The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-07-29
President of American
National Bank Declares
Factories Would
Bring Money.
DELAYED TRAINS HURT
WASHINGT0N'S TRADE
Points Out How 1t Is Hoped
to Induce Industrial Or
ganiZatiOn to Come to
the Capital.
R. N. HARPER

The Jobbers and Shippers AS
sociation is the proper organization
TO lead the fight for the extension
of Washington manufacturing in
terests. It's membership includes
the men most vitality interested in
this movement"
Robert n. Harper, president Of
the American National Bank, takes
this view of a situation that has
become of first impo rtance among
the business men of the city. Pre-
sented in an editorial in The Times
on Friday last, IL has taken imme-
diate hold. 1t is evident from many
expressions of opinion that if the
Jobbers and Shippers Association
viii not lead the movement some
other agency will be organized that
will.
What Washington needs is manu-
fac:ures," said NJ Harper. she
possesses facilities or which no other
city IN the United States can boast, vet
her people have thus far failed to avail
themselves OF the opportunities which
are thrown open 70 them. Instead OF
having 10 send 10 New England for
goods. We should have factories in this
city that could manufacture the same
goods.
viii Bring Money.
1--WE want Conditions to exist where,
ILL a
send, here for their goods. We want
money from other cities. other countries.
How can this be brought about? Why.
simply by starting up manufactures.
There are mar jobbers in the city
Who are purchasing their goods else
'Uhere. and deriving profit by their
sale from this city. Bu- let manufae-
lures start up here that viii supply
these jobbcrs with what taey have 10
purchase in other cities. Manufactures
make jobbiug. but jobbing does not
make manufactures.
we want 10 create an interest not
only i'm adjacent cities. but we want 70
make ourselves known throughout The
world let money come into the Dis
trict from foreign cities. This may
easily be done II manufactures start up.
Trains Delayed.
"Our railroad facilities are very bad.
The great fault with them is that when
the freight trains leave the city they
frequently become apparently lost The
truth OF the matter is they are shifted
on some sidetrack and held there some
times for hours; then again, they may
be delayed for n day. This only has a
tendency To cause dissatisfaction among
those dealers who may have an occa-
sion 20 buy their goods in this city.
THE only wa for the railroads to
remedy thie fault is to issue emphatic
orders 10 their subordinates. or on the
other hand. nothing but a constant fight
by the press will accomplish any ap-
parent good.
Il have frequently noted in the news
papers, where large deals m various
lines Of business have been made in 9th |
er cities. and the goods brought here
and offered for sale. That only goes to |
show the necessity Cor manufactures. /
II such articles that the trade demands /
were manufactured in ;his city then To- |
cal dealers could purchase them with /
out being compelled TO go into another /
city and pay a dealer there a profit for
the goods He could purchase il OF the |
t9CdA man uidcLuIeF ard thereby make /
considerably more psoft. at the same
time keeping the money in his home
town.
To the Inventors.
'''The subcommittee on commerce and /
manufacturing of the Board of Trade /
or which L am chairman. now has
under way 10000 circulars. beautifully
Inscribed and decorated with small mic 1
lures OF local buildings
when these circulars come from the
printer we shall place them in the hands /
OF a special man. and he. in his t,1rn
viii go to the patent attorneys office /
and IN every envelope contained in mat /
office one OF the circulars win be in
serted.
The advantage of this is obviously
clear. First. the patent attorney re- /
ceives daily letters from all over the
world from men who are inventins and I
who in event Of success might possibly
start a manufacturory. The letters re- /
ceived in this Office are, as 1 said before /
from men whose minds are active and
who. as a rule, are men capable of /
graphing with great and significant
problems. These are the kind of men
that we should endeavor 10 interest
and by the method which we have de-
cded to follow, ] believe we shall 70
a great extent succeed.
F. L. Siddons, of Ralston < Siddons. |
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