Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-09
SURVEY PICTURES
TRUE CAPITAL CITY
Board OF Trade Data Shows
Growth, Holdbacks and
Potentialities.
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reed for an opera house and music
center Of some description.
That the coordination and better de-
velopment Of public recreational facili-
9es Is essential.
Death Rate Too High.
= That there Is shown in the survey an
'iDver- deveiupment" Of commercial prop
erty for the present requirement, with
too many stores In the outlying sections.
That the death rate is too high, con-
Edering the general cleanliness and Ia
cilities Of the city.
! That there are approximately $500
Hnoccupied desks in the public school
systems and too many schools with too
small play areas, q lack OF specialized
schools such as for underdeveloped
children and that the existing trade
schools could be very much improved"
That there is great iradequacy" in
garage space in the community.
And that Che metropolitan area out
side the city Is placing considerable
Bonded indebtedness upon itself, as dis
tinguished from the District of Column
Ma.
( On the other hand, the Board of
Trace officials list the following as be-
ing outstanding in the attractions Of the
National Capital, as revealed by facts
contained in the survey volume:
The National Capital and its en-
Nirons have evidenced a steady growth
Gong healthy and normal lines. par
Hcularly evident in the past 20 years,
10th as to wealth and population.
It Is q community in which definitely
defined development plans have been
aid out along the highest type and
most scientific lines assuring its future
q the most beautiful Capital in the
world.
It is free from debt.
A. ~ High Per Capits Salary. '-'',-
The purchasing power of the National
Capital and It's residents Is without
equal in the United States. This has
h4An assured by the steady Government
f4enue and community growth on q
sound and STEADY basis rather than any
boom or mushroom fashion.
The city has q high average per
capita salary which ranks it among the
6kst four cities Of the country.
1GroWth In its bank deposits, postal re-
6H{pts, number Of telephones, number Of
a4k0mobiles and other modern conven-
W1cesi has been steady.
q The position of Washington as an
educational, cultural and scientific CEN
Is unquestioned.
The surrounding territory also has
Ef Montgomery County, Prince Georges
County, Arlington County and the City
6fNAlexandria. = ~
As q place to live. no city in the
4ountry offers more enjoyable or higher
Hpe facilities than Washington.
As location for national headQuar-
ters. Washington. both as to the high
Bpe OF once workers and proximity to
needed information, Is unequaled.
E#4pfns1k UsatafNar vsar,wn f1nA.. g..
ather city. assares the stability Of real
estate values
It's transportation facilities, both local
and tntercity are excellent
It's hotel facilities rank fourth In the
country.
-srhe city has an unusually good water
supply, progressive labor laws, excellent
puoiic utilities and honest municipal ad-
31iinistration.
Copies 70 BE Free.
Copies IL the suraey : niihlieal ,on
wnich Will be used By heal idtefesta Al
yaltAnle handbook in hifiire nfcsssc-
ton @ ths ffopolitan &reA. are 70 be
qistrlpllte6 Tree Of charge to- ,bank,.
business ieAdets. important industrial.
comnierpiai and research ornanizations
and other institutions. cam for conies
already have come to the. trade BODY
from heads Of some of the large indus.
trlal ana business organizations Of the
country Interested in washington.
Inc material for the survey was nre-
pared In accordance with AZ, nalfiir,s
qraftAd By the Chamber Of C6inraeTce
Df the United States.
The SURVEY report rs the. first az In
kind 70 get forth so comprehensiyeiy ill,-
disputed facts concerning the affairs of
Masningfnn and. the surrounding sec
non anciuoeq N this metropolitan area
4 Survey Is Unbiased
In another aspect the survey COM
pned Tor the Board Of Trade Is unusual.
mat y that II makes no grossly exae-
Eerated. claims Is 70 the trade are Of
the National Capital, such as are cns,s !
monty found In surveys of numerous
0tner cities Of this country.
In other words, IS pointed out YER
Dauy oy Mr. bnsks the Washington sur
-ey does not seek 20 annex. Baltimore
niaaelpfna or Atlanta Is part and
Rsrcsi % the Trade area OF the National
George Ritz. president Of the traa.
nody ma fcreword in the handbook
Any one studying the data con-
tained IN this book win be irnrnediateIv
struck with the fact that there e al
tnost no use OF superlatiyes, and that
mere Is little attempt to prove that
Wasnington excels every other city in
hny particular endeavor or attraction.
All through there has been an effort To
ptesent the facts Is we found them.
1n4 survey Is largely q reference
work tnat may constantly and probably
De used oy business men and any others
Interested in Washington. The board
EeAnzes that such q report Is no soore or
issued than 1t starts to become obso-
4ete. For this reason 1t is the hope Of
date"
p Unique Features shown.
The survey, however. does show many
81 the outstanding and unusual attrac-
lions and unique features Of this city
and its surrounding area.
%or the city itself. its Importance "a
shown at glance In q tabulatjon giving
the rise In the population Of WaShing-
ton from 1895 to 4e5.7l6 during the
past century-from 1880 to 1880. The
population in 1900 was 27s,7le and in
1870 437,S7l.
But this does not include all thai
properly il part Of this urban center
and the Board Of Trade survey shows
that, including the population Of thu
surrounding counties Of Maryland and
Virginia. the total is increased tc
B7o.62S,
~ County Populations.
The population Of Montgomery County
Increased from 1880 in 1910 TO 80 .S9i
IN 1880. Prince Georges County from
20,5ee 10 e0.0e2, Fairfax County from
11iii TO 25,566. Arlington County from
! ,315 10 26,06e, and Alexandria City
from Z ,727 to 24,1e5.
For the whole metropolitan area o.
the National Capital the population ha,
<isen from 68,4l0 In 1910 to STA, SOS II
1900 and TO e70,525 this year.
During the past 10 years." the .lrve,