Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-08
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\. WASHINGTON =.
!. a UNIQUE CITY. !.


States. 1t is the most American be-
cause its population is made up Of
people from all the States, and not
American at all for the reason that
it's residents cannot vote. 1t Is the
most cosmopolitan because represcn-
tativcS OF all other nations dwell
there; yet it has no foreign quarters.
Washington's greatest industry is
government. and it's greatest product
is politics.; but the issues are all ma
tional. 1t is the most beautiful city
! in the United States. and is claimed
| by many authorities to have NO peer
| in the world. There are more shade
| trees in Washington than in any
other city in the world. 1t has o.
600 beautiful trees. and they have
| the world, with Il label Oh each one,
giving the name Of tree and from
what country it came.
The population OF Washington is
100000; it has 275 little parks,
less than one acre each in size.
There are ten large parks, the larg
est being the Mall, reaching from
the Botanical Gardens, at the foot Of
Capitol IIill, to the Washington
Monument, a distance OF three
fourths OF Il mile. The browning
jewels OF the park system are the
Rock Creek Park and the Geological
Park. which are practically one.
with Il combined area Of 1,77G acres.
lMorc negroes live in Washington
than in any other city)
The Washington Monument is the
most imposing memorial ever raised
by man to the memory of leader Of
men. The Capitol, with it's dome
soaring above the clouds, is crowned
with the emblem Of freedom that
symbolizes the highest national at
tainments Of the human race.
This great government Of ours
Is builder. 1t can construct any
thing from Il gun that will hurl two
thirds Of a ton Of steel a distance OF
fifteen miles to a pair of scales so
delicate that the balance will turn
sharply under the weight Of mil
lioncth part Of grain. 1t performs
functions ranging from diplomatic
| affairs to the driving Of mules; from
making maps to feeding hogs; from
! coming money to making ice cream;
from digging canals to flying kites.
The service of half million men
! and women, and at a cost of more
| than billion dollars a year, is re-
quired to keep this huge machine
| going
This IS a great country as well as
| great government. Having only
| one-siXteenth Of the worlds popula-
| tion. the United States has one-fourth
of its wealth, owns a third Of it's rail
ways. distributes third of it's mail.
wields third Of its banking power,
and prints more than half of its news
papers and magazines. Having only
one-twentieth Of the landed area of
the civilized world. the United
States produces one-fifth Of its wheat.
one-third Of it's coal, one-fourth of
its gold. one-third Of it's manufac-
tured wares, nearly one-half of it's
steel, more than half Of it's petroleum,
| nearly two-thirds Of its cotton, and
four-ffths Of it's corn. 1t is the land
OF plenty, for it is the only country
| on earth Except some OF the British
coionies) where an ordinary laboring
man may eat meat every day if he
| wants it.
This is the greatest Republic on
earth. and it is indeed q huge task
the President. Congress and officers
OF the government have in protecting
this nation against foreign foes, safe
guarding the public health, and so adj
mnistering its laws as to preserve
peace at home
The President OF the United States
| is the foremost ruler Of the world.
lie is not ruler by accident or birth,
| but by virtue OF the will OF 10000
600 people. 'ho fight the worlds
greatest political battles every four
years for his selection; and they
willingly and fully acquiesce in the
verdict Of the ballot box.
Washington has no factories, and
no smoke in the city. for all trains
run underground The great brass
eagles at the union depot, with out
stretched wings fifty feet high,
watching the Capitol, are very signifl-