The times., 1897-11-16

/ ti,aoiiCe VI ooiulhbia, ana 1t VIII not cease
70 iaDoI ufitli tha coming OF the local Ilillen
mum, When every want VIII have been sup
pilsu anu W men municipal equipment Is 70
colbpiete az 70 leaVe nothing more TO be
desired. I1e firsG step must fje & II increase
III our membership. To secure this there
mas been much planning. We now have
a secretary who win uevote himself TO the
Iullest pohsible extent 10 the interests of
our Eoard, he will be ready TO consult
| AMI cooperate with any person or persons
W no desire To create ANYTHING that is likely
70 lle Tor our goodi ne may usually be found
! iii his office i'll the ioard rooms between
$50 ana 1880 81. m, ana from TO p.
IN. Then W e propose 10 suspenu the initia-
! tion Zee for at least one year, so as TO
encourage new audiGions 10 oar numt;er and
tile return OF old memlers who have, for
s1afe reason or anObner. cropped out. InIs
proposition has haG tha hearty Endorsement
OF The committee on membership, ana OF
many OF our iuostlactive associates outside
that committee.
we have not been nattentive as to out
side orga niZationS Related 70 ouis. Our
menrbersnip in the NaGionaI roard u
Trade is maintained. We sent two dele
gates Mr.. b H. Warner ana "a yself-tO
the monetary convention at Indiana polls.
Mr.. Charles j ell and myself also repre-
sent this board on tie advisory board of
the Philadelphia Commercial Museums
This museum seems destined 10 be OF much
service in furtnering trade relations with
other countries, mainly with those south
OF us. A party OF Soutn American istors
to the museum who came to Washington,
We're entertained by this board on June
u y
Commanding considerable public inter-
est ana of great importance 70 the conImu-
nifty is tie highway act, the enforcement
OF which mas necessarily been delay yed. On
this account the work of the board with
regard TO streets aud avenues, sewerage
and sewer extension, Has been temporarily
abandoned. Ii is believed That such amend.
nents can and doubtless VIII be secured
at the coming session OF Congress as VIII
ma ke the law Immediately opera tive ana
will UToEiffp sufficient none Y To tdY iCr
land already condemned.
The problems oI municipal government
i'll our day are really the problems OF
civilization. We must be yigilant and
wise, or we shall tan where others nave
/ succeeded. The tremendous advances dur
ing the past quarter oil d century III the
foremost European capitals in all ma tiers
pertaining Z 10 citys physical, sanl-
Gary, and artistic development command
the wonder and admiration OF all Tray eleTS
and cannot long remain unnoticed by those
who legislatc for the greatest OF republics.
Il TO this we have every reason Tor nope
fulness. Each succeeding session OF Con
gress knows more about the District and
its needs, and displays more OF interest
in It's welfare. Members OF both Houses
devote time ana energy To investl CATION
ana give willing and sympathetic audience
30 the delegations that appear TO voice
our petitions. Then, there is q growing
uFldt OF washington among the American
people generally; they are beginning To
realize that IL is the Capital OF their
nation, aud they want II to Ue thoroughly
TtDEGSE sentative oil all tiltE Is DESl III
American art and American industry.
considerable anu steadily increasing
percentage OF the citizens VITO Go not re-
side here now som ethiDg Of our form Of
government ana recognize its merits a.;
soon as they understand the reaStn rs why
the General Government must control the
affairs OF the city witch the seat OF the
National Government. Inelntelllgeut Amer
can S quick TO see that sucn scandals Us
are unfortunately too common III Othef
uuDitluaiitieS have no existence uere. " ith
I tun slgf con ftftn ff
the tunnel and reservoir we have suff cred
nU material loss; there IS 10 leakage, no
I! THEFT, every dJ'lar goes directly Il, the
work for Which IT was apprC pTidt ed.
For " aanIngton there IS magnificent
future. Let singlehess OF purpose ana
purity of motive be Z yident in all we DO IN
this ciuy's behalf. Let us prove our
patriotism ana our devotion 70 country by
advancing the material welfare and the ma
tionai 10y OF the city iii Which We live.
Because We ara WITHOUT large commercial
, or manufacturing interests Co aiu lis in our
work we snoaid not SIT with folded hands.
We must work intelhgently cOurageOusly
and necessarily.
In CONCLUSION, let rIs again urge all our
good citizenS TO join the " Washington Eoard
OF Trade, that they may help US TGht
battles Tor W Washington. II the conf net
has discOuFaglH phases, let Us not allow
our forces 10 De scattered. The greater
our difficulty the more pressing our need
OF strength. IL Is an honor 70 be "a citizen
OF the United States. How much more OF
an honor III must be 10 be citizen Of
w ashingtoni the capital or the Republic.
The report Of tile secretary was read By
Major Harrics as follows.
To the Washington Board Of Trade.
Gentlemen. II y bFieT connection with tie
office l have tue honor 10 hold viii be
sufficient excuse IL excuse is lie eded, FOR
the Drevity OF uly report. The membership
one year 90 WAS 4S4, which total iuclut-
ed many whose names We're about tG be
erased because or nOn-paynIeut Cf dues.
The membership today IS 400, but ol TINS
total only 3bT are IN good standing. II IS
hoped and believed raaC all Of the members
who are now suspended viii be reinstated
aud active III the near future. Efforts are
about to be made which should result
III many additional names being placed
upon our rolls. There does not appear
To be any reason why, ia population CON
sideTabty in excess Of a quarter Of
million, there should not be found thou
sand men who are sufficiently Interested
in Washington's welfare to associate
themselves with this uTgauIzatiun.
The treasurer 5 report SHOWS that during
the year the receipts from all sources
amounted to So, 230.63. The expenditures
We're "a 1888 leaoyIng To our credit
the balance Of SS67 .27.
-Four meetings Of the Board of Trade,
twelve meetings or the board Cf directors
and fort y-fiTe meetings Of Committees were
held during the year.
The directors whose ermS expire tonight
are: Theodore ". NCyes, Charles j F.. he'll,
Thomas Somerville, John 3. Wight, Alex
audeT I. brittOn, Henry / Biuunt, Fred
eric l.. Moore, BTalnaTd ii Warner, X. Ross
Perry and DR.. Samuel c. Busey.
Those eligible for election their names
having been properly posted are: IbeC-
dore W. Noyes, Charles j. Bell, Thomas
SomervilIe, John b. Wight, Alexander 7.
Britton, Henry F. Bount, Frederic L. Moore,
Brainard Ii. Warner, Albert NJ. Read, X.
Ross Perry, Chapiu Brown, David 5. hend-
rick and Watson j. Newton.
1t will be my duty and my pleasure
to consult and cooperate with members
of the board On all matters that can pos
sibly affect the interests of the Dis
trict of Columbia. To make consultation
easily possible l shall endeavor t. be at
the board rooms each weekday from $3.50
To 1890 a. nj. aud from 4 10 p. M.
Respectfully submitted.
M. Iuring ChappeIle said that he noted
q report from the committee on streets and
avenues.
Mr.. Hume, of the committee on railroads,
said that in due time the Committee would
present a report deferred for special rea
sons.
Mr. F. L. Aloore moved that the article
of the bylaws making the initiation fee
$40 be suspended until December 81,
1898.
The motion was carried on "a division, 81
to s.
The president appointed Messrs. Sanuel
Ross, II B. Locker and owen Owen as
the judges for the election OF officers. At
9 z. M, the polls We're opened, and the
meeting took recess until 10 p. III. for
the voting. Before this, leaflet was
read, written by Mr.. l.. p Shoemaker and
referring To the improvement of Rock Greek
Park.
.ir. Warner moved vote of che ap-
probation of the board of the excellent
report of the president. Unanimously
carried