Evening star., 1930-12-13
REAL TY CONDITIONS.
best since WAR"
M. c. Miller Suggests Tour of
City for True Picture Of
Development.

Basic conditions In the real estate
market today are better than ct any
time since the World War, William G,
Miller, local realtor and past president
Of the washington Real Estate Board
declared today.
The stability Of real estate as CON-
modify has outclaSsed any other form
Of security, and while this Is true
throughout the country generally, it is
more apparent in the National Capital
than elsewhere, he added.
eWaehingtonian are too close to the
picture to see It," he said. I'VE are
accustomed to go to and from our daily
tasks over the same route, and If an
occasional new building Is erected along
that. route, we are not impressed by it.
What we Washing gtonians need. Is a
tour OF the city.
eHDuring the past five years, changes
have occurred in our city which are
almost cataclysmic In effect. Entire
areas have been torn down, and rising
from the ruins of former novels, mag
ntficent monuments Of marble meet our
eye. Beginning at the Union Station,
IN place Of the old Government hotels,
which were erected as an emergency
during the World War, q magnificent
plaza, giving clear and unobstructed
view of the Capitol Is being built now.
Cites Transformation.
sIn that immediate area are being
erected the new House once Building,
the Supreme Court Building and that
wonderful edifice given to our city by
the late Henry Clay Folger to house his
great collection of ShakeSpeareana.
Those Of US who do not 60 on Capitol
Hi very often do not realize the trans-
formation that is being wrought there.
"Along the Eastern Branch Of the
Potomac River the Engineers Of the
war Department are building an ex-
teFisive park area. all the way to the
District line. This area is now mac
cessfble, and not one Washingtonian in
one Thousand knows what Is going on
there. Adjoining this park, on the
western shore of the Eastern Branch,
the Agricultural Department is pur-
chasing hundreds Of acres for the de-
velopment of q national arboretum.
"The Mount Vernon Highway, run
ming along the Potomac River is wen
along toward completion, and it Is
understood that this parkway win be
extended on the Virginia side up 70
the Great Falls Of the Potomac. The
Memorial Bridge across the Potomac
Is fast becoming an mplishment.
The huge triangle south of Pennsyl-
vania avenue being purchased by the
Government Is fast becoming converted
70 its ultimate purpose, the site Of q
magnificent PARKWAY for public build
ings It has been estim4ted that there
win be an outlay Of $500, ,00o, 900 In the
accomplishment of the Government
building and park program IN and
around Washington. II
Sees Better Built Homes.
"In 1882, the blcentennial year,
washington WIN become the mecca of
Americans, and the greatest pilgrimage
Of all time viii undoubtedly be directed
toward our Capital City. These trav-
eiers win be rich and poor, and the
beauties which win burst upon them
viii inspire them with desire to make
washington their home.
s'Theodure Roosevelt once said:
Every person who invests in wen se-
lected real estate In q growing section
Ofsa urusperuus community adopts the
suresf and safest method Of becoming
independent tor. real estate Is the basis
-our national population has IN
creased a3 per cent during the last Is
years, while the wealth Of this Nation
has increased 800 per cent, and Amer
leans are entitled TO better housing con-
ditions IN consequence Of their increased
wealth. The Jerry Builder Il out of q
JOB, and from now on We shall see bet
ter built houses better planned for the
needs Of q growing and more prosper
Gus Nation"