Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14
ASOTHERSSAW SPECIAL
LOCAL COMMENTS ON THE STARS
TRADE SPECIAL.
Roanoke "World."

The Greater Washington Special arrived
today. 1t consisted of two baggage cars
and a combination parlor and sleeping car
and is provided with everything that would
possibly contribute TO the comfort and we'll
being of those who have made their homes
| IN 1t for the past two weeks
The special is being run under the ans
Plces OF The Washington Star Fifteen hun
dred miles will have been covered by The
special when it reaches Washington on its
return.
Twenty-Five of the most prominent COM
mercial ent erprises in Washington have ex-
hiblts on the special. and most of these
houses send travelling renresentatives &c
well. 49,
The train was attractive In appearance
The express cars--brand new and painted a
brilliant maroon--bear on their sides the
names of the merchants who have contrib
uted toward the success of this miniature
exposition on wheels. Within they are
fitted up with due regard to the limited
space allowed and to the display of the
various exhibits. The private car at the
rear of the train is in reality a hotel on
wheels.
The Shippers and Jobbers' Association of
Washington has detailed the assistant sec
rotary of the association, Mr.. Woodwork
Clum, to accompany the train and present
the official side Of the Greater Washington
movement to the people of the south.
Mr.. l. c. Norwood. staff correspondent
of The Star, and Mr.. John l.. Tucker of
the business department are in charge of
the train.
The following Washington firms have
representatives on the train: w. b. Moses
Sons, furniture, carpets, draperies etc. 4;
r. p. Andrews Paper Company, paper and
stationery; Golden & Co., commission mer-
chants and pork packers; Washington To-
bacco Company, cigars and tobacco; Corby
Bros, bakers, manufacturers of Mothers
Bread; National Electrical Supply Com
pany, electrical machinery; F. P. May e
Co., wholesale hardware; the Cook & Stod-
WaC oh ION,
Dairy Company, commission merchants;
George p. Robinson Company, Inc, real
estate investment securities; American Sc
curity and Trust Company, bankers; Dulin
& Martin Company, china and glassware;
Maurice Joyce Engraving Company. photo
engravers; Southern Printers Supply Com
pany, types, inks etc; N Auth Provision
Company, meats and provisions; A. G.
Hermann, bottling works; Judd & Det-
weller, Inc, book, legal and mercantile
printers; A. Loffier Sausage and Provision
Smith Piano Company, manufacturers of
Bradbury and Webster pianos; w. II.
Walker, real estate and insurance; the
Semmes- Kelly Company importers and
wholesale grocerS; Guy, Curran Co.,
hosiery, underwear and notions.
Welcomed in Winchester.
Late this afternoon many Winchester
merchants could be seen vending their foot
steps toward the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road passenger station in East Piccadilly
street to greet the Greater Washington EX-
position Special, which. as told by the News
item, was sent 6ut from the national capt.
tai by The Washington Evening and Sun
day Star on a business and missionary
trip through Virginia, North Carolina and
several points in Maryland and West Vir-
ginia.
The new and unique scheme of drum
ming on wheels has met with unexpected
success wherever 1t has stopped on its
1,5O0-mile journey through the country to
be reached in the future by Washington
wholesalers and jobbers. and q message
this afternoon from Strasburg, eighteen
miles south of Winchester, where the spe-
cial stopped today for several hours. stated
that most gratifying results were obtained
In that thriving and hustling town.
AS stated yesterday, the cars will be
open tonight at a convenient location in the
passenger station yard, and all Winchester
merchants, well as the general public
are most cordially invited to visit the train
and see what the genial drummers have to
offer.
Several Of the knights of the grip are
we'll known here, notably Mr.. E. W. Mack
intosh of the r. P. Andrews Paper Com
pany, and Mr. Thomas Cross of Golden &
Co., meat dealers and packers.
The special will remain here over night
and merchants who will not be in a posi-
ton to visit the train tits evening car
do so up until 9:15 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing, at which time it leaves for Charles
Town, w. Va.