Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-23
PROGRAM OF ACTION
DIRxcroRs on JoBBERs AND
sHPPxRg ASSOCIATION MEEr.
General Commercial Awakening An
.e'fs Over the Country-Local
- Shoe Factory Here.

Shippers' Association Of Washington Is In
session this afternoon at the building Of
the American Security and Trust Company.
18th street and Pennsylvania avenue. II In
the belief Of members Of the organisation
that q program Of action will be mapped
out by the board and work provided for
the several committees. II Is not believed
that any action viii be taken today in the
matter Of a permanent secretary. as 1t is
the expressed hope OF prominent men in the
Greater Washington movement that the
acting secretary. Mr.. Charles E. Howe,
may be induced to accept the permanent as
signment.
Mr.. Howe pleads as his reason for with
drawing from the position that his official
duties with the trust company are such
that he cannot give all his time to the mat
ter. One OF his friends said today that his
objections may be overcome by giving him
under his direction. This friend also de-
clared that his permanent withdrawal from
the position would be In the nature of q
calamity to the association.
Mr.. Charles ]. Bell. president Of the as
ISOLATION, when seen by a Star reporter
today. said he had learned that there was
general commercial awakening all over
the country. Word has come to him Of
business REVEALS In many cities. including
Baltimore. Richmond. Lynchburg. Kansas
Portland. Me-; st. Paul, Minneapolis, At
lanta and others.
"Do It at Once"
This he believes should spur on the
business men Of Washington to re-
newed activities along all lines. The
outside booms give an urgent reason
why the commercial and profession
al men Of the District should seri-
ousIy take up the Greater Washington
movement, and do It at once" It Is now
a question, Mr.. Bell believes, of having
established here full line OF business
houses with goods that will be in demand
by the country and city retailers, In order
that when merchant comes here to OBJ
tain his stock he may procure all of 1t in
this city without the necessity Of getting
q part OF his stock here and then having
to go elsewhere to complete his purchases.
Mr.. Bell has learned that the Manufac-
turers and Merchants Association Of Kan
sas City has been flooding the country with
boom literature, and has travelling men fol-
lowing in the wake OF the advertising mat
ter and securing business. It Is regarded
as absolutely essential for the welfare of
the District that the Greater Washington
movement should be given the heartiest
support of all business men at once
Baltimore Is offering Inducements to pros
pective purchasers to go there. such as re-
bates on the bill Of goods that may be
purchased. reduced railroad fare, and low
hotel rates and other things. Spokane.
Wash, Is sending out weekly trade bulle-
tins. and other cities are adopting new and
novel methods OF obtaining trade for their
business houses.
Boom In Chicago.
As q result Of the commercial trsde-
bringing movement in Chicago q dispatch
from that city IL to the effect that $1,000
visitors were In Chicago last night. accord
ing to estimates made by hotel proprietors
and the Chicago Commercial Association.
They came from all parts of the country
merchants from as far south as the Gulf
OF Mexico and as far west as the Rockies.
ness and pleasure. After dark It was Inn
possible to get room tn any of the leading
downtown hotels.
THE enormous arrival Of out-of-town
rector Barlow of the Chicago Commercial
Association, 'is the result Of the work OF
our association. We have been stirring the
country for months for Chicago interests:
The railroads are giving exceedingly low
excursion rates to us and they are being
taken advantage Of"
Col. John Biddle. Engineer Commissioner.
today received another communication
some time ago announced his desire to es-
tablish q $5O0O,OO0 shoe factory on the
upper Potomac with the view of utilizing
the power from the Great Falls. Having
D6en INFORMED COdt the engineer QSpdTtH4SAt
of the District government could not give
him certain Information concerning the
practicabiity of using the power in ques-
ton, Mr.. Lawrence wrote:
MY engineer will. under my direction,
make an examination COT the falls), and II
he finds the matter impracticable we will
either adopt steam or buy our power from
an established enterprise"
From the foregoing it Is inferred by
members Of the Jobbers and Shippers Asso-
citation that Mr.. Lawrence has practically