Evening star., 1901-10-18
BUSINESS sMEN IN SESSION
FEATURES OF ADDRESS DY MIR.
ASHLEY NJ. GOULD.
Steps Taken Toward Inducing Manu-
facturfng Enterprises to Locate
In the District.

The Business Mems Association inaugu-
rated It's work of the winter season with
meeting held last night at the Hotel Bar
ton' and the large attendance showed
great interest in the various subjects
preached and considered during the even
ing.
Previous to the general meeting the board
CT directors elected as new members Messrs
Frank Harrison, William Wallace, E. Hill
ton jackson, NJ. Coggeshal1, j. Frank Hiss
j. r. Freeman, Charles Eckstein, Louis L.
Hopper, G. w. Jayne and Ralph Walsh.
When the general meeting was called to
order by President Mitchell Dyrenforth,
Mr.. Ashley NJ. Gould, United States dis
trict attorney, was introduced Mr.. Gould
sald, nt the course of his address, that there
were two things he wished to urge.
hope" he said, that the Business
mems Association will use its influence to
nave the coming Congress pass such legis-
iatlOn as may give the government the
oW Wnership and control of the river flats.
Such action would mean great and needed
improvements as we'll as the beautifying
OF the river frontage. The government has
equal claims to the frontage on the other
side of the Eastern branch, where similar
opportunities are afforded for improvement
and Identification.
There are wonderful opportunities here
TOT the Improvement of the waterways of
the city, and If its possibilities are fully
realized they will surpass in beauty and
excellence those of Paris or any of the in
land cities of Europe. In the carrying out
or this Improvement, as it has so many
times been outlined, the health conditions
would be much improved here, as the ma
laria-breeding river flats would all be
Claimed and filled in, eliminating the dan
gers from disease now so apparent.
Mckinley Memorial.
Another thing l wish to urge upon this
organization is that of supporting without
reserve the movement to erect here in the
national capital a suitable memorial in
honor of the late martyred President There
Is no doubt but that Congress will make the
necessary appropriation for the proposed
memorial bridge across the Potomac. 1t
Will be one of the beautiful features of a
most beautiful city, and it is wholly fitting
that the Business Mems Association should
do all In its power to aid in the building of
Mckinley arch as an approach to that
BRIDGE
Mr.. Gould closed by thanking the asso-
c1ation, and the latter in turn rendered him
a vote of thanks and voted him an honor
ary member of the organization. Justice
A. B. Hagner of the District Supreme Court
was then invited to make the address at the
next meeting, which will be the annual
meeting, and will be held at the Barton
Hotel November %
Manufacturing Enterprfscs.
general discussion of the ways and
means to induce manufacturers to locate
their industries in Washington was then
indulged in. Those who spoke included
Thomas G. Hensey, o. G. Staples, DR.. Rob
ert Reyburn, L. l.. Powell, James Barton
Key and otherss and all agreed that ma
ter1af encoura cement would be, needed to
attract enterprises to the District. 1t was
finally agreed to create a committee to OK
anime into the merits of concerns Offering
to locate here, and to appoint committee
OF five on finance to raise, a fund.- These
committees will be selected by Presiden.
Dyrenforth and announced hereafter
DIR. Percy Hickfing gave an outline Of the
city water fltering system and the meet
ing closed with the ratification of the res
oiutions adopted by the board of directors
at the time Of the late President McKin-
leys death.