Evening star., 1927-09-18
PRIVATE INTERESTS GROW !,
AS. u. s. CLERKS DECREASE
While Government Is Cutting Down Its
Personnel, Many Organizations Set :
Up Headquarters i'm District.

Corps area commanders over the Ma
ton are charged with the setting up
of military training camps and report:
ing to Washington on the result OF
the seasons work. The Navy has
delegated IL large measure of author.
ity TO shippers of its ships. particu-
larly those on duty in far foreign
waters. Other branches of the Gov
ernment, too, have given authority to
those in the field as far as 1t is con-
sistent with departmental policy and
the law.
Obviously department like that
of Labor, which deals principally with
immigration and naturalization. can
not delegate it's power afield. as the
Secretary Of Labor is charged, under
the statutes. with this work.
A little known phase of the Govern
ment's work tends toward decentrali-
ZatiOn, as seen in the Federal business
associations. There are now 234 OF
these in action over the country and
100 potential organizations. The Ma
tion is divided into zones. and repre-
sentatives of each Federal activity In
a zone comprise Federal business
association. with a president and sec
retary The group meets at regular
intervals and discusses all interdepart-
mental action for mutual benefit and
assistance. Economy and the reallo-
cation of office space are vital topics
at these gatherings.
These associations, sponsored by the
chief co-ordinator of the Government,
Col. II. c. Smither, have already
saved the Government in the last few
years a large amount of money In
office rent alone. They aim to solve,
their own problems on the spot and
submit definite recommendations to
Washington on a particular subject.
obviating a survey of a situation by
person or group sent out from the
Capital.
Private Interests Here.
While this trend toward decentrali-
Zation is going forward within each
Government entity as it sees fit, pri-
vate interests are centerinS in Wash
ington to further and project theE
aims. At this time the United States
Capitol IS ringed about with number.
North of the venerable white building
rises the headquarters of the Anti-Sa-
loon League. Southwark, a hcadquar-
tiers of labor interests is seen. To the
east is the home of the Methodist
Episcopal Board of Temperance. and
not far away is the center of the Ma
tional Womans Party, seeking an
equal rights amendment to the Con-
stitution.
These are but few of the inter-
ests that have come to the Capital.
Trade associations, notably, have es-
tablished headquarters here. Among
them are the American Automobile
Association, the American Bottlers OF
Carbonated Beverages, the American
Drug Manufacturers Association, the
American Granite Association. Inc,
American Short Line Railroad Asso-
citation, American Wholesale Coal AS
sociation, American Wholesale Gro
GERS Association, Associated General
Contractors of America. Association OF
Limb Manufacturers of America. As
sociation of Railway Executives, Bu-
reau of Raw Materials for American
Vegetable Oils and Fats Industries,
Commercial Motor Vehicle Owners
Association, Institute of Margarine
Manufacturers, Joint Stock Land
Banks American Association. Manu-
| featuring Chemists Association of the
United States, Mercerizers' Associa-
| ton of America, National Aeronautical
Association of the United States of
| America, National Association or
Builders Exchanges. National Asso-
citation of Dyers and Cleaners, Nation
! al Gamers Association, National Coal
| Association, National Cone Mannfac.
| turers' Association. National Crushed
Stone Association, National Drug
| Trade Conference, National Fertilizer
! Association. National League of Com.
mission Merchants, National Lime AS:
sociation, National Lumber Manufac.
turers' Association, National Merchant
Marine Association. National Petro-
leum Association, National Pres4rvers
and Fruit Products Association.
The list is continued with the N2-
tional Retail Coal Merchants Associa-
ton, National Sand and Gravel Asso-
citation, Inc; National Syrup and Mo.
| lasses Association, Tanners Council
of the United States. American Society
| of Certified Public Accountants, Asso-
citation of Manufacturing Bank and
| Commercial Stationers, Proprietary
Association, Railroad Owners Assocl!
alton. Smokeless Coal Operators AS:
sociation of West Virginia and United
States Sugar Beet Manufacturers AS
| sociation.
Trade Associations.
| In addition to these, host of trade
associations maintain branch offices in
Washington. Included in this group
are bankers, cotton men, electric rail
way interests, face-brick firms, steam
ship owners, sugar cane men, &utomo.
bile owners, millers, credit men, manu-.
facturers. owners of railroad securt,
ties, educators, dairy men and railway
accounting officers.
| Other national organizations, not
classed as trade associations, have
branch offices in the city. In this
category are the American Farm Ru,
reau Federation, railway and utilities
commissioners. Farmers Cooperative
Marketing Association, Editorial Asso-,
citation, Industrial Council. dry goods
men, lumber dealers, cement men.
independent telephone men, petroleum
refiners, chemists, dairy federation, en-
gineers, American Forestry Associa
ton. architects. mining men, Bureau
| of Railway Economics, Great Lakes-St
Lawrence Tidewater Association. milk
| producers. educators, construction.
men. lithographers, electrical men,
| siderographers. scientists, State high
way officials, fire fighters, industrial
accountants. Potato Association OF
America. sheet metal workers, Ma
| tiOnal Rivers and Harbors Congress.
National Confederation on State
Parks. International Association Dairy
and Milk Inspection anI the Amer
lean Council of Agriculture. .
An imposing array it is, TO be sure
with news that yet other groups are
to follow, the latest addition being
credited to Western railroads. =,