Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-09
Substantial Benefits That Washing
ton wa Enjoy.
CREDIT WILL BE- UNDIsTURBED
Views EXPRESSED by Representative
Business Men.
THE FUTURE CAPITAL>

Washington business men, irrespective o,
any party tendencies, are in a very COM
placent state of mind over the result OF
Tuesdays election. Some of them who
were ardent admirers of Mr. Bryan may
upon the surface display regret at his de-
feat, but deep down in their hearts they
are very glad that the certain disturbance
of local business conditions which would
have been the immediate result Of his VIC
tory will not occur, even temporarily. In
every line of business the men engaged are
drawing deep, full breaths Of satisfaction
and there is a unity of belief that the fu-
ture will be prosperous, like the recent past
and the busy present. In most branches OF
local mercantile life the month of October
was unusually active and November has
started out in.the same way.
Mr.. w. Henderson Moses, senior member
of the firm of w. B. Moses & Sons. said
today that they had done the largest DC
tober business in their history, and that
the outlook was that the trade volume FOR
November would be even proportionately
larger when compared with former Novem-
berS.
No Disturbance of Credit.
1.-The material effect of the election in
Washington said Mr.. Moses, will be
found in the fact that there will be no
financial disturbances. A very large vol
ume of business is necessarily done on
credit, and 1t requires not short time
for persons coming to Washington to enter
public service to establish their credit. The
civil service employees now in the executive
departments are known to business men
now and their credit is established. Con-
sequently things will run along smoothly,
while clerks and others, confident that
their tenure of office will not be threatened.
will be less inclined to be over-careful III
their expenditures. Business Is not only
haft hiC fol in limo vi
buying finer things than they have for the
last ten years.
Reneficient Results.
Mr. S. W. Woodward and Mr.. A. H. Lo-
throp, comprising the firm of Woodward &
Lothrop, were found together by a Star re-
porter, and their views were expressed as
follows: saAaa
while we are we'll pleased with the re-
suits of the election as an Endorsement of
the policy of the present administration, in
favor of sound money and an enlightened
foreign policy which has given, and Will
continue to give. our country such great
standing and influence among the nations
of the world, We are particularly well
pleased with the results as regards the city
of Washington The large number of gov
eminent employees upon whom the business
interests Of our city largely depend for their
trade, will now feel secure under the pro-
visions of civil service law and Will go on
acquiring HuIueS COHtiluIHS paSiiieHtS
for those already contracted for, and pur-
chasing their necessities from our business
houses in the usual course. Business men
will feel like eniarsins. and improving their
plants, in prepa ration for the larger popu-
lation which the beauties Of our city will
attract fol RESIDENCE purposes.
THE efforts Which the board of trade and
local associations have been making in the
last decade for,the betterment of the CAPT
tai city. in the. matter. of improved sewer
age, increased water supply, extension of
streets and enlargement OF our park system
by the reclamation Of Afia6ostia flats and
the Improvement of the Potomac fats, will
be urgently renewed and pressed and, we
believe, must and will receive greater rec
ognftion by our representatives in bnrfI
houses of Congress, and will result in the
immediate development of our city inco
what it should be, a great national capital
of the greatest and most prosperous nation
of the world