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-M jUV&m jy-jpt4- Bywap VA . -l"". ME WASHINGTON CBiriOSATtTKDAY, MAT 38, 18 87. -DOUBLE SHEET. - -temwrt'mwM$mMijiwutlm.m0im MfcWWpMIIMWII i i "rv ' i. J i ' f it ' 1 1 Further Facts in Reaard to Prop erly in West Washington. INDUCEMENTS TO BUYERS. Reasons for Making Real Estate In vestments There. HIGH AND HEALTHY SITES. Vitus cf Virions Representative Business lien or Ike Plice. A PICTURESQUE LOCALITY Me New National Pari end National Ofcseryalory. THE FUTURE "BOSTON HIGHLANDS." Probability of Groatly Increased Facili ties of Travel. The Critic takes plcasuro In laying beforo Its readers some further facts about West Washington. Being firmly convinced that It has been only from oversight that this delightful portion of our town bos been allowed to lan guish; and believing that the signs now point to a very rapid and em. phatlc change In Its condition, wo are glad to mako ourselves the medium through which tho reading public may be Informed of this change In recurring to this subject wo sub mit a few reasons why It may be con sidered absolutely safe to purchase properly In Washington: First Because Washington Is tho Capital of tho Nation and must bo con tinually growing as tho country In creases In population and business, while other places grow only from local causes, which aro not continuous, but intermittent, and often never arlso. In seventeen years, at tho present rate of Increase, the United States will ha o 100,000,000 population, Second Because expansion of cur rency Is taking place at tho rate of 2,000,000 to 1,000,000 silver coined per month and prices aro rising pro portionately. Third Because of the enormous In crease of circulation which must take place iu the near futuro by reason of the disbursement of tho Treasury sur plus and which will be forced to seek Investment In this country. rourtu Washington Is tho most delightful placo In the United States as a place of residence. Men of wealth from all parts of tho country are building elegant and expensive houses here for tbelr winter homes. Besides, each new Administration brings a largo number of new residents of a high order, and no person who has once resided hero ever wants to lcavo Fifth Washington Is less affected by panics and general depression of business, because It Is sup ported largely by Oovcrnmcnt busi ness, which nsver falls, never suspends, and which changes only to Increase constantly with tho Increasing population of the country. No matter how severe a financial storm may bo elsewhere, It never disturbs the regular payments by tho Government. Tho ono great disadvantage under which West Washington has labored lor years Is that Its citizens havo not appreciated the natural advantages of their town, and Its desirability as a place of rcsldcnco for both moderately cir cumstanced people and people of means. Eun sow it Is with tho greatest difficulty that Tub Critic can secure opinions from tho older resi dents as to Georgetown's apparent In creasing prosperity, and It Is only with tho uso of a corkscrew, so to speak, that they can be made to talk at all. These aro groat odds to contend with, but TnE Cnmo will contlnuo Its work, confident that It Is In tbo right, and that It can only bo a very short time until tho beauties and advantages of our sister town are fully appreciated, If not by her own moss grown citizens, at least by people on this side and In other cities, who, having Intelligence enough to comprehend a good thing when they see It, and seeing clearly that In tho natural order of things George town must soon be tho fashionable rcsldcnco portion of Washington, In vest their spare money In that locality. Wo do not wish to cast any re flections on tho worthy citizens of West Washington; wo wish merely to call attention to the almost criminal In action and Indifference with which somo of them view tho present boom, and tho obstacles they are pulling la the way of enterprising people, who nrc trying to convert their place from the grass grown Tillage, into which It "3 yic zbeztte 39-TH. IT M k M s in U37-TH. '? E? 3e-TH.M- STREET. "TSS"" -i r "Burleith Addition to has turned to tho elegant and fashion able neighborhood for which nature, If hor signs are to be believed, originally Intended It. Over half of tho purchases that have been mado In Georgetown slnco the present boom was Inaugurated have been mado by citizens of other cities. True, sovcral largo sales have been made to Washington syndicates, but they have not equaled thoso made to residents of other places. Wo direct attention to tho map printed on this page. It shows the beauties of tho northwestern part of West Washington and Its desirability lor residence purposes better than any words