Evening Star Newspaper, November 16, 1925, Page 13

[/ /f——"—:———_——fi | G. Logan Payne &fuwre expansion | il THE WASHINGTON | POST T HE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1925. BecAust WE BELIEVED IN WASHINGION : Couragg is a virtue u:hat in business spells the difference between success and stagnation. There is something of civic importance in the business that builds and grows, that has the courage of its convictions. * * * Because we believed in Washington we built for Washington. We have tripled our floor space. We have doubled our personnel. * * * We will keep Washington business in Washington. We are doing more than preaching prosperity—we are spreading it. Publisher THE WASHINGTON TIMES America is the richest and fastest-growing nation on earth. As a nation progresses so must its capigal expand in importance, area and popula- tion. Although beautiful and big now, Washington s still comparatively in ts swad- dling _ clothes. The _rapid growth of the Roman Empire was as slow motion movie: compared with Washington's Superintendent of Public chools Tt is important to note that the rate of increase in attend- ance in our high schools has been much greater in the last five years than in any pre- ceding five years. Moreover, it should be pointed out that many parents have taken their children out of public schools and placed them in vrivate schools because of the congested conditions in the public schools. This, of course, tends to keep the present en roliment lower than it would if sufficient, The completion of the Five-Year Schoo! Building Program will undoubtedly bring into schools 1 of pupils - Business Manager Washington is growing rap- ¢ and will keep on doing so as long as the optimism and enterprise of her cltizens con- The toresight of The Company shown by the fient the real e to build i to add h 4 magnl mong | our congrat ns to the I t number we feel sure and to com unity this oppo ¢ enterpr Frank W. Ballou of our | * % % Ord Preston President WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY I am happy to say that this company is most about the city’s future. records show there has alwas been o v increase of mains and services laid and gas sold, and we have no rea- son whatever to think that the future will bring forth @ change =] Ralph H. Quinn Business Manager THE NEWS Washington {s destined to ; become the center of culture | just as London, Rome and the | capitals of other nations. Its advantages as a home city are unequaled. Its growth, re- flected by buflding operations 5 during the t against 176, for the We have un abundance of confidence in the future of Washington to become a city of one mil | lion peple. | John Poole | President | FEDERAL-AMERICAN | NATIONAL BANK city in the world Washington in its No other p: ses | Y. n Republic—where | civic pride abounds in its full- Washington goes on | veur after year increasing in | beauty—in the arts and sci | i n education—in com- 1, may it be added, ittaining great fm- portance as a financial center. My faith in our Washington r ‘and tomorrow is optimistic thing to see new hom forwurd V The Hecht hington ix taking. is one S. E. Cochran Treasurer, NATIONAL THEATER The evidence of Washington's growth is so substantial and plain a that to comment on it seems Company This beautiful exhibit of the pace superfluous mere Few cities offer as much as Washington; no city offers more— That we are not alone in our opinion of Washington’s future is evidenced by the expressions of optimism which we have re- ceived from leading Washingtonians that are here quoted. Washington is now the most be autiful city in America—soon it will be one of the largest. Let’s tell the world! A. J. Harnett THE MAYFLOWER The fact that we have faith in the future growth of the Nation's Capital is surely evidenced by the erection of what is perhaps the most beautiful hotel in the United tes, if not in the whole world, at a cost of over $12,000,000. There is no doubt in our minds that Washington is rapidly becoming the social center of the country as well as the diplomatic center of the world. The inhabi- tants of our city should be justly proud of the remarkable growth of Washington during the last five vears, and we look forward to the constant increase in the population of what i{s termed the | most beautiful city in the United States. We are happy to note that The Hecht Co. concurs in our optimiem by the erection of their new building, and we feel sure this foresight will re-act to their continued success. Resident Manager, R.P. Andrews President, MERCHANTS AND MANUFAC- TURERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC. the population of the District of ¢ 1t least one million persons wit population in Maryland and Virg million. In 1920 the population of the Dis Columbia, as given by the census, was 437,000 August of last year we had the Census Bi of the United States give us an estim tion as of July 1, 1924, and that was 487,000, mere matter of arithmetic, therefore. to establish the fact as above set forth. While a continuation of this growth at the present rate would show a population of 863,000 at the end of thirty vears, it is the opinion of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association that after thirty years our