The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-06-30
IN WASHINGTON
City Not Deserted as Many People
Suppose.

City Not Deserted as Many People
| Suppose.
Washington, D. c., June a.
There is widespread idea that
Washington is a depopulated city
during the summer. Its normal
population is over three hundred
thousand, and it is probable that
the summer population OF 1917,
owing to the fact that Congress is
in session, is not less than this
number. Washington has become
a great center for conventions,
whether religious. industrial, social
or what not. They come here in
great numbers and there is OF
course no city on this side of the
globe where visitors can see as
much or enjoy themselves as we'll
as at the capital. The railroads
bring large numbers Of excursion
lists to the city in the summer
people who are on their way to the
seashore and who are glad to avail
themselves of an opportunity to
see the national capital at a mini
mum expense. Fully rs per cent
Of the resident populations remain
here through the summer months
and those who take it for granted
that Washington is dull at this
season are mistaken. Ambassador
Bryce Of England said in recent
address that Washington enjoys
the distinction of being the most
beautiful city in the world through
its multitude of public buildings,
its wide shaded streets and in its
symmetry of plan. "The most
beautiful capital Of its kind the
world has ever seen," is, l believe,
the exact language used by the
ambassador. The words "of its
kind" are of course limiting. The
ambassador is cosmopolitan as
well as diplomat, and he nc
doubt weighs his words and is
careful in his statements. There
are of course many other cities,
not only in Europe and Asia, bu,
also in America that 60 far beyond
Washington in population and
some of them far excel Washing
ton in wealth and in architecture
effects, but with Ambassador
Bryce's limitation, "the mos
! beautiful capital Of its kind, hi.
statement will perhaps defy criti
cism. The cities of the world with
,, regard to population and in tn.
; order of their bigness are London
New York, Paris, Tokyo, Chicago
Vienna, Berlin, St. Petersburg
Philadelphia and Moscow. 1t will
be seen that three of the larges
as we'll as the next to the larges
are in the United States,~ and it j
8 predicted that within thirty year
New York will be the largest cit
;. in the world. 1t is, however
}, bumptious to boast of big cities
{ and the excess of city populatio
}; is believed by many to be symr
= tomato of national disease or de
generacy. The most thrifty an
best-governed nations in the worl
! are those which have a-larger rur'
e than urban population.
IT There is but little of intere.
= going on in the legislative an
executive departments Of ii
government. The Democrat
{ majority in the house Of REPRESENT
! tives is held we'll in hand by M
S, Underwood, through whom cauc,
I. rule is supreme. 1t is thoug|
I. that the Senate will sooner or lat
:. pass the Canadian reciprocity b
s. in the same shape that it can
L. from the House. 1t is earnest
opposed by some senators who a
endeavoring to make records f
!, themselves with their constituen
q with a view to prolonged senatori
:. tenure, but it is believed that
.. very decided majority Of the peop
SIS of the United States are in fav
of the measure and that it "
finally become law.