The Washington herald., 1911-03-12

Why Is Washington suburb IS a
question incidentally answered by R W.
Bean. prominent local real estate
broker. in a recent interview on the pos
sihiIrties OF Washington as future
world capital MIR. Beall is most op-
timistic. but he backs up his optimism
with forcefuI logic and pertinent truths
Here Is his view:
washington is the Mecca OF America $
retired wealth. These men. coming here
as they 10 from the various walks OF
life. will grow tired Of iGIing their time
in the clubs. &c. in the National Capt.
tai Mr. Brown. Of Cleveland. re-
tired manufacturer. Mr.. Jones. Of Chi
cago. who was Interested in wholesale
; groceries: MI Johnson. of New York.
q large banker and Mr.. Walnngford. of
SaE Francisco d wealthy mining man,
will meet and decide that Washington
offers most stupcndoUs opportunities for
tho Investment Of idle capital. at the
same time giving them something 10 DO
al home with the surroundings OF the
Capital City. They will realize that
Washington is the proper place for large
" hol"sale houses To distribute TO the
South the commodities OF the nation;
tho will also realize that a bank is
needed. Of large resources. to cater TO
the undFveIoped districts Of the South:
that nowhere can factories be made more
irrartical than along the lower waters
OF the Potomac. on the Virginia and
'HTarvI4nd shores: thai nowhere can the
seaboard be reached more quickly, and
that with her seven trunk-line railroads
-enterinC here and reaching the banks
. Of the Potomac, no city can be com
pared with Washington in the advan-
tages it offers capital for the establish
nent of factories, commercial houses,
and banking houses. That these banks
will open to do business here: that big
factories will start their fires. and that
large wholesale houses will begin to do
business. is not the idle dream Of
fevcred or ov"rwrought Imagination.
1t takes time to build a Capital City.
il took 100 wears to build Rome and ND
wears fO~ her to crumble into dust.
Washington = scarcely thirty years old.
from the real estate mans standpoint.
1t did not begin TO grow until the real
estate men put their hands ia the rud-
der and ma appcd out her destiny. Since
then her population has trebed. and be
nal dial of time. Washington will have
her million people. not made ur of the
offScouring of other nations OF the globe.
but trained artisans. skilled mechanics.
scholars. scientists. business men. and
bankers. all we'll paid well housed, and
well Jed.
Great Future for Suburbs.
''Washington already has pay roll of
S5.:N1tOa a month. \ part OF this pay
roll is going out into Maryland and Wv
ginia to build homes. As has been well
said ny one of the highest authorities
on Washington real estate conditions. the
District can never become any larger
and the population that Overflows
into Maryland and Virginia will never
be counted a. part OF the population of
tho city Of Washington. In other words.
the city cannot step outside and take
these sections into her domain. as can
be don, by cities in the States.
Fifteen thousand people who have
come to Washington have gone over on
tho Virginia hills. in Alexandria and
Fairfax counties and made their homes.
Practically ali Of these people have their
employment in Washington It follows
that there il a great future for the high
grade subdivisions along the high hills
bisoctcd by the Great Falls and Old
Dominion double-track electric railway
system.
"a syndicate organized by Moore &
Hill Inc. has opened a very attractive
subdivision known as Franklin Park.
This property embraces a tract of about
$40 acres, and is well laid out by eX-
perienced typographical engineers into
lots ands villa sites. Nearly 30 lots have
already been sold to investors and home
seekers.
six houses already have been built,
costing from S2.OO0 to 5000 Great prep
arations are being made to develop the
property in the coming season; a large
amount OF money has already been
spent A macadamized roadway is TO
be built from the Franklin Park STATEN
TO the Chain Bridge affording direct
roadway over msCadam roads from
Pennsylvania avenue and r street ex-
tended. This section already has tele-
phone service, rural free delivery, and
department store delivery. company
is being organized to furnish gas and
electric light in the section.
Many of the most attractive resi-
deIIces and homes of the Capital have
been built on the Virginia hills, and some
of the most wonderful home sites are
70 be found in this section. II is the in
feption TO cater only to high-class pur-
chasers in developing this property"