Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12
BUSINESS MEN TO CONFER
Jobbers and Shippers Committee
Making an Active Canvass.
ADDING TO MEMBERSHIP ROLLS
Attention Called to Approaching Ses-
sion Of Railway Agents in
This City.

Commissioner Macfarland has asked
Gen. John M. Wilson, president of the
Washington Board of Trade; James F.
Oyster. president Of the Business Mems
Association. and Charles ]. Bell. president
Of the Jobbers and Shippers Association,
to confer with him on Friday about the
proposition to have a municipal exhibit at
the jamestown exposition in addition to
any commercial exhibit that may be ar
ranged by the business men OF Washing
ton. Both exhibits would meet with con-
siderable favor. But there is a question as
to the ways and means. The municipal ex-
hibit would probably require an appropria-
ton from Congress, which would have to
be asked for at the opening Of the session,
because 1t should be available before Con-
gress adjourns, inasmuch as the James
town exposition opens on April 20, 1907
Models OF the District building, the new
union station, the park commission plans
for development OF Washington and repre-
sensations of the work of the different mu-
nicipal departments are suggested as suit
able for the municipal exhibit. Before pre-
senting the matter to the Commissioners
for presentation to Congress, Commissioner
mcfarland desires the advice of the gen.
tlemen he has asked to meet him as rep
resenting the different interests Of the
community.
All to Have Chance.
The business people of this city are re-
quested by the Jobbers and Shippers AS
ISOLATION to carefully consider what, If any,
exhibition they can make at the jamestown
exposition soon to be held. The association
desires that this city may be represented
as fully as possible at the exposition and
according to the offers received to join in
this movement they will ask for a reser-
walton of space.
All business houses of the city will have
an opportunity in this way to call to the
attention of the visitors to the exposition
their wares and 1t is hoped that the offer
Of the association will be accepted very
widely.
The association also wishes to hear from
all local dealers in hats. caps, