Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-05-14

available, the department completed
the work for which it laid the founda-
ton during the war, and in the space
of the next few months concluded par
eel post arrangements with Is foreign
countries to which American parcel
post had heretofore no admission. The
doors of the great marts of the east,
| the south and the west were opened
to US. China, Egypt and South Africa
were among our new fields. Then
came Spain and its colonies.
Arrangements were concluded with
Great Britain and France whereby our
| international parcel post service was
extended to every country reached by
those powerful allies and not hereto
fore reached by our own direct steam
ship lines. BY one stroke, SO to speak,
our parcel post service was extended
throughout the world. 1t is not sur
pEtsing that our export parcel post has
increased from 2,270.215 pounds in
1912 to 1902 31 pounds N 1919. In
post Office department has already dis
patched more than six million pounds
Of parcel post.
Canada May Come Into Line.
The department has many inquiries
as to why, with such readiness of al
most all of the countries of the world
to deal with the United States through
the parcel post, our ally and next
o3<r1,I n 10 CHI
aloof. Canada announces international
parcel post to practically all the coun-
tries of the world on an 11-pOund
basis, except to the United States,
with which it has an arrangement for
the exchange of parcel post up to four
pounds, six ounces.
Although negotiations have long
been in progress between the Amer
lean and Canadian postal services for
an extension of the weight limit to II
pounds, the department says it does
not despair of ultimate favorable ac-
ton. The dealings between the Amer
lean and Canadian postal authorities
have been ever without friction, and
always animated by spirit of help
fulnesS and cooperation, and under
these circumstances the department is
confident that whatever obstacles in
the past may have made it inadvisable
for Canada to enter into a parcel
post agreement with the United States
will be overcome.
Work on the Mall Resumed.
The development Of the show Sec
ton of Washington, Familiarity known
as the Mall, in accordance with plans
approved some years agoNis again go
ing forward. The work laid out came.
to an abrupt stop in the spring Of
1917 when the United States entered
the world war. It is now proposed
by the government to go right along
with the project until it is finished.
Just now the activity centers in and
about the Lincoln memorial, situated
on the bank of tn. Potomac river, q
mile and three-quarters directly wess
of the capitol building. The super
structure of this great memorial has
been completed, and the decorative
work on the interior Is now under
way. If all goes well the memorial
will receive the finishing touches with
in the next year and the statue of Lin
coin will be placed in the interior Of
the building.
Between this Lincoln memorial and
the Washington monument, which
stands half-mile east of the memorial
and directly in line with the capitol
building, there is to be an artificial
lake. The work Of excavating for this
lake has just been started The basin
will extend from the foot Of the Lin
coin memorial to Fifteenth street, a
distance Of some eight blocks and will
be about 100 yards wide The govern
ment's plans call for the growing Of
all sorts of sub-tropical foliage around
the lake. The water for this artificial
lake will be supplied from the Potomac
rTyer. The superintendent of public
buildings and grounds, who is in charge
OF the development Of this beauty spot
of the national capital, expects to be
able 70 turn the water into the arti-
fetal lake within the next year.
Memorial Bridge Comes Next.
The next great step in the scheme
for the development Of the government
owned property will be the building Of
a bridge across the Potomac, that will
connect the Lincoln memorial with the
house on the heights Of Arlington GEM
etery which Robert e. Lee occupied
when the Civil war began. Congress
has not yet provided the money for
this memorial bridge, but has indicated
on good many occasions that it looks
with favor on the project. It was pro-
posed before the Lincoln memorial
that is now nearing completion was
agreed on that this bridge should be
known as Lincoln memorial. Re-
Gently the suggestion has been made,
and seemingly meets with a good deal
Of favor, that this bridge when con-
structed shall be a memorial to the
men who gave their lives for their
country in the world war.
This years development program for
the national capital calls for the COM
pletion Of the Grant monument in the
extreme eastern section Of the Mall
and under the shadow of the capitol
h,,iIdino This monument has hnnn in