world
famous. II executed.
AT the time OF making the report TO
the Senate. the commission did not con.
template immediate fulfillment OF the
idea, but calculated upon permanent
plan, with the thought of giving har.
monious order to all succeeding work.
The report was never adopted by the
House Of Representatives but Is gen.
orally accepted as the line Of develop
ment for the city in the future. Before
all OF the buildings indicated and all
of the parks. promenades, fountains and
| memorials have been erected, the expen-
diture will be enormous. and il was the
impossibility Of the government under
taking immediate execution because OF
the gigantic outlay, that has caused
many to believe the plan rejected. But
I il Is found that new work conforms TO
the outline made by that commission
and II is believed that Washington will
some day be rs planned by the Burn
ham commission, with possible additions
anil amplifcations in keeping with the
! spirit Of national growth.
Attention on Oregon.
National attention is turning to Ore.
CONS political contest. which is TO be
! the advance guard Of the next genera
election. This week Oregon was much
discussed. The tariff revision sentiment
Of the East believes that the stand
patters" are hurting the Republican
party. and where not laboring with
this conviction. are using the argument
to coerce promise OF sdme form OF
revision. Delay in enacting railway
rate legislation has been seized upon as
another token of a squall. Philippine
tariff bills, yet pending, with little
promise Of becoming law, are also seiz-
ed up as another omen Of discomfort in
the party.
| With various arguments pro and con
a real interest is being generated Ore
gon, being first, is first in point Of in
terest, chronoIogically at least. Party
leaders everywhere in the East are ask
ing if there is prospect Of Oregon turn
ing. They grasp at everything Of an
intelligent stamp bearing on this ques,
ton. Republicans do not veil their un'
easiness. They note that Democrat is
governor, Democrat mayor of the prin'
cipal cities, and Democrat has been ap
pointed Senator. If the Democrat should
be returned to the Senate by popular
vote, and one or two congressman Of th'
same faith were sent on. CONSERVATION
would not indicate the feeling here, II
view Of these bare possibilities, Repub
lican leaders are eager to show wherein
Oregon has everything to gain by keep
ing in the party ranks of the past Pain
are taken to show how Oregon, with
Democratic delegation would be place'
in the ranks Of the Southern states
which can accomplish nothing more j
the national legislature than look afte
local affairs.
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