rnorERTr ah o i rices Mr. JcbnMarbury, Jr., was seen at his hardware store, on High street, and salil : "lor 13 or 15 years psat 1 have wondered that the people of tt atblr gton anil strangers coming hero to reside bavo not come to W cat Uathlugton. Tbo advantages of our pottlon cif the city are obvious On the bor dtra of Kock Creek, on tho Waeblngton aide, land la atlllng at S3 per 10,11 are foot, while on this aide yu can purchase land of residence of the late governor cooke, oeoroetown seiouts, a far better character, with the advantage of altitude, ic., for from 30 to 73 cents per foot. The Heights, of courae, Is the most de alrable portion of our town. There Is no spot In the District of Columbia which can comrare with this beautiful place. I think everybody know s tbls. If tbey don't, they ought to. There Is a decided boom In the western and northwoatern part, Includ ing the llelghts. I see no reasoi why It should not continue. "I have property for sale here, but un lets I can get what I want for It, I will not sell. That Is, I have my price on U and will not sell for a penny less, because I know It Is only a queatlon of time until 1 will get my price On the corner of N and Thirty-fifth atreets property formerly owned by a Mr. Bluadcn, was, two years ago, offered for J3.000. It sold a abort time ago for J7.000. Tbls Is but one of many Instance! Tbere Is no great ruah to sell that I can aee, but tbere are buyers In any quantity." health AMD ruosrEBiTr. John J. llogue says: "There has been a de cided boom In our town for several months put, and It Is bound to continue. With the tacllltlea afforded for reetdenco purposes here, at a comparatively cheap price, ws can compete encceaafully with the city proper. We have all the advantages of Waahlngton with comparatively few of the disadvan tages. Our place being free from the ma laria that Infects portions of Washington, makes It, of course, far more healthy, The deaths here are all from old age, No better recommendation of tho bealthfulneasofa place Is needed than that. "There have been several new firms started here In the past few weeks In antici pation of a large trade tbls tall, tbat being our buay season, liuelneis property along our main streets has bcon Improved greatly, and I think the town bids fair to 'come up1 largely. There Is so question of Its having already done so as far as real estate Is con cerned. Our town Is essentially a plscs for residences, and I think will In the near fu ture be to Waahlngton as Boston Highlands are to that city, the Mecca of the wealth and aristocratic people. A "CONSERVATIVE" VIEW. TncCrano man found William Laird, the venerable cashier of the Merchants sod I 35-77. STREET. 13 - 1 1 111 IR1 street. N II I I I I I II S 7 '' B B B ft T" I I I I II I' 3B-TH. ST. i a 0 8 h i 6 5 "' rfK 5 e S4r . U U z: ti.u- J 3 1 E 3 B ! 5 ft1- g STtTfJVjL,' .'; 4SE k 5 m rzr J L. West Washington." Mechanical Bank, In hls,ofllce, and asked for bis views on West Washington's present and prospective future. Mr. Laird was very reserved and cautious In bis statements, and would fiat admit that the place was either enjoying a great prosperity now, or tbat the prospects were good for her future. This was to be expected of the conservative manager of this very conservative bank. Mr. Laird admitted, bowevor, that George town was likely to Improve with Waahlng ton. TBS FCTC8X Or GEORGETOWN. The following Interview was printed In laat Saturday's Csmo and credited to Will. II. Morgan. Mr. Wm. A. Gordon, the well known attorney, Is the gentleman quoted, and ho probably knows as much about Georgetown as the average Waah lngton citizen, "Anything I may Bay In regard to George town and Jta aurroundlngs may poaalbly be taken with certain grains of allowance, as I am a native born Georgetown man, havo passed my whole lite there, and am Inter ested In every foot of It. You ask what f think of the future of Georgetown, and whether In my opinion It Is a good place for Investment. 1 will aoawer the aecond In quiry first, and say that I know of no part of the District where judicious Investments will bring a better return, and whero there la lees chance of depreciation In value should anyflnanclal crista occur. My reasons for this are. tbat Georgetown Is not a new place, but a town well built up, and to a certain extent In the vigor of mature llfo. There are comparatively few mortgages on prop erty and consequently few forced salca wbleb la tlraoof financial trouble have an Influence on surrounding propeity. "In view of tho fact that there Is but little unimproved property In the town proper, there Is not much room for large specula tive schemes, but all lots ottered for sale find ready purcbaaers at good prices. It has been