Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-30
INDUSTRY SURVEY
OF D. c. AREA ENDS
$500, 100000 Is Estimated
Value of Manufactured
GoodS-650 Plants.
CONTINUED from Fifteenth paseo

Continued from Fifteenth Page)
atives. In this group we find firms en-
gagged in the manufacture OF patterns
and models, scientific instruments, sur
gical appliances. electrical machinery,
dental goods. artificial limbs and teeth
&sld druggist preparations.
s Arts and crafts. The spirit OF
quality and craftsmanship Is an OUT
standing characteristic Of washington
1t is faStere6 by tradition. by govern
mental activities and by national Gull
9tlral ORGANIZATIONS whose headquarters
are in Washington. Stone carving ana
monument work are carried on eA-
tenSively Printing. engraving ana
Photography are leading industries and
have set up new standards Tor otner
American cities. High grades OF paper
are locally manufactured and con.
siderable business is developing in the
domestic or home decorating arts. Elk
cellent progress is being made in the
development Of architectural iron work
and in the designing Of a softer metal
,work used in public and private
building.
Natural Gateway.
wsshington's industrial advantages
are nany. 1t is so located as to be a
natural gateway between the North
and South. and it is the bottle neck
through which eight railroads pass.
The kfaasxay Business Association
comm biting Nscently upon the bust
ness future of the South, stated that
the annual rate of railway uafflc
growth in the United States is about z
per cent in the Eastern. 2l2 per cent
IN the Western. and the Southern dis
Nrict alnlost 4 per cent as compared
with about 81 per cent for the coun-
try as whole. The association reports
further that while the maximum rate
Of railway growth appears to have been
reached in the Eastern and Western
districts. there is no indication what
ever as vet of a decreasing rate OF
growth in railway traffic for the
Southern district" These figures EN-
phasize washington's great advantages
as a distributing point for the Southern
trade which have been still further In
creased by the completion of Potomac
fredging operations which have sup
piled washington with a deep water
harbor for marine shipping.
The washington industrial area con-
tainS innumerable factory sites which
NAV be had upon reasonable terms. and
there is q limited number Of vacant in
dustrial buildings for sale or rent.
There is a growing reserve of labor
including a high percentage of skilled
employees and of available female labor.
Housing and educational and recrea-
tionsl facilities are adequate and of
high plane and obtainable at reason
able cost. This tends to lessen the
rate of labor turnover and to enable
employees to enjoy convenienceS not
available In most American industrial
communities.
Electric power facilities have been
greatly extended through plant addi-
tons, and electric current is produced
IN Washington on q unit cost basis lower
than that of any other city where
electricity is produced by steam, except
New York Gas, electric lighting and
other utility services are also furnished
at costs comparing most favorably with
Similar costs in other American cities.
Local manufacturers supplied many
suggestions for the proper development
and expansion of local industrial ac-