Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-19
What They Find to Talk About on a
Hot Night.


What They Find to Talk Abou, on a
Hot Night.
THt RELATIONS BETWEEN THE DEALERS AND THE
PLrAEEKs-How FANS WOULD CoNTKIAtsE TO THE
QliaT OF THEIR NEErISGS-THE DaSIRlCT GOV
EMINENT As RIVAL IN THE PLUM SING BUSINESS.
sSetched pair OF heels following q receding coat
Tall sui adorned the blackboard In the room occu-
pled ny tue Master PluinberI5 association wnen
the members met for their i<-cliar meeting last
evening. The SKETCH while. not officially adopted
oy the association called brtn no protest. but on
the other hand seemed t. suggest grievances which
the members rehearsed. TO each other before the
meeting was regularly called TO order. This inter
change OF eyperienc'S Of what was termed red
ttp>isin' was nnal s interrupted by Mr. E j.
n'.ihal me pIrslc eat. Who asked attention while
The secretary, Mr. theodore Fritz read the minutes
OF the last meet ing. IL was stated that owin5 to
the slchnsso vi One of the members the committee
appointed at Che last meeting TO prepare state
Ment shoWl'Es that the work or laying pipes and
reparns Hirants, now done by District enployes
cou.n oe done 50 pei cent Cheaper by the master
piuhoe 8, were unable u have meeting. AMI In
conoeq <ence tley had not prepared their report
DEALERS AND THE PLUMBERS
llA secretary read communication from the
executive committee OF the National Association
Oh Muster Plumbers, submitting proposition To
BIZ signed by manufacturers and dealers in wrought
.,
ISin theD-IO 10 make the difference IN price be-
WEN dealers and consumers 3SH Per cent Instead
% 20 per cent The agreement further provides for
ocY nnilrs work Under THIS arrangement as soon as
Tie Chicago competitors are wAling and TO extend
The Era1tory as last as the cooperation or other
cities = secured. with the view OF making IL
tlODl rule soon possible. The vice president
Oh ting National Association Tor the District, Mr.
T. j. HANNAH was Instructed to present this agree
lieH 10 tAt dealers and their agents In this city
anu pbtdin their slgnat ureS.
Ifuer Was read nom ar. John Wilson. the vice
iaeni be made by RaItihsore .nI washington
plumbers with dealers To secure material 20 per
ceni less aaan The prices 10 all o,her purchasers
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IRREGULAR" AND "REGIS-
TERED
Mr.. James Raglan said that the Baltimore
plumbers, ulder the present agreement with the
dealers, had an advantage over the plumbers Of
this District, the terms included all registered
plumbers. which comprised curD-StOne piumDtIS as
Wen sls the regularly established ones lie thought
lhat tiIe present agreement should be CHANGED, By
striking out Tine word "reglSttred and substituting
AN Regular Dealers that Is. those having estab-
llssieo places OF business he moved that cuin-
GAtt.e OF tIrce be appointed To coa.er with tie
b-.Ii Enore association, and II necessary with the
chu III Norloik. and that they prepare agreement
Ml4i The GraIerS which Shall De Uniform. .MeSsrs.
b. J. Hannah, James Ra.an and K Il. Campbell
were appointed ds tht, committee.
FANS FOR TIE FAT MEN.
There being pause In the transaction OF bust
ness at this point, owing To The secretary being
IT., II.
Hannah observed:
II notice, Mr. President, that there is good deal
OF CONFUSION arising from gentlemen uSin, papers
10 ian themselves with during the meetings these
warm nights 1 move that half dozen fans lie
purchased for the use exclusively OF the fat men,
and here The speaker looked hard III Mr. Raglan
That gentleman ieiyned to be unconscious OF the
remark and obllvlOuS OF the laughter which it
evoked
"a half dozen would not be enough" observed q
member, facctioutly-
IA p tWO - SI.-S cd
another, aud ne glanced with compassion at the
ample rthS about MIN.
ne preolIedt, however, declined to recognize
tTse Suggestions, and the regular order
Suued.
BUSINESS RIVAL
Mr.. James +. Brieu called attention to the fact
that tn" District government was about to lay a
water service into the new Pension Office build
Ing.
"Are they working on the tobg7 asked a men,
Der.
II believe not YETI replied Mr. Brien, but the
pipe Is theTe, and understand that they are going
10 Deyln laying IL SOOp."
Then ii Is not III yet" continued the inquirer
No Responded Mr.. Brlen with some fefyor. 81
Mr.. Daniel Hannah said that he had understood
That Capt HoNle before he Ieii had made arrange
ments f0r es ab!ishing plumbers shop in the Dis
trct p9ulRg not only 10 do this job, but all work
needed by Tie District government. Capt Hoxle
had airtady ordered The pipe for the Pension b,.if-
ing when he was relieved The sneaker did ROT
" what hiu Deen done, and he thought than they
ought TO De informed.
- hr. Raglan Was OF the opinion that thr District
commissioners were Carrying on plumbing BUSH
ness, anu lney ought TO be SO informed. He SAID
tnat capt Hoxie had received an ORDER from Gen.
Meig' 10 put In this water supply after securing
eotimateS from various dealers. Capt HoXie had
Invited such estimates, and Wien some question
arose concerning them the dealers were referred TO
zen Melgs FOR Information. He did not believe.
tIat the commissioners were aware such work WIS
going on
. MT Daniel Hannah said that some time ago Cast.
hoAle told him that the District was sOlnx Co do
al tne Work In the Pension building. he IhoExht
liidt II the District MAS going 10 carry On regular
p.unlo,ng business, there ought to be sign hung
put indicating that fact
Inc secretary MAS instructed to write 70 the
commissioners. stating that the Association was
l1orraed that the District was pnttlng the water
service In the Pension building
rs the DISTRICT government not laying water
service In The Stfeets?" inquired Mr.. Raglan.
81 nder Hoxie's RUE t dla~ responded Mr. Daniel
nam n. 81 have seen hin On the streets myself
boss ing the job"
lie association then adjourned