Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-12

the, increased cost of living they cannot
save the small amount over and above the
actual rental to enable them to purchase
home"
In Hearty Accord.
B. NJ Bridget of Parker, Bridget &
Co., 9th street and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest declared that both he and his
partner are in hearty favor of the pro-
posed increase. He said: "Of course, the
federal and District government employees
are deserving of more money. If they were
not they should not be on the pay rolls
They not only deserve this because of their
faithfulness and past fidelity, but because
the cost of living has increased to great
extent in the last five or six years. IL Is
a wonder to me how they meet their obli-
cations. When 1 say living expenses have
increased know what am talking about
Articles of clothing have increased % per
cent In cost within six years, and the
quality of the articles is no better. l I'M
derstand the cost of food products has in
creased to a larger extent than nave
clothes. l am sure every business man IN
increase should be given and will lend every
possible aid to the transaction.
Congress Should Not Hesitate.
Mr.. NJ. Fellheimer, secretary and treas
urer of the Hub Furniture Company, said
hesitate in granting this increase in the
salaries of the government and District
employes. They need it bad enough he
said. u base my opinion upon the material
increase in the cost of living. Years ago
when the present wage scale was fixed
things didn't cost as much as they DO now.
1t costs the merchants more money TO Duy
their articles now than 1t did then, ana
naturally they have to charge the consumer
proportionately. You can say to your read
ers for me that if l had vote on this
measure l would readily cast 1t in their
favor, and / am sure every business man
in the city would do the same
Mertz & Mertz.
Mr.. A p. Trossett of the tailoring firm
of Mertz & Mertz, 9th and + streets
northwest, was enthusiastic in his sup
port of the movement to give the clerks
the increase asked
I'm our business in mora than one in
stance we see the need OF more money
for the clerks" said Mr.. Trossett. "Of
course, when men make more money
they buy more clothes. and as we are in
business to sell clothes we naturaiiy nave
have as much money to spend as possi-
BILE, but aside from this phase OF the
question have noted the increase of liv-
ing expenses, and believe that the gov
eminent employees should be allowed an
increase in their salaries as proposed.
Advance in Living Expenses.
Mr.. Charles ]. Bell, the president Of the
American Security and Trust Company.
said: II am heartily in favor Of an increase
In the pay of government employees The
upward tendency In the cost of living ought
to be bal...-ced by some proportionate In
crease in the earnings"
Mr.. Robert N. Harper, the president Of
the American National Bank, said he thor
oughly favors such q measure as both right
and lust. There has been, he added, an In
crease along all lines, owing to the advance
in the cost of living, and there Is no reason
WHY the government should be exempt.
Mr. II. r. HoWenstein OF the II. X How
enstein Company, real estate brokers, says
he fayors an increase. He called attention
to a point, and what he said was undouht-
civ true that II a 20 per cent increase Is
allowed 1t would not make the salaries Gny
iarrer than they have been the past ten
years owing to the increase in the cost Of
living.
Views Of Lansburgh Furniture Co.
"In cur business each day you can see
the need of the government people receiv-
ing more salary" was the opening remark
of Mr.. Lansburgh OF Lansburgh Furniture
Company, 512 9Th street northwest. Each
day" continued Mr.. Lansburgh, 1.-THE gov
eminent clerk comes into the store, and
where he formerly paid $40 per month. to-
day he pays IS and SO on down: the man
who paid 81 Is now paying half of that
amount" In Mr.. Lansburgh's opinion there
is a great need for the increase, and he
stated that he hoped that it would be forth
] coming in short time.