Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-10
Board of Trade Members Hold
Annual Election.
PRESIDENT READS REPORT
Suggests as Slogan mo Cut in Com.
missioners' Estimates"
TRIBUTE TO MEMORY OF DEAD
Extraordinary Projects and Current
Expenses Should Be Kept
Distinct.
W. A. n. Church.

The Washington Board Of Trade held
| its annual meeting last evening in the
large banquet hall of the Willard Hotel.
It marked the end of the nineteenth
year Of the organization. Nearly 500 men,
bers were present. The report of Presi-
dent Cuno H. Rudolph, who retired last
| evening. was received with enthusiasm.
The other business Of the meeting was
the reading OF the reports OF the secre-
tary and treasurer and the election of
ten directors.
Only two other matters were disposed
| OF. one being a resolution complimentary
to Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire,
| chairman Of the Senate District commit
| tee, and the other resolution pledging the
Board of Trade to an effort to prevent
the cutting down Of the District esti-
mates by the Secretary of the Treasury
| The election was held in the usual bust
for one hour Ballots were provided with
| the names Of twenty-four members who
had been nominated. After the polls
closed buffet supper was served while
| the managers were counting the votes.
A little before midnight the result was
| announced by President Rudolph. Those
elected and the votes were as follows:
John Joy Edison. 16s.
Adds B. Browne. 159.
George H. Harries, 149.
Arthur C. Moses. Jas.
William F. GUIDE. no.
William H. Saunders. 100.
G. w. F. Swartzell, 126.
W. A. H. Church. 124.
J. Whit Heron, 121.
H Bradley Davidson, 100
The total number of ballots cast was
Within a week the board of directors
will meet and elect officers.
District Estimates.
The executive committee. by its chair
man. Mr. Thomas p. Morgan, presented
| the following resolutions. which were
adopted:
Whereas the Washington Board Of
Trade heartily Endorses the efforts OF
the honorable board of District Commits
| sioners to obtain for the District of
| Columbia from Congress the legislation
and appropriations needed, as asked for
by the Commissioners in their estimates;
| and
Whereas 1t is most important TO the
welfare and business prosperity of the
| District that Congress should ADOPT the
businesslike and equitable plan recon-
mt nded by the Commissioners of sepa-
rating the current maintenance items
from the permanent improvement projects
in the annual District appropriation act,
thus giving the District the benefit Of
| it's ample tax revenues for the proper
| uplift of the local administration while
borrowing on a long term basis. or at
| least on plan of definite repayment.
| the funds necessary to meet its share
! of the obligations for permanent works:
| and
| Whereas. should this be done II will
be possible to proceed systematically and
In good season with all the enterprises
now In contemplation and to pay for them
with a minimum of hardship to the tax
payers or today and for the next two or
three decades. therefore be it
Resolved by the Washington Board Of
Trade, That Congress be urged to adopt
the Commissioners recommended meas
ures to separate the two classes of items
In the appropriation bill to define in terms
OF years on a long-term basis the Dis
trict's obligations to the federal govern
ment, and finally to approve at the ses-
sion of 10OS-9 the various projects for
public Improvement which are recon-
mended in the estimates The Board of
Trade regards this as the urgent duty of
Congress- named by the Constitution as
| the legislature of the District. It there
| fore asks for a strict Interpretation Of the
act of 1873 and for a liberal application
to the District Of Columbia of the prin-
| ciples of business and of financial equity
which obtain In all other American COM
munities."
| On motion OF Mr.. A. B. Browne, the
board adopted q resolution thanking Sena-
tor Gallinger for his interest in and work