The Washington herald., 1915-01-30
CAPITAL ISIDEAL
|. CONVENTION CITY
Peirce Tells Fraction Men at
Banquet 1t Surpases
All Others.
WANTS BIG HALL BUILT
Montague Says Too Much Legislation
Hampers Trade and that Congress
Should Adjourn at Once.

Charles G. Peirce, OF Boston, vice pFesl-
dent of the American Electric Railway
Manufacturers Association, last night
| chsmpioned the cause of Washington as
| the convention city of the United States
at the joint annual banquet Of the manu-
] facturers' organization and the American
Electric Railway Association at the New
| Willard.
! Addressing more than 500 capitalists.
representing more than 1900, 10000 invest
ment Mr.. Peirce said: Washington Is
the ideal convention city OF the United
States and 1t is especially fitting that
our mid-winter conference be held here.
Wants Great Hall Built.
Business men OF the nation come for
| conference and get in close, intimate and
| harmonious touch with legislators for the
/ nation. / ask that Washington erect a
! great convention hall and give us oppor-
| tunity to hold all our gatherings here. We
will come II the opportunity is offered
| for here we may present, face TO face
/ our problems, our needs and our ambl-
| tions to the men who legislate for u.s.
Representative Swagar Sherley. Of Ken
tucky, made a strong defense Of Congress
| and its legislation. He said: The Amer
ican people still believe in the American
| business man. The American people still
! believe in our government. The man In
public life may not understand the busi-
ness man any more than the business man
understands the man in public life.
Though Congress may have been cropping
| in the dark in its legislation 1t has been
| cropping toward the light"
LegisIation Hurts Business.
Representative Montague. of Virginia,
said he did not believe in excessive leg
| islation'' and declared that Congress
should adjourn without delay. 'I believe
| In conservation" he said, but I don't
want to see it hampered by legislation
| The Chinese and japanese may beat
\ US In trade because they can underlive
US. They may set up our own machinery,
and, because they can underlive us, they
may beat us. But in South America We
have a field, for there living costs much
| and wages are high, Just as in our own
country. A vast field is open there for
the American manufacturer. Therefore
l believe the President should select our
best diplomats for the South American
posts
c. Loomis Allen. president of the Amer
lean Electric Railway Association, said:
| Whatever cause corporations may have
had for shrouding themselves in secrecy
has vanished. The full, bright light Of
publicity now is our aim. We want and
We are going to get voice in that great
court of public opinion which our enemies
so long have monopolized to our disad-
| vantage"
The guests were: William c. Adamson.
Clarence D. Clark, Edgar E. Clark, Jose
phus Daniels, John ]. Fitzgerald, James
A Gallivan, Thomas Grant, Henry Clay
Hall, Ben Johnson, N c. Kingsbury,
Charles w. Kutz, A. Lonergan, George
B. McGinty. John ]. Mitchell, A. j.
Montague, P. T.. Moran, w. ]. Myers,
c. A. Prouty, z. S. Rochester. H. H.
Scott. Swagar Sherley, S. W. Smith, Fred
erick c. Stevens, Joseph Stewart, E. F.
Sweet, F. W. Sweeney, Conrad II. Syme,
c. T Thompson, Dr. W. II. Tolman, os-
car Underwood. Fred A. Walker, John
w. Weeks. Arthur Williams, John Skel-
ton Williams. William Bauchop Wilson,
and Samuel z. Winslow.
Boston Elevated Wins Prize.
! It was announced that the Boston Ele-
| waited Railway Company has been award
ed the Anthony n. Brady Memorial gold
| medal for the most conspicuous safety
/ work. Of any electric railway in the ma
| ton. Russell Adams Sears, vice president
| OF the road, was awarded a replica OF the
medal in silver for being the member of
the operating staff of the road who con-
| tributed most to the successful record OF
the company. Henry Vinton Neal, me-
chanic in the company's shops, was
awarded a bronze replice for being the
! employe whose services were of the
greatest value in the promotion of safety
Of employees and passengers.
The sixth midyear meeting Of the
| American Electric Railway Association
was opened yesterday morning at the
New Willard. Col. T. s. Williams. presi-
dent of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
System, presented a paper on The
Code of Principles" The paper was
discussed by Guy E. Trip. chairman
of the board of directors OF the West
inghouse Electric and Manufacturing
Company, and M. c. Brush, vice presi-
dent of the Boston Elevated Railway
Company.
N. C. Kingsbury, vice president of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company, presented paper on Pub
lie Service and Publicity" This paper
was discussed by Caryl Ely. former
president of the American Electric
Railway Association: E. G. Connette,
of Buffalo, president of the Interna-
| tional Railway Company. and Wilbur c.
Fisk, president of the Hudson and Man
haitian Railroad Company.
At the afternoon session, Senator
Weeks, of Massachusetts,. spoke on
Financial Legislation as Affecting
Public Utilities" He praised the new
banking system and spoke against
public ownership. Senator Weeks
speech was discussed by ]. d. Morti-
mer, president Of the North American
Company of New York City, and ]. II.
Pardee, president OF the ]. G. White
MANAGEMENT Corporation Of New York
City.
The address of President Wilson
then was delivered and the confer
ence adjourned.
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