population will be one million. A. E. Berry President, THE CHESAPEAKE AND POTOMAC TELEPHONE COMPANY We people in the telephone business have very definite ideus as to what the future will do for Washington. It is our responsibility to ascertain rly as possible what the development will be, the future expansion of our plant must be planned with respect to carefully made esti- mates, which reach out man ars into the future. In 1 we made a most careful survey of exist- ing conditions and future possibilities, and this estimate indicated that the population of Wash- ington in 1942 would be 724,000, of which 645,000 will be within the District of Columbla. As we see it, the city will burst from its present District of Columbia tboundaries and there will be a greater Washington, which will take in Roslyn and adjacent sections of Arlington County in Virginia and Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Si]ver Spring, Woodside, Takoma and other Maryland towns that fringe the northeast and northwest boundaries of the District. George E. Hamilton THE CAPITAL TRACTION COMPANY President, In my opinion. the future growth of Washington along the lines of strength, beauty and greatness is During the last half century our 3 and development has been indecd wonderful—a provincial town has been transformed into a magnificent city. A sense of civic pride awakened in our people by the magnetic touch and dynamic force of Alexander R. Shepherd and u spirit of more liberal co-operation on the part of Congress, due in large measure to the wise counsel and masfertul writings of Crosby S. Noves, were the prime factors in the wonderful transformation, which beginning in the seventies, is being carried forward by the united and unceasing efforts of 1 fine citizenship and will be continued until Wash- ington, recognized as the political center of the world, the home of education, sciences, art and populated by her millions of loval Americans, will stand as the great Capital of the greatest nation on earth. city's progr i Basiness Manager THE EVENING STAR The beauties and glories ot Washington will be shared by + million people before long and our dear littie old town will be gone. H. M. Crandall \ President CRANDALL THEATERS My faith in the sound and steady growth of the city of Washington has always been so0 strong that almost two dec- ades ago I set about estab- lishing a cercuit of theaters which’ I hoped would keep pace with our municipal ex- pansion. The “circuit” at first consisted of one theater. It now embraces a dozen in Washington and several out- side and we are not yet ahead of our public in seating ca- pacity. Hon. Charles Evans Hughes, former Secretary of State, recently expressed the helief that within fifty vears \ 1 look growth are now will Ve that the witn pansion ton, and bullding, the most the city, pany is this com HOTEL HARRINGTON ness activities and wealth for Washington. dition te our ture, which, when compieted, occupy an block, This action on our part best emphasizes our eptimism regarding SECOND NATIONAL BANK T believe we will all agree d a most decided and business life of Washing- | expression in tangible form of of the clty. Manager ter an in population, increasing busi We, like vou, | building another ad’ [/ present struc. | entire city the future of our | B. Deyber President past few vears have in the commerc that the handsome situated on one of commanding sites in of The Hecht Com- another outstanding mereial development President WASHINGTON MECHANICS SAVINGS BANK Why Florida? 1 have seen so many opportunities for suc- cessful investment in Wash ington that I have wondered why any Washingtonian wishes to invest outside of the home town. The rapid prog- ress Washington has made in the past few vears is only a tact, and the future for & mil- lion' population will be but a short time in realization. Cap- itals of other large countries have the greatest pop of their large cities why should Washington not have at least twice the pres- ent population in a short time that it has now? Tam sincere in my belief that it will have. come. Hence, suceess. pends up business ment e that fact flected in country and progi wish to beautiful will soen lishment Former Secretery, BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS I have no doubt, that the prosperity of the National Capital will grow steadily in the same ratio that the country at large develops in popula- tion and in industrial, commercial and agricultural expansion, which in my judgment will show no sign of abatement for many years to T Dbelieve any enterprise, based on faith in that ytable well 'utyre, will be reasonably sure of = EEE L) Robert N. Harper DISTRICT NATIONAL BANK The growth of any city de- can be no more positive argu: substantial growth of Wash- Ington than the recognition of The increase in wealth and power of the country is re. Hecht Company is an addition te our city, and the enlargement of vour estab- | enlargement of Washington. President on the growth of its interests, and there garding the futyre by the businses men. the Capital of that | by all developments ress. At this time I congratulate The upon the new building that be completed. This tends to foretell the considered business ST a GGRGx ¢ TN N 2 Y .\ - 28