Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-14
CANvASS|NG THE CITY
Effort to Increase interest in
Greater Washington.
ENLISTING NEW MEMBERS
Agent of the Association to Visit
Southern Cities.
DISTRIBUTION OF CIRCULARS
Conference Held Today at District
Building Regarding Proposed
Exhibit at jamestown.



The committee on membership was at
increase interest in the work of the job
bers and Shippers Association, and, Incl
dentally, in bringing the membership UP to
at least the 500 mark. The committee Is
pursuing the plan that was laid out sew
eral days ago. by which only men who have
positive interest in the work Of building up
a commercial city here are being APP
preached for membership.
1t has not been the desire of the associa-
tlon to merely secure large membership.
with little regard for the interest that they
would take in the work once they were
enrolled and had paid their dues. While 1t
is recognized that a large membership has
elements of strength. 1t is also understood
that dead wood" in the association could
not be relied upon to effect great results
for the upbuilding of the city. 1t is desired
to interest men who will put their shoul
ders to the wheel with will whenever
there is any duty to perform and in that
way attain satisfactory results.
The committee has added many names to
its list Of members, and by the holding of
conferences and carrying on a systematic
campaign 1t Is believed the coming month
will show good results. The work of the
committee has been much hampered during
the heated term because of the absence
from the city of SO many men who would
be desirable as members. These absentees
are coming in daily. and so far they have
shown a desire to assist in every way pos
stble. being satisfied that after having ac-
complished SO much in the heat Of the sum-
mer they will be able to do much more dur
Ing the autumn.
Meeting of the Board.
The board of directors of the Jobbers and
Shippers Association met in the American
Security and Trust building late yesterday
afternoon and decided to send representa-
tive Of the association through North and
South Carolina, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia. for the purpose Of placing before
southern jobbers Washington's commercial
advantages. Mr.. Woodworth Clum, assist
ant secretary of the association. was select
ed to make the trip. He will! start for the
south next Tuesday.
Mr.. Clum will stop at all the leading
points of these four states. and will place
the plans of the association before the
business men of the south. He will per-
| sonally show them wherein it would be ad-
vantageous for them to deal in Washing
ton. In case the men Mr.. Clum meets have
any complaint or suggestions to make he
VIII personally make notes and report i'm
mediately upon his return to this city
The plan Of sending out letters to local
retail dealers has also been adopted. and
the secretary was instructed to prepare and
forward them as soon as practicable.
Over 100000 circulars. giving publicity to
the Greater Washington movement will be
ready for mailing Tuesday.
| Mr.. Charles j. Bell, president of the as
ISOLATION. was authorized to make an ap-
peal to the Commissioners of the District
for help in securing building at the
Jamestown exposition. All the members
believe, will materially help the capital and
its people by bringing attention to the
business and manufacturing enterprises
which the association represents.
Conference Held Today.
"Gen. John M. Wilson, president Of the
washington Board of Trade; Capt. James
F. Oyster, president of the Business Mems
Association. and Mr.. Charles ]. Bell, presi-
dent Of the Jobbers and Shippers Associa-
ton, met Commissioner Mcfarland at his
request at his office this noon and discussed
the question of a municipal exhibit at the
Jamestown exposition. agreeing that such
an exhibit should be made If a commercial
exhibit Is made by the business men. 1t
was agreed that in that event Congress
should be asked to make the appropriation
for the municipal exhibit.
Commissioner mcfarland stated at the
outset that he believed the District of CO.
lumbia ought to be represented at James
town exposition, II only by the celebration
of District of Columbia day, which. had
been SO effective at St. Louis and Buffalo.
but that he thought municipal exhibit
would also be very desirable. He thought
however. that 1t ought not to be made I'M
less a commercial exhibit-was first arranged
by private enterprise. If suitable SUBJ
subscription is made by the business men
for q commercial exhibit he believed that
Congress would willingly appropriate the
amount necessary to provide an adequate
municipal exhibit.
Approve the Plan.
Gen. Wilson. Capt Oyster and Mr. Bell
each expressed approval of this general
plan of dealing with the matter. and stated
that the joint committee of the three or
ganizations they represented would take up
the question of commercial exhibit at
jamestown at an early day. Mr. Macfar-
land requested that they ask the Joint COM
mittee to make an expression also respect
ing the proposed municipal exhibit. and
they said that they would do SO. There
was some informal discussion as to the
character of the municipal exhibit Mr..
mcfarland stating that models of the Dis
trict government building. the union sta
ton, the city of Washington. the proposed
Senate park commission plan, Rock Creek
Park and other things could be provided
together with exhibits of the schools. char
ities health, fire, police and other municipal
kseryices. which would give a good idea OF
the municipality, and without great ex-
pense; he thought it would not be neces-
sary to ask for large appropriation.
ations. Mr. Mcfarland said. in those made
by Congress for the representation Of the
territories at expostions. He said that he
thought no more effective advertisement of
the general advantages and attractions of
the District could be made than by a
suitable combined municipal and CONNER
cial exhibit at Jamestown. which would
be seen by hundreds of thousands of peo-
pie who knew little or nothing about their
national capital
General Wilson. Captain Oyster and Mr.
Bell expressed hearty approval of the
Idea, and said that II it was determined
to have municipal exhibit they would
cooperate cordially in making 1t success.
Mr.. Mcfarland said he counted as al
ways upon their cooperation. and that of
the other representative men of the COM
munity. He said he would not bring the
matter formally before the Commissioners
until he heard from the joint committee. as
there Is time enough before the meeting of
Congress, although 1t would them be nee
essary to act very quickly, since the James,
town exposition was to begin on April 20.
ssFour Hundred Thousand" Club.