Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-13
EXTENSION OF TRADE
BriqhtWood Citizens Commend
Greater Washington Project.
THE STAR COMPLtMENTED
Association Declares for District Rep
resentation in Congress.
ADVOCATES GOVERNMENT LOAN
As Means of Effecting Permanent I'M
provements in Neutrality-suspicious.
Business Matters Considered.
ADVOCATES GOVERNMENT LOAN

At the fall meeting of the Brightwood
Citizens Association. held last evening in
81 ightwood Hotel. resolutions commencing
The Washington Star for promoting the
movement to advertise Washington and
promote its business interests in the south:
advocating representation in Congress de-
manding through car service to the center
of the city: approving the annual report of
the executive committee of the association:
EXPIRE sSins opposition to the present system
of financing the District and making rec
concentrations for many improvements in
that vicinity. We're considered
In TIE course OF the meeting resolutions
were presented and unanimously adopted
by thu associa 'o1 setting forth tIat even
without increase manufacturing cs,ab -isii
ments in the District business and trade
relati ms with the ya.',CiiS thriving cities
Of Virginia. Nor,h Carolina and South
Carolina could be greatly Increased. thus
beneftting Washington III 4 genera, way
and operating direc:iT - me advantage Of
the merchants. The resolutions concluded
by commencing The Star for the move
ment it has taken by its special train, and
appreciating the interest which many of
the merchants had taken TO make it sue
cess The resolutions were presented by
Mr.. John \. Saul aud Mr. William Ram
say.
improved Gar service.
The subject OF through car service was
brought 10 the attention of the association
by Mr.. c. G.. Lancaster. who favored the
abolition CT the transfer point at the
loop" on 9TH street above the Boundary.
and running the cars to the center Of the
city. similar to that on the City and Sub
urban line and the Chevy Chase road. He
called attention to the fact that it was a
great inconvenience to the patrons of the
road. and that it had met with universal
objection by those who were compelled to
travel over the line He cOntecded that 1t
prevented the development OF the section
north of the Boundary along Brightwood
avenue. and people will not travel on the
road. nor invest money in homes along its
route. He referred to It as dumping
ground" and presented a resolution rec
ommending that a committee of ten MEM
bers be appointed to confer with similar
committees OF the Petworth Citizens AS
ISOLATION, the Brightwood Park Citizens
Association. Takoma Park Citizens Asso-
citation. and the Business Mems ASsocia-
ton. for the purpose of arranging mass
meeting of all of the patrons of the road,
to be held within the next thirty days. to
voice the sentiment of an indignant pub
lie and pass resolutions appealing to Con-
gress to abate the nuisance.
At the request of President Shoemaker
Mr.. Lancaster took the char temporarily.
while the former presented resolution
relative to the Districts method Of financ-
ing. Mr.. Shoemaker. in the course of his
remarks. said:
THE BrightwoOd Citizens Association
has for several years. opposed the present
system Of financing the District of Column
bia. and as result of experience. We have.
become more fully convinced of the cor
rectness of our contentious. that taxation
would be greatly increased and that our
community would be deprived of many
improvements and advantages to which
We are annually entitled.
Long-Term Loan.
I'VE earnestly request the District Com
miss!oners to again urge Congress to make
provisions for long-term loan from the
proceeds of which large and extra ordinary
improvements needed at the present time.
but to great extent for the benefit Of fu-
ture generations. could be provided. be-
lieving. as We do. that current revenues. not
only now. but even before the recent greatly
increased taxation upon real estate was
levied. are amply sufficient for needed
improvements. and that large and extraor-
binary improvements should be provided
as they in every jurisdiction through
out our country. from the proceeds OF
loan.
This association believes it to be an I'M
wise practice OF Congress, because of the
fact that this system of financing has been
in force, to annually deny the Commission
ers amounts asked for by them to make
payers 1t is unreasonable and unfair to
deny the land owners of the District
streets where streets are actually neces-
sary. sewerage facilities needed to meet
the demand of our rapidly increasing popu-
lation parks in various parts of the Dis
trict and better paved streets and road
ways. not only within the limits of the old
city, but beyond i
Representation in Congress.
At the conclusion Of President Shoe
makers remarks Mr. Lancaster presented
resolution. which was adopted. appeal
ing to the citizens of the District to petit
ton Congress to pass u law giving the
District a delegate to Congress, to be
elected by the people of the District. He
called attention to the fact that the ter
ritories of Porto Rico. Hawaii. New Mexi-
co, Arizona and Alaska were given these
rights and privileges. while the District
was deprived of representation in their
constitutional rights. He referred TO the
District Commissioners who. lie said. were
never intended to be legislators, and that