The Washington times., 1925-09-08
Big Moneys Cold Estimate OF
Wastington's Great Future
By BILL PRICE

By BILL Prize
When big money coldly Mechanically estimates Wash
ingtons future something worth while the balance OF us
can well afford to sit up and take notice.
There isn't sentiment, bit OF the spirit OF
boost in the report Public Utilities Commission
by Mcclellan & Junkersed engineers that rapidly
heading toward million people in the District of Columbia
and that the transportation problems this development will
bring will be anticipated by utilities officials
careful systematic survey of Washingtons trans
poration needs has been by North American Com
pany of New York. which paid $4,000 in cold cash to know
the FACTS this CITY, far they touch ransporta
ton and public utilities.
This $4,000 wasn't spent for fun The North American
Company big financial corporation owning public utility
interests throughout the country considerable stock
IN the Washington Railway Electric Company which owns
Electric Light Company the gold mine OF DIS
trct public utilities
Therefore it is big money the cold dollar which puts the
population of the District million in comparatively
short time The information prepared for the benefit of
those who have plenty of money to invest It is guide to
pleasant hooks where be put in with safety
and with splendid chances of speculative accumulation
There is nothing prospectus in this rating
of Washngton brilliant future by reputable concern whose
only aim the making of money for its stockholders and
owners.
and future investment field for money was
possible merger the railway companies here Ger
tain manpuaons of stock the local stock exchange still
point merger activities and Washington people will wei
merger provided it is not of that kind which
spills an immense of financial water for the unwary
and nets huge pile for the gentlemen the inside
knew the wonderful development making in this Federal City
and the thousands of people coming in here annually
buy and to live There surprise in that phase OF
that view confirmed by big business
should be most significant to us all
the transportation problems of the future here
would be decidedly wise for two street railway to
merge substitute unified operation for two sets OF
arrangements Such merger should reduce operating ex
ensg and bring improved service with moderate fares
Below few observations of these transportation
gneers the Districts population and growth which SO
much like those stated in this newspaper in the past as to be
well worth reading:
Efforts to reduce the number of Government
poye Washington both by their transfer to district
offices elsewhere and through diminishing the staff
and activities of the several Government departments,
while they may be considerable affecting de-
partments, influence such small percentage OF the
total population to have little effect upon city
growth has reached the proportions enjoyed by
the metropolitan district of Washington
The report goes show that in all parts of this city
and all along borders in Maryland and Virginia there
steady building activities with unusually keen interest In
various parts of the United States the outlook here
It also that there than 5000 transents
always Washington based data obtained from hotels
alone boarding houses and private homes not being included
which would swell the number OF strangers always here to
many more than 5000 daily.
It the profound satisfaction of all loyal Washing
tonan that all the estimates OF our future are Daseo on son
things definite substantial facts that cannot be departed
from overlooked.
California and Florida are attractive. They have futures
but they back of them the Federal Government itself
have here They haven't back of them beauties any
greater than and they have few of the many ad
vantage city all other parts of the United
States. is impossible how there could be any
pessmsm about Wahingtons future We haven't boom
on here that is going to collapse We are moving toward
wonderful future material solid because the
supporting this city and sound that
going backward is not to be thought Of
enough The and greater Washington will retain all the
charms of the DID, but simply be available to still larger
number of people who hunting this sort of place to live
in and to bring their families up in
The Suns Rays Pass Through