Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-03
GREATER CITY IN VIEW
Columbia Heights Citizens Ex-
press Interest in Movement.
STAR SPECIAL COMMENDED
Addresses Before Large Assemblage at
the Savoy.
BUILDING LINE LAW ENDORSED
Meeting of Association-Resolutions
Adopted Deploring the Death Of
August Peterson.
BUILDING LINE LAW ENDORSED

| With large number Of members and
others present in the parlors of the Savoy,
at 18th and Girard streets northwest, last
evening, President Charles 8. Bundy called
the first fall meeting of the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association to order. The
meeting was almost wholly taken up with
exploitation of Greater Washingtons op-
portunities. In his opening remarks Judge
Bundy said he wished at the outset to tell
all of the members of the association the
pleasure he felt in being able to welcome
them to their work after the adjournment
for the summer.
Mr.. w. B. Todd, the secretary, read the
minutes Of the May meeting, the last held
prior to the adjournment for the summer.
They were adopted as read. Messrs Bur-
ton H. BarHdollar K. L. Russell, Frederick
E. Mann, William L. SwormStedt, David G.
Pfeiffer, Frank c. Roach. I. c. Abbott, An
drew Glass, H. P. Huddleston and William
| George Lee were then elected to member
ship in the association.
At this juncture President Bundy stated
| that: Since our last meeting we have been
called upon to mourn the loss of one of our
| most active and best loved members, Mr..
| August Peterson" He then asked Secre-
tary Todd to read the resolutions of re-
spect which had been prepared. This was
| done, and the resolutions, as read, were
| unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Peterson, it was recalled, lied shortly
| after leaving his native country and was
| buried at sea.
| Mr.. Todd then read the resolutions, which
| in part stated that:
| I'm Mr.. Petersons last recorded message
addressed to the president of this associa-
ton, July II, 1906 from the land of the
| never-setting sun, he announced that he
| was homeward bound to attend the meet
| ings of the Columbia Heights Citizens AS
ISOLATION and more than ever to plead for
| the identifying of our beloved city. We
who survive him should recognize call to
greater diligence in the patriotic work thus
set before u.s.
resolution was adopted setting forth
that:
I'VE regard the building line law as
one OF the most important general laws
ever passed by Congress for the govern
| ment of the District and that in our opin-
| ion the public interests require that the
| Commissioners of the District should forth
| with exercise the powers vested in them
| by said law, and themselves initiate pro-
ceedngs in the court for the establish
ment Of building lines wherever in the Dis
trict the conditions may exist to which the
act applies
Secretary Todd was instructed to send
| copies Of the resolutions to the secretaries
| of the other citizens associations and ask
their aid In the matter presented. He was
| also directed to send copies to the mem
bers of the Senate and House committees
on the District of Columbia.
| Greater Washington
|
with surprise that general impression
exists that Washington is sort Of mu-
scum, and that all manufacturing enter
prises should be tabooed
THE purpose of this meeting is to let in
the TRUTH he added. I'VE want to make
| a live community Tonight / have asked
two young men who are known for their
progressive, up-to-date ideas to make ad-
! dresses They are Messrs. Frederick L.
Sddons and Leonard ]. Mather"
Mr.. Siddons was thereupon introduced
and began his address by referring to the
| time when Tom Moore, the poet, after q
| visit here, called Washington a city Of
squares in morasses and obelisks in trees.
Today, he said, the dream Of LEnfant is
part:
Il want to say something for Greater
| Washington. The theme is most attrac-
tive. There is no need to present any ar
and afterward when Dickens visited us,
in 1851, Washington was not clean. 1t
was not cream until Boss" Shepherd
came. He was the first exponent Of the
Many people did not like his ideas and
| finally the arrows found their mark and
he left the city for Mexico When he re-
| turned to this city later he was hero.
Shepherd began, but 1t was not for him
| to complete.
I'VE construct great buildings in this
! city, but we do not prepare for our chill
dren. They must leave the city to get a
foothold in business. Washington offers
them few opportunities outside of the gov
| eminent service.
Wealthy people have been attracted to
| Washington, but cannot live off these
| people. We have the Board of Trade, the
| Jobbers and Shippers Association and the
Business Mems Association. and now we
| have the proposed 100000 Club to bring
Washington up in population. The ma
| tional capital should typify the character
| of its people. Some say we want no man
ufacturers. but we do. If we had board
| Of trade housed in building Of its own
| don't you think success would come to us?
when town is started in the west the
first thing that is done Is to erect a board
| Of trade building or building to house
chamber of commerce, and the first thing
| a visitor sees Is that building. To correct
the situation Of nothing for the children
| to get foothod with the Board of Trade
| was organized. Its object was to be con-
| sderation of and action upon matters con-
| corning the commerce of the capital city
and also the distribution of literature re-
| lating thereto.
The Business Mems Association ap-
| pointed a committee to further the estab-
| lishment and extension of manufacturing
| plants and the encouragement Of manu-
| facturers in the District Of Columbia"
The Star Special.
Mr.. Leonard ]. Mather made short ad-
dress at the conclusion of Mr.. Siddons' re-
| marks, during which he said, in reference
| to The Stars Greater Washington Dixie
Flyer: This trip. which Is made into our
| future great field Of commerce. will add
much to the good work that is being done
| for Greater Washington. The organiza-
tons working for Washington's good
| should all band together, and better re-
| suits will follow"
Judge Bundy thanked the speakers, say
ing that in his estimation such addresses
| as were made will result in Transforming
| Washington from a sleeping beauty to a
| giant awake, with great arms outsretched
| for taking care of commerce.