Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine (1920) (14757329144)

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Title: Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Subjects: Railroads -- Employees -- Periodicals Railroads -- United States -- Employees
Publisher: (Baltimore, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad)
Contributing Library: University of Maryland, College Park
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation



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Washington As It Is Today WASHINGTON is the mostcosmopolitan city in theUnited States. Here onewill :.ieet people from every Statein the Union and every countryon the globe. It is unlike anyother cit)- in the world. It is nota city of manufactories or com-merce, yet it is a hive of industry.Its business quarters occupy a re-stricted section, and its residen-tial area is large. It is singularly quiet for a city of its size. Thefirst impression that one gets of the Capital isthat ever3thing has come to a standstill. Thestreets stretch out—wide, tree-lined and seeminglydeserted. There is an atmosphere of serenityabout Washington that is restful to the visitor.It is as if the people of Washington, close to theheart of our government, realize that greataccomplishments require calm and deliberation. The first thing to greet the expectant sightseeras he alights from his train is the stupendousUnion Railway Station—a structure of huge pro-portions and surpassing magnificence, erected ata