Evening star., 1920-01-03
MORE INDUSTRIAL
. ENTERPRISE HERE
IS AIM
Board of Trade Committee
Opposes the Barring Of
Manufacturing Interests.

Washington as one of the industrial
centers of the United States is the
aim of the industrial relations COM
mittee of the Washington Board of
Trade, according to plans made last
night at a meeting of the committee
in the board rooms.
The committee expressed itself as
thoroughly in sympathy with keeping
Washington the beautiful city that it
is, but not IN sympathy with the
barring of large manufacturing in
terests. If properly constructed, and
If built in the suburban districts. and
on the banks of the Potomac, factory
buildings will add to the attractive
ness of the city, according to the be-
lief of members. Several cities which
have large manufacturing interests.
including Rochester, N. Y, and North
that the erection of modern factories
was not a detriment to the beauty of
a city.
In the annual report of the COM
mittee which will be submitted by
Chairman Isaac Cans, at an early
meeting of the Board of Trade, the
subject of industries for Washington
! is taken up, in comprehensive man.
ner. The committee states in the re-
port that it believes that washington
now has a population large enough
seriously to consider manufacturing
III llS OWH CITY.
Extract From the Report.
Parts of the report approved at the
meeting last night follow:
THE commercial strength of any
city is measured by it's density of
population, its financial position and
it's distribution facilities. and these
three combined. when rightly en-
ployed, make for it's industrial de-
velopment The population Of our city
n "a m
a number certainly large enough for a
foundation upon which to build an
industrial growth.
1.-The resources of the banks Of the
Potomac are sufficient for any rea-
sonable demands which are made up
on them, and our transportation IA
cilities by rail and water can be made
second to none in the country. Sit
uated as gateway between the north
and south, Washington enjoys To-
cation which of itself should open
possibilities of development denied to
many cities"
Proposes to Start Campaign.
The committee will start vigorous
campaign toward interesting large
this city. A census will be taken OF
the manufacturing now going on
and a booklet made up Of the advan.
tages of locating in Washington.
1t is planned to have several men,
| bers of Congress attend future meet
| ings of the committee, and to interest
them If possible in the campaign
Several members expressed them
selves as ready to erect factory build
i ings Immediately if some assurance
| could be had that they would be oc-
| cupied. The committee emphasized
| the fact that it was not seeking the
erection of factories in different parts
of the city, but urged that a district
| be set aside for this type of building
and that the buildings be of the most
modern construction.
The serious condition OF the public
schools was taken up in the report o.
| the committee, which urged that more
school buildings be erected Immediately
better pay for the teachers, more teach
ers, a business manager and stan o
clerks to handle the business OF tht
schools. and teachers retirement law
| matter came under the province of thu
industrial committee, it was brought ou
! that the school situation intimately con.
| cerned every one in washington, ant
| that the Board of Trade and all It's com
mittees were solidly behind the move
ment for better schools in the District.
| Harvesting the power OF Great faii'
| would mean cheaper electricity fo
| washington, it was pointed out by th'
| committee in it's report, which recon-
, mended ClaL WOIk Ou PAoySSS w
started as soon as possible. more
complete study Of the situation will D'
made by members, with view to fur
ther report at the next meeting OF th'
committee.
Other Interests Discussed.
| Two more judges for the Police
Court and better pay for firemen ane
policemen also were asked by the
| committee.
| Seeking a way to avert another dis
astrous ice famine next summer. the
committee recommended an entirely
new ice plant for Washington, or al
! enlargement of the lants now in eN
istence. Frederick Hessick statee
! that while many people suffered Sc
| yerely in the ice famine last summer
and that at the time there was much
complaint, in reality nothing had
been done to remedy conditions. He
said that at present he was hauling
ice from Georgetown to his plant In
the northeast section of the city. and
that a condition such as this should
not be allowed to exist.
Charles Goldsmith presided In the
absence of Chairman Isaac Cans. D
G. Grain acted as secretary.
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