said that there Is but little activity In real estate In the 'Ancient Cemetery.' Is this correct! It Is true that there are lathe upper part of the city large bodies of ground which are not In the market, but this Is explained by the fact that theso are old places which have been occupied by tbo owners and their ancestors since before the cession of the District, and having pride In their old homes and being under no pe cuniary pressure, the owners have pre ferred to keep their houses Intact rather than subdivide and sell. It Is, however, the fsct that where old places have been subdivided and sold that the prices have been good and purchasers been numerous In my own experience In the paat five yeara, I have as trustee In equity subdi vided and sold lsnds which have since been retold at from ono to four hundred per cent, advance on the price thought by the court to be adequate. "In regard to the future of Georgetown, I would say that la my opinion the proa pecta are unutuall j bright. In tbo paat few yeara people have awakened to the fact tbat tbey could purchase and build In Georgetown at prices ridiculously low In comparlaon with ruling ratea for lets eligi ble property In Waahlngton, snd tho result has been an uouaual amount of improve ment In every direction. "Aelde from the natural beauties of the townf which all admit, and the advantagca of aocletles, churches and schools, George town offers special Inducements to those seeking homes In the fact tbat tbo water sup ply Is moat abundant; that In summer there Is a never falling river breeze at night, that tbere Is a remarkably well selected free library, tho Feabody, and a superior free slgbt school for young men, the Llnthlcum Institute, Besides this, Investors should not lose eight of the new bridge building over the l'otomac at the Aqueduct and the cer tainty of the early Improvement of Rock Creek, both of which csnnot fall to produce beneficial remits and enhance the value of property. I "I would also say that I consider the country northwest of Georgetown as tbat In which any oxpanalon of the city would be located. I have recently been over a large portion of the land lying near to and woat cf the Tonlejtown turnpike, and, after care- y " Sam'rfC 5 !i P'n'Cs I nni 1 1 LU2SS1 rTr---" raie""'' -: - -" I I I I I I I ETOUIITI r HI 1 !' I I J I I a I III II I 1 11 n - s - . - - - - a t f 1 -Wisis,. . ;r-r.-rxri TZ i fnl examination of the country, can say, without fear of contradiction, that It Is the most beautiful location for homes and bet ter adapted for town lots than any other portion of the, District outside of tho two cities." a scsiness-ukb oriiiov. A prominent business man on M street thinks tbat all that West Washington needs to mako a boom Is for the citizens of this locality to come to a realization of the fact that theirs Is the prettiest portion of Washington, with all the facilities of a great city; and after reaching this conclusion (to which tome of the resi dents are astonishingly blind) to set a fair value on their property and put It on the market. lie says the reason more people TLAM OF RESIDENCE COnNER TntnTT-SIXTH AI.D U STREETS, IN lltRl EITO ADDITION, IIEtUr II, LAW, ARCUITECT. do not buy In Weet Washington Is because the retldentt depreciate tbelr own property tbat la, tbey put a low figure on It, and when purcbasera come around and see at what price tho land Is offered, they aay: 'Vi ell, It It Is not worth moro than that, ltlen't worth anytblog,' and go away with out bujlng. Bales have been made at rldlcuoualy low prices In the past sir monlbe. It doesn't coat any more to build a house here than In other portions of the city. Wby Is lsnd that can bo pur chased for one tenth of what similar land Is sold for In other portions of the city not as desirable for building purposes as the latter I Tbo low price ahould surely make up for the few more squares one ba's to travel to reach It. The healthiest part In the District, onjoy lng all the advantages of wator, good sewersge, Ac , West Washington sbould, In the nstural order of things, outrank any por tion of Washington as a place of residence for people of moderate means. A HEW OUTLET FOR TUNLAV H0AD Tnuocon BcitLtun and TnmTr- SEVEKTn STREET. The owners of Burleith, hsvlng purchased the property Immediately north, are con tinuing the line of Thirty seventh street north to connect with Back street and the Tunlaw Itoad. An easy grade Is secured, and tbls will furnish a new and agreeable outlet for the travel to and from Tenley town, l'artlea driving out the Teoleytown Itoad can return by the Tunlaw Koad through Burleith and Thirty aeventh etreet, furnltblng a delightful new drive. The views on both roads aro extensive and beautiful, and this new outlot