The Washington herald., 1909-06-06


the employees IN the classified civil service
Of the government retirement allow
snce when they leave the service by rea-
son Of disability from age. accident or
disease. or By reason Of legislative en-
actment such a business method as wiu
command your APPROVAL
There Is paid 20 the employees OF the
government IN the District Of Columbia
SSs. 900 900 annually This sum is the foun-
dztiOn for AL business enterprise This
sum paid out al stated periods makes
the District Of Columbia the safest place
in the United States in which % conduct
business You need no Bradstreets or
Dun's Review. for you have a safer and
better guide in the blue book Il does
not furnish an estimate Of your Gus
toners ability 70 pay. but IL does furnish
I his exact ability not only as 70 dollars.
but as 10 cents This s3e.00o000 by the
established rules OF the department is
I distributed in the District through the
employees semi-mOnthly as unerringly as
any financial transaction in the world.
and in cash direct from the United States
I Treasury.
Day and Hour known
Then you have not only the amount dis
I tributed, but you know the day and the
I hour II distribution Can you name an
Z other place that has this advance in
! formation. an advantage over the other
cities that would be worth thousands OF
dollars TO their business interests So
certain IS that two young men within
my recollection and yours starting in
b-tss-.-- A r,s-~---f--s-s, s----,,e -,-s~r .
limited capital. taking advantage OF this
certain distribution OF money have grown
and prospered until they now have not
only the largest department store in the
District Of Columbia. but have established
another IN the clly VI New York and sun
another in Paris.
This the government employs -hays-
done and are doing for you What have
you done for them2 Let Us see.
M Lisner. Of the Palais Royal. seeing
he advantages 10 his business from the
sHdciillsslt OF a retirement law. has writ
ten Two able articles farorinE such a
movement They were published IN one
Of the newspapers OF this CITY
Mr. WiIiige. CT the real estate firm o.
WIllge. Gibbs & Daniel. also wrote an
able article and had il printed IN one Of
the Sunday newspapers. but he limited
the advantages OF such an act 20 the real
estate business Il is equally applicable
10 all business
These letters have called the attention
OF the government employe TO these two
business houses more sharply than any
advertisement they have printed could do
Asks Increase OF Salaries
Tae Chamber OF Commerce has passed
a resolution asking an increase OF salary
for the government employees in the Dis
Jrict Of Columbia But what chance has
! II 70 become successful in the face Of
: deficit OF S15C. .ooo 200 IN the income Of the
% government and when the President has
ordered that no estimate shall be made
d except those absolutely necessary. and
p when Congress Is engaged N special ses-
S sion seeking ways 70 reduce appropria-
= tons 10 the lowest limit that viii permit
= the government 70 exist
2 Now. gentlemen Of the Chamber OF
|. / Commerce. let me call your attention 10
an effect Of which 4 retirement act VIII
be the cause. The annual salaries OF the
government employees in the classified
d civil service o. The District OF Columbia
9 amount 70 S21.35S.729. Under the bin pre-
pared by the Keep commission. there are
embraced three periods OF retirement. viz
> Those sixty. years Of age sfxtv-6ve years
y
e and over. In the District OF Columbia
2 there are Of the first named age L525 per
sons OF the second I'D or the third, 70, A
: total Of 3.30 persons sixty years OF age
and over II this number be multiplied
;. by N.O-e. the average annual salary in
: the District OF Columbia. IL viii make an
= aggregate salary Of S3643.7S3 received by
: those 10 be retired under that proposed
: Law.
Y = rra -s~f-.-,s-.- b. rf-,sfs-7 ., ft,os. -
= seventy years Of age. there are 722 per-
sons eligible to-day. Multiplying this
number-7SS-by the average salary. S1.07s.
p Il viii make the aggregate salary sass. .S2S.
! But the full amount OF their salaries
: would not be paid TO those retired: only
! portion, say 8 per cent Under this
proposition 20 retire those sixty years %
2 age and over. this retired allowance would
q amount TO Sl.sSS. 80 the first year
: On Seventx-year Limit.
: II those OF seventy years OF age only are
u retired the retirement allowance viii be
a SsI2. .0SsS4 the hrst year. but these amounts
would be increased each successive year
for fourteen years. and the growth OF the
! government in addition for all future
: time
81 You. gentlemen OF the Chamber o.
d Commerce. and others. have been expend-
Z ing a great deal Of time and money in
r. exploiting a greater Washington You
y have been meeting together. advertising.
= sending out railway trains with al the
h. necessary appur1enanCes to induce
n greater num0er OF customers 10 come IN
= and purchase their supplies in this city.
even unto paving their fare 10 and from
I, the city. certainly very business-life
endeavor.
Do YOU rot see that you have been over
= booking a very valuable increase OF your
business by not taking up this PROPOSE
; ton OF d retirement allowance. and assist
- ing in securing its enactment into law I?
D. These people sou have with you. and
" they must purchase their supplies from
re YOU; YOU do not have 20 send trains for
D. them ard pay their fares; you do not even
r have 70 advertise, as they are here and
a. must stay here.
y. The increase TO your business from the
S. enactment Of a retirement law VIII bs
s. lust the amount or the retirement allow
ance which VIII be in excess OF and 81
addition 20 the amounts paid in saiaTiss
10 al the present time.
c. Is this worth your consideratioas
IACCR " STaER.