Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-29
SEES D. c. BUSINESS
ON STABLE BASIS
Competing "Home Town
Booster" LaudS Washing
ton as Residence City.

The general stability of business in
Washington was cited by Carl G. Ro-
sinski as one reason why this Is "the
best city in which to reside" in the adj
dress he made in the home town boost
! ing 'oratory contest staged recently by
| the Washington Real Estate Board. His
| address follows:
ITO convince the outsider that Wash
ington is the best city in which to re-
side is, in my opinion, one of the
easiest sales jobs conceivable. 1t we
have an article of proven worth to sell,
we then have most of the sales resist
ance behind us. Washington has proven
its worth and offers so many attrac-
tions that the mere listing of these
should be sufficient to sell 1t to the
prospective resident.
Offers Apartment Homes.
/ 81. To house the prospect, Washing
| ton offers more apartment homes than
any city of its size in the country. He
can rent an apartment as low as $25 or
as high as 81 900 per month. He can
buy a modern home anywhere from
81 900 to $400. 900, and all in good To-
cations
%. Washington's climate is neither
too hot nor too cold, city free from
congestion, insanitary conditions has
water and sewerage systems equal to
any in the country; plenty of light,
sunshine and fresh air, free from
smoke and offensive odors.
IS. For education. we offer ATS
schools. This in addition to such great
universities as Georgetown and George
Washington. We have available the
Congressional Library, of undetermina-
BILE value to students; the Supreme
Court and the Congress of the United
States, with its opportunities for learn
ing.
a. For the practice of religion
| Washington offers 331 churches and, in
the process of building, two great cathe-
drals which, when completed, will rep
resent an investment of millions of
dollars.
RecreatiOnaI Facilities Cited.
"5 Along recreational lines we have
more facilities than any city in the
Parks offer many miles of beautiful
| tree lined roadways; facilities for base
| ball, foot ball, tennis. miles of bridle-
path and three public golf courses No
city in the country offers the beauty
that Washington provides in its pub
! lie buildings, the various memorials,
beautiful homes and nearly 900 parks.
"6. The most important factor, how
ever, in selling Washington, and the
one in which the prospect is most in
| terested, is the opportunity for making
money and the prospects for advance
ment, and here, fellow realtors, is where
Washington stands out prominently.
| 1.-The Federal Government employs
about 10000 persons, with a pay roll of
nearly $l20, 900 annually. To give
you an idea of the size of this industry,
it is 70 per cent as large as Ford Motor
Co.'S Detroit plant. This pay roll means
that nearly 100000 is paid each day to
these employees, to be spent with Wash
ington merchants, StabiliZing the bust
ness Of Washington and freeing 1t from
slumpS or depressions.
Washington boasts of 583 manufac-
! turing establishments, with a yearly
output of $83, 600, 900, which figure does
not include the Government Printing
ONCE and the Bureau of Engraving.
City's Growth in 10 Years.
"Our growth, greater than any city
in the country-30 per cent in 10 years.
| The 1880 estimate of our population is
| 583, 900, to which can be added CSC, 900,
| living within a radius of IS miles, who
shop in Washington and about 500,0 900
| tourists annually.
ITO show the growth of our real es-
| tate-about 10 or IL years ago a certain
downtown ground went begging at
S250,000. The other day chain store,
am told, offered $l,000,000 for this
same piece
THE prosperity of any city can be
measured by the quality of its womens
clothing To show you that Washing
ton is prosperous. cite one example
| Mr. Garfinckel is erecting a building
which will provide him with five times
| his present area. Other signs of pros
| perity: One automobile to every four
persons in Washington, enough to move
all of its population at one time and
each seated comfortably; one telephone
| for every three persons, with an esti-
mate that $22,000,000 must be spent
here in the next five years to provide
the necessary additional equipment.
! ITO sum up: The prospect is offered
| advantages of a city beautiful, which is
growing rapidly and will continue to
grow. the best assurance of which is
the fact that the United States is grow
| ing every day. and, as the States grow
Washington, the heart of that Nation,
must grow with it."
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