The Washington herald., 1909-01-13

I the Chamber OF Commerce. in his annual
report made a number OF important
recommendations as well as giving a
complete review OF the years work Tiie
report is in part as follows:
To the members Of the Washington Chamber Of
/ Commerce.
: Gentlemen: Although the Washington Chamber
Of Commerce Is less than two years old. Il should
be congratulated upon the substantial foundation
which has been laid FOR commercial Washington
The results Il this movement in this direction are
falls meeting uith che expectations q the most
optimistic q our citizens
In my last annual report elaborated. more Or
lees On se=ersI topics which considered then q
much impo7tancs to the District. ard many Of
them have since becane uT0minent subjects of dis
clss0n By our citizens and the prsss- Among such
/ nay mention the Auacostia fats; the jail and
the care Of or prisoners. a temDoraTy SznatcrIum
for the supposed insane; the utilization Of the
south side q the Avenue; salaries q cur govern
meut clerks SC Realizing, therefore, that our
people are alive 70 the importance Of these sub
jects feel justified IN touching upou them again.
With this brief lntroCucicry. / Wi present
short resume q the work accomplished during The
year BY vsrioas standing and special committees
Convention Committees.
/ There are not many committees Of the chsmbsr
which have been more active than has this oon-
mittee through its chairman. =. c. c. Stiles
; The intention q the committee IS 10 make Wash
iHgton a contention cty. With this object IN
view the secretary has visited various cities where
conventions we're heing held fer the purpose Of
inducing the delegates 20 select Washington for
some subsequent meeting Our experience 50 far
has been that a uitahie buidiug 70 hold such
meetings not being al our command has proved
great obstacle 70 or s1ccesS.
The committee has found that ether large cities
are laTshly sctive IN their Efforts 70 secure con
reutions but that Washington's natural Advantages
for such p7rpcss is vel reunized and appreciated.
Il vo'iid csrssinly add 20 tie attraetiveuess n
Washington a. e convention center there were
one or two more good hotels q shat s known IS
the commercial class
The committee further recommend that the hotel
p-oprietofs or Managers be urged 20 cone into the
chamter in s body.
Government Employees.
one rear as1 called attention 70 wasainEton's
superior advantages snd opportunities q becoming
retail center q Dc small T7UpaTti0a and cited as
partial reason for sach conclusion the vas,
suns q money paid out b. the government each
month 20 rs army q snployes.
While this is tnss and our merchants are for
tunate in having such a constant ard unceasiuE
how Z currency TUNED into The chann-lS q trade
j. has developed apoa careful investigtio1 b. spe-
cal committee on salaries. with Mr.. D. 5. Por-
Ter as chairman that although mgch good has cons
u the District from this source. tbs average
sslary n = government cscrk is Tot what It
should b..
After an exhaustive Investigation Of The subject
the Committee fu6s j. iuadsisahle 20 take up tie
question on ;be lines q rs6lustment IS suggested
b. the Keep Commission. bst p-efsr7bly 70 con
fne is Efforts % the establishment q higher
average = Tay Tor al eTaDlues under the United
States and Disirict q Columbia government The
given D. the Committee are s.ost practical
and their Conclusions are largely hesed upCn the
increased ccst 4 living % the average household
careful and detailed investigation = this phase
O the question has been made Is Mr. A. LsueT.
searches made a rarr = the c-1umttce report.
ard 90 him creiIt is gwen II develops from this
report that CLERK receiving s. 40 peT ann-m with
family = I've 20 sEppo1 VIII have lsss than $50
a. the end q the year. 20 meet al the demands
q the family other tkan thnse which are tsmed
ths ahsoiute neceSsi;ios of living fo- himself and
thoss depending uuon him.
Tie repo-t. confirming. states "thst the average
saiary x a Eorermert rlsrk i SELS-" There
nearly = q9 employees under .he government Z
ard oct q this number only 2g;I receive ssisry
q N.4ao. ihat l5o5 ger more than 0.slo snd that
6S0i receive ICss than 81 that - receive salaries
hr1wsrn 81 and so. Eill s-ich compensation paid
out 20 men and wCnen. many of whom ars q the
ton the I1stice q the cnmi,tres recmmendafi0n.
