Our country and its resources; . y facility is put at 452 oTR COUNTRY AND ITS RESOURCES the disposal of him who seeks in-formation by every department of the Government, with the exceptionof those necessarily restricted bytheir very nature—such as Armyand Navy and Secret Service. There are many buildings, bureausand activities which are wholly orpartly separated from the Govern-ment. The National Geographic So-ciety, the City Library, the VoltaBureau, the Bureau of American Re-publics, the stupendous ScottishRite House of the Temple, the hos- non, Washingtons Borne, Annapo-lis, where they turn
Our country and its resources; . y facility is put at 452 oTR COUNTRY AND ITS RESOURCES the disposal of him who seeks in-formation by every department of the Government, with the exceptionof those necessarily restricted bytheir very nature—such as Armyand Navy and Secret Service. There are many buildings, bureausand activities which are wholly orpartly separated from the Govern-ment. The National Geographic So-ciety, the City Library, the VoltaBureau, the Bureau of American Re-publics, the stupendous ScottishRite House of the Temple, the hos- non, Washingtons Borne, Annapo-lis, where they turn out Naval of-ficers. Great Palls, wild and ruggedin beauty, source of the citj watersupply and historic in that GeorgeWashington dug a canal aroundthem, the remains of which are stillto he seen, beautiful Harpers Ferry,historic in Civil war days and mag-nificent in scenic beauty. Baltimore,forty miles distant by road or Arlington (home of theLees, and now the National BuryingGround) are all within an hour and. •hoto Ilnrris & EwingTHE •OPEN DOOR AT THE WHITE HOUSE pitals, schools, colleges, universities,private laboratories. Carnegie Insti-tute, etc., all add to the educationalpossibilities of the city. A dozen or more interesting lo-calities surround the Nations Navy Yard, where the big gunsare made, the Arsenal Grounds,with the War College, St. Elizabeth,the home of the Nations insane,Columbia Institution for the Deafand I uiinb. Continental Hall 11 >. Corcoran Art Gallery, Mt. \er- a half of the Capitol, some withina few minutes travel, while Nor-folk and the Newport News ship-yards are but a nights boat rideaway. Visitors not infrequently ask thelength of time necessary properly tosee the Nations City. The resident,who knows, usually answers. Notless than a year, and there is truthin the statement. indeed, those who are thoroughlyfamiliar with the great national col WASHINGTON—THE NATIONS CITY 45:*
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