Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-19

Maurice Connolley,
President Carriage Builders National Association.
That manufacturers of high grade
| carriages have no longer a market for
their product and that if they wish to
remain in business they must devote
their energies to the manufacture of auto
mobile bodies was the keynote of the open
| ing address of President Maurice Con-
| molly of the Carriage Builders National
| Association at the thirty-seventh annual
meeting which opened this morning at
the Arlington Hotel.
President Connolly, who IS from Du-
| buque. Iowa, and one, of the largest car
! riage manufacturers in the country, said
! that he felt it his duty to be absolutely
| frank III the matter. and to express his
| conviction that it was time "tO sing the
| swan song of the high grade carriage
builder There is no use of talking
about the approach of the automobile: it
| is already upon U.s., he said. De
mentia automobile is hard to analyze as
a psychological fact. but it is here and
must be recognized. People who can af-
! ford to pay for the good things in our
line are now buying sef-propelled We
htcies. The same people who a few years
ago would make a sacrifice to save S1O0
or 5000 in a carriage. will now pay $1,000
| are not now in as good circumstances as
they were then The pursuit of the self
propelled vehicle is mild form of in
sanity"
In opening his address Mr.. Connolly
paid tribute to the memory of the former
president of the association. who died
| SOME months ago. He said that the as
sociation was active in it's work in the in
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and he issued a warning to the members
of the association against the coming
timber famine in the kinds of hard woods
used for the construction of carriages and
automobile bodies.
Welcomed to the City.
AS soon as the meeting was called to
| order this morning Commissioner Mac
| farland was introduced, and delivered the
| address of welcome to the delegates, who
are gthered from all parts of the country.
He said in part:
Representing, as you do, 900 success
full business men all over the United
States, you are heartily welcome here l
regret that your association has not met
| here for nearly quarter Of a century,
beyond the memory of any lady present
and trust that hereafter if you cannot
meet annually here you will come every
other year. The National Capital Is the
natural place for national conventions.
Moreover, all Americans ought to see
their National Capital at least once in
two years Since 1878 the people of the
District. who formerly paid all the ex-
penses. have been in partnership with the
people outside Of the District in the
maintenance of the common capital, Last
year we paid about SIG apiece and you
paid about 6 cents apiece. an amount
which 1 am sure you would willingly IN
crease.
For the present the half -and-half ar
rangement works well, and much has been
accomplished as you will see. Since our
centennial celebration in 1900, which drew
the attention of the country as never be-
fore. we have secured the great railway
terminal improvements. with the abolition
of grade crossings and the building Of
the finest Union station in the world; the
filtration plant, sewage disposal system,
District government building, to which
we cordially invite you: the Connecticut
ments. Congress is considering our recon-
mendatOns for the improvement of the
AnacoStia basin and of the Rock Creek
valley on the west. and Of the water
front. Much remains to be done. I trust
the time will come when the United
States will do all that is necessary here
over and beyond full taxes, such as our
people now pay.
1--WE work for a Greater Washington in
every respect, which shall be the most
perfect capital on earth, and we know
that we have the support of every intel
ligent American. We trust you will make
tves that they have your support in all
they may do for the development of the
National Capital
/ Glad They Came Here.
c. P. Hull was called upon to reply to
the address Of Commissioner mcfarland.
He said that the association was to be
congratulated in having chosen Washing
ton as the city In which to hold it's an
nual meeting and declared that the dele
gates had all received an inspiration from
| their visit to the National Capital. Even
walk through the streets of this beau
tifIl city, with its historical associations,
| inspires us to better things" he said
William l.. Hail. assistant forester Of
the forest service. gave an illustrated
lecture on forest waste. He said: You
are one of the great wood using indus
tries or the country, and you know that
1t is getting harder and harder for YOU
to get the kind of wood you need You
have committee on timber supply. Give
| 1t yoslr hearty support. I also bespeak
your cooperation in assisting the forest
service to get the information it needs
about the hard wood supply. and how
best to- prevent its waste"
Mr. Hall declared that all the hard
wood Of the country. such as the car
riage builders use, was In the east, where
up to the present the national govern
ment had no control over it, and he said
that within twenty years there would he
none of ii left. HIS address was fol-
lowed with keen interest by the carriage
| builders, who seemed to realize that the
hardwood supply was one OF the prob
lens Of their industry.
Nominated for President
After the address of President Connolly
the nominations for president for the en-
suing year were taken up. William H.
Mcintyre Of Auburn, Ind. present chair
man Of the executive committee of the