The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-08
WASHINGTON.
Legislative and Gen.
eral Topics from
the Capital.
April 2. 1910.

April 2, 1910.
1t is probable that in the summer of
1915 at the completion of the most stu
pendous work ever undertaken by man,
ship waterway connecting the At
lantic and Pacific Oceans at Panama,
there will be great celebration in Wash
ington taking the form of an interna-
tional fair and exposition. The City of
Washington, assisted by Senators from
Maryland and Virginia and also to some
extent favored by the Eastern States,
attempted twenty years ago TO secure an
International exposition at the capital of
the United States, but, after considerable
work had been DONE powerful lobby of
Chicagoans got the ear of Congress, and
calmly carried the big show to Chicago.
This was the quadriennial of the discov-
cry of America. Twenty years ago
Washington was little prepared for a
great exposition such as have often been
held in Paris, twice in Vienna, in London,
Philadelphia, Chicago, St Louis, Buff
falo, New Orleans and Atlanta, but now
the capital city is at least twice as capa-
BILE in her entertaining and lodging ca
pacity as she was in 1890. Since then
the Union railway station, the finest and
most commodious in the United States,
if not in the world, has been built. many
new hotels have been erected, hundreds
of apartment houses have sprung up and
electric railways reaching to all parts of
the surrounding country and towns have
made, as it were, one city of Washington,
Baltimore, Alexandria, Rockville, Hy-
attsville, Takoma, Chevy Chase and
Falls Church. thus taking in, as it were,
an aiea capable of offering accommoda-
tons to half million of visitors. But
the greatest improvement that has been
made in Washington and completed
since 1890 is the reclamation OF the Po-
tomac Flats and their transformation
in the center of the city, as it were, for
this park lies between PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, the White House and the Po-
tomac River The park is perfectly
level, of ample area, and admirably
adapted as show ground or site for a
worlds fair. At Philadelphia, Chicago
and st. Louis it was necessary to travel
for miles from the city in order to reach
the eXpostions, and the fatigue suffered
and the time lost going from lodgings
to the fair and returning greatly inter
fered with the enjoyment and educa-
tional benefits that might have been de-
rived. The Potomac Park is IN easy
walking distance from the center of the
city, and is very easlv accessible by
already established street car lines from
all parts af the surrounding country.
There is plan to secure, if possible,
ExPresident 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 Chamber
OF Commerce and other citizens organ
izations of the District Of Columbia, 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 Inter-
Oceanic Canal.
The events of the past week in
Congress have been interesting but not
particularly 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 ad-
mission that there were certain carriers
in the country that would be exempt
from the operations of the sections regu-
lating stocks and bond issues.
The Senate Committee investigating
the high cost of living of which Senator
Lodge is chairman, found a pretty tough
witness in Wallace Pierce, of Boston,
yesterday. Mr. Pierce insisted that the
tariff had advanced prices and when
asked for specific instances he promptly
gave them, citing a number of ar
ticles in common use on which the
prices had been advanced, due, he said,
| to the Payne-Aldrich Bill
There was clash yesterday between
Senator Nelson and Attorney Brandels
in the Ballinger-PInchot Investigating
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
that Congress can finish work and ad
journ by the 18th day of May, as pre-
dcted by Senator Aldrich. Champ
Clark, of Missouri, says that July the
Ist will still see Congress in session.