Evening star., 1924-01-13
Washington
Monument.

E unfinished condi-
! Washington ton, with no prog
xr. Tess toward It's
completion. IT h
causes of the suspension of the work
were complex. The association oe
citizens having charge of the matter
was unable to raise funds and was
waiting for the government to take
over this patriotic enterprise. From
time to time protest was voiced in
the press outside of Washington
against the delay in the work. In
The Star of January 8, 1874. Is
quoted statement by the Chicago
| Tribune indorsing the suggestion
that Congress should anpuI the
charter of the association, give the
receipts and expenditures publicity
| and then take hold of the work OF
building the monument in such d
way that il would be completed a.
p centennial tribute. The Star says
This. though not SO intended We
presume. might be construed To in
dicate that the association had showl.
tnWillingness 10 give publicity u
it's receipts and expenditures. This
would be very unjust insinuatioG
against the worthy ,citizens whu
compose that association. We havc
, before us a report from the Hous.
district. committee of April 10, 1872.
containing very full statement BY
! the officers of the association OF every
item OF receipt and expenditure from
the commencement of the work, 1t
also embraces a full history of the
monument undertaking and from
this IL appears that the sum of $3.50
600 has been expended upon the work
and that in 1865 it was estimated
that $3.2,000 would be necessary to
complete the shaft. This sum would
need to be increased by so per cent
in consequence of the increased cost
of labor and materials. The only ey-
pense since the suspension of worI-
,, in 1870 has been $50 day for a
watchman at Monument Place.
! messenger for. the society office at
81 per month and necessary fuel and
stationery for the office. The sum
of s11.005 has been invested in
United States stocks. etc. and there
1 $1,000. The only receipts for years
past have been from contributions In
! the boxes in the public buildings and
these average about $500 per year
Z Proposals to establish manufac-
turing enterprises in the District
have been ad.
Paper-Making vaneed from time
Enterprise. " ever s;nce % tha
Capital was located on the banks OF
the Potomac. In The Star of Janu-
airy 5, 1874, is the following on this
subject:
Parties interested in and CON
versant with the manufacture OF
paper of all grades have been pros
pecting our district and vicinity and
are much pleased with the water
privileges found here, and especially
the springs on the outskirts of the
city, thus indorsing the views. Of
practical and experienced persons
who, when the Treasury Department
was about to sell its magnificent
machinery. some four yeara agn.
attempted to interest our home cap
italists in establishing mills on some
of these favorable sites. The cost to
the various departments of the fed
eral government in our district for
tIaW or blank paper is perhaps
! 81 ,000.6 600 to s1,500,000 per annum, nd,
to speak of that consumed by our
local government and citizens. All
( this, even the bank note paper, could
as Wei De illaue mere as elsewhere
and we see no reason why our own
capitalists should not realize the d.
. rect profits of it's manufacture and
the indirect profits Of housing, cloth
ing and feeding the new class of art
lsans which such an. enterprise would
| introduce. The enterprise could be
enlarged at least to the extent 6f
manufacturing the vast number. OF
envelopes used here. 1t is still a
great pity that the. splendid ,naper-
making machinery alluded to. and
! which sold for less than half its real
| value, was allowed to leave our Dls-
, trict. Nevertheless, it is to BIS hoped
1 that. under the new business inspira
| tions of our District, our people viii.
/ II called on by these gentlemen. as
! sist themselves by assisting them