Evening star., 1915-06-09
HARNESS GREAT FALLS,
Mr.. REDF|ELD ADVISES
Secretary of Commerce Says Failure
... to Do It Is Sheer
Waste"
Tells Chamber of Commerce Cheaper
Power Is Needed to Attract
Manufacturers.

Washington is well suited for the
Establishment of light manufacturing
I3dustries but factories of the smoke
less" type cannot be located here uhti
>ectric bower is obtainabie at reason
,ole rates said Secretary Redheld OF
the Department of Commerce Ias'
,isb, IN an address delivered before
the Chamber of Commerce. The pres
a., ratcs charged for electric current
make il a luxury dearly bought. ne
said.
The Great Falls of the Potomac should
be ha arnessed. and the great water po"
er which is now wasting into the sea
utilized for generating electrtelts' -.
Secretary declared. The fact tna' '
power has not been employed iohs ae
is a reflection on the people OF 'hi7
community. he said.
..It is A sheer bit of wastefulness anu
a reflection on our good sense.
ed Mr.. Redield.
No factory can afford to use eiecute te S
current costing 10 cents per XIV" q 80
hour. which is the charge h'.eu "nrrent :
current in this city. he said 'ui rena -
mus, be obtaina Bile around cents pei
kilowatt hour BY harnessing 'he
Great Falls electric power couia ne
supplied in Washington FOR less 'h''i'
2 cents the Secretary SAID
Capital a Good Field.
NJ eodee,d said he has had much
experience in locating factories. ana
has come to the conciusioh '"
many respects Washington presents a
good field for certain xmas ol ii'uu
tries Sites are available at reason
able cost. taxes are not eAcessit, ,,.,
TRANSFORMATION facilities are practlcaiiS
unsurpassed. and labor is plentltui. ne
said. The present high rate Tor eiec.
tric power. however. wouid prevent
the economic operation OF industries.
The establishment of light manu-
facturing plants here would aid great
ly in solving the employment problem
in the National Capital. Mr. .Rednela
maintained There are hundreds OF
young men and women IN W ashihslon
who need employment. but the only
field available is the government serF-
ice and the Districts quota is always
filled, he said.
Mr.. Redfield described what he con-
sidered a desirable type OF factory
building for Washington. 1t should be
building of simple but attractive
architecture. Each floor should he ar
ranged for use as a separate esta bisn,
ment. and plenty of elevators shouid
he provided railroad track should
enter the ground floor of the building
or run beside it in order to eliminate
hauling.
For Trade With China.
DR.. Koliang Yih, secretary of the
Chinese legation, spoke on means OF
effecting closer trade relations between
the United States and China. He said
Chinese should he taught in American
commercial schools, in order that sales
hr,Ci
ness in China. American banks should
esta blish branches in that country,
and an American merchant marine
should be esta blished, so that the ship
facilitated. The speaker said he hoped
to see the time when the proprletors
of department stores In China can pur-
chase goods manufactured in the
Washington of the future which Mr..
Redf1eld has described" He said that
the Made in America" sign is always
welcomed in China.
The chamber adopted a report of a
special committee in favor. of an Amer
lean merchant marine. no matter how 1t
is obtained. The great need for an
American merchant marine over
shadows any differences as to the man
ner in which it is to be provided, in the
opinion of the committee.
To the special suffrage committee of
the chamber was referred resolution
providing that the organization should
the exercise of the franchise which 1t
IS proposed shall be granted the Dis
trtct in the election of representatives
TO Congress"
Work for Committees.
The law and legislation committee
was instructed to investigate whether
there is need for an additional justice
on the bench of the Supreme Court
Of the District of Columbia
The president of the chamber was