Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1908-01-23
WASHINGTON
ENGINEER THOMAS H. MEANS
WRITES LETTER.
And Describes In An Entertaining Manner Con-
diiions IN The Nations Capital. New
lands A Good Senator.

Every American citizen should be
proud OF Washington, for it is the most
beautiful city in the country and per-
haps the most beautiful in the world.
The person who has been away from
Washington for the last year or two
notices more striking changes than in
any like period OF the eity's history.
Within the past five years about fifty
million dollars worth Of public improve
ments have been made and on every
hand there are new and beautiful build
ings and besides many costly improve
ments which are not appreciated by the
average visitor. For example new
filtration plant is now furnishing clean
water 10 drink and for bathing and it is
no longer necessary to serape off the
coatingo Of Virginia mud left after bath.
A new sewage disposal system has pro-
yided for the removal of the city's sys-
TEN, new streets have been provided,
new bridges built and public works o
all kinds started.
The first thing noted by ahseS61nitor,
however, is the Union statY6A eDhich
with its approaches cost oversize, 900, 900.
The station is the handsomest building
OF its kind the writer has ever seen and
when completed will be most COM
modious aud we'll appointed gateway to
the city. There are tracks for thirty
two trains at one time and there may
be thirty-two engines in the station
without any smoke for the stacks ex-
tend above the shed roofs and the smoke
and steam is removed without nuisance.
The station faces the capital building
and from every point of view is beau
tiful building and compares fayorably
with the monumental character of the
buildings built by the general govern
ment.
There are two new buildings near the
capitol-otfice buildings for the Senate
and House OF Representative and as soon
as they are completed the crowded and
uncomfortable condition OF the capital
building where prominent Senators now
occupy dingy sab-basement rooms will
be relieved.
The Department Of Agriculture and
the National Museum are new buildings
each costing up into the millions. The
new municipal building in which the
affairs OF the District of Columbia will
be located is almost completed and pro-
misses 10 be one Of the most beautiful
buildings in the city.
Congress usually does not get down to
business until the Christmas holidays.
No measures Of importance have been
discussed except in a preliminary way
but some notion Of the amounts OF busi-
ness piling up can be gathered when
one realizes that - 600 bills have been
introduced in the House Of Representa-
tives and each bill has somewhere in
the city an earnest advocate. Now that
the holidays have passed congress is
getting down to business and shortly
some definite legislation will no doubt
be discussed and passed.
Nevadans at the nations capital have
reason to te proud of their state in send
ing Francis q. Newlands to the Senate.
He is a very important factor in govern
mental affairs and is recognized as an
able man, and one whose opinions are
valued and respected by all.
In spite of the fact that he is MEM
ber of the party in minority his speech
es are listened to with interest and his