The Washington times., 1925-03-05

The House passed $16ooooOoO public buildings bill which
provided spending $6000000 in public buildings in
Washington for office and general governmental purposes
but it failed the Senate because Of the legislative jam and
the opposition of the Director of the Budget
having authority in deciding where the remainder
should be expended Powerful gentlemen
in the Senate feel that should be their privilege and that
Of Congress where public buildings should be erected
and the of each.
President Coolidge and all Of his Cabinet
strongly urged Congress put through separate
buildings bill for the District Of Columbia but this was
refused.
There is little doubt that at the session Of Congress
there will be authorized for Federal buildings in the
District at least $50 100000 which may with reasonable
tant be added to the $5Oooo0 assuring least $S6OO
900 within few years.
This sum covers nothing but the projects
does not include many smaller appropriations Tor Federa
and District construction, repair etc
In the calendar year 1923 $5OOOoOOo spent in
buildings for private in the District Even that
banner year nearly reached in 1924 when total Of
than $46000O0o expended Washington builders
taking out building permits in increasing numbers so far
this and there indications that building activities
here will dwindle in the future.
To the contrary, the permits issued for January and
the months of year. already indicating that our
private building operations this year will exceed the banner
year of 1928
In January 1924 the building permits aggregated 1872
65 in February of the $206219 For January
o. this year the o. @ sor was e.
than double February Of last How does that look
i0I as aV .r be- Son s the
Of stores apartments houses etc. will cost average Of
$46OO0000 for the next five years. there Will be
total in that time Of to add to the
the huge $S15 in five years. still not including
small Federal and municipal projects extensive repairs
and minor public improvements Of various kinds
there any doubts about the future Of Washington
they can't exist much longer.
When Uncle Sam first saked the stage of nations
he selected the District of Columbia his chief place Of
business and Washington the chief city of that small
territory Uncle Sam has since been taking good
Of his National City He can't do otherwise when he
has much invested here He thinks well Of this town.
you se that he will be compelled to in
office buildings here and them in his work.
The of this that Uncle Sam do this every
private citizen surely afford to invest to the limit in
looking after his her interests You can't wrong
in counting upon great future for this National City and
you can't go wrong in building buying home unim
proved property you good and buy with
Strangers coming here often claim that outsiders
bulsh the future Of Washington than people
We don't with that but the outsider things
ahead if he has any at all.
Large numbers of outsiders become residents Of this city
each year. after buying building homes They weo
do Americans who believe in Washington who like the home
atmosphere and the unequaed social and educational ad
vantages of this city in rearing family That's just
why Washington growing by leaps and bounds
is the finest home city in America unexceled in its at
fractions for Americans who want to be the Of
machinery that operates the governmental affairs of the most
dorfu lnofo