The Washington herald., 1919-07-07

The high cost Of living Il being solv-
ed. tn some degree, by tho people Of
Georgetown without fuss and feathers.
Dealers In meats are In brisk compe-
tition with the result that the prices
Of that commodity In the shops and
markets west of Rock Creek rule
from 10 to Dper cent lower than those
IN other sections Of the District.
quick sales and fair profits Is the
shIbboleth Of the dealers, and the re-
suit Is tremendous sale of fresh and
cured meats.
1t Is noted. too, that fresh vegeta-
bles can be obtained at Georgetown
establishments at considerably lower
price than elsewhere. The reason Civ
en- for this condition Is that many far
mers are induced to sell their produce
while passing through Georgetown to
the retailers along M street and Wis
ccnsin avnue
It Is asserted that certain DOWN
town wholesalers are responsible
to a great extent in keeping up
the prices of farm products, so the
Georgetown retail dealers beat
them to it," as one OF the latter ex-
pressed 1t, by buyingtheIr produce
before 1t gets across Rock Creek,
and thus save themselves from -the
merciless middlemen-"
The citizens of Georgetown, with
their well-known civic pride, are
cooperating with the dealers, and
even the congregations of certain
churches are lending a hand. A
community canning club Is being
conducted most successfully by the
members of Peck Memorial Chapel.
Presbyterian. at Twenty-eighth and
NJ streets The canning and pre-
serving rooms are in the basement
of the church. and are in charge of
Charles H Murray. 1t was ex-
planned that the congregation pur-
chases berries. fruit and vegetables
I in wholesale lots, and the cans and
jars are purchased in like manner.
The women and girls of the church
furnish the labor, and those parti-
cipating in the work are permitted
to buy the canned goods and pre-
serves at actual cost
The spirit of this plan" Mr.. Muir
ray said. ..is first to assist in cut
ting down the high cost OF living.
and secondly to make our people
happy by supplying them with alb
soluteIy pure preserved food Some
idea OF the extent of our work may
be gained from our records which
show We put up last year 6.640 cans
and Jars of material ready for home
consumption"
There has recently been installed
a large steam boiler. q big steam
jacket kettle and a steam retort or
steriliZer for cans The estimated
output for the present season is 10,-
900 cans of vegetables. berries and
fruit
Encouraged by the interest that
is being taken in needed improve
ments on the streets of Georgetown
by Representative Carl L. Mapes.
chairman of the District of -Colum-
bia Committee of the House, the
officers of the Georgetown Citizens
Association are arranging to ac-
company him on an interesting
automobile trip through the quaint
precincts of the old town in a few
days
/ &. A. Bowles. president of the OF :
ganizauon, will name a committee
to call upon Mr.. Mapes, and besides
presenting Georgetown's case to him.
they will invite him to motor over the
| streets complained of and into the
historic and picturesque suburbs. 1t
Is said the same committee may pre-
! sent the matter to Senator Lawrence
Y. Sherman. chairman of the District
committee of the Senate. The ex-
pected outcome of these visits will be
| the introduction OF bill To give the
town the needed improvements.
| Serious reports as to the condition
| of growing crops continue to be re-
ceived by P. 7. Moran. one of the
| leading business men Of Georgetown
whose place of business is at 326l NJ
street Several men who OWE ana
! operate farms in the adjoining coun-
ties of Maryland and Virginia were
in MIR. Moran's place discussing the
situation. They said with harvest at
| its height. the crops in many places
are burning IN the sun and rotting
because OF the inability to procure
farm labor.
I'VE are offering 81 a day salary,
and yet cannot get the necessary
| help" one man said. 1T is a COM
mon thing to see women and small
WILLIS Nj lIic 10
save the crops We blame the gov
ernment for part Of our trouble. Uncle
Sam is paying such high rates for
unski1led workers that the agricultural
workers have deserted the farms TO
accept government Jobs and we can
not Veplace them. II Congress does
not take quick action on this prob
tsm there may be much added suf-
fering next winter. 1t is all right to
be concerned about the sufferer in
the Far East and other foreign parts.
hut charity should begin at home. If
there were more farmers in Conaress
such matters would speedily be Lem-
ediede
After a pleasant motor trip to Phila-
delphia and Atlantic City, w. ].
ODonnen and their children have re-
turned to their home. Mr.. O'Donnell
is planning improvements to his drug
business at N street and Wisconsin
avenue
Georgetown can boast Of the first
and only bay window look-us-over"
plant In the United States. The en-
tire front of the FusselI-Young ice
cream manufactury, 13O6-151z wiscon-
sin avenue. is a succession of con-
nected big windows SO arranged that