Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20
WORK FOR YOUNG men
No Need to Send Them Away to
Seek Employment.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
One Great Result Of Proposed Expan-
sion Of Washington. -.
SIGNIFICANCE OF MOVEMENT
A Growing City and Some Of the
Hoped-For Effects Of the Pres ;.
emit Movement.

neS1 OF q city ere generally looked upon
as benencial. although no doubt In large
number OF minds the prospect Of better
1asnt IN the general welfare has only a
ha4y connection with individual profit.
There is no doubt, however, that such
connection exists ana very close and
intimate one at that. It Is for this reason
that schemes for the promotion Of the busf
ness Of town are az a rule undertaken
by volunteer associations Of citizens and
whatever expense is incurred in the course
Of such promotion Ia met by the contribu-
lions Of those who are foresighted enough
to perceive that in advancing the welfare
Of the place where they live they are at
the Same time contributing to their own
personal advancement
There is no doubt that If the results OF
campaign Of publicity on the part Of any
community were at all well assured the
general benefits would be recognized to
the extent Of getting the means of fnano-
ing such~an undertaking from the public
revenues No doubt there are instances IN
this country where towns have borne the
expense OF missionary labor in the adjoin-
ing country 80 as to bring to the attention
Of possible customers the advantages OF
trading st that particular center.
Of General Benefit.
Appropriations Of such character from
the public funds can easily be justified on
the ground Of the general benefit that will
accrue to the community. In the recent
effort made on the part Of the business men
Of this city to call to the notice Of people
living in the adjacent territory the oppor
tunities in Washington were met by pri-
vate enterprise.
This does not detract in any way from
the fact that undertakings Of this charac-
ter are in their results Of advantage to
the entire community. Some Of the conse-
I'D 70 frny,o
this commercial missionary excursion Into
portions Of Virginia, Maryland and North
Carolina are of course, in the first place,
that the scope Of Establishments. as at
present conducted, can be broadened. and
not only the volume of the trade increased.
but the number Of employees can be en-
larged and better and more important
positions provided for those engaged In
these lines of endeavor In other words
employment for the sons Of citizens on
more generous scale than has prevailed
are among the possibilities and that 1t Is
conceded Is exactly whore much of the
Importance Of such an effort comes in.
Place for the Young.
The people who live here do not want to
feel that 1t is necessary in order to pro-
vide for the future of their children that
they should look elsewhere than in Wash
ington when thinking Of establishing them
in life. 1t is a natural thing for such citi-
ZenS TO want tnelT cnlloren 10 stay at nome,
II other things are equal. and not go forth
to seek their fortunes-that is, they don't
want to feel that owing to conditions in
their home city their children are virtual
ly compelled to leave home in order to Sc
cure profitable and encouraging openings in
life.
Washington is getting to be such large
center of population and is expanding so
In every way that 1t Is to be expected such
development of Its commercial resources
should be attempted. 1t is one of the signs
of the time, and as means not only Of
placing the city where 1t belongs, but of
making suitable provision for the rising
generation, the movement is one of the
The Actual Condition.
The entire success Of the first trip points
to the same conclusion, as showing that
not only were conditions within the city
ripe for such a movement. but also that the
oontributary territory is awake to the i'm
portance Of Washington as not only the
capital of the nation. but as place where
business can be done just as well and
perhaps better than In the traditional CEN
tiers.
With the enhancement of realty values
due to the growth of the population and
the increase in the number OF homes and
Of business houses and In fact growth
all along the line OF the activities of a
modern city. 1t is to be expected that some
thing would be done to enlarge the legiti-
mate sphere of the business influence Of
the city. There has been development In
Dy
Of new ones. The rise In property values
In the business centers Is only another in
dication Of the same character. and any
one who contrasts what IL to day with
able to realize clearly what has taken
place.