Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23

i development and progress, for an extern
sion Of s., streets ana avenues; for sreatsr
/ new parks, public buildings and bridges.
/ for Increased manufactures and commerce,
for new universities. new libraries and art
| Greater Washington.
"A broad and deep foundation for this
new material development was laid by ma
| ture while In very generous mood. But
/ climate. geographical position, tributary re-
sources and waterways.
Until quite recently these great natu-
raj advantages and material possibilities
have been overlooked. Guide books OF end
less variety, albums OF public buildings.
works on the social, political and historical
features OF the national capital have made
that side of Washington familiar to the
world. but the facts and figures desired
by the capitalist and investor the manu-
Iaeturer and merchant the railway buHd-
er, the transportation companies engaged
| IN coastwise and foreign trade, and Others
| elected.
The study Of these facts and possibilities
Is 1un or surprises even to those who
nave spent lifetime here
Railway Transportation.
AS the matter of railway transportation
is one OF the principal propositions to be
given consideration by the new commercial
association. Mr.. Anderson's views on that
subject are regarded as of interest. He
says:
AS VIII be observed, great trunk lines
raolate from WASHINGTON to the south and
southwest, the west and northwest, and the
nortn and northeast, to which lesser lines,
tapping the immediate country, are tribu-
tary.
The Southern railway. which has it's
business headquarters at Washington, in
tersects the vast southern country south
OF the Potomac and Ohio rivers, and east of
the Mississippi
THE great PENNSYLVANIA railway system.
IN similar manner. intersects and con-
meets with Washington the tier of northern
states extending from the Atlantic to the
Mississippi.
THE Baltimore and Ohio which was first
In the field as Washington line. has grown
into system which now connects the ma
tionai capital not only with New York and
northwest and the Mississippi valley.
The Chesapeake and Ohio connects
Washington with Newport News and the
seaboard on one side, and the southwest
The Norfolk and Western reaches out
mainly toward the southwest and taps the
great coal fields tributary to Chesapeake
bay, as well as vast country tributary to
Washington.
The Seaboard Air Line and the Atlantic
Coast Line bring Washington into close
touch with the South Atlantic states.
Direct Entrance to City.
"Of these various tributary railways the
Pennsylvania and the Baltimore and Ohio
have direct entrance to Washington over
their own tracks. The Southern and the
Chesapeake and Ohio also use their own
lines as near Alexandria but from there
into Washington, distance of about six
miles, they use the tracks of the Pennsyl-
vania railway
The Norfolk and Western desires d.
rect entrance of its own, with adequate
terminal facilities.
Connection with Washington has, in the
past also been desired by the Reading rail-
way, from Gettysburg southwark, and by
the West Virginia Central railway, the lat
ter desiring to connect the West Virginia
coal fields with deep tide water at this
point.
There is no better way to develop Great
err Washington than by extending the right
hand of welcome to projects of this kind.
No city ever became great by building
around itself a Chinese wall to exclude
railways. Washington above all other
cities, should pursue most liberal policy
In this respect, for 1t is the city of the ma
ton and of all the states, and all have
right to enter their own national capital.
For the adequate accommodation of the
thousands of visitors who come here during
Inauguration week and on ether occasions,
the most ample terminal facilities should
be provided"
By the Waterway
Then as to water transportation, the
Potomac is, as a navigable river, infinitely
superior to the Mississippi, the Missouri,
the Ohio, the Tennessee, the Red, and near
iy all other great inland waterways. This
point has not been understood by the gen.
eral public for the reason that the Missis-
sippi has been used and known as great
highway of commerce, whereas the Poto-
mac was not so used and known
But the time has arrived when this
should he utilized. With a
deeper harbor today than those of most of
the seaports on the south Atlantic and gulf
coasts, and with the possibility, as above
stated OF twenty-nine feet, there Is no
earthly reason why Washington should not
have-an extensive foreign commerce.
There is another feature of the Potomac
which has been overlooked, and that is its
accessibility to the grain transpor alton
center of the great west. From Chicago
to deep tide water Washington is the near
est point. A contrast of air lines from
Chicago to the principal seaports of the
Atlantic and gulf coasts Is as follows
Chicago to Washington, GOO miles; Chi
cage to Baltimore, 615 miles; Chicago to
Philadelphia, $50 miles Chicago to Norfolk,
TO miles: Chicago to New York, TO miles
Chicago to Charleston, 775 miles; Chicago
TO Savannah, 100 miles; Chicago to Mobile,
100 miles; Chic go TO New Orleans $50
miles; Chicago to Boston, $50 miles,, and
Chicago to Portland, $50 miles.
Contrast Of Lines of Travel.
"a contrast of actual lines OF travel
would doubtless be equally favorable to
Washington but we have taken air lines
as they demonstrate more clearly the Idea.
"Supplementing the Potomac from its
head of navigation at Washington. water
transportation by means of the Chesapeake
and Ohio cana extends inland as far as
Cumberland-in other words, nearly as far
west as the longitude of Buffalo. Tapping
there one of the finest coal fields of the
United States, and connecting with the rail-
way intersecting the extensive coal areas
of West Virginia, 1t supplies cheap water
transportation to deep tide water at Wash
ingt6n.
This is an era of canal construction and
reconstruction and enlargement, not only
in New York state, but in Illinois, in Eng
land. Germany and other parts of the
world 1t is hoped the growing popularity
of cheap waterways OF this kind will stimu-
late a still greater use of the canal tribu-
tary to the Potomac"
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