Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-01
Business Organizations.

In some respects the twelve months past
have been notable In the history Of the
Washington Board of Trade. An active In
terest was manifested in the revenue meas
ures before Congress and especially those
phases effected by the taxation of the peo-
nile In regard to the proposition for the In
crease in taxes and the adoption of new
personal tax the utterances Of the Board OF
Trade were by no means uncertain and the
work of the committees was in the dlrec-
ton Of bringing about a fair adjustment or
the financial burdens OF the municipal gov
eminent of the District. The board en-
deavored to rid the community of some OF
the inconvenience arising from the law
in regard to dense smoke issuing from
chimneys and asked Congress for a new
measure. The plans prepared by the PARK
ing commission for the Improvement or the
parking system of Washington and the
identifying of the city met with the in
dorsement of the board.
AS usual the annual reception Of the
board was successful in every sense OF the
word and the guests and the members
spent an evening of social enjoyment A
somewhat similar experience marked the
annual excursion to Marshall Hall, where
a shad bake was enjoyed. At the annual
meeting, which was held at the New Will
lard, the reports were read and directors
elected. and a social hour was spent.
founded by the munihcent gift Of So 600
by Andrew Carnegie, came into existence
the early part Of the year. when the nrst
meeting OF the trustees was held In this
city. Plans were adopted for beginning the
work Of organization, and under the guild
ance of the president, DR.. Gilman, It has
been going on steadily. The headquarters
Of the institution are In this city. where
temporary building has been leased Tor the
use of the executive force.
The subject Of taxation, which engrossed
the attention OF good many OF the citizens
during the early portion OF the year. also
received consideration from the Business
Mems Association. 1t was through the ef-
forts of this association that a committee OF
citizens was formed for the purpose OF max
ing arrangements for the entertainment or
the encampment Of the Grand Army. The
annual banquet proved to be as much OF
social success as the previous AFFAIRS OF the
sort, while large number OF the members
spent a day pleasantly on the annual ex-
cursion. During the year Mr.. Mitchell Dy-
renforth resigned as president and w. F.
GUIDE was chosen In his place.
Real Estate Operations.
The demand for house room reached such
proportions during the year that in spite
of the rather extensive building operations
that were carried on there were compare
lively few empty houses Many additions
were made to the number Of the apartment
houses, and at the same time the erection
of private houses went on. A feature Of
the new apartment houses is the large size
of some that were begun during the past
year. 1t Is also evident from the record
that in addition to the demand for house
room the business interests of The city
needed greater facilities and in consequence
new office buildings have been projected
and others are contemplated. Besides this
a number of the business houses have been
enlarged and improved. The building OPP
erations in their total shows a fine in
crease as compared with the previous year.
Labor Matters.
From a labor standpoint the year just
closed was most eventful and will. in years
to come. be looked upon marking an
epoch IN the history of organized labor.