Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06
FIRMS ASKING FOR SPACE
Commissioner Macfarland and Mr.
Charles J. Bell Express Views.
AWAIT RETURN OF STAR TRAIN
Some Suggestions Regarding the Com
mercial and Municipal Display
Results of Advertising.

Interest of the, commercial bodies now
engaged in booming Greater Washington
is centering on jamestown. AS soon as
The Star Special returns from the south
the project of the Washington exhibit at
jamestown will be taken up in earnest.
There has been a good deal done In a
preliminary way already. The commit
tees have been appointed from the Jobbers
and Shippers Association from the Board
of Trade and the Business Mems Associa-
ton, and the first meeting of the joint
committee will be held next Wednesday
evening.
While definite plans have been made.
1t is known that there will be at least
eighteen firms to take space Most of
these are merchants. but some of them
are manufacturers. and it is hoped before
the exposition opens that there will be
more manufacturers added to the Wash
ington list. all of whom, it is believed. will
take space. 1t is practically assured that
there will be more applications for space
than there will be space available at the
hands of the committee, and either there
will have to be more room procured from
the exposition management. or else the
applicants. where they can permit 1t. will
have to be scaled down. Some of them at
least will be willing to submit to this
process. If necessary for the good OF the
general exhibit.
Along with the plans for the commercial
exhibit there is strong desire to have a
municipal exhibit from Washington. The
District Commissioners. especially Com
missioner Mcfarland, have taken de-
cided interest in this, and after confer
ence with the Washington commercial
bodies it has been decided to go to Con-
gress for an appropriation 1t Is Thought
the Commissioners. with the support of the
business men of the city behind them. will
he able the aDDrODriatiOn.
Commissioner Macfarland's Views.
The matter is now in the waiting stage.
Commissioner mcfarland is expecting an
official communication on the subject from
the three associations. In speaking to a
Star reporter about the matter today he
said:
Il am waiting to hear from the Board of
Trade. Business Mems Association and job
bers and Shippers Association, as to the
desirability of having a municipal exhibit
at jamestown in connection with the COM
merciHi exhibit. At the conference with
General Wilson, president of the Board Of
Trade. Captain oyster. president of the
Business Mems Association. and Mr.. Bell.
president of the Jobbers and Shippers As
ISOLATION. / suggested that a municipal ex-
hibt should be made provided the COM
mercial bodies arrange for a commercial
exhibit and would support the Commits
sioners in endeavorlng to obtain the neces-
sary appropriation for municipal exhibit.
Idea Approved.
Those gentlemen approved the idea Of
having such an exhibit, and saio they would
submit it to their respective organizations
and advise me later. AS soon as receive
the approval of those organizations shall
ask the Commissioners to recommend the
matter to Congress with suitable estimate
for expenses. II the business men make
provision for large exhibit We shall be
able. think. to get the appropr alton for a
municipal exhibit The municipal exhibit.
/ suggested at the conference. should in
clude model of the Union station. a model
of the District building. the Senate park
commission model OF Washington as 1t Is.
and as the commission plans would make it,
and other similar models. besides such rep
resertation Of the work Of the public
schools and other municipal services as
woslld give an adequate idea Of Tie munic-
ipal life.
Such an exhibit. believe would be Of
very great value to the Greater Washing
ton movement. What we did at Buffalo
and st. Louis In the celebration of Dis
trict of Columbia day, even without any
exhibit. proved to be very valuable to the
national capital. No estimate has been
made to the amount of money that
would be required for a proper exhibit but
as we have several of the models within
reach l do not think large sum would be
required
Regarded as Great Aid.
1t is believed by all interested in the sub
ject that the municipal exhibit would be a
great aid in calling attention to the attrac-
lions of Washington. well its business
opportunity. AS several of the most prom
inent members of the several associations
have previously said, the bulk of the src-
cess will come from advertising. Mr.. Luchs
o. secretary of the Jobbers and Shippers said
today that the Washington papers had all
been generous to the movement In the
amount of space that had given it, but
that the members wanted to remember that
they must get the outside world interested
as well. and that all the money spent in ad-
vertising the city will come home several
times over in the shape of increased bust
ness. This. he said. will benefit both the
merchants and the papers they patronize
Mr.. Bell on Results.
Mr.. c. j. Bell the president Of the job
bers and Shippers Association, said that
If all of the agitation of the past several
months should result In nothing more than
the concession already promised by the
railroads for through billing of freight from
Washington. the result will well repay the
effort. But there is no question that there
will be- much more than that to come out of
II. The next thing that Is needed is the re-
moval OF the differential against Washing
ton, and the mere fact that this has exist
ed for 50 many years is owing simply to
the failure OF any one to make the right
sort of representations to the interstate
commerce commission. The discrimina ton
against Washington Is now about Q cents
per 100 pounds In favor both of Baltimore
and Alexandria. and 50 long as this exists
the southern merchant will, of course con-
tinue to purchase In the market where he
gets this advantage.
The next meeting of the Jobbers and
Shippe rs' Association will be held Thursday
evening. 1t will be board of directors
meeting. and in all probability there will
be some news from the joint exposition
committee meeting the previous night on
which the directors cam proceed to business