La Junta tribune., 1908-09-26
WASHINGTON CITY.
Mrs. \. Harding Writes Of Our
Nations Capital
MILES OF FINE LOOKING CROPS
washington will be Most Beautiful City in
the World When Present Plans are
Completed Some Of its Prin-
cipd Attractions
MILES OF FINE LOOKING CROPS

we are al nome, once more, from
our trip to Washington City. 1t is
q city which should be the Mecca of
all patriotic American citizens. be-
cause. no matter which way the eyes
may turn they rest upon some sacred
spot where history has been made.
We visited other cities. but no spot
held the same hallowed charm for us
as Washington and vicinity.
Our observations in regard TO fl
nancial questions led us to think
that II business is dull in any of
the cities we visited. we saw no ev-
idence of It.. In Washington. as
everyone knows, all statesmen. poll
ticians and wealthy residents are
out of the city at this time. yet in
spite of the absence of this great
number of people. and the lack of
business their absence would cause.
there were times when the street
cars were SO crowded that one could
not get even a convenient strap TO
hang on, but would have sometimes
to wait for several cars to pass be-
fore one could get on.
In Chicago, in the down town dis
tricts at certain hours. all the street
cars were halted at every street
crossing and had to walt for the
crowds to roll by" We remarked
on one or two occasions. that IL time
were dull they would have to use a
flying machine to get from place to
place when business Is brisk.
AS to crops in the country we pass
ed though, our train flew past miles
and hundred of miles of fine looking
crops. The last thing we saw on
Sunday evening was a great field of
corn, and again, more corn. when we
awakened in the morning Mr.. Hard
ing remarked that. evidently the
farmers did not take Mrs. Mary El-
len Leases advice Ito raise less corn
and more h"
We arrived in Washington on the
c. o. RR.. through tunnel under
Capitol Hill,at one point forty feet
below the surface, running into the
new Union Station, which Is u
building seven hundred and sixty feet
in length, width three hundred and
forty three feet, and built of pure
white Vermont granite. costing over
four millions. One may gain some
idea of the magnificent proportions
of the building by comparing the mum
ber of feet in the length OF an ordin-
of feet In the length of an ordin-
ary city square with the above di-
mensions The architect. Mr.. Burn
ham, who designed the Chicago
Worlds Fair grounds and buildings.
got his inspiration for this struct-
ure In the great triumphai arches in
Rome.
The Union Station, the Capitol.
Congressional Library, and the new
white granite offices for the house
and senate. form an artistic group
at one end of the projected Mall.
which will. when completed. stretch
away in a magnificent sweep hun
dreds of feet wide. mile and
White House and Washington monu-
ment. Congress has appropriated
two and half millions OF dollars for
the purchase OF all intervening prop
erty. When Mr. Burnham's scheme
In landscape and architecture Is car
ried out. the city will be one OF the
most beautiful in the world.
The new department Of agriculture
and the new municipal buildings.
both OF Vermont white granite. are
a part of this scheme. as well as
the building first mentioned.
BY the courtesy extended US from
Mr.. Loeb's office, we were enabled
to 70 through the White House, which
otherwise we could not have done as
It was closed to the public for It's AIT
nual cleaning before the return OF
the presidents family. We were
given a special guide. which fortu-
nately happened to be the old col
ored man who has been doorkeeper
since Lincoln's time. The old mans
mind is full of important HISTORICAL
episodes. He was the last man TO
say good bye, at the great front en-
trance, to both Lincoln and Garfield
when they walked forth to their
deaths. 1t meant something to shake
the hand Of an old patriarch who has
been in the center Of the battle
field OF liberty so many years.
We stood in the window in the ia
nous East room, where Nellie Grant
s.rtoris stood when married. The
Princess. Alice was married IN tne
..wa n,ace. This room is all In