The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-11
The Glorious Glimpses We Are
Getting of a Greater
Washington!
By BILL PRICE.
Washington!


Dry figures YOU say dont interest you but here are
few that are not dry and they going interest you
profoundly because they furnish inspiring gmpses of the
gloriously greater Washington that looms before u.s.
For the six months jun 80 permits issued by
building inspector for the erection OF 5O4
buildings to cost $35175,84S.
For the same six months of 1924 the figures 41s8
permits with total of $19826 increase of
than $15,oo0,OOo
For the entire year 1924 the largest building year the
history of the District Columbia building operations
gated approximately $50000o0o District officials say that
the total for 1926 will reach not less than $70O00000
Let us shift to another field for just instant The
Chesapeake and Telephone Company
it will spend 100000 in the next five years
ditiona telephone equipment to constantly increasing
demands.
"A city, says telephone company lis known by the
development of its utilities Washington there no
better barometer growth and development than the tee
Tere are now 12o532 telephones in use in the District or
one for every people, July 1915 years ago.
total number telephones in the District $685. and
the expects that by July l. 1880 five years from now
the total number will 162500 and that the
of daily calls will have risen from 100000 to 100000
Go back building figures for minute and bear in
and do include millions of dollars the Government
is spending here construction. During this fiscal
year about 100000 to be spent at Walter Reed Hospital
alone
It has been estimated that private
srucon together will the total of money spent in the
District calendar year $1O0OoO0O0 taking account
Of large Government building operations projected for the
100000 new House Office Building.
One Of the oldest advertising agencies in the country has
sent out building figures of the great boom in building in
cities approximatng the Of Washington ST. Louis shows
figures of 3329272 for building purposes in the first six
months of 1926 Kansas City $22523960 Florida cities
spending millions in construction.
It is pity that not have the building figures for
the magnificent suburban territory surrounding Washington
in Maryland and Virginia territory forming part of what
will day be the Greater Washington The citizens of
this territory mostly workers in this city closely
identified with Washington and its interests.
This suburban territory is building fully rapidly in
this great city where the thousands of buildings do not
meet the demands for homes and apartments.
There isn't builder in Washington who feels that the
saturaon point in buildings being reached here They
know that the cs population increasing faster than the
construction of homes So there is mo hating in sight
The governors of Virginia and Maryland and the county
movement fathered by District municipal and
Federal officials extend the city plans of Washington into
the beautiful outlying territories which practically
part Of the suburbs of this National Capital.
What is already being called the Greater Washington Plan
ming Commission would for its duties the coordination
and harmonious development of all sections close to the Dis
trict That farghted project recommended by this
newspaper long and the definite under
way dates back to the period Of Times editorials this sub
ject
you live in this beautiful National City you
something boast about You've marvellous facts
figures will enable you tell the world that Washington
rapidly the way to greatness which nobody
foresee Dry figures do tell any ies especially
they are fortified by hundreds Of stirring facts.