The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-18
sehUTiFyiro OF WASHINGTON
rs HAmPEaEo UNTIL THEY
ARE REMOVED.
CONGRESS- DELAY is COSTLY
land 70 Be Bought by tho Govern
ment on the south Side Of PsnnsyI-
ssnls Avenue 10 Steadily Advsne-
ING IN Price.
BY EDWARD Q. CLARK


re The city OF Washington along line
~ drawn years ago. For some years be
fore the war the capital city pro
Il crossed slowly along the road OF
beauty, but. nevertheless. II progressed
=, Then there came a halt, but now with
!, the war 10 the past II IL hoped that
the labor OF Improvement once more
: can be started.
Pennsylvania avenue In Washington
Is a broad fhoroughfare. The view
= from The treasury toward the capitol
g Il fine and commanding. II one looks
only o., the capitol II, however. he
I, chances 10 the right or to the left. the
dislilusionmeni comes. Pennsylvania
avenue Is Ranked for the main part
+ between the Treasury and the cap
} toi BY low. unslghtly structures OF the
! pre-civIl war period.
II IL true that some OF these old.
time structures have historical and
sentimental associations. but mas
much rs they are ugly structures and
Tor the most part In blocks. their
preservation, II Is held. would not be
worth while, for uglIness at times ean
outweigh sentiment.
Mean Buildings to Be Removed.
The plan for better and more |
beautiful Washington Includes the /
clearing away OF all the buildings on
The south side OF the avenue thus ere
nting park space OF all the ground
between the main city thoroughfare
ana the Potomac river. There prob
ably Is not anywhere In the United
states a meaner looking lot OF build
ings than those that stand on the
south side OF the chief street OF this
town
To-day there Is In process OF erection
memorial building which Is to be
one OF the mos, beautiful structures
In all the capital. The government
gave the land and private subscription
provided for the building. In about ,
year this memorial edifee win be ,
completed. and yet no one will be able ,
20 see II until he lodges around many |,
unsightiy structures In order to ind a
fur viewpoint. 7
The great park called The Mall ex-
tends today from the rear OF the I'M a
slightly Pennsylvania avenue structures h
clear down 20 the river. Standing on h
Pennsylvania avenue and looking ii
southwark. one has no knowledge de- n
rived FROM his eyesight that back OF a
the squat stores and lodging houses
there arise government buildings OF y,
marble which ought 10 be commanding al
In their situations and are not. Il
A long time ago congress appropri- A,
sted money 10 buy some OF the build 10
ngs AMI some ground abutting on \,
Pennsylvania avenue from the south. 80
The buildings never have been torn -
Town nor has the ground been Inn ~
proved Il Is the intention OF con.
'ress eventually 10 buy everything on m
he south side % Pennsylvania avenue. 20
'ut the price Of land II going up year ~
y year and II may be the taxpayers ~
siil be appalled, al the size Of the bill ~,
when congress finally makes up Its :.
mind 20 buy. ~
handsome Buildings ccino Up. ~
Private enterprise Ia doing a good
eal FOR the development OF the city
long lines Of stability and beauty. /,
} expected that the great cathedral -
the Protestant Episcopal church
Ihlch Is under course OF erection on a ~,
Itc overlooking the valley OF the 70 ,..
'mac viii be completed In ave years 80,
n intensive campaign for funds 10 80
nlsh the cathedral Is now being con 80,
ueted ~.
The Masons are 20 erect xrcat tenn ~
II on another hill overlooking tho ~ ..',
- III. aas.row,.os ~ o.. 49,. A.. t''
iat the war came constantly WAS -
aiding IA has plans for more ~
ruetures. notable one which will ~
supple the tive existing wings % the ~"
xriculturai departments home 80 ""
lat the edliice viii become an entity. !"
he Mall with the few buildings upon
i beautiful place today. but n ~
'ser viii have It's full beauty until
q Hankinx hulidings Of mean ASPECT '"s
Pennsylvania avenue shaft have -
sarpearcd ne
The great National museums trea.. iou
~ are beautifully hoasea but no 70
II can see the building unless he ana
- "a TIE river side Of Penn<lyxanla uno
eoae and gets clear Of The labyrlnth
stores markets and small buildings
odd KINDS
WashinEton has many h,eautlsul 70
ildinxs. n,ost OF which arc hldsar 'vr'
slr beauty under bnshei ssra
Ms. -sraino to live IN caplsal.
Mrs warren q. Harding has leased =,
arartmeuf "a Massachusetts, arcnus =,
this city and y = sail that she win aoo,
tide hrrv DURING the evening winter No.,
may BE- that u IL the Intention AZ
y Harding 70 make this city her res
nee fer the r~st u her life. although a.,
Is hardly believed N washlnv,ea thar
u such win be the sp<s. m.n
MANY widows u men who harv held the
n once In the capital Of the coun. inx
have chosen to remain ir wsshisx- 10 r
to pss the days Of sksir widow than