The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-07
Location of Republics Build
ing Due TO Charles
lis 6. Glover.
ENGINEERS DEAL
AND SAVES $4,000
Believes Seventeenth Street Site
viii Eventually Be Center of
Government Buildings.

With the approach of completion of
the $4,000 building ON Seventeenth
street. which was donated by An
drew Carnegie to be used by the
Bureau of American Republics. some In
terestina details have come to light con-
ceruing thc purchase by the Government
al the 2l5,000 square feet of ground as
site for the building.
Frequently the questions have been
asked. ~Who was responsible for locat-
inc the building in that part of the
city2' and ''NNho engineered the shreWd
deal by wlich the Government was en-
abIed to buy the Aound for $4,000
S500o0 less than the amount called for
in the appropriation bill passed by Con
eresse'
The one person in washington who
can answer fully both of these Ques-
gions is Charles c. Glover, president OF
the Rises National Bank.
Hero of Story.
Mr.. Glover could relate one OF the
most interesting chapters in the real es-
tate history of Washington, II ne cared
80. AS a matter of fact, IL has now be-
come known that it was due TO him en-
sireIy that the Government chose the
Seventeenth street site. There are such
=
1arv of state Elihu Root, the then AS
-Istar+ Secretary of state Robert Bacon,
and DIT. Charles w. Needham, president
of George Washington University, but
NJ. Glover is the principal figure and
without the part he played the deal, in
all probability, would never have been
Consummated.
While ne had 80 pecuuiary interest I'M
the sale of the property. the fact that
ne llla oi'I,Isl me NOV en- -, NJ - ~
i,e i1tI,'j,5le5 in CONGRESS- the bin which
resulted i'm the formation of Potomac
Park, and was interested N me grown
OF thaL secllon OF lhe Iiiy L5oll wy
tll' ier1is % rooyI,t Of nersonaj bride
led Mn Glover to expend every effort To
nave Inc Government secure the site,
(which IN finally bought, for the location
uf the Republics building.
what was AcCompllSheu-
7.rasa efforfs consisted not ouiv i'm con-
r,-- go .-.f, . 4,..sti,-,
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would ma the bultulhb placed eFSi''H-
ally in that part of the city beautiiled
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Presideni NeedIam as wei JhdJ the size
which was then held by the George
Washington University, would be undo
81 a 4re mi and shoiIId be sold
at q price that the purchaser was will
ing TO pay ~ --.-.-.t..,t-..--
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american Republics BENZ located fur
Their up in the city, and President Need
nam Fses iist5llIg n4I LIeIlue9 20 rlS
5, 90 ll-L ~ tsi,,-e-. sta577a5 7g.lI
nigh homeless
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The climax TO the negotiation now
a,a.- anil tr.a f,,tef.sfirlr- feature of the
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iuE, at a TIME WheA ID was ellllieif uH-
exuectcd that am agreement would he
res.faa NTr. Pac0u pHoued Mr. Glover
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re-e trar in, minutes President
Needham was back at the. phone. -,.-.
had ..r5a f-IIgrees fave accepted tie
sner. Kye win sell the land"
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