Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27

city will have an acute corner. All the
houses must be of brick or stone. The
area for the Capitol Cor house for the
legislative bodies) is situated upon the
most beautiful eminenee in the city. about
a mile from the Eastern branch. and not
much more from the Potomac. command
ing full view of every part Of the city
as we'll as considerable extent of the
country around. The Presidents house
will stand upon rising ground. not far
from the banks of the Potomac, possess
ing delightful water prospect. with a
commanding view Of the Capitol and some
other material parts OF the city. Due
south from the Presidents house and due
west from the Capitol run two great
pleasure parks or malls, which interSect
and terminate upon the banks Of the Po-
tomac. and are to be ornamented at the
sides by a variety of elegant buildings,
houses for foreign ministers, etc.
Numerous Parks.
Interspersed through the city. where
the most material streets cross each
other. are a variety of open areas, formed
in various regular figures which in great
cities are extremely useful and orna-
mental. Fifteen Of the best Of these
areas are to be appropriated to the diff
ferent states composing the Union; not
only to bear their respective names, but
as proper places for them to erect
statues. obelisks columns to the MEM
Dry of their favorite eminent men, Upon
a small eminence, where line due west
from the Capitol and due south from the
Presidents house would intersect, is to be
erected an equestrian statue Of Gen.
Washington. now President of the United
States. Proper places are marked out for
Their public buildings; marine hos
pital. with it's gardens: general eX-
change and it's public wa ks, a fort. mag
azine and arsenals: IA city hall. churches.
colleges, market houses. theaterS, etc. The
President of the United States. in locat-
ing the seat of the city. prevailed upon
the propretOrS of the soil to cede a GER
ia in portion of the lots in every situation,
tn be sold by his direction and the pro-
ceeds to be solely applied to the public
buildings and other works of public utility
within the city. This grant will produce
about 1900 lots and will be sufficient not
only to erect the public buildings. to dig
canal conduct water through the city
and to pave and light the streets. which
will save heavy tax that arises in other
cities. and consequently render the lots
considerably more valuable.
The Eastern Branch Harbor.
The Eastern branch of the Potomac
IS one of the safest and most commodlous
harbors Sin America. being sufficiently
deep for the largest ships. for about
four miles above it's mouth, while the
channel lies close along the edge of the
city, and is ahundantly capacious. The
river contains thirty and thirty-five feet
to near the upper end of the city. where
il is eighteen and twenty feet deep. The
CITY being situated upon the great post
road exactly equidistant from the north
ern- and southern eXtrenMties of the
Union and nearly so from the Atlantic
ocean to the Ohio river, upon the best
navigation and I'm the midst OF the rich
est commercial territory in America, COM
manding the most extensive internal re-
sources. is by far the most eligible STU
alton for the residence OF Congress, and
il is now pressing forward, by the public
spirited enterprise, not only of the people
of the United States. but also of foreign
ers The inland navigation of the Potomac
is SO far advanced that craft loaded
with produce now come down that river
and its several branches from upward
of $50 miles to the Great Falls, which
are within fourteen miles of the city.
BY means of the canals at the Great and
Little Falls the navigation is entirely
opened between tide water and the head
branches of the Potomac, which produces
a communication of water between the
city of Washington and the interior parts
of Virginia and Maryland. by means OF
the Potomac. the Shenandoah, the South
Branch, Opecan, cape Capon; Patter-
sons creek Conocheague and Monoc-
acy, for upward of 100 miles. through
one of the most healthy. pleasant and
fertile regions in America, producing. IN
vast abundance, tobacco of superior quail
ity, hemp, Indian corn. wheat and other
small grain, with fruit and vegetables
peculiar to America: in vast abundance.
Rich Resources.
The lands upon the Potomac, above
the city of Washington. all around it..
and for fifty miles below, are high and
dry, Astounding with innumerable springs
of excellent water, and we'll covered with
large timber of various kinds. A few
miles below the city, upon the banks OF
the Potomac are inexllaustible mountains
of excellent freestone, of the white and