The Washington times., 1906-07-19
GROWTH OF TRADE
FOR WASHINGTON
MATTER Of FACT
Experience of Hat Firm
Demonstrates City'S
Possibilities.
COMPLAINT OF SHIPPERS
Association Receiving Let
terS Setting Forth Specific
Cases Of Poor Service.

} ~dSCo VI OOi aOCI vice.
That a successful Wholesale business.
/ dependent upon Washington and the
+ Immediately surrounding territory for
+ It's patronage, may be developed here IL
+ demonstrated amply 10y the experience
| % Mackenzie Bros. j0bbeEs IN hats and
caps, who established such q business
; thirteen years ago and conduct II sue
/ cessfuIly today.
/ {. ;. Mackenzie, senior member Of the
T firm- IS one OF the most enthusiastic
members OF the Jobbers and Shippers
Association. Each letter and statement
sent out now TO his customers bears the
slogan the association has adopted:
I Greater Washington. Give Il a Boost"
Mr. Mackenzie believes IN IT,
Public Spirit and Faith.
The association represents an i'm
pulse that should have been started here
long ago. said hs this morning. I'VE
need public spirit, faith In our city
and ourselves. a realization Of our own
advantages. desire 20 help our city on
/ ward, and all these. 20 my mind, the
new organization seems % symbolic. K
represents these things as surely and
as actually as IL does the more limited
ambition 10 Increase Washington job
bing and shipping trade and secure bet
, ter freight rates and facilities
There IS no reason IN the world why
j5bbing should not be conducted here.
! Ny business Is done on a comparatively
/ modest scale. but Il has been successful
and profitable Erom it's very incipiency.
4 sell hats and cas- t0retallers in Wash
ingtot and all me suburbs Of the city
and IN the cities and towns OF Virginia
and Maryland. About half OF the busi-
ness is local Most OF my shipping IS
done by water, and / have not found
/ the rates auTdensOme or oppressive
'Neithtr have j had reason 10 com
plain or the attitude Of the retailers
/ toward a Washington house NY owE
customers show every disposition 20
prefer ne 10 others from outside points
and . give me their orders whenever
FL caI supply the goods. That ought 20
be enough for any business man.
Iavades Baltimore Territory.
Furthermore. I sell hats in BaIti-
more and have been with success and
profit for FIVE years When 1 first
went there I was told my mission was
like carrying Goals 10 Newcastle; but
taileTs there preferred 10 deal with
Baltimore houses. but I managed 20 DO
business with them after a while. At
first I went myself. Now I send =
drummer every week.
The spOntareity OF this movement
and the enthusiasm with which il is
being aided and advocated by men in
every line Of business. have caused me
20 feel new pride in Washington. The
newspapers have done much and are
doing much for the movement, but.
after all, their enthusiasm. il seems TO
me, merely reflects the popular mind.
We need an interest in our own town.
Given that there is 10 reason on
move steadily s,Il1d IN the race for
! business, and iT continued and iucreaS-
ing commercial prospc c--ty.'
More Shippers Complaints.
The acting secretary Of the assocla-
tion. Charles Il. Howe. IS receiving
daily complaints from shippers Of de-
lays. which they have been compelled
&c endure by the railroads and OF 9TH
er troubles with which they have been
afflicted. All Of these complaints are
being held in abeyanCe. pending the ap-
pOintment Of the committees OF the as
sociation, These appointments viii be
made at the meeting OF the directors
next Monday afternoon and the COM
plants win be referred 10 the appro-
pirate committees after that time
one gentle kick that came in this
morning referred TO the shipment OF a
carload OF lime from Strasburg juno
tion, Va. 10 Washington. The COM
plant came from J. T. Walkers Sons.
wholesale dealers IN cement. of Wash
ington. and had been sent through r
p. Andrews, a directo. Of the assOcia-
tion.
II appears from the bin OF I1ding that
the carload OF lime was Stripped from
StTasburg Junction on July and made
it's belated appearance in Washington
on July Il, just ten days later. As K
IS considerably less than go miles be-
tween the two places, Walkers Sons
thought the time allowance too gener-
Gus. a rate Of twenty miles a day. they
think. is not as much as can reasonably
be expected of a train Ia these DAYS OF
alleged quick transportation.
Two new additions 10 tae membership
Of the association " ERE made this morn
ing Lansburgh a BIO. and John JOY Ed
son sent in signed applications.