Evening star., 1922-11-05

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Columbian College. Columbian Col
lege. OF his purpose to contribute TO
| the endowment OF that institution
| a tract Of land lying east OF the city.
| known as Trinidad and estimated to
! be worth at least s250.0o0. The Star.
| in the issue Of the same day, said OF this
gift:
I'VE recognize in the noble endow-
ment by Mr.. Corcoran to the Colum-
| bian College an important service IN
aid OF the substantial prosperity OF
Washington. There is a certain limit
| that is dependent upon the amount Of
public business transacted here. Il
is not probable either that Washing
ton will ever be essentially CONNER.
cial or manufacturing city. though
1t has advantages in both respects
that will undoubtedly be utilized in
the future. The great source Of the
growth and prosperity of the Capital
city, beyond the limitations indicated.
will be in making II city of varied
and especially Of refined attractions;
so that We may draw here students OF
all kinds and people OF culture, wealth
and leisure, just as Paris, city nav
ing no great advantages OF position,
has yet made itself the social capi-
tai of the world. Just as students IN
to Paris to avail themselves Of the
aids to the acquisition OF knowledge
presented in the great museums. art
galleries. colleges, schools. hospitals.
etc, there. SO they will come to wash
inRton from all quarters, IL we set
ourselves intelligently and In public
spirit to the work OF experimenting
and sustaining what has already beer
SO well blocked out to that END. We
trust that others Of our men Of wealth
| sfaFr NJ a Ns
In the noble work Of building up &
great university at the national cen
ter and thus render available for the
cause of education the unrivaled ap-
paratus already provided here as aux
iliary to the formation OF 4 Nationa!
University"
Fifty years ago began the movement
against the erection Of unsightly and
dangerous poles
M n,;.ono. of for the carrying
~Ae of telegraph
Telegraph Poles. wires. The high
power electric conductors were not
then in use, because electric lighting
was yet to come, but the nuisance OF
under the ban of disapprovaL In The
Star Of october 80. 1872, is the fol-
"A positive and growing nuisance
in the, shape OF the huge. rough.
uncouth-looking telegraph poles
which are being planted everywhere
in this city seems, Judging by an edi.
torial in the New York Journal Of
Commerce, to be felt In that city In d
form to require some action by the
property holders injured to see II
they have. no legal remedy.
TT Is doubtful II the authorities OF
a city have the right to give permis-
sion for the erection of these cumber-
some, unsightly poles against the con-
sent of the property holders, but Ger
tainly. as the Journal submits, they
ought not to exercise the right, even
II they possess 1t. without some re-
gard for the decencies Of the situa-
tion. 1t would be bad enough, II these
distractions to the thoroughfares
were made in the most slightly fash
ion after some ornamental design,
were erected with some regard to the
convenience Of the occupants IN front
Of whose dwellings or place OF bust
ness they,are planted. and were hand
somely painted and kept free from
fiaring handbflls."
1t was many years later when teie-
graph poles were excluded from
Washington, and in the fight to. rid
the city Of all overhead electric con.
ductors The Star took q leading and
undagEing part.