The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.

1915 at the completion of the most stu
pendous work ever undertaken by man,
aship.waterway connecting the Atlantic
and Pacific Oceans at Panama, there will
be a great celebration in Washington
taking the form of an international fair
and exposition. Tie city Of Washington,
assisted by Senators and Representatives
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, aiter 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 quadrennial of the discov-
cry Of America. Twenty years ago Wash.
ington was little prepared for great ex-
position such as have been held often in
Paris, twice in Vienna, in London, Phila-
delphia, Chicago, ST. Louis, Buffalo, New
Orleans and Atlanta, but now the capital
city is at least twice as capable in enter
tanning and lodging capacity as she was
in 1890. Since then a 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 rail-
ways reaching to all parts. of the sur
rounding country and towns have made,
as it were, one city of Washington, Balti-
more, Alexandra. Rockville. Hyattsville,
.Takoma, Chevy Chase and Falls Church,
thus taking in, as it we're, an area cap
able ofsoffering accommodations to half
million visitors. But the greatest i'm
:provement that has been made in Wash
ington and completed since 1904 is the
reclamation of the Potomac Flats and
their transformations into beautiful park
in the centre Of the city, for this park
lies between Pennsylvania Avenue, the
White House and the Potomac river.
The park is perfectly level, of ample area,
and admirably adapted as show ground
or site for worlds fair. At Philadel.
phia, Chicago and St. Louis it was nee.
essary to travel for miles from the city in
order to reach the expositions, and the
fatigue suffered and the time lost going
from lodgings 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
Iof the city and easily accessible by al
ready established street car lines from all
parts of the surrounding country.
There is plan to secure, il possible,
ex-President Roosevelt as president the
exposition. Leading business and pro
fessional men in Washington have united
in an effort to.secure his acceptance. The
Board of Trade, the Chamber of Com
merce and other citizens associations Of
the District are interested in the move.
ment and there is strong probability that
the greatest of human undertakings will
be celebrated at the capital of the couh-
try most vitality interested in the COM
pletiou of the Iuterocesnic Canal
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Events of the week in Congress have
been interesting, but not particularly
sensational. Mr.. Root has finished his
speech uponthe administration railroad
bill in which he expouuded the constitu-
tional questions involved and made the
important admission that there were
certain carriers in the country that
would be exempt from the operations
of the sections regulating stocks and
bond issues.
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The Senate. committee investigating
the high cost of living of which Senator
Lodge is chairman, found pretty tough
witness ia Wallace Pierce of Boston.
Friday. Mr.. Pierce insisted that the
tariff had advanced prices and when ask
ed for specific instances he promptly gave
them, citing a number of articles in
common use on which the prices had
been advanced, due, be said, to the
Payne Aldrich bill.
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There was clash Friday between
Senator Nelson and Attorney Brandeis in
the Ballinger Pinchot Investigation Com
mittee, in which the antaRonism which
has seemed to exist between the Attorney
aud the Chairman from the beginning of
the controversy was emphasized and
intensified
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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 Ist will see Congress In session.