Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(ryoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT


tryoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, D. c., Mcn. 23RD.
The war in Central America is a
serious subject of many conferences
at the State Department between
Secretary Root, Mr.. Creel the Mexi-
can Ambassador, and the Latin Amer
lean diplomatists and it would not be
surprising if the announcement were
very soon made that Mexico and the
United States had decided that the
war must be brought to an end. The
landing of blue jackets and marines
at the Honduran ports and the polio
ing of both shores of the Central
American Republics with American
gun boats is done not only in the in
tcrest of Americans and their proper
ty which is jeopardized by the bellig-
Grants there but is also diplomatic
move to prevent international COM
plications growing out Of policy OF
the United States not to permit Eu-
ropean demonstrations in Central or
South American waters. But even
more than this may yet be done and
the war brought to a close by this
Government and that of Mexico which
is even more concerned than the
United States.
It is expected by Washingtonians
that more people will visit the Capt.
tai this summer than have come any
summer since the Centennial year OF
1875 when the Exposition at Phila-
delphia was held. The country has
grown greatly in population and in
wealth since 1876. Transportation
facilities and the habit of travelling
have greatly increased. The Capital
of the United States is rapidly assum-
ing proportion and appearance OF
which the American people may be
proud. 1t has long been tlippantly
told by those who have not seen other
Capitals or other countries that Wash
ington is the most beautiful Capital
in the world. This amounts to no
more than provincial boast. There
are Capitals of some small countries
that eclipse Washington in beauty.
They are older and better developed
but Washington is coming on. She
will soon have a union railway station
equal I think in architectural beauty
and convenience to any station any
where. 1t will be near the Capitol
and in full view of it. Its length is
a few feet greater than the Capitol
but it is lower than even the wings
of the Capitol for it would not have
done to rival the greatest building of
the Nation that in which the House,
Senate and Supreme Court hold their
sessions. The two great buildings,
the Senate and House Offices respoc-
lively at right angles with the North
ern and Southern wings of the Capt.
tol will be finished in year or two
and will, with the Union Station, the
Capitol and the National Library form
a group in'that end Of the city unsur-
passed ii. grandeur, beauty and solid
ity. Other great marble architecture
al piles like the District Building, the
new National Museum and the Agri-
cultural Department Building are be-
ing rapidly pushed to completion. At
no time in the history Of Washington
has there been so much money invol-
we'd in public Improvements nor are
semi-public and private improve
ments tagging. The Bureau Of Amer
lean Republics and the George Wash
ington University are embarking on
magnificent architectural enterprises.
w. w. Corcoran, the founder of
Corcorans art gallery and the builder
of the Louise Home for "decayed"
(the word strapped" had not at that
time been invented) was the only
millionaire in the city. There are
now many in this class including a
Vanderbilt, a Belmont, a Walsh,
Townsend, Letter, McLeat, Mrs. Mar
shall Field and many other multi-mil-
lionaires who have come and built
palaces that make the old Corcoran
mansion look commonplace and out
of date. The tide of people who prize
Cause OF Stomach Trouble.