Evening star., 1925-12-26

iks conclusions 0f TIE committee. rhich
urfc Hnun'g'oRSl2 6dopfed az a fHH
meeting or tie cha7'bfr.
Washington has population of
100000. The national Government has
many thousands on its permanent
rolls in the District of Columbia
Washington has also many employees
Of its District or city government who
are paid at substantially the same
rates as are the national Government
employees.
Washington has some thousa nds
Of workmen enrolled in labor unions.
Wa ashington has a large and in
creas sing number Of rich and well-to.
do people who have come to the
Capital as place affordinS unusual
attractions for residence.
Tourists Come Here.
Another factor TO consider is that
Washington attracts in the course of
the year an enormous number of peo-
pie from every section of the coun-
Try who stay FOR periods ranging
from q day to three months and who
carry home with them impressions
that they nave gained here.
II * necessary. therefore, to remem-
her The words of wisdom given to us
by Charles Henry Macintosh. presi-
dent OF the .As<ociated Advertising
Clubs nf he World, before a joint
meeting Of Washington civic clubs nm
der the auspices Of the Washington
Advertising club when he said: 1T
IS ; fact that the good will of our Gus
toners. on which The success OF our
business depends no less than the re
claiming ot 81 per cent of sales which
micnt be and are not made as the
results Of our advertising, rests in
the hands at of the retail salespeople.
What are we going to do about il?
What are we going TO do to realize
that % per cent of lost sales? The
answer must he found in educating
our Salespeople.'
This is a city whose influence radi-
eteS al over the country.
The dominant influence throughout
Washington in the fixing of salaries
and wages is the rate of payment to
Government employees. The Govern
menl employe. then. as the one who
determines the average character of
the citN's people. IS worth special at
teatjon. Under civil service protec-
tion the Government employe has sub
stanlialiy permanent position. The
result is a high standard of living.
which. beginning with him. extends to
other classes in the city. The perma
nency of employment in recent years
has led to a settled citizenship.
Washington's Wealth
One thing that helps to determine
the value Of a city is its wealth. AL
though it is the smallest political sub
division in the Union, the District Of
Columbia outranks many States and
Territories in point of wealth.
Statistics show there are .351 en-
ployes in The Police Department. re-
ceiving S2.739.1SO annually. an aver
age of S2.02T.52 per man. There 1re
S44 f1remen, receiving s1.779.360 annu-
ally, or an average of S2.10S per man.
There are 3.210 employed by the school
system. and they receive S6,356 $50,
or an average of $3.50.
Number of new buildings: Total l.
1n 719, all told. Dwellings. 4.129: apart
ments. 119; garages, 2,S01; stores, 146;
off'ce Buildings. 16; gas stations l3:
oh riches. IL: stores and apartments
60, Hbined, 3; hotels. 4: warehouses; 9:
hospitals. ,: charitable homes. 5:
schools, 3; banks. ,. etc. Total value
of the foregoing and all other building
construction was $62 S62 $50.
During the year there was collected
a grand total of 1912 .70797 from the
following sources: MiScella neous IL
censes, Sf69 .691; engineers licenses
$273: automobile tags. S165, ,691: dupIi-
70 saIItp11ohilo taos 5O.