Evening star., 1932-06-26
PROPERTY OWNERS
TO GET FREE ADVICE
Enlarged Washington Pro-
gram Organization to Offer
Valuable Service.

Arrangements for the merging and
co-ordinating of the recognized and
important business improvement &C
tivities of the District and the wash
ington trading area were announced
yesterday by the Property Improvement
and Business Cooperation Committee
of the District.
The enlarged washington program"
has enlisted the services of the organiZ-
ed engineers and architects of the Dis
trict and as a result free, disinterested
and competent advice is to be rendered
to all property owners on any problems
relating to property repair or improve
ment.
The expanded program is designed to
answer questions ON property repair and
improvements, including matters of
coming, investment, engineering, archt-
lecture and finance.
No Fee Charged.
"All property owners in the Wash
ington area are invited to submit their
problems" the announcement Of the
Property improvement Committee con-
tinued. This service has nothing to
sell. Any property owner will receive
competent professional advice given in
his interest and for his protection. No
fee will be charged for consulting ad-
vice"
For the convenience of the property
owner the Washington program organ
ization is to open offices, the location
to be announced later. There competent
men will be in attendance from $3.50 I'm.
to s pm, each contributing his service
to the interest of the property owner,
the announcement continued.
The Washington Society OF En-
gineers, working in cooperation with
the American Engineering Council, re-
Gently started an intensive effort TO
uncover prospective architectural and
engineering projects which could be
begun quickly and be Of general bene-
fit. This activity is headed by DR..
Frederick H. Newell, chairman OF the
employment committee Of the Wash
ington Society of Engineers.
Stimulating Property Repairs.
The Property Improvement and Busi-
ness Cooperation Committee, already
in action on the Washington pro-
gram" is directing its efforts to
stimulate new interest in the recon-
ditioning and repairing Of property
through cooperation with the property
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of this group and also director OF
organization of the national committee
which is carrying out the recondition-
ing and repairing program of the
Presidents Conference on Home Build
ing and Home Ownership.
The Work Creation Committee,
subsidiary Of the District Committee on
Unemployment dealing with the indl-
Vidual Job, is headed by E. G. Bliss,
general commercial manager of the
Chesapeake g. Potomac Telephone Co.
The Greater Washington program
now is under one staff direction, oper-
ating from an Office in the Shoreham
Building.
Wide Support Given.
In addition to the committees oper-
ating under the Washington program"
the following District organizations have
pledged their support and sponsorship,
it Is announced:
The washington Board Of Trade, the
washington Chamber of Commerce,
Greater National Committee, Better
Business Bureau, the Washington Chap
ter of American Institute Of Architects,
the washington Society of Civil Engi-
neers. the National Subcommittee Of the
Presidents Conference on Homo Build
ing and Home Ownership and the
United States Chamber Of Commerce.
The Joint Executive Committee Is
composed Of Merle Thorpe, editor Ma
tion's Business, as chairman, and Will
liam F. Ham, president Washington
Railway 81 Electric Co.; E. G.. Bliss,
manager C. & P. Telephone Co.; George
B. Fraser, vice president washington
Gas Light Co.; j. H. Hanna, president
Capital Traction Co.; Oliver Owen
Kuhn, managing editor The Evening
Star; Aubrey E. Taylor, managing edl-
tor Washington Post.