The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-26
FOR MERCHANTSCLUB
JObberS andShipperS Appoint
Committee to Organize.
WILL PROMOTE sOCIABILITY
All Business Mems Bodies viii BE
Asked It's CO-OPerate-Jamest
Exposition Space Is Being sub
seribed For by Many Local Exhib-
itOrs-ASxOciation Meets To-day.

ftOrS-AsSOciatiOn Meets To-day.
AT a meeting Of the board Ca directors
OF the Jobbers and Shippers Association
yesterday definite action was taken to-
ward the formation Of a merchants club.
This subject has been discussed in sew
eral recent gatherings Of the trade
bodies. and the opinion prevails that q
commercial club of the business men
Of the city ought to be formed for So
cial purposes.
Committee of Three.
To start the project a resolution was
adopted by the directors that a commit
lee OF three be appointed TO cooperate
with d similar committee from each OF
the other trade bodies, to consider the
feasibility of forming such a club The
committee is clothed with power 10 ind
"a suitable place Tor the club to settle.
10 ascertain the cost Of rental and of
fitting mp suitable quarters, and 10 learn
what arrangements can be made with a
chef TO take charge Of the GLIB and run
dining room Herewith. The committee
IS 10 report hack 10 the board o. di-
rectors the result of its investigations.
Monroe Luchs, T. W Guy. and Ross T.
Andrews We're appointed Oh the com
mittee
Under the terms OF the resolution the
secretary of the board was directed 10
invite the Board of Trade and the Bust
ness Mems Association TO name SINH
lar committees with like powers to CO.
operate with that of the Jobbers and
Shippers Association
The freight committee Of the board re-
ported that il had secured the COnces-
sion of through cars from Washington TO
various points over the Southern Rail-
way system but that it had not as u:
obtained the concession for the through
billing or freight The delays experienced
by tine local shippers over the Baltimore
and Ohio road 10 points I'm Westera
Maryland and IN West Virginia were
taken up and discussed. Il was determin-
I'd that the committee should at once
take lis records contained on postal cards
received from patrons To which goods have
been shipped during the past two months
and ask explanations for the delays re-
ported II satisfaction could not DE had
from the local agent. the committee was
instructed 10 take tho matter before the
general traffic manager IN Baltimore. and
seek redress from him. The gist OF Jhe
complaints fled with the committee is that
freight sent out from Washington req ches.
say. Strds5urg one OF two DAYS later
Than similar consignment sent from
Baltimore
Shoe Factory Here.
Ross i. Andrews reported to the board
"a plan that had been explained 70 him by
some Of the persons interested. Of estab-
fishing a shoe factory in Washiagton.
The plan. briefly outlined, is that a man
experienced in the manufacture Of ladies
and misses shoes desires 20 locate a fac
tory here. He proposes that some of the
capitalists OF the city shall pat up a build
Ing IN q suitable location TO house the fac
tory. which the concern viii lease for ten
Years on Il fair rental basis.
Il is then proposed TO capitalize at SlUe.-
eco, the stock TO BE- subscribed by retail
shoe dealers in Washington and i'm sur
rounding towns OF Virginia, Maryland, and
West Virginia, as far as they can Zoe
interested IN the scheme. The balance OF
the stock would be taken by the proprietor
ard those immediately interested with
nina.
The piau was talked over By the board
and thought to be feasible and Tire sense
81 the meeting was that the building
probably could bc provided IL the other
conditions for starting The factory were
brought 20 "a. head
The board adjourned after providing a
programme for the general meeting OF the
association 81 the New Willard this even
ms
Additional Members.
Assistant Secretary Clm Yesterday re-
ported the following additions to the roll
of membership IN The Jobbers and Ship
pers' Association. as the result of the can
vIsS started To increase the roster
Washington Dairy Company. commits
sion merchants. the Rosslyn Supply Com
pany Colorado Building Woodward d
LothrOp; Crane. Paris & Co. bankers and
brokers, George 3. Horning. broker: Hugh
Reilly, paint. glass and oil dealer. J. n.
HeyL president OF the AIcCubbin Com
pauy; G, f. Wood, real estate; r. G. Dun
~ Co, financial and mercantile agents.
o. y. Zautziuger, real estate; j. c. Con-
lift, manager of Stie6 Piano Company,
Charles ". Semmes. OF tie Semmes-
Kelley Company: Judd x Detwciler. ".
James * son. and =. Mann.
Contracts were closed yesterday ar the
Office Of the Jobbers and Shippers Asso-
citation for 1909 feet Of space in the Sec
tons allotted TO the commercial exhibit
at the jamestown Exposition. Large
plats OF the space reserved have been
prepared 10y @. p. Hales. draughtsman
in the Office of 3. Stanley simmons. for
the use Of the committee. and are now
on exhibition az the Office in the Munsey
Building. The committee or space will
hold a meeting this morning at 10 O'Clock
to decide upon the prices 10 be charged
for the several allotmeuts of space i'm the
sections reserved
The freight differential committee of
the board OF directors met al the asso-
citation headquarters last night and dis
cuSsed the advisability OF working for a
better differental for Washington. II
was decided to report to the association
that it would be a better policy 10 con-
centTate the activity Of the body upon
securing improved car service at the pres
ent rate than 10 eudeavor to change the
rate 10 points for Southern delivery. The
committee was unanimously Of the opin-
ion that If the railroads give prompt
service, the present rate could be borne
until a larger volume OF business de
manded a change
TWO THOUSAND VETERANS DIE.