The times., 1901-03-22
SCORES GOVERNMENT CLERKS.
II. II. Warner Says They Retard the
City's Progress.

The Business Mems Association held
well-attended meeting at Elks Hall last
night. with Vice President Y. Baldwin
Johnson in the chair, and Secretary
Parry Buckley at the desk A letter of
regret was read from President NJ.
Dyrenforth.
The first business transacted was the
reading of petition from the East
Washington Citizens Association, on the
Improvement Of the parks and spaces in
the District OF Columbia. The document
was referred to the Committee on Parks
Conrad II. Syme, counsel for the asso-
citation, offered the following resolution
which was adopted:
Resolved. That the Business Mems Association
most earnestly protests against the action Of
the committee of the police force in awarding
the contract for the uniforms for the District
OF Columbia police 20 a nonresident firm when
the Cherry x Moran Company. Washington bid
der and firm Of the first standing and financial
responsibility had submitted the lowest bid Of
fered. And be it further
Resolved That the special committee Of the
association heretofore appointed be continued.
with full power 90 enquire by what method
the committee Of the police force is appointed;
| whether it in fact represents the wishes of q
! majority OF the~Volice and upon what reasons
the action of the police committee in its dis
elimination against our business men is founded.
The Committee on Water Supply and
Filtration WIS instructed To prepare re-
| port on a purer and better water supply
| for the city.
B. II. Warner made q brief address
| praIsne the work of the association and
! stating that it had great work to do.
| 1t is very proper that the business men
| of the city should unite" said Mr.. War
| ner we have I'm opportunity before us
| and we must avail ourselves Of it. The
| pIl.4e
! should have manufacturing interests in
| this city. 1 believe that we should have
| factories here and that We should become
| great in commerce, as have other cities
| While we have large and intelligent
! population in the employ of the Govern
/ meut, that population is 4 dead load on
| the city Not that the Government en-
pIoyes want TO Ice, but because they are
naturally compelled to be such They
| do not broaden, they are Of no aid 10 the
| city. They have an easy life. They are
| timid With the same population in an
other city it would be great place
| There would be competition The people
would go forward and make things move
1t is great fallacy to say that manu-
| featuring establishments would injure
| Washington. Look at all of the other
| capitals of the world They have their
| manufactures. and are, therefore great
| There is a great field here for industries
ana they VIII come within five years We
will before that period use the power from
| Great Falls That will do away with
| smoke and the nuiSanCes generally objec-
tiuuable iii a manufacturing city. We can
produce Jn,0ee horse power and we can sell
everything We turn out. We have great
| facilities and we are wen advertised. our
| goods would sell where those of others
| would not. We have superior opportuni-
! ties to other cities
ON motion of Col. O. G. Staples. Mr..
| Warner was invited to address the next
meeting of the association.
! Dr d Percy Hic1liug spoke of the
| work of the committee Interested in the
| reclamation of the Potomac flats and re
GREETED the failure of the River and Har-
Dor bin. IL referred to the plan for Dis
| trict watef filtration, and to the code OF
laws for the District OF Columbia lie
praised both and said that the Business
| Mems Association had done more for the
| adoption of both than any other body.
| W J. FrizZcll argued in favor of "a new
building Tor the use OF the Supreme
| Court.
| The association then adjourned until
| the third Thursday in April