Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-25

the bread back into his basket and drifted
along up the street
Some of the Big Orders
But to leave the missionary end of the
game for a moment and come back to the
immediate business proposition. I'll just
mention although l going into details
in another dispatch, that yesterday the Col
den & Co. representative sold $4,000
pounds of lard and BOO pounds of hams
and bacon The SemmesKelly man con-
nected up with half dozen splendid orders.
all new business. Vice President Townsend
of the National Electrical Supply Company
took one order for 5000 worth of electrical
supplies. besides booking several smaller
ders and entering into negotiations that
Will probably land his concern big mill
power contract, and the r. P. Andrews Pa
per Company's man did a business up to
the average of the trip so far.
| haven't had chance for even a word
with the other travelling men, but every one
of them certainly does look happy.
We leave here at noon for Statesville. and
will arrive in Charlotte tonight to do bust
doctrine there tomorrow. The good work
of the awakening of the national capital is
surely being passed along. l. c. N.
Cheering Information.
The cheering information was given at
the meeting of the freight committee of
the Jobbers and Shippers Association yes
terday afternoon that the promises made
to the committee by the railroads for bet
ter freight conditions for local shippers are
to be realized. Members of the committee
did not hesitate to declare that The Stars
Dixie flyer lad not only been an object les
son. but a revelation to the railroad man.
ayers we'll as all others 1t was also the
opinion that the train as the first prac-
teal step toward the development of COM
mercial Washington Is exceeding the ex-
pectatons of its promoters
The statement was made that about Octo-
Der l the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will be in the new Potomac yards and with
its occupation will go in force the agree
ment made by w. W. Bowie, its agent with
the members of the subcommittee on
ments in the future. Washington freight
will be carried to it's southern destination
without the delay which has hitherto re-
suited from rebilling at Alexandria.
Cause of Delay.
This rebilling, it is said. has been the
main cause of the delay in delivery of
shipments and it was the first which the
committee undertook to improve.
The members of the committee were en-
thusiastic in their predictions for the ben
efits to be gained from this important con-
cession in their favor, which they consider
has contributed as much as. if not more
than, anything else to the advancement of
their cause.
A report was made by the committee that
the conditions at Brunswick. Md. had been
investigated, and that Washington was
treated in the same manner as other cities
at that point. 1t had always been found
necessary to reload all freight at Bruins
wick. The officials of the railroad asked
that individual delays be reported to them
and where 1t was found that the road was
to blame they would take steps to have
the evil reinedied.
Messrs. May, Adams and Andrews were
appointed subcommittee to see officials of
the Southern railway in regard to having
the differential against local shippers in
favor of Alexandria reduced. This SUBJ
committee will also endeavor to have the
differential in their favor against Baltimore
and other northern cities increased. If this
can be accomplished. the members of the
association think they will have accom-
plished a step equally important with the
through billing.