Evening star., 1923-03-22
KELLER PROMISED
Abby MERCHANTS
Association Scores Congress
for Failing to Give Counsel
to Commission.

= Co-operation with the District Com
missioners in contributing funds for
d special counsel. consideration of a
plan for the advertising of Washing
ton, development of the territory be-
tween Alexandria and Washington in
dustrially and plans for the annual
booster outing were among the mat
tiers considered by representative
gathering of the board of governors
of the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association yesterday.
], The letter of Col. Charles Keller,
chairman of the Public Utilities Com
mission, asking for support in reten-
tion of special counsel to aid the
commission in the adjudication OF
she electric light rate ease case now
considered. Philip King made the
following motion, which was unani-
rmously adopted, and President
stephan was directed to transmit it
10 Col. Keller:
Letter to Keller.
"Your favor of February 15 i'll re
the matter of assuring the services of
Mry Syme as special counsel for the
Public Utilities Commission reached
me two days ago, after the last meet
ing of our board of governors.
1T was presented at the meeting
held this afternoon. and l am directed
TO advise you of the adoption of the
following resolution:
We favor the cause as outlined by
the Engineer Commissioner and recon-
mend that the members of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
tion subscribe to a proportion of such
fund may be called for by the Com
missioners.
I'VE, nevertheless, deprecate the
x,.,tN nts-tV, IN
this manner. believing this to be one
of the functions which the government
should perform of itself and without
the necessity of individual contribu-
tions from the citizenship.
1T Is the further sense of the board
Of governors of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association that this
is another instance wherein the Con-
gross has failed to adequately meet
the needs of the citizens of the Dis
trict of Columbia
we will withhold further action in
the matter. including Il report from
our executive committee. until we
hear from you as to plan for the
raising of the fund in full and are
supplied with the name Of the indi-
vidual to whom checks should be
made payable, since. if the matter is
to be carried on we will invite our
membership to subscribe as indi
rtdualS.'
which. in the opinion of the oBard of
Joseph A. Rurkart. r. p Andrews,
John II. Wilkins. Joseph A Berberich
and A. +. Jorss were named as a COM
mittee to cooperate with other
bodies in the development of the
plans for the industrial extension Of
the territory between Alexandria and
Washington. The movement has
been set Oh foot to develop a forward
movement in the interest of this ter
ritory which has trade advantages
which in the opinion of the Board Of
Governors of the Merchants and Man
ufacturers Association. will be of in
terest, not only to the city of Alex
andria, but OF Washington as we'll.
4 comprehensive plan for the ad-
vertising of Washington in a selected
list of daily newspapers was pre-
sented by the Tauber Advertising
Agency. who requested the appoint
ment of "a committee to meet with
similar committeGAn that will be
named by other bodies.
VIII Consider Advertising.
President Stephan named the fol-
lowing as committee representing
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Associations: r. z. Andrews, Charles
Crane, Joseph A. .Berberich, George
DeNeale and Robert Buckley. The
committee is to make report to the
board of governors after the joint
committee has made final decision
in the matter.
On motion of VI. A. LeeSe the board
of governors voted to cooperate in
the Clean -up-Paint-up week which
has been proposed by the District
Commissioners for April to Z. in
elusive.
Plans for the annual booster outing
of the association were discussed,
President Stephan being directed to
appoint a committee to consider the
matter and report at the next meet
ing of the board of governors.