Evening star., 1923-10-17
AMERICAN IDEALS
LAUDED BY BISHOP
chamber of Commerce Dis
cusseS Proposed High
Pressure System.

lin the Bishop of Washington, James
Freeman, and discussion oil the
Nigh water pressure system for the
District featured the first fall meet
RhG of the Chamber of Commerce last
Hight at the willard Hotel sGuests
Nj the chamber for the occasion We're
EtFicers of the Army and Marine corps
#ho are in the National Capital ar
Ringing for the foot ball game between
Hese two branches of the military
fbrccs.
H That men forget their selfish in
'lhrests and seek only to become 100
;Iier cent Americans. with strong
NImerican principles, was urged pJ
bishop Freeman.
H"The church has been humanized.
sk asserted. "clergymen now rub
Nhoulders with business men through
Mt the country. 1t is a good thing
Ebr the church, this new and broader
3#ltlook.
'H''The hope of America lies in the
en- who can merge their separate in
skrests into the corporate interest,
sAe community interests and Amer
Mas interests. Such organizations
III the Chamber of Commerce rep
kseut the corporate interest.
III Sees World ON Higher Plane.
H. believe the world today stands
In higher plane than ever before.
Ez1d ] mean no disrespect to those
E}ho have gone before us. And be-
Kkvc that, Notwithstanding occasional
sbtbreakS such as occurred following
&k at period of stress. the world war
KEinerica is moving on to larger
Kings. Any one who says il ISM I
sks no sense of perspective.
HAS surely as the forty eight states
ik the Union are merged into the one
A5 terest. America, SO will come the
hme when 10000 millions OF persons
3k this country will be merged into
HI 9 same national solidarity.
#FolloWing Il report of Robert y.
Harper. chairman of the high-water-
Pressure system of the chamber, the
a$llowiug resolution was unanimously
3Eopted:
lH"It is with pleasure and qualification
HAT the committe on gh-water-
H&oSsure system of the Washington
IL Elamber Of Commerce finds that prac-
III HCally Il general uprising of approVal
3H this project has recently taken
s&ace among local trade bodies, Dis
lHict officials and the press.
Favored 1t in 1905.
thIn 1903 the Chamber of Commerce
lMent on record in a more formal and
iMtailed way, advocating that this
HI stem should be inaugurated at the
tHTlieSt possible moment. This po-
}#ion was repeated in 1909 and 1919,
ND the District authorities then were
II sited by a special committee to
}ffge upon them the necessity of TAX
B#g immediate steps.
Il Tin our Judgment, high pressure
Mater system for fire service and
II her purposes in the business sec
'Npn of the city is most important
lE our property owners. as we now
I1 fa1 Gl1 MI n
HI longer be delayed, the arguments
III favor OF it being so practical and
I&answerable that it is unnecessary
,N enumerate them.
N"The cost of such a system is in
III way out of reason, but an abso-
III e community are taken !nto con-
liberation.
iH Will Give More Protection.
HBy this system and without the
#mping assistance of fire engines,
.M is recognized to be possible to have
sWnost any number of streams of
\ hter playing upon buildings, in the
IMent of fire. to a greater degree and
|M tn more practicability than steam
Mgines could possibly render.
lH''With this automatic or gravity
III stem in the business section, in
'# lea Sed protection would naturally
III given to our residential section.
III it would become unnecessary to
Withdraw fire engines from their
,Hgular territory to fight fires in the
i#ction in which high pressure is
&aintained. and the engines in this
|Hction could be released for duty i'll
|&her localities. In this way the
.#esent system would be substantial
IM augmented, and its efficiency en-
Mnced to a marked degree.
1.-The committee of high-water pres
Nc urges uDon the members of the
I# amber to use their best efforts
|%th the District officials and with
|#e committee of the District of Co
|#lnbia in the House and Senate, as
Ill as the appropriations committee,
|& as TO bring about at the earliest
'&sslble time the establishment In
'M ashington of the system that at the
ia esent time seems to be universally
|# sired"
.& Report on Bond Issue.
|# Following discussion by members
Isl 6 proposed bond issue to care for
|# eded improvements in the District,
esented by Secretary Arthur e.
|H ymour in the absence of Charles
III Darr, was referred to the COM
IHttee on law and legislation. James
III Lloyd, chairman, with instruc-
|#bnS TO report at the next meeting
8# the full chamber.
l#OficerS of the Army and marines
|# escnt at the meeting included Maj.
IN n. Charles H. Muir, Col. Frank S.
#cheu, Maj. Engene r. Householder.
Manson of the Army. and Maj. James
|M eade, Capt. lie Roy p. Hunt and
III cut. John w. Beckett of the marines.
4 aac Cans. president Of the chamber.
I esidcd