The Washington times., 1906-07-17
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the joint committee. OF which Mr.. Bel
is chairman, and to which the work O
organizing the Greater Washington
boom was intrusted. be authorized t
make out a slate OF the men FIR tn,
various officers OF the association fol
one year.
Slated for Officers.
The slate follows:
Officers Of JCbbers and Shippers As.
ISOLATION. to serve for one year:
President, Charles J. Bell. president
OF the American Security and Trusl
Company.
Vice president. r. p. Andrews. presi
dent Of the Andrews Paper Company.
Treasurer. Monroe Luchs. vice presi.
dent and manager Of the Washington
Tobacco Company.
Temporary secretary. Charles Z
Howe. assistant secretary Of the AmerI-
can Security and Trust Company
Directors for one year. The above
named officers. and Benjamin W. Guy
of Guy, Curran & Co; r. J. Kelley, OF
the Semmes- Kelley Company; r p
May. Of the F. p. May Company; f. L.
Graham. OF the Armour Packing Com
pany, B. +. Graves, of the HavenneI
Baking Company: b. b. Earnshaw, OF
3. 4. Earnshaw & Brother; b +. Saul
president OF the Home Savings Bank
and Milton f. Allies, vice president OF
Riggs National Bank.
4 call was Issued for 4 Meeting OF the
board OF directors next JoBday July q
al D. m. in the office of thu = american
Security and Trust Company, when the
membership On the four permanent
working committees viii be determined
These committees viii be: % Freight
% Publicity. 90 Membership, ana q,
Finance.
In doing this the Joint committee losi
no tin =. They took a recess Ions
enough 10 get dinner. and then they
met In the Riggs Bank building and
perfected the slate for the ensuing
year The call was then issued for th'
meeting Of the board OF directors.
Now a Live Reality.
Thus Is the Jobbers' and Shippers As
ISOLATION made a live reality. with The
determination 20 accomplish great things
for Washington. 20 secure concessions
from the railroads such as Will make
this CITY the commercial rival OF Balti-
more. and 20 build up an immense bust
ness activity for Washington.
As a great ste7 toward accomplishing
practical things. the joint committee
discussed favoTably last evening the
proposition TO send a committee 70 the
Southern and Western joDbing centers
20 obtain pointers on how those towns
built up their tobblng trade and on how
far Washington can prohtably follow
their example.
When Charles J. Bell called tho after
noon meeting 20 order. ne made a brief
address sketchiug the rapid i~r1wth OF
the boom for a greater Commercial
Washington, and he expressed the
gratitude Of the business men % the
local press for their assistance IN the
campaign for bigger business for wash
ington.
r. p Andrews made a motion. which
was adopted. thanking Mr.. Bell. the
Joint committee and the local press for
their services in the movement
Question Of Freights.
The question Of freight and Of get
ting II into and out OF Washington is
the primary Thing IN this movement.
said Mr.. Bell. What ] would suggest
would be 20 have every member OF this
association send IN In writing a descrip-
ton OF any trouble he may have en-
colntered IN the matter OF having
freight handled BY the railroads. That
Is what we want-a direct and organ
lied movement. supported on all sides
by everybody so that this universal
movement may be strong and unfail-
ing.
The Individual kick. II unsupported
bv others. will not accomplish much
good. II we all put our shoulders %
the wheel. I am confident the railroads
will give us every reasonable chance.
All we ask is fair show"
Frank ]. Finley announced that he
had lust had 100000 labels printed for
use in his business, and that on each
OF them were the words. Greater
Washington This announcement was
received with applause. and several
present were heard 10 say that they
would do the same thing. benjamin
Guy. of Guy, Curran q Co, said a
Herndon. Va merchant, had SAID ne
bought his stun in Alexandria instead
OF In Washington because the rate from
Alexandria Is only 10 cents per 10.
pounds and from Washington II IS il
cents per 100 pounds.
Complaints in Writing.
Mr.. Bell said he wanted ali such com
plants and experiences a. this made out
IN writing and turned in TO the officers
Of the association, as they would serve
as the best kind OF evidence that the
railroads ought 10 make more conces-
sions TO Washington IN the matter OF