Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-04-08

railway station, the finest and MOST
commodious in the United States, II
not in the world, has been built; many
new hotels have been erected, hundreds
of apartment houses have sprung up
electric railways reaching to all parts
of the surrounding country and towns
have made, as it were, one city OF
Washington, Baltimore, Alexandria,
Rockville, Hyattsville, 1akoma, Chevy
Chase and Falls Church, thus taking
in, as it were, an area capable OF offer
ing accommodations TO half million
visitors. But the greatest improvement
that has been made in Washington and
completed since 1890 is the reclamation
of the Potomac Flats and their trans
formation into beautiful park in the
center of the city, as it were, for this
park lies between Pennsylvania Ave
nue., the White House and the PotO-
mac River The park is perfectly level,
of ample area, and admirably adapted
as show ground or site for worlds
fair. At Philadelphia, Chicago and
st. Louis it was necessary to travel for
miles from the city in order to reach
the expositions, and the fatigue suffer-
ed and the time lost going from lodg-
ings to the fair and returning greatly
interfered with the enjoyment and the
educational benefits that might have
been derived. The Potomac Park is in
easy walking distance from the center
of the city and easily accessible by al
ready established street car lines from
all parts of the surrounding country.
There is a plan to secure, if possible,
ex-President Roosevelt as president OF
the exposition. Leading business and
professional men in Washington have
united in an effort to secure his accept
ance. The Board of Trade, the Cham
Der of Commerce and other citizens as
sociations of the district are interested
in the movement and there is strong
probability that the greatest OF human
undertakings will be celebrated at
the capital of the country most vitality
interested in the completion of the In
teroceanic Canal.
The events of the week in Congress
have been interesting, but not parti-
cularly sensational. Mr.. Root has
finished his speech upon the admins
tration railroad bill in which he ex-
pounded the Constitutional questions
involved and made the important adj
mission that there were certain carriers
in the country thatiwould be exempt
from the operations of the sections reg
ulatinn stocks and bond issues.
The Senate committee investigating
the high cost of living of which Sena-
tor Lodge is chairman, found pretty
tough witness in Wallace Pierce of Bos-
ton, yesterday. Mr.. Pierce insisted
that the tariff had advanced prices and
when asked for specific instances he
promptly gave them, citing number
of articles in common use on which the
prices had heen advanced, due, he said,
to the Payne-Aldrich bill.
There was clash yesterday between
Senator Nelson and Attorney Brandels
in the Ballinger-Pinchot Investigation
Committee, in which the antagonism
which has seemed to exist between the
Attorney and the Chairman from the
beginning of the controversy was EN-
phasized and intensified.
Several prominent members OF Con-
gress have stated that they do not think
Congress can finish work and adjourn
by the 18Th of May-as predicted by
Senator Aldrich. Champ Clark of
Missouri, says July The LIST will still see
Congress in session.