Evening star., 1921-09-21
MERCHANTS SCORE
R|VERFRONT ORDER
Association Governors Send
Protest to Commissioners
on Wharf Ruling.
VOTE ARMS PARLEY HELP
Plans for Entertaining Marshal
Foch While Here Also
! Discussed. j:
VOTE ARMS PARLEY HELP

Action on river front Improvement,
tenant ejectment and cooperation IN
plans for the entertainment OF those
taking part in the arms limitation
conference were considered at the
meeting Of the board of governors
of the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association yesterday afternoon In
the assembly hall of the association.
j. Maury Dove, jr., and w. ~.
Wimsatt addressed the governors on
the wharf situation, Mr. Dove pre-,
senting correspondence that hao
passed between, the District Soui-
missioners and his company, ana MI.
Wimsatt, representing another OF the
firms affected by the Commissioners
ejectment proceeding, gave a survey
of the history of river front property
in the District of Columbia
Adopt Protest Resolution.
After the speakers had withdrawn
from the meeting the matter was
considered by the board and a reso-
luton adopted, which read:
."rhe Commissioners of the District
of Columbia have given notice TO
water front property users that thes
must vacate their space, ana II 10
declared to be contemplated that tniS
property will not be put to use uhtii
money can be appropriated by Con-
gresS for the improvement.
:, ..The board of governors of the
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation hereby petition the Commls-
sioners of the District of Columbia
TO advise this association as to ITS
plans for the use of the river 'front.'
property that comes under It's ltnhle-
diate Jurisdictions; whether TINS RIVER
front property is to be continued LOT
land conditions the property is to be
SO used or whether it is the 1nten-
tion of the District Commissioners 10
discontinue the rental OF Such prop
erty.
Present Method Scored.
THE sense of the board of governors
that the elimination of the revenue Sc.
cured from rentals is certainly out OF
tune with natural economic law and
the exercise of good judgment, with
respect to public welfare An unoc-
cupied wharf is certainly great pup
lie menace and involves wasteful
practice as opposed to the tenancy OF
such wharf, said tenant or tenants as
now being required to keep the wharf
or wharves in good condition. 1t is
manifestly unfair that one tenant
should be dispossessed from river
front property in the light of the fact
that other tenants have leases that
will not expire for two years.
''The board of governors of the Mer-
/. tion, as manufacturers, jobbers and
retailers, deprecate any action looklng
TO the elimination of the use OF
wharves for commercial purposes, re-
sarding such restriction as conducive
to increasing the cost of doing busl-
ness and eliminating one of the really
God-given channels of transportation
which have always exercised a highly
economic influence and been benefit
3 to the tillerS of the soil and the waters
of Chesapeake bay and Potomac river
and automatically to the people of all
classes of the District of Columbia"
Urge Arms Farley support.
Secretary Columbus was directed
to communicate with all users of
river front property and President
Philip King was directed to appoint
a committee to further consider the
situation as shown by the replies of
river front tenants in general, as
we'll as the answer of the District
Commissioners to the resolutions
nors gave consideration to the ar
rangements for the arms limitation
conference and unanimously voted to
cooperate in the plans of the State
Department and citizens committee.
Attention was likewise given to the
Armistice day celebration as whole,
and it was voted to urge the busi-
ness interests of Washington to take
particular coznizance of the appeal
of the District Commissioners for de-
veloping a more slightly community
and to urge the business inter ests to
observe the many occasions that are
contemplated for November and the
remaining months by decorations and
in such other manner as may be Off
cially recommended.
Plans for Soliciting Funds.
-, Milton E. Allies, chairman of the
finance committee for the arms con-
ference, invited the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association to name a
finance subcommittee chairman to
solicit funds from the business in
terests of Washington.
BY direction of the board, President
Philip King was directed to name
such a chairman.
Discussion was also had for plans
of the entertainment of Marshal Foch
of France, who will visit America as
the guest of the American Legion.
Plans for this undertaking will be
considered at the next meeting of
the board.
Consideration was given to trade
promotion and President King was
directed to appoint committee to
handle the "Shop Early for Christ
mas campaign of the association.