The Washington herald., 1919-08-18
WOULD MAKE GEORGETOWNS
NEW ASSOCIATION A FORUM
T. 1. Moran Seconds Plan for Merchants
Association to be Also Clearing
House of Public Opinion

New Georgetown, or Greater George
town, with the charming customs and
quaint mannerisms of old Georgetown
retained, should be the incentive OF
the association of manufacturers and
merchants proposed by ]. Z. Dyer,
according to p. T. Moran, who Sec
onds the proposition.
when was a lad attending school
in 1873 or thereabouts," Mr.. Moran
said. I'VE received our geography
lessons from an ancient volume pub
lished long before the Civil War. One
sentence in the book that deeply i'm
pressed my youthful mind was this:
GEORGETOWN is noted for its polite
society. We must retain that polite
ness, and II Georgetown Is to be made
the big business and manufacturing
section Of the District of Columbia, it
must be accomplished through the
polite and Intelligent activities of such
n association as that suggested by
Mr.. Dyer.
In this important era Of reorgan-
ization of our couutry's resources and
trade ! would have Georgetown set
the pace for the remainder Of the
United States in the matter of a MOD
ern and model commercial assocIa-
tion-somethlng brand new and novel.
In addition to upbuilding the business
OF Georgetown. which, OF course,
would be the first consideration, the
q. s"cLatlon snou.d be sort of clear
'"use T." the dissemination or
p.o..c opinion on the really great
q-,st.UAs tat are before the Amer
lean lcgls;a.Ors. such. for instance. as
the lC. - Of nations, the high cost
nf liNfI tho E1ng
''' tiE -Ss men are in constant
~ the pulse OF the public.
+ h'N converse daily with farmers
..UIh The soap box discussions
IN the country stores and crossroads
to.Hves; professional men and me-
c.4anics, and get first-hand expressions
of the septiment which regulates that
greatest of all things terrestrial, pub
lie opinion. Thus. while promoting
trade we also can be of inestimable
service in discussing at our meetings
these matters of great moment and
passing along TO the national ana
state legislatures the bedrock senti-
ment of the people"
1t Is probable that a meeting of
Georgetown business men will be call
ed early next month TO consider the
formation OF a manufacturers ana
merchants association.
J. McKenney Berry, 1863 Wisconsin
avenue. has arraned a sort Of itin-
efary for his distinguished guests To
Ee. Representativs Mapes. of Michi-
gan, chairman, and Charles f. Drcw,
secretary. of the House COMMITTEE
on the District, of Columbia, when
they make an automobile tour OF
Georgetown this week. They will
be taken along Water street from
the X street bridge to the Aqueduct
bridge, and shown the ancient ware
houses, some of them more than 1)J
years OF age. and the big manuf1c-
turing plants which line thai neg
lected thoroughfare; along NJ street
from the bridge across Rock Creek
to the site OF the Georgetown end
Of the Key bridge. now in course of
construction; along Wisconsin ave-
nue. from the waterfront to the Dis
trict line. with its rough places and
bumps" including views of pic
turesQe Cleveland Park, GeorgetoNn
University, ard the Naval Observa-
tory. Incidentally the visitors will
be presented to the Quaintness OF
the old town, which Is one of its
most delightful features.
work men are razing eleven
houses on NJ street between Thirty
fourth and Thirty-fifth streets,
many Of them old landmarks, to
make room for the Georgetown g.
trance of the Key bridge. Two Of
81
have been erected in 1924. Curious
crowds collected to observe the solid
brick. stone and mortar foundations