The Washington times., 1906-02-03
Employment Needed for
People of District.
OLD POLICY Is 0UTW0RN
DR.. A. P. Pardon Ridicules the Smoke
Law in No Uncertain
Terms.

Expression of the opinion by a ma
jority of the speakers that every effort
should be made TO attract manufacture
ers TO the District of Columbia was the
feature of the meeting of the Washing
ton Board OF Trade last evening al the
New Willard hotel.
The discussion arose at the opening OF
the meeting when the reading OF reports
OF the standing committees began and
Brainard H Warner. chairman OF the
committee on commerce and manufac-
lures, read his report containing the
statement: I'VE see no reason why the
Board OF Trade should not undertake
to use it's influence in more active
manner for the increase OF trade.
Old Policy 0utworn.
Scarcely had the report been read
when MI Siddons moved that II be re-
ferred back TO the committee with In
structions 10 that body TO submit q
fun report TO the board as to the most
effective way to encourage manufac-
turers 10 establish themselves in the Dis
trict In support OF his resolution, Mr.
Siddons declared that the old policy
of not encouraging trade and commerce
to come here is outworn, and some EN-
ployment is needed for the people oi
the District.
DR.. A p. Pardon agreed with Mr.. Sid
dons and took occasion TO ridicule th'
Districts smoke law, saying. 1t Is th'
most ridiculous law ever put on Tho
statute books-SlO0 line for minute Of
smoke"
Upon Mr.. SingletOn's saying that re
ferTing back the report would look Ike
a cond emnation of the committee. MI
Siddons moved that the report be adopt
ed and that the committee be INSTRUCTED
10 bring In a special report on the way
IN hiring trade and manufactures here
Mr. Warner said he thought 1t ridicu
Ions TO advertise the District al Owe
the country as "A uiaCe winch wants
heavy manufactures of all sorts. Ihos'
who spoke in favor Of bringing manu-
features OF all sorts here were X y
Harper. Thomas ". Smith, and Henry
r. Blount The Siddons, resolution Wa
then adopted.
On Record Twice.
Consequently. the Board of Trade. b!
two consecutive votes. stood committed
TO the motto in the Warner report
..cleau business for c:eaa people. ant
was also on record as wanting a thor
ough report on the best way to brlni
all kinds OF manufactures TO the DIS
trict.
Ernest Wilkinson. chairman OF tn
committee on public buildings, read M
report. three pages OF which were De
voted to emphasizing the need OF q new
Citv Hall In Washington. urging IN
board to try TO secure an GppropTlatloi
for erecting a new structure Just paci
OF the present City Hail on Judiciar!
Z -. ana
Report Is Adopted.
II, this recommendation immediate oh
lection was made by Mr. Warner an,
| Thomas w Smith. who argued That IN
present CITY Hall is good enough. tina
/ il has lately been repaired. and that
new one would cost the District abou
81. 10000 Mr.. Smith moved not TO con
! eur in the recommendation. This wa
! carried. and the report of the committe
was adoDted after the part referrin
| To the CITY Hall had been sJicken out.
| The export as adopted, said II WAS un
| destoc1 that the site Of the pres en-
! PENNSYLVANIA Railroad station miFht b
| used as a place on which TO locate a
| immense armOry. Regarding the publ
| schools. the report says;
THE appropriation for public school
4 for the past year has been In a measur
/ disappointing and in many OF IN
4 SClOOiS there u SIM l4t e'Sf NeiNS -
| lection against loss of life by fire. "
| have witnessed the precision OF IN
| fire drills of the pupils in those school
! and the excellent discipline that pre-
/ walls when on drill, hut such condition
/ do not always prevail IN times OF panic
and we earnestly recommend that IN
necessity for adequate protection of IN
children against fire should De diligentl
and continuously urged upon Congress
! until the requisite appropriations ar
secured
For New Parks.
] Henry r. BlOunts report on park
and reservations dwelt on the recen
/ improvements in Rock Greek Park. an
/ recommended that Congress be urged [
lappropriate money for establishin
parks at the Boice tract between Ga
Hill Cemetery and Lovers Lane. an
at Florida avenue and Erie street.
/ A resolution offered by Judge Charlie
s. Bundy that the failure to extend IN
system Of parks in the District as fas
as subdivisions are added TO the cit
/ IS a conspicuous error which shOul
/ be remedied was adopted. His secon
I resolution that a park as large q
| Franklin park should be establishe
at the corner Of Fourteenth street ar
| Columbia road was not passed. as II
/ Board OF Trade has already twice pas,
| ed such a resolution.
Public Library Statistics.
The report OF the committee on tn
public library showed that in the pas
year the registered borrowers increase