Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-21
PROGRESS IS REPORTED
IN GATHERING D. c. DATA
subcommittee Delve Into Docu-
ments for Facts on Fiscal
Relations.

The executive committee of the joint
citizens committee on the fiscal rela-
tons between the United States and the
District of Columbia received interest
ing and satisfactory informal reports
of the progress of all of the subcom
mittees collecting the facts for the
presentation to the joint select COM
mittce of Congress. at it's meeting in
the offices of Chairman Macfarland in
the Evans building last night.
The subcommittee on assessment and
taxation. John Joy Edison, chairman:
the subcommittee on financial facts,
James F. Oyster. chairman: the sub
committee on historical facts. Chaplin
Brown. chairman, and the subcommit-
tee on statistical facts, Edwin G.
Graham. chairman, have all practically
perfected their plans and distributed
their work among their members, all
of whom are busiIy engaged in exam
lining official reports, public documents,
the Congressional Record and historical
books and records, with the assistance
of the expert statistician. A. NJ. Fisher,
engaged by the executive committee
for that purpose.
Interest in the Work.
The charmen of all the committees
report interest and activity on the part
of the members, and in some cases the
assignments of work to particular in
dividuals have been partly completed.
A number of members of the subcom-
mittees are giving part of their nights
to the work in hand, and some are
spending considerable part of the day
as well.
Evan il. Tucker and Frank p. Leetch,
subcommittee of the subcommittee on
statistical facts. are working at the
committee headquarters, room S1o,
Evans building, going through all the
estimates and all the appropriations
that have been made since 1900, to as
certain certain facts asked for by the
executive committee.
Commissioners Aiding.
The District Commissioners are fur
nishins the facts asked of them by the
They have replied to letter from the
executive committee which offered
clerical assistance if any office of the
OF clerical force in the prepa ration of
statistics asked for by the executive
that they appreciated the
offer, but would not have to call upon
clerical help.
Checks Are Received.
The executive committee has received
also an informal report Of the activities
OF the committee on finance. made UP of
the presidents of all the organizations
represented in the joint citizens commit
tee who are operating through subcom-
mittees in their respective rganiZations
J.. 7. Moran, president of the Chamber of
Commerce, is chairman of the commit
tee on finance and trea surcr of the joint
citizens committee, and is actively direct
ING the work Of receiving funds. a
number Of men and women who arc no,
members Of any of the civic organizations
have sent checks for small amounts to
Mr. Moran. and he hopes that others will
prompty do likewise. Many of the let
tors received contain expressions of
hearty approval of what is being done
A typical letter just received was that of
Evans Browne, who, in sending his check
for $40, added. Assuring you Of
MY deep appreciation of what you gentle
ncn arc doing for this city, and best
wishes for splendid success"