Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-04-08
NEWS FROM
WASHINGTON

most stupendous work ever under
taken by man, a ship. waterway con
necting the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans at Panama, there will be q
great celebration in Washington TAX
ing the form Of an international
fair and exposition. The city Of
Washington, assisted by Senators and
Representatives from Maryland and
VirginIa and also TO come extent ia.
vored by the eastern states, attempt
ed twenty years ago to secure an in
ternational exposition at the capital
Of the United States, but, after con-
siderable work had been done, a pow
erful lobby OF Chicagoans got the ear
of Congress and calmly carried the
big show to Chicago. This was the
quadrennial Of the discovery of
America. Twenty years ago Wash
ingtOn was little prepared for a
great exposition such as have been
held often in Paris, twice in Vienna
in London. Philadelphia, Chicago,
St. Louis, Buffalo, New Orleans
and Atlanta, bvt now the capital
city is at least twice as capable in
entertaining and lodging capacity
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
erectnd, hundreds of apartments
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 Wash
ington, Baltimore, Alexandria, Rock
willie, Hyattsville, Takom, Chevy
Chase and Falls Church, thus taking
In, as it were, an area capable of
offering Accommodations to half mil
lion visitors. But the greatest i'm
provcment that has been made in
Washington aud completed since
1890 is the reclamation of the Poto.
mac Flats and their transformation
into beautiful park in the center of
the city, as it were, for this park
lies between Pennsylvania Avenue,
the White House and the Potomac
River. The park is perfectly level.
OF ample area, and admirably adapt
ed as a show ground or site for a
worlds fair. At Philadelphia, Chi
cago and st. Louis it was necessary
to travel for miles from the city in
order to reach the expositions, and
the fatigue suffered and the time
list going from lodgings to the fair
and returning greatly interfered
with the enjoyment and the educa.
tional benefits that might have been
derived. The Potomac Park is in
easy walking distance from the GEN.
ter Of the city and easily accessi.
ble by already established street cal
lines from all parts Of the surround.
ing country.
There ls plan to secure. if pcs
sible, ex-President Roosevelt as pres.
ident of the exposition. Leading
business and professional men in
Washington have united in an effort
to secure his acceptance. The Board
of Trade, the Chamber OF Com
nerce and other citizens association:
of the District are Interested in the
movement and theferis strong prob
ability that the greatest of human
undertakings will be celebrated "a
the capital of the country most vital
ly interested in the completion ol
the InterOceanio Canal.
The events of the week in CoDgres.
have been interesting, but not partit
ularly sensational. MIR. Root finished
his speech upon the administration
railroad bill in which he expoundeC
the Constitutional questions involved
and made the important admission
that there were certain carriers il
the country that would be exemp
from the operations Of the section
Regulating stocks and bond issues.
! The Senate Committee investiga
ing the high cost of living of whicl
Senator Lodge is chairman, found
pretty tough witness in Wallac
Pierce Of Boston. Mr.. Pierce insis
} ed that the tariff had advanced price
and when asked for specific II
stances he promptly gave them, eli
: ing a number Of articles in commo
use on which the prices had bee
advanced, due, he said, to tn
Payne Aldrich bill.
There was a clash betweeo Sene
tor Nelson and Attorney Brandeis
the Ballinger. Pinchot Investigatio
!, Committee, in which the antagoI
! ism which has seemed to exist b.
: tween the Attorney and the Chai
man from the beginning Of the &C
- troversy was emphasized and intel
- sitied.
"a Several prominent members
Is Congress have stated that they {
d not think Congress, can finish VOL