Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-03

fessional and financial men Of the District
IN the rally for greater commercial CITY
continues undated. The matter forms
the principal topic In the counting room.
the store room, Office and factory. and uu-
der the guidance Of the board of directors.
the publicity committee and other workers
In the Jobbers and Shippers Association
the movement is rapidly being crystallized
into form for action with tangible results
in the near future.
Attracting Wide Attention.
Other communities are taking note of
the business boom that has overspread
the District. and Secretary Howe Is in
daily receipt OF clippings from newspapers
In all sections Of the Union describing the
movement here and commenting upon It.
The small merchants in the surrounding
country who have been wont to deal with
commercial establishments In Baltimore
and other rcities are becoming very much
interested, 1T is said and the outlook Is
hopeful for attracting their trade to the
Greater washington which is so fast be-
ing nodded into shape
Among the communications received to-
day by Acting Secretary Fletcher was the
following from the Ianman Engraving
Company. by Mr.. Charles F. Lanman:
Feeling sure that your association Will
tend to make Washington the commercial
center which 1t should be. and that 1t is the
duty OF every right-thnking business man
to help in this great work. I desire to be-
come q member Of IT.
Quoting from a well-written editorial.
the breafh-taking stage has arrived. l
had already carefully considered the cues
lions referred to therein. and after much
consideration had concluded that I desired
to lend my small aid to the furthering OF
the success of the plans OF the association.
Anything which can do in the way OF
helping along the advertising or other work
of the association will be gladly under
taken by me. Again 1 assure the members
of the association of my hearty co-opera-
ton In all its plans"
Other Names Added.
New names added to the membership roll
Of the Jobbers and Shippers Association
today were Hoover & Denham. Center
Market. and Lanman Engraving Company.
by Mr.. Charles F. Lanman.
1t 10 said that at the meeting of the board
OF directors of the association to be held
OF considerable Importance. will be ap-
pointed 1t will be the committee on mem
bership, and 1t IL understood to be the In
tention OF the board to make this by far
the largest OF the four standing commit
tees Of the association. Each member will
be charged with the duty of bringing IN at
least score OF new members, whether they
be actual 5obbers and shippers or anly
dted by the campaign for Greater Wash
ington.
It has been intimated that the member
ship Of this committee will not be less than
twenty-five. so that If each of the twenty
five brings In twenty new members the roll
VIII be swelled considerably. Conserva-
lively. however. the present officers are
hoping that the membership will approx
mate 500 before winter.
Transportation Facilities
1t Is stated that j. T. Walkers Sons re-
Gently ordered a carload of lime from a
place In Virginia that occupied ten DAVIS In
transit to Washington. Because of this
delay the local firm lost money and Mr..
Walker wrote to the Jobbers' Association.
that while he had to nav de-
murrage charges ne could get no refund
when the railroad. he claimed was to blame
Tor unreasonable delayed shipments. He
asked the association to investigate the
matter.
Subsequently he addressed letter to ths
Baltimore and Washington Car Service a.
ISOLATION In Baltimore, asking IL there was
any way open to obtain relief Mr.. Walker
received reply, which. in part. says:
The car service rules are the rules and
regulations adopted and PROMULGATED hv
Zach railroad. and they are supposed to be
operated under common law. which provides
lhat shipper or consignee uses the prop
erty or the railroads beyond a reasonahje
time they have right to receive comuen-
sation for the facilities furnished.
90 NOT know any one that pays de-
murrage for cars overdue. by which 1 sup
pose you mean cars that have been unrea
sonably delayed In transit. There fs of
course, no agreement on the part of the
railroads to transport ordinary freight with
n specified time. but IL cars are materially
aeiayeo beyond a reasonable time. I have
no doubt each railroad would Give con-
to any claim that might be maJe
upon them for the cause but this Ia NOT .
department having Jurisdiction over such
matters" A
:, me eommunication was signed by A. l.
Gardner. the manager of the association
Comparison Of Cities.
Writing several years ago of the Greater
of the future, the late Alex ID
Anderson took this prophetic view of the
situation:
Notwithstanding the fact that the SUBJ
Iect of manufactures at Washington Is ren-
orally supposed to be new one. and that
toned to consider the city as mainly no.
itical and social center, It is. In fact al |
ready great industrial center
It viii doubtless be sarprise to the gen.
sral public to glance at the following |
igures taken from the United States
census, and find that Washington is |
Today, In value of annual products of man.
fractures, ahead OF many of tho cities |
everywhere recognized as great manufac- |
The following Is the ofscial record for !
he year 1890: Warrington $40, 331, 49,: Jer-
.ey City, Ss7.s78a22; Indianapolis, ses 49, |
~; New Haven. 80 ao0: 81: Ct. Paul. $685.
sly. 81. sss: Troy. 50 20. 80: syracuse.
e, 2oF 241: Richmond f27. 7e2, ST.: Lawrence. |
I26,55Q71B; Albany. ~ 1854 As; WfIminston. |
z 49, 126; Bridgeport. S22.H4.6s6; Toledo.
! ssVIt6 ss,ch = racors :. ths. vifho,t any |