The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-12
Difficulties In the Way.

An act of March 4, 1913, passed in
response to President Taft's message,
as amended by the act of June %,
1916, in consequence of Representa-
tive Fess' speech, authorized a site
and building of a permanent hone for
the national archives, but 1t proved
that the site was not to be acquired
until after the approval of the de-
signs and estimates for the building
by n commission consisting of the vice
president, the speaker of the house
of representatives and the secretaries
of the Treasury, War and Interior de-
partments.
Owing to the character of this legis-
lation 1t has not been possible to pre-
pare other than typical plans, the arch
itectural treatment being largely de-
pendent upon the location and sur
roundings of the site to be SUISSE
quently selected.
Official reports made to congress
showed that papers of inestlmable
ya....e are now stored in numerous out
~of-the-Way and inaccessible places. 1t
has for more than a decade been the
unanimous conviction of all who have
looked into the situation that all pos
sible means for the proper care and
protection of valuable official docu-
ments under existing conditions are
now being utilized, and their manifest
~inadequacy demonstrates the urgent
necessity for an archives building.
rrl,o ,.IJi+i,pnl ca.,,rftv anninGt LOGO
or destruction of official papers, the
economy In time and labor resulting
from the greatly improved facilities
for examining the same, and the con-
sequent increased efficiency in the pub
lie service would all appear to be
strong arguments in favor of the
speedy construction of the building. In
addition, it is pointed out that the con-
struction and occupancy of the pro-
posed building would release much
space which is greatly needed to re-
lieve congested conditions in depart
mental buildings.
It develops that the supervising
architect of the treasury told the house
appropriations committee that he
doubted if there Is sufficient authority
to make the appropriation. There
seems to be an honest difference OF
opinion in congress on that point, nj
though the majority view Is that there
Is sufficient authority.
Capital as Convention City.
The numerous advantages of the ma
tional capital as II convention city Tor
business organizations were impressed
deeply on the minds of several hun
dred delegates to the midwinter meet
ing of tie National Association OF
Real Estate boards during their stay
in this city as guests OF the local
board.
Don d. Goss of Chicago, director OF
research for the national association,
whose duty 1t is ordinarily on such
occasions to precede the delegates to
the meeting place and arrange for the
convention, on arriving here found
that officials of the local board had
made complete arrangements Tor the
entire series of sessions.
Every desire of the visitors was an
ticipated and met in advance through
a well-arranged program of hospitality
and entertainment, in which all the
members of the board and a good
many of their wives took part.
Many of the delegates did not hesi-
tate to state that the banquet tender
ed the executive coinmitteemen by the
local realtors eelipsed any function of
a.. Ltd oxo, ~, .tioirnfA in nv thQ
committee as a whole. h elaborate
souvenir menus, containing colored
photographs of the armistice day light
ing effects and of the Lincoln memoir
ial, were preserved as a melnento OF
the affair by the guests.
Auditorium Is Great Need.
In desiring to cater to every want
of the visitors, representing leading
realty interests of the country, the
local board had in mind something
more than being considered an able
host. The knowledge that in the near
future Washington will be equipped
with an auditorium capable of accom-
modating the entire membership of the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards in annual convention was an
impelling motive, * is understood.
Washington has Y been selected
as the convention place of the whole
organization due TO lack of auditor.
ium facilities here, 1t Is pointed out.
The convention last year II Chicago
was said to have been. the largest gath.
arinp of huSinesc men in the history
of the country. only cities with halls
large enough to hold the vast assem-
blaees of realtors have been fortunate
enough to be selected as the annual
meeting place.
The convention this year will be
81 and lasting through the first week
in June. Al idea of the program of
such a convention IS given in the fol-
lowing announcement concerning the
June meeting:
Few addresses are to be made be-
fore the general sessions of the on
vention. In fact there will be few
general sessions. The greater part of
the program will be taken up with
conferences on important subjects,
such as financing building, city coming,
subdivisions, farm lands, state regu-
lations and similar subjects. 1t is to
be known as d dotted line convention,
which TO a realtor means brass tacks'
or business FIRST.
"Among the entertainment features
tbot have bppu nv tbn San