Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-20
MILLS AND HON Es
Inducements offered by Washington
to Manufacturers.
ELIGIBLE Sites and WATER POWER
Steam Railroads and Transporter
ton by Water.
PLANS OF THE FOUNDERS

In It's report, recently submitted, the
board of trade committee on commerce and
manufactures said:
Your committee on commerce and manu-
features respectfully reports that it has had
several meetings during the year. At these
have been discussed inquiries addressed to
the board by parties abroad asking about
sites and seeking to learn what induce
ments are offered those who would come
acre and locate plants of various sorts.
Your committee has also considered sug-
gestions to increasing these inducements
to newcomers.
Careful study of the subject will quickly
prove to the inquirer that within the ter
ritory set apart for the seat of the national
government that government can never
offer any inducements to investors of cap
ital not offered by it to investors in all the
states and other territories. Inducements
like those freely offered in many places
in the states, such remission of taxes,
cannot be offered here save under authority
conferred by Congress; and this authority,
for reasons easily apparent, no Congress
will ever grant, as it would necessarily take
the form of a national bonus, to which the
American people have ever been opposed.
Further, 1t will appear that the policy of
the founders Of the republic, in securing the
gave special heed to these protests against
the proposed ten miles square, which were
based en- the assumption that in that Dis
trict, thus set apart for national control,
special consideration Tould be given to
manufacturers to locate there and thus in
directly aid in upbuildng the new city at
the expense of other cities and their fast
growing towns. To prove that this assump-
ton was groundless the newly formed ma
tional government among other acts per
mitted the only establishment under it's
auspices that could be called a manufac-
turing plant, end known as the mint to
remain at the then seat of government
ramely, the city of Philadelphia, where 1t
remains to this day and as it ever will re-
MAMA mute testimonial to the purpose
and desire of the founders of this nation
tt at its seat of government should as far
as possible. be free from the hurly-burly of
comm cree and from the noise, etc, of large
manufacturing establishments. where, free
from the interests and opportunities of any
local manufacturing, commercial or other
influence, the several branches of the gov
ernment-the executive. the legislative and
and pass upon laws that would work abso-
lutte justice to all localities remote and
Fear.
Purpose of the Founders.
This desire and this purpose on the part
of the founders of the republic have been
recognized at all times by the courts of the
District of Columbia, whose learned Judges
with the full knowledge of all these facts
have from time to time rendered decisions
which. If rendered in other jurisdictions
would have teen overruled: but which, on
the 4: sumption that this. unlike any other
city in the nation, has been set apart fer
special uses and needs Of the national gov
ernme nt have been invariably confirmed on
appeal While these needs and uses of the
rational government are not considered
with the encouragement and location here
of large manufacturing and commercial es-
ADJUSTMENTS, this District is as compensa-
ton therefor becoming more and more
recognized as more suitable than any other
for residence purposes. where, in the as
sured absence of large commercial and
manufacturing interests, and the presence
OF the ever-lncreaSing number of govern
mental officials of highest station in eyery
| department. those who dwell here can be
freed from many annoyances incident to
manufact turing places. Thus this city has
become the home-the family hearth-of
the nation where that Eation's household
gods are put in enduring place; toward
which-let the personnel OF the government
change as it will-the people throughout
this favored land look with ever-increasing
interest and devotion. AS a natural Sc
quence this city and District has been made
the home of large and fast-increasing
humber Of people of culture and wealth.
And now, almost tardily, have lately come
in rapid succession institutions of learning
which today are the nuclei of what may
give this city further distinction as the
greatest seat of learning of the twentieth
oentury-every year seeing these institu-
tions increase in endowment, in power and
in facilities for instruction in every branch
of learning.
"At the start. therefore, your committee
in its effort to secure the Introduction here
of additional manufacturing and CONNER
cial establishments, is met with difficulty
not had by boards of trade in other cities
who. from willing aldermanfc and legisla-
tive assemblies. can secure authority to
grant inducements such as the remission OF
taxes. grants of land and other privileges
unable to do. Your committee. however
believes that, notwithsta rding these draw
backs, there are other Inducements within
sight to those who would locate here suffl-
Gent to offset those to be had elsewhere
Among these are, in brief:
L A large and constantly increasing
number of unemployed men and women
many OF whom are graduates of manual
training and scientific schools in the city
all anxious and willing to labor at congo
NAL and fairly remunerative work within
reach of their homes here.
50 Next in order is the number of pecu-
1ariy eligible sites. where water power can
be secured or steam generated at an ex-
rense little above the &C st of water power,
re sidence sections Of the city and very ac-
cessible by railroad, by canal or by river
The facilities here for handling material,
manufactured products end the abundance
and the cheapness Of the coal supply are
great. Five different lines of steam rail-
roads center here; here Is the terminus of
the great Chesapeake and Ohio canal, while
the Potomac river. with it's channel deep
ened to meet the requirements of the larg-
est SHIPS gives facilities for a water traffic
of ever-increasing size and value
%. Further, Is to be remembered the fact
that within this District are gathered peo-
pie of wealth and culture and influence
not only from ell the states of the Union
but from abroad, whose patronage secured
here means much for any article Of wide
use whose use elsewhere. especially in dis
| places,
THE field here is open for many addition
al manufacturing and commercial estab-
lishments. We now have iron and brass
foundries. mills for lumber, mattress and
cabinet-f1le manufactures lime works. NOR
tar works, brickmaking, paving block and
electric light and mower MIA nts hra.1-orioa