muet soon be a favorite drive with the public. ROCK CREEE rARIC, A measure to convert the liock Creek Valley Into a National Park was favorably considered by both houses of the lsst Con gress, but for lack of tlmo It only passed ono house. This measure will no doubt becomo a law at no distant day, as It Is In the Inter est of the whole community, and will give the Capital a park unequaled In beauty by any country. Indeed, thcro will scarcely be a more beautiful park la the world. Lying as It does la a picturesque basin, sur rounded by tree-topped hills, Intersected with ravines at different points, furnishing means of communication, cool In summer andprotectedlncolderweathcr.lt will al ways be a favorite resort and of inestimable value to a city like Washington, To accomplish this great project It will be sccosoary to utilize the lower part of Kock Creek Valley In order to furnish an easy and natural approach to the I'ark from all portions of Washington. To do this, and for ordinary sanitary reasons, which cannot TOSiSjuw-wwsivjtOJ" rMrrfmrZ!BSMr aitr 1 IjnsgT-- rl rl fL k I "Map Of Northwest Washington and West be longer neglected, a tunnel or larger sewer muet be constructed from Lyons' Mill to a point near the outlet of Kock Creek Into the river. The creek mutt be turned Into this tunnel along with the large sewers now emptying Into It. Unlessthlslsdonesoontheportlonsofthe city lying north and east of the creek may be rendered unhealthy, as at present the large sewers of that locality empty their contents Into Rock Creek, near V street, polluting that stream and breeding malaria for tho benefit of the favored portions of North Washington. THE NATIONAL OnSERTATORT. Just north of the Llnthlcum I'lace and weat of Mr. Elverson's, the Government owns a largo tract of land, on which Con gress baa appropriated the money to build tbo new National Observatory, From this site a grand panoramic view Is obtained of W aehlogton and the aurrouadlng country. TbeSoldleis' Home cau ba seen from tbls point and polcte far distant In Virginia' and down tho rlrir. The observatory and groundr, when cotu;.lcted, will make this a placo of attraction and gcniral Interest, To approach thla Interesting spot, light of way baa btcn granted tbo Government for tho construction of a handeomo avenue through tho grounda of Mr. rivcreon and Mr, Dent to U etreet, near Thirty-first street, Ttcet Waahloi,toD. The Park, the National Obsenatorj, the rcaideocca of Trealdent Cleveland, Secretary Mhltne, Ac , all eerve aa additional attractions for Georgetown Heights Tashton Unds that wsy. To appreclato the prospects for Weet Waeblngtoo, lata pcreon picture to himself what muet take placo la the near future, namclyi the connection of the Washington atreeta by direct bridges with West Wash ington. At present there are only tour bridges between these two sections of the city. This connection mutt closely follow the Improvement of the Rock Crook Valley, andtbetldeof fashion setting westward de mands that tbls plan sbculd be carried out at once. Tbls will shorten the dlatance very materially between North and Woat Wash ington, as the public mil then not have to travel out of their way to roao any certain bridge to cross the ravine as they now do. Wbon these bridges are built the property In Georgetown will rate with the best property In Washington. At present Georgetown property Is selling at from one-tenth to one fourth the price aeked for property no more advantageously situated In North Waeblngton. The differ ence la too great even In the preeont condi tion of things, and as property la West Washington will support a handsome elats of Improvements It is advan:lng rapidly, and must contlnuo to advance for some time to come. 0EEnlL REUARKS. While It Is not claimed for West Wash ington tbat there will be a phenomenal rise, which has taken place In the new eettlement of Northern Washington, and where ground that was selling for five cents a foot now sells at $9 to 5-3, It Is claimed that tho lo cality has great advantages that have not been appreciated of late years, and that, now tbat attention la being called to It, It muathave a large advance to place It on the same footing ss other portions of the city equally favored, To a man with ordinary Intelligence, the argument needs no elaboration that a home In a locality like that described above, Is preferable to ono on the extremo outskirts of the city proper, where It will take yesrs to mako the neighborhood fit for people of ordinary tasto to reside, and where comparative mountains bavo to bo cut away and gullys to be filled to run the streete. Aside from tho advantages offered by West Waeblngton at a place of reeldence, the commercial lntercats of tho placo are looking