Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-05-29
HEAR NATIONS
FOREMOST l IBN
Methodist Divines Listen to
Addresses From
the PRESIDENT
AND W. J. BRYAN
Rev. Potashissky Expected u Reach
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To the Enterprise:
Washington 10 the City Beautiful.
II Is one Of the very few American
cities where there Is apparent any
streets are wide and evidence 4 CO.
hcrent purpose Of getting to a posi-
tive goal. There Is method in the
madness Of these streets. II may ap..
pear strange to many to have il said
that the streets Of the average large
American city are so ineohcrcntly
laid out that they are the despair of
the stranger. Take Il in Baltimore.
II you have any real sense Of the
points Of the compass. put II aside
the streets pay 10 attention to such
points. We have found i good
plan to Squire out Our destination
according to this useful instrument
and in Baltimore take the exact OPP
posite point and We arrive. Seeking
to observe the directions Of the COM
pass one OF our party had an exper-
ienee worth relating. He reached his
destination At night and hasn't for
given the city TO date.
But In Washineton the streets are
Straight" and .on the level" You
surely arrive Il you know whittier
you would 60 and little study will
put the stranger In possession OF the
plan.
Not only are the streets wide. but
beautifully parked. Al this time Of
the year Il Is Q real pleasure to walk
its streets-the grass At Its best
green: tho flowers just blooming
forth the trees in full leaf. II tempts
one to write poem to spring. But
I forbear.
One 10 impressed with the orderly
quietness OF the streets. I was i'm
pressed with this when first visiting
this city two year, ego. but thought
for this. Rut Il 10 the same now
when ali life Il q its viSor. Il seems
that ali are In league TO give the
stranger citizen q good impression Of
his capital city. The electric cars
have no overhanging troileys but use
the underground wire system. There
Is uniformity Of paving and that
keeps down the noise of traffic.
There Is little Hawking by peddlcrs
at least VIC have not been impress
cd with any-and that tends to ones
comfort. The only discordant clc-
ment here Is the negro life. Now in
Richmond the negro knows his place.
He has been taught. In baltimore
he still holds his hat in his hand but
in Washington where he is $4,000
strong. he has reached his mecca. !
used to be = pro-negro sympathizcr.
but a month in the South and these
two visits to the capital have ten:
pcrcd my prcjudiees considerably:
wish the negro well. but lie is child
at best and in Washington very
much spoiled child. And the serious
thing about Il Is that VIC have put
into the hands Of this child mans
wcapon-thc ballot. The negro vote
is known as the 'hcrdablc" vote.
Washington Is the gem OF the ma,
ton and the city patriotic. Here and
there arc found-as gems bcautifying
a crown-hcroic statues of digniticd
size. II is a lesson in American his
tory to make the round OF these inn
posing figures. The heroes of peace
as well as those OF war have proper
homage paid them in immortal stone
We passed the statues of Lincoln,
Grant, Farragut, Hancock, Marshall
Rawiins. Franklin. Lafayette and o'h-
Crs 100 numerous 10 H1cUtlOu.
The national buildings of Washing
ton have become familiar to the
American mind through the public
prints. But one has to go through
them to appreciate them. The capt
tai building of course is the first to
receive notice and II one had time
full day could be profitabiy spent
there alone. The congressional IL
brary with its aildcd dome is very
attractive from the exterior and more
than meets expectations within. 10
the lover OF books this is paradise.
The white house the home OF the
president. is a dignifed colonial man
sion and is the object Of interest to
every stranger. The Corcoran art
gallery must be visited to be appre-
ciated. But there Is so much glory
here in stone, marble and canvas that
a list however long is sure to omit
structures as interesting as those one
might mention.
There Is one building one does not
forget. especially IL one has gone to
the top of il a. have !. l refer to
the Washington monument. which up
to the time Of the completion OF the
Singer building in New York City,
was the tallest building in the world.
Its exact height is a trife over SIS
feet and in the interior there is room
enough to house an army OF 1900
men. The landings will accommo-
date over 1000: the stairs almost A.
900 steps. The view Of the city from
the top is a rare one, and since one
can 60 up by elevator. ought to be
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