The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-12-18
PLAN FOR
CAPITAL WILL GET
TEXT NEXT MONTH
Members of All Civic and
Commercial Organizations
to Vote on Proposal.

Whether Washington will commit it.
self to q definite, business-like policy of
encouraging manufacturing in the Dis
trict is to be given a final test next
month.
Invitations to mass meeting will be
sent out within a few days to members
of the Chamber of Commerce, Board of
Trade, and other organizations in which
copies OF the Harper plan for financing
ne~< factory propositions will be en-
closed.
The Industrial development program
will be put squarely up to the business
men Of the city. They will be asked to
say once for all whether II Is worth
while undertaking any serious CAM
paign for more factories. II the vote
II affirmative and interest in the meet
Ing ID aroused. subscriptions to the stock
OF the holding company which r. N.
Harper has proposed will be asked.
Regarded Az Significant.
The plan to call a mass meeting of
business m en- to discuss factory de-
velopment. instead Of pushing the mat
ter further in the Chamber of Com
merce. is regarded as especially sig
nthcant at this time. 1t Is believed that
tine Chamber definitely put itself on
record at It's meeting last week as being
civic and not a commercial organiza-
ton. 1t is declared that another BUSH
ness proposition, which the directors
had favorably considered, and put up
TO the Chamber for final action, was
turned down on the plea that the
Chamber is not a commercial, but a
civic organization.
That bling the case, 1t has been con-
sidered unwise to press tho issue fur
Their. 1t Is thought, on the other hand,
that the sentiment of the community
factures in Washington can best bs
tested BY sending notice OF the prop. ..ed
meeting to every local business man
TrsgMdl of his civic orgs nisation at.
hliations. to explain the plan which has
ceen before the Chamber for several
weeks, and to give each one an op-
EOrtunity to express substantially his
interest In the Industrial development Of
The plan regretted last week by the
Chamber was put up TO that ORGANIZE
ton upon the assumption shat II was
organized for business purposes. MIR.
iarrer put before the Chamber his
sumption. ~. 80
Changes Purpose.
In view of the action upon the other
plan, Mr.. Harper has charged his pur-
pose Of trying to have the Chamber act
upon that of which he il author. and
has determined to end the controversy
over factories in Washington which has
been disclosed for the past ten years.
have been urging some definite
action TO bring factories to Washing ION
ana OF assisting those established here
said Mr.. llarre,. ''for at h.ast tel
years: started the movement in tn.
Poard Of Trade, That brought about
the definite declaration In That organiz;l-
lion that its name was a misnoner and
that the Board of Trade Is a civic or.
ganisstion. Little or nothing las been
done Yet. My plan provides q means ut
getting the whole factory proposition
upon a business basis. TIE men of
washington will have an opportunity to
show whether they are IL. earnest about
factory development"
The Harper plan provides for a hol.l-
Ing company with capitalize ton IF
$.5o,0D. The proceeds of the sal of the
stock ere 10 be used In the purchase OF
securtt:r:' of new factories CT thusG
needing moro capital.