up. Business bos been better this spring than for a long time, money thtthas been kept hoarded up for years by tho old residents of the place has been put In circu lation, and Is sow being used to Improve business property on tho principal streets. A walk up Bridge and High streets will - Washington, inoluding Burleith A'ddltion." convince one of tho correctness of tbls state ment. The channel Improvements In the Foto mac River when completed will lncreaso the harbor facilities of the place to an ex tent that cannot but effect Its prosperity. Until recently Fayette, or Thirty-fifth street, which Is solidly built up, hss been the extreme limit of West Washington. The elevations to the west and northwest of this section are superb In the views they afford of the surrounding country. Tbo water Is of the purest chsrscter. No section csn ex ceed this In healthfulness. A number of handsome residences are to be erected on this tract during the present season. The streets are all ready and a largo portion of the present sub-division sold over one half. The projectors of Burleith havo ai re! dy arranged to extmd their eub dtrlelon west and north, covering 100 additional acne, Tbo Cablo Railroad bill, which posted the notes during the last seesloo, extende somo S COO feet la front of tbls property, Tho march of Improvement In Waeh Ington, as In nearly all other cities, Is mainly to the noitu and weet, and while tbe entity or Invcelmuits made at tho present lullng prices In aoy of tbo suburban ven tures In these directions Is hardly to bo ques RESIDENCE OP OEOROE L. DUSLOl', C. II. READ, Jn , ARCUITECT. tloned, It neverthelces Is true that the pre pert; which Is specially referred to In the Immediate vicinity of Georgetown can be purchased for the same or less prices than other suburbs In tbe same direction or much farther away, which, for the present, have no good communication, oven by the extension of our streets, and which are only accessible to tbe city to those resi dents whs are able to keep their own teams. Recent sales have occurred on Thirty-fifth street at from seventy five cents to a dollar a square foot, and I can see no reason why land In tho healthful elevations of the ad joining streets In Burleith and other sub divisions, which are now hold at from twenty to thirty cents, should not, In the course of the present season, double or treble their present prices. Too much cannot be eald of the health fulness of this portion of our city. A walk to the llelghts near whero most of tbe avail able land Ilea Is all that Is necessary to con vince the most skeptical of the hygiene ad vantages to be derived from a rosldence In this beautiful place. Malaria and kindred diseases are unknown here. Tho prevail ing air la from tbe west, south and north, and tho breezes como laden with Invigor ating and health giving ozone, contrasting greatly with the miasmatic odors that Infest tho lower portions of the city. The class of people now living In this neighborhood attest Sufficiently as to the futuro social status of this place. Some of our oldest and most aristocratic families live on the Heights, and Indeed tbe entire town boasts a social standing very consid erably above tho average, tbe rowdy ele ment being comparatively unknown. West Washington cannot be called suburban. It Is a part of our city, separated only by a email etream of water, which, If the pres ent plans are carried out, will soon be transferred Into an Immense eower to relieve the northwestern part of the city of Its vast amount of refuse, which bids fair, unless provided with better facilities of exit, to cause tbat part of the city to bo very unhealthy. When this is done Rock Creek valley will doubtless be transformed lffl Crrl wWAtm"- ' r- Fsmvj. rr--Z-, 1 1 A3a cncSa 3SS9i pgnjitealri Into tbe beautiful park of which so much haa been eald and written. Tossy nothing of the natural advantages of the Heights, property here Is not selling at a fair valuo, In comparison with other lo calities In Washington, There must nat urally be an evenlng-np process before long which will advance property In West Washington to a price equal with that of other portions of the city, In desirable neighborhoods, at an equal distance from lu centre. As fast as nice residences are built here they are occupied by a good clsss of people, and there la no other neigh borhood In the elty In which these people would be willing to reside, where property csn bo bought at less than from two to five dollars per foot. Tho nstural advantages of tbo Heights as a place of residence are very great, lying aa It docs upon a promontory, with tbo Rock Creek Valley on one side and tbe Fotomao on tho other. During tbe beatcd season It Is notably cooler tban any other portion