The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-18

Action was taken last night by the joint
committee of the three trade bodies of
the city to push forward with vigor the
project Of making a fine display at the
jamestown Exposition. The meeting was
held IN the library of the American Sc
Guilty and Trust Company, and was at
t9nded by nearly every member of the
, committee. Thomas W. Smith presiding
/ The special committee on the scope OF
the display submitted "a report showing
the space reserved for the Washing on
exhibit, accompanied with maps and lith-
ographs so as to make the situation Of
the space reserved clear to the commit
tee Monroe Luchs, the secretary. re-
ported that owing to the urgency Of Sc
curing space before the best locations
were selected by other cities, it had been
necessary to engage $500 square feet Of
space for the washington commercial
exhibit
The space selected surrounds the cen
trail or inner court of the exposition build
ing, and viii be contiguous TO that as
signed to Japan. It was remarked that
it was fortunate that the Capital City %
the most progressive nation of the West
would be side by side with the most pro
gressive nation Of the Orient at the fair,
and that this fact augured well for the
success of the project 50 far as WASH
ington is concerned.
The committee voted to engage Wood
worth Clum as its secretary and repre-
sentative to go to jamestown 70 make
necessary arrangements to secure the
space already reserved by telegraph. With
him will go T. c. Dulin. and possibly d.
J. kaufman. They will leave The city
tomorrow evening. and spend what time
is necessary at jamestown Secretary
Clum was authorized TO contract for the
space. and was directed to ascertain all
that would be necessary with reference
TO the size. shape. height. and general
form of the booths TO be erected and 10
report 10 the committee on his return.
Committee Reports.
The special committee on securing OK
hibitors submitted a partial report This
committee consists Of Ross Perry Andrews,
VINO j. canvassing that part of the city
lying east Of Ninth street; D. J. kaufman.
who l. visiting merchants between Ninth
and Fourteenth streets. and J. H. Small
who is seeking to interest business men
west OF Fourteenth street. in the enter
prise Mr.. Kaufman submitted a written
report, in which was set forth the result
Of his canvass Of the business section.
Several Of those visited declared they
were DESTROYS Of making displays at the
exposition, and would do so if the cost
was not too great. Small and Andrews
made similar reports, and the result Of
the committees efforts up to last night
showed that 5000 feet had been disposed
of definitely.
municipal Exhibit Discussed.
The question of a municipal exhibit was
discussed, and a committee appointed 10
have a conference with Commissioner
mcfarland, of the District Board. this
morning before the representatives of the
committee depart Tor jamestown. Il was
decided that from the present outlook il
would not be possible for the District to
occupy any part Of the $500 feet re-
served for the commercial exhibit, and
Mr. Clum viii probably be instructed to
secure, II possible, 300 feet additional
space contiguous 10 the commercial ex-
hibit for that Of the District
The question OF who should pay for the
space for the District display was taken
up, and the sense OF the meeting record
ed that the trade bodies were not in 20
sition TO guarantee the reservation of
space Tor the municipal exhibit That
matter, however, viii probably be
threshed out at the conference at the
District Building to-day
Action on Club Postponed.
The prior meeting appointed for the
joint committees of the Business Mems
Association and the Jobbers and Ship
pers Association to take up the matter
Of the 10000 club, cid not materialize. /
and the joint committee of the three
trade bodies adjourned and sat as a COM /
mittee of citizens with c. J Bell as /
chairman. 10 consider that subject, which |
was talked over very frankly by the gem
tlemen present, and it was deemed best. /
before taking definite action on any spe-
ciiC scheme. to find out the views of the |
newspaper men, as much of the success |
Of the movement would depend upon the /
hearty cooperation of the press.
The committee adjourned subject to the /
call Of the chairman upon the return of I
Assistant Secretary ClUm from Norfolk I
with the information necessary to carry /
out the plans for the exhibit at James /
town.