Evening star., 1925-12-26
PROSPEROUS 1926 SEEN
FOR CAPITAL BY G.. OF. c..
Cans Report Asks Raise in U. S. Workers
fication Schemes for Capital.

cate registration cards sl,011; oper-
ators' permits, 1904; duplicate oper-
atorS permits, 81 ,3II.
For the same period last year and
from the same sources there was col
lected total of S579 .094.49, showing a
decrease of $206.3 81, which is ma
terially attributable to the passage. OF
the gasoline tax bill, which reduced
the fees for automobile tags, and to
he transferring TO the office of the
director of traffic on May 3, 1925, the
issuing of motor vehicle operators
permits,
We have one of the finest Union
Stations in the world, splendid
water supply; unlimited electric power
at low rates; few strikes or iockouts;
six large railway systems and over l6O
miles of surface roads; tidewater at
frost door with 21-foot channel; quick
access to salt water: the finest steam
boat service: fine theaters: large
hotels; the greatest parking system in
the country. There are five daily
newspapers, two morning ana three
evening. There are five miles of trees
in the City of Washington. consisting
of l05. 500. of which l 500 must be re-
placed annually. We have clean
municipal government with splendid
building costing S2,500,00O.
The income for the tiscal year 1929
for the post office was S3,500 900, and
in this department are 1880 en-
pIoyes. A great deal of the business
handled by the local post office is
franked or free matter.
Monthly Pay Roll. 5000. 900.
The monthly pay roll of approx
mately $4,000 .000 which is paid TO
the Government employees is always
increa sing.
y Winter climate which makes ii
;he most desirable residence. city in
the country is identified with Wash
ington. We have the Library of Con-
cress. with nearly 2.000.D0h volumes
for the student and reader: the Car
negie Institute Of Science: the Nation
al Museum; the Bureau of Standards;
the United States Geological Survey;
the Smithsonian Institution; the Naval
Observatory: the Patent Once; the
State, War and Navy Building; the
Post Office, Interior. Agriculture and
Commence and Labor Departments: eN
cellent stores and markets. In and
near the city are several excellent
clubs.
Government factories such as the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing,
the Government Printing Office Navy
Yard and Arsenal, with plants valued
at S25, 900 900. consuming supplies val
ued al S4.000,0o0 annually: depart
ments of the Government letting con
tracts each year for millions Of dol
lars for shoes, clothing. stationary,
seeds and supplies OF all descriptions
the seat of Government. in which for
most of the year Senators. Representa-
tives and the President reside.
The above are some of the far
famed attractions which tend to make
Washington stand paramount in all
America.
Partnership i'm Taxes.
A partnership exists between the
Federal and municipal governments,
the former contributing S9,000,000 to-
ward the administrative expenses of
the Capital City. The District govern
ment merely is a silent partner in the
arrangement, however, since ii cannot
spend A cent without the approval of
Federal Government agencies.
An increase is proposed in the in
tangible tax by those who are eX
empt from such taxation, as, accord
ing to law, an individual claiming
residence elsewhere can have any
amount of money on deposit in fina n
cial institutions without ha wing to pay
any tax and as the ma iority of the
proposers of this increase claim resi-
dence elsewhere. they are exempt,
and as it does not affect them they
do not care who suffers. Prea ching
a reduction of rents and at the same
time increasing taxes on real estate,
thereby making it impossible for such
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