of tho city. It Is on the route of tno street car lines, and must, In tto natural coureo of things, soon enjoy tbo advantages of cable line facilities, vttilo prtpcity Is very cheap here, the neighborhood le eettled with good people, end parties buying here are certain of tbo cbaroctcr of Ub futuro aoclal growth, In ad lltlon to thla, fashion la now travel ing tble way, so tbat attention la being called to Ihe mulls of tbla locality which have hitherto Leen overlooked. Tbla faciol Iccallty must participate In tbe steady crowth of Waeblngton, which, at tie Capital of tho Nation, muet grow In I roportlon with tbo reet of the country, Statisticians say that In seventeen years, at tho pre ecnt rateof growth, tbls country will 1 avo a poculatlon of one hundred million I tople. That being the case, whst will tho Capital Clly bet A city which to-day In 1 alio of population Is far behind every other large capital In tbo world ? SKETCH OF GEOnOETOWN AND VICINITV, Bays Richard P. Jackson In his "Chron icles of Georgetown 1 To havo a good view of Georgetown, let the spectator ascend the heights to the In tersection of High and Fayette streets, and take a glance over the horizon. He will discover that the town Is situated at the confluence of Rock Creek and the Fotomao River, about three miles from the Little Falls, to which tide-water rises, and Is sep arated by Rock Creek from Washington city, with which there Is ready communica tion by four bridges crossing the creek at tho Intersection of Water, Aqueduct, Bridge and nest streets. Cars ruu every few minutes over tho M street and West etreet bridges, from the centre of the town to tbe Navy-Yard, Tbo position of the town Is salubrious, and, being elevated on bills tbat slopo toward the creek and river, It has ampls drainage, and haa al wa)s escaped certain epidemics tbat havo prevailed In other cities. In tbe distance we behold the heights of Arlington, lato the reeldence of G. W. F. Curtis, now made memorable by tho late war In laying It out as a cemetery for tbe dead. Not far frem the manelon Is tho famous springs whero the Inhabitants of Georgetown and Washington would con gregate to enjoy a conversation with tbo "old man eloquent" or step It off on tho light fantastic toe, Mr, Curtis having erected at bis own expense a pavilion for the ac commodation of all parties who came with or without music to spend a pleasant day, Near the Aqueduct etaeds the brick man sion where lived tbe author of "The Star Spangled Banner" Francis S, Key when ho was a citizen of Georgetown, and prior to being appolntol District Attorney, when be trsnsferred his residence to Washington. Soutbwcttot us Is tho Georgetown Col lege, known to feme as the alma mattr of many distinguished men, who have here received their education and gone forth la tbe world to fill various offices In Church and Btate. A little north of the College Is the Monastery and tbe Academy of Bis ters of the Visitation, embracing a largo ex-, tent of ground, somo thirty three acres, with amplo buildings fronting on Fayette street. We will leave a farther description of these Institutions until we como to treat on eilup.tlnn. Alexandria can be taenia the distance, 'p with Its church spires, and thousands of bouses, ovor which rolled the clouds of emoko and flame on tbe 18th day of Jan uary, 1837, when from eighty to one hun dred bouses were destroyed, The Long Bridge extends Itself across the Fatomae from the District shore, and looks as If It might be carried away by a freshet. Away to the east Is seen the dome of the Capitol, and the Washington Monument; also the National Observatory, located oa Camp IIIU, where the professors record the appearance of tbe planets and comets, It la said that General Braddock landel his army and drilled his mon here preparatory to his toilsome march with colonial troopa to Fort.Dnquesne by a route through the X city of Frederick to Cumberland. On the f borders of Rock Creek stands Lyon't mill, a great place of resort In the summer sea son. A little to tho cut it "Kalorama," famous for having been the residence of distinguished men. Joel Barlow, the author of the "Colnmblad," once resided here; also did Fulton, the Inventor of the steam engine, make here hlsjiome when experimenting oa the powers of steam, Here also were interred the remains of Commodore Decatur, who fell In a duel with Barron on the 83d day of March, 1830. Here also lived Colonel George Bumford, when at the heal of tho Oidnsnce Bureau. HEAL ESTATE VALUES. A General Advance Throughout the Country and Its Cauaes. From tbe Now York Ilonr. Tbe rapid advance In the value of real cslste throughout the United Stales, par ticularly In tbe South and Weat, has oc casioned great surprise to many usuallya well Informed people, and to them these advances seem unwarranted. On all aides we bear prophecies of dire disaster aa the final outcome. To a certain extent thla may be true, for after a very rapid rise some de pression usually follows, but the future tendency of prices of realty must be higher. A simple ststemsnt of fscta shows this to be a foregone coccluelon, for tbe broad truth presents Itself that tbe population of the United Statea la doubling In periods otab n twenty-five yesrs, as the following figures, taken from the United States census reports, plainly show. According to these reports our population In 1700 wae 8,900,000, 1800, 5,300,000, 1810, 7,500,000, 1820, 9,000,000; 1830, 13,900.000; 1M0, 17,100,000,1850, 83, 800,000; 1800, 81,400,000; 1870, 88,000,000, 1880, (0,800,000. According to this ratio of Increase we should have In 1833, 63,800,000; 1890,CS,00,000, 1895, 77,000,000, 1900, 93,. 400,000, and In 1903 over 100 million of people. This Increase Is due largely to lmmlgra-V T tlon. From 1870 to 1SS0 the Government ") reports that 8,708,000 emigrants came to this country, and In the 0 following years up to 1886, we received 3,430,000, a gain of over 700,000 In these 0 years over the preceding 10. From 1880 to 1880, Inclusive, there were received In New York alone 3,230,090, and since the 1st of January the tide of Immi gration Increased, for in the first quarter of the current year 30,730 arrived In Caetlo Garden, In the month of April the enor mous number of 54,833 arrived, and the present month will show a much greater In crease, as over 9,600 arrived In one day, May 10, tbo largest number ever known. Tbls proves that there is not only no falling oft In Immigration, but that It la actually on the Increase. So If our calculation on the Increase of population were bated on this alone tbe estimates before given would be perfectly Justifiable. But tbe meln cause of tbe Incresso la population Is tbo great exceea of births over deaths. The increase of population from 1870 to 1SS0 was 11,000,000, of thts amount Immigration furnished 3,709 000, leaving 8,900,000 due to tbe excess of births over deaths, or about 73 per cent. Tbla la also proven In another way. The cooeus of 1850 tbowt, of the C0,800,000 popula tion, thoee of foreign blrlh were 0,079,913 and thoee of native birth were 43,475,940, lelcg SO 08 per cent, of tbe total. While cur prpulatlon la gaining with such en hanced rapidity tho acreago remains the aame. The area of the United States without Alaska 1b 3,009,000 square miles. The original thirteen State, now Including Maine, Vermont and Weat Virginia, have 393,000 square miles, and, according to the census of 18S0, 303,000 were taken for set tlement, with a rural population of 35 per square mile. The Weatern States Iowa, Wisconsin, MInnesots, Kansas, Nebraska and Texas by many con sidered on the frontier and spsreely settled, have 030,000 squsre miles, and by the ssme census 870,000 were then taken for settlement, with a population of 81 to tbe square mile. Tbe other States lying be tween these two groups mentioned, both North and South, Including Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michi gan, Missouri, Arkansas, Loulslsna, Missis sippi, Alsbatna and Florida, bad 003,000 square miles, and taken for settlement 500, 000, with a population of 80 to the square mile. By adding 5,000,000 population U the lat ter, and leia tban 15,000,000 to the former, they would be aa populoua at tbs original thirteen Statea. The G eneral Land Office's report for the year 1830 ahowa tbere was no land remaining unaurveyed, and therefore unoccupied, In Ohio, Indiana, Mississippi. Illinois, Alabama, Missouri, Arkansas, Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin and Kansas. Nebraska has only 88,830 acres, out of a total of nearly 47,000,000. Further West, In tbe States of Colorado, Oregon, Nevada and California, together with the different Terrlterlea, remains a body of land com prising Botne 1,400,000 tquaro mllct, broken by chains of mountslnt, and containing within Its borders vstt tracts of distant land, practically irreclaimable. Yet, wherever fcrtllo land occura It bat already been taken up even In tbo most remote dls trlcts, In tho mountain vallejs or the desert when water can be brought to Irrigate, and when It Is too poor to pay profits to the huebsndmao, cattle graze wherever water can be obtained, So of this tract, the great Weet of the present day, tbe report of tbe Oeneral Land Office for 1880, shows over ono-hslt bolag 731,500 squaro miles has been aurvcyed. Tbe surveyed lands located and undis posed of on June 80th, 1880, the Commis sioner reports as being only 435,581 square miles. 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