Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-01

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On June 3. 1929, the Secretary of War
| allotted the sum of $4,000 from the general
| appropriation for the Potomac river to he
az plled to the improvement of the river he
| IGW washington, so that the amount avail
aDie Tor the latter work became SIG ,en
| The approved project for the Improvement
pro Vides for dredging channels 2uJ feet wide
| ana tWenty-four feet deep through ali
s s on less than twenty-four feet ruling
depth below the city of Washington, the
work to be done under :; continuing CON
| tlact.
CITIZENS ASSOCIATIONS.
Citizens associations of the District of
oolulnpla nave been very active during the
ldst year, IN advocating the needs of the
various sections represented by them.
1hey nave from time to time advocated
various Improvements of a general nature
Never before has greater interest been
SHOWN in these associations
THE BOARD OF TRADE.
During the past year the membership of
the board of trade has been notably in
creased, and along with the addition to the
membership has been marked activity as
SHOWN IN frequent meetings of the commit
tees, OF the directors and of the board it
self, as we'll as in the advocacy of meas
ures for the public welfare before the Com
| misSioners and the executive and legisIa
tive departments of the national govern
ment The social functions of the board
especially the annual winter reception and
the spring shad bake were well attended
anu brought together gatherings represent
tduNe OF the clllZens and of the national
legislators. Stereopticon views were used
AT the meetings of the board as well as at
the annual reception to illustrate the condi-
lions prevailing here with regard to pub,i il
buildings, bridges, railroad terminals and
other local needs. The code of laws was
gotten INTO approved shape for the action
OF Congress.
CONVENTIONS
The capital city of the nation retained
Its right to be called the convention city
OF the nation as well during the year, The
National Pure Food Congress opened the
list in January and was followed respect
lvelv by the annual meeting of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution, 1I5th
Baltimore Conference of the NJ E. Church
South, fifth annual meeting of the National
science Club, annual meeting of the Piano
Makers Association, annual meeting of the
Congregational Association of New Jersey
annual congress OF the Women'S Whist
League, annual meeting of the American
society OF Mechanical Engineers annual
meeting and session of the Order of Red
Men, annual meeting of the American Flee
tro-Therapeutic Association, meeting of the
Pan-Prespyterian Alliance, national confer
eliSe VI tue liltarldn Church, trlennial SeS-
sion supreme Council A. and A. Scottish
Rite, annual meeting of the general mis-
slonary committee of the NJ. K. Church
and the annual meeting of the George
Washington Memorial Association. There
We're number of other gatherings which
drew Representatives from all over the
country, especially notable being the tri-
ennial convocation of the Episcopal Church.
CHANGES IN CORPORATIONS.
The past year has been an eventful one
in the history of large number of the
corporations in this city, especially those
engaged in managing street railroad prop
critics. series of purchases was begun
early in the year by representatives of
New York capital mainly, which resulted
In the early part of the summer in the
bringing Of all the street railroad lines in
the District. with the exception of the Capi-
tai Traction Company and the lines con-
trolled by it, under one management In
addition to the purchase of the railroads
the two electric lighting companies in the
instruct were bought by the same interests
ana an attempt was made to secure a con-
troll of the Washington Gas Company, but
the necessary amount of stock could not
De obtained, and SO the efforts along that
line were abandoned and the gas company
continued under the same management
The various properties above referred to
We're turned over to a new corporation
known as the Washington Electric and
traction Company, and termed a holding
company, with capital Of sI2,OOOOOO IN
stock and $20,OO0,OO0 in bonds. The posi-
ton of president of the company was Of
Tered to General Leonard Wood and was
declined, and Mr.. George Truesdell was
placed at the head of the company The
street railroad lines have since been man
aged as one line, with general system of
transfers.
The suburban lines belonging to this new
company have been rebuilt or are in pro-
cess of rebuilding, and an extension of the
Tenleytown road to Rockville is nearly
completed. The extension of the Column
bia road to Deanewood, Md, has been
finished, and from that point the Chesa-
peake Beach railroad, finished during the
year, carries passengers to Chesapeake
Beach. The change in the motive power
of the Belt and the Anacostia roads is
nearly finished.
The large sums of money that were thus
brought into the local market were, for
the most part, reinvested here and one re-
suit has been the stiffening in the prices of
nearly the entire line of local securities
Other changes and additions to the cor
poratfons of the city may be noted in the
merging Of the Lincoln with the Potomac
Fire Insurance Company and the active
steps taken to use that part of the charter
of the Potomac company which permits 1t
to do business outside of the District of
Columbia A new insurance company
known as the Colonial Fire Insurance Com