Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08

A new phase Of the Greater Washington
movement. which is considered both timely
and important. has been brought to the
attention Of Mr.. Robert L. Fletcher acting
secretary Of the Jobbers and Shippers As
ISOLATION. 1t Is the bearing Of the move
ment on the workingmen of the District
The Endorsement Of the commercial and
manufacturing boom by the Allied Printing
Trades Council. as given in The Star,
called the attention Of the toilers particu-
larry to the movement. which, 1t Is de-
clared. will mean a great increase of means
of employment for the unemployed, and
that the increased prosperity of the District
will be shared in large measure by the men
who earn their living by the sweat of their
brows.
In this connection 1t Is said that practi-
cally every town Of $1,000 Inhabitants has
great deal Of surplus labor. including
women and girls and boys of Industrial age.
whose productive capacity goes to waste
unless there are varieties enough Of indus
try to engage them In occupations which
are suited to their age and condition. A
give employment to people who are other
wise merely consumers upon the productive
members Of the community.
Crowd In Mercantile Pursuits.
Unless some industry affords an opening
for them they crowd into the mercantile
pursuits or the profession Of teaching, of
bookkeeping and into clerical occupations.
until most of them can make but a meager
living. At this point womanhood. for want
OF adequate opportunity for decent self
support often encounters dangers to char
acter which students Of municipal welfare
cannot afford to overlook.
Mr.. Samuel DeNedrey. legislative agent
Of the Central Labor Union Of Washington,
sees in the movement hope for the many
and nf Ia Cit yhn ru,ifb
out employment He says he believes 1t
Is good thing. but, Of course. he hopes
and believes any manufactures that are
located here will be conducted on strictly
union lines.
1t is said the Manhattan Coffee Mills
Company has purchased the old plant of
the Southern Uown Coffee and Spice
Mills at 7th street and Maryland avenue
southwest The plant will be thoroughly
renovated and business resumed on a much
more extensive basis. The manager of the
plant will be Url Dannenberg.
Source Of Employment.
A former government clerk has called the
attention Of member of the Jobbers and
Shippers Association to his belief that the
establishment of wholesale jobbing houses
here would give employment to men who
are dropped from the pay rolls Of Uncle
Sam through no fault Of their own. He
adds that there are many such now in the
VINO are unable TO prOVlQe properly
for their families. owing to the scarcity Of
employment and the consequent low wages,
because the supply Of men and women Is
greater than the demand.
Some of these in question he says, have
bought houses and established their homes
here. They have been in Washington so
long that in many instances they are al
most forgotten in the places they came from
to go upon the governments pay roll.
In connection with the advertising pro-
jects for the Greater Washington move
ment the board of directors has received
statement. which. it is said, applies to the
situation here.
1t Is as follows:
Views Of Gov. Folk.
addressing the retail merchants of Mis-
souri, the other day. Governor Folk said
something worth cutting out and pasting
in your hat. It was:
ct do not believe in the mail order citi-
zen If place is good enough for a man
to live in and to make his money In, 1t
is good enough for him to spend his money
No merchant can succeed without adver-
your town papers, build them up and they
will build the town UP and build you up
increased trade and greater opportunities
There Is sense In this. and also a high
degree of home patriotism. Everybody
wants to see his home city grow and PROS
per. There is pride in this desire, and
perhaps some little selfish interest for as a
city grows greater the opportunities Of the
individual improve. And the best way to
realize this desire is to encourage home in
dustries. enterprises and institutions by Civ.
ng them your support and patronage.
Money spent In Chicago. Detroit. New York
and elsewhere helps to build up those cities
instead Of contributing to the prosperity
and well being Of the city we live in
do not be mail-order citizen Be a
home town man. spend your money at
home. and enjoy the double advantage Of
helping your town and getting better bar
gains than you can get anywhere else with