The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-09-14
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Washington. washington" said
conference, following the World war.
new is the capital of the world" VAL
i:From the point of view of the resiS'
dents of the city itself, Washington
was lucky In being relatively sm9il.
ctty at the time of its accession A0
wdrld5wide greatness. London, Parts
R0me-other great capitals of the
world-have long been cities of tre-
Incndous size. Washington was ranked
well down the scale In population, COM
pared with them. Therefore, the rise
OF Washington TO so great q position
or prominence has produced civic
boom which Is bound to be-of long
duration.
lit is true that before 1917 there we're
some vestiges Of the provincial about
the national capital With. the en-.
trance Of the United States into the
World war all this was changed. A
spectacls was presented of extraordI-
nary interest. Almost over night the
population Of Washington was swelled
~ toStSNO DNlSuilS. IL WIS lihc put
ting 4 number ten foot into number
sevea shoe.
A curious and important fact about
this growth of Washington relates to
the type of population which the war
brought Population. In general cen.
kns terms, means men, women and chill
dren, the aged and infirm and INDECENT
---in short, everybody. The 10000
population which suddenly was added
TO Washington Was different. II was
mnde up very largely of active adults.
1t was made up Of workers, from mil:
ifonaire dollar-a-year men to flapper
stenographers.
Were Mostly Adults.
Some officials and others brought
families along, but for the. most part
the new population was adult. In u.s.
tAl census term, tide of 10000 per-
sons usually means about $4,000 active
adults or less. In Washington's case
Himeant that almostlaiisof the $50 600
Were of the type to make constant de-
mands on the facilities of the city,
They did not represent children and
tnvalids who would stay at home, but
rnther workers who demanded service
and, above all, Independent and sepa-
rate places to live.
The end Of the war brought an exodus
or many, but by no means all. II Is
estimated that the net gain Of the cap
ital was Ground 75. .0e0. .-----'
Washington cnsts a spell over. people
who spend any time here. After their
official tasks are accomplished. they
continue to live at the capital city. Two
former presidents make Washington
their home, Wilson and Taft, the latter
now chief justice Of the United States
Former cabinet members, former sena-
tors and representatives in congress
and host Of minor officials. are also,
permanent residents. In addition,
Washington has It's colony of million,
nires- men who have amassed fortunes
in industry and have retired to live
In the capital city yaof the world--the
seat Of affairs Of the leading nation.
These are the elements which have
exempted Washington from ups and
downs of the building boom. The build
Ing boom continues here unabated and
gives promise OF doingiso indefinitely
Even sleepy old Georgetown. the an
eient city which was a Potomac river
port of entry before Washington was
even planned and nov Is contiguous
with the capital, has undergone a
startling change.
City Has No slumps.
The billiard table surfaces of Wash.
ingtons asphalt streets, the maze Of
wooded park and greensward the cir