Il cUrciusi0o. the rspCrt asks hat The Chamber
~ torrfnsrce u-Sa ur-n tcrsTe~s foT adequate
pay y the government fo- IFS clerks ard not ;-ade
upon their hcipessnCss- and also 20 urge upon that
BODY the jstics n making The average Saz-y s. 40
per annum. ar lncrease q 6 i3 per cent
Public schools.
TIE Committee on FubHc schools. Mr.. Per
eiral M BrvTn, Chairman reports that our Schools
free fru1 unsettlins Disturbances and thar ths
school wsrk Is progressing undc- favorable or
ditions.
suhcuunittee has been appointed % study
or schools on the edzztiorsl sde with a view q
making SsEEestlous and 7ec0uneniarions
Subconu-ittee has also been APPOINTED 70 study
schooi coDditious the material S5e AID 20 usks
recomnsndasi0us. locking 20 the betterneut ard
Improvement q material conditions n the srhocis
Wholesale Trades.
This eonlusit,ee vith Mr. P P. May as cisi-uan.
repo-ts T-os7ess On PRACTICAL Iines. Il has during
the year investigated several plans fo- bringing
70 Washington new lines fo- rhe wholesale and
jobtdug trade. They have cltlined pzciieal and
inexpensire line q Advertising for the purpose Of
building up jobbirg business fo- Washington. and
Esve reasons 70 believe S1cces VII follow
The special conulittee freight rates and trzna-
pc-tstion Mr ". : PsZP as Chairman has been /
most energetic and has accomplished much Eood-
Commerce and Manufactures.
The Committee on Commerce and Msuufscturs7s 1
M A q. Moses. chair1nan. IN its report calls /
attention 20 the fact Il its having handled ser /
eraI matters q importance che business interest
q Washington duTiuE the TaSt rear. particularly /
as ~ resd11Siug discrimination q freight On manu-
facturcd goods causing steady los TO at least
one Of our manufacturing fms and with this /
diAclItv Overcome otr people are enabled 20 COR I
w.
l. ALSO reports that assistance rendered b. 1
II IL form q a thorough examination as 10 /
the plans and figures for the establishment of a /
cotton oil -efuing comrany IN this viciuity-cou-
hdeuce was gwen 20 many Of cur citizens as 70 4
the possible res1lts Of such industry. the Te-
suits Of which Is the foundation a the Colum- /
bia Cotton OIL Company With capital Of Sso,aG 4
Condition of Jail.
In nv iass -gsp-t dwelt to a considerable extent
On what might Justly he termed the civilized care
and treatment Of prisoners and the then condition
CT or Jail.
In ny Judgment. the increased attention given TO I
the s-lbject q adult probation throughout the
States is a strong argument Il Itself to command /
serGls consideration by the citizens q the National
Capitsl The indeterminate sentence for first Of ]
Tenders. with reformation and not simply punish 1
neut as the Object IN view. viii do more TO stamp
out the criminal class and make respectable c5t-
Of first offenders than i Is possible to do oy
long and positive sentence IN Jai OF penltentlary
Il 5 well known b. al who have passed upon Il
that our jsil is q relic Of oiden times. and not /
cTeitable TO this nation IN It's present condition
It would be impossible 70 establish = refornatory
system.
The location of the Jail should be changed. It
should have sufficient ground srognd i to make /
every innate work One cell for each prisoner
should be the rrlIe We should not farm out Our
Teniteniisry prisoners 70 other States but combine
sail and i~rrrio
and make each prisoner work during his term Vi
commitment.
Our Building
Mr. Charles J. Bell chairman Of the committee /
reports that owing to recent financial conditions
tl,-,-ho.-t he c-.,ntrr little q 10 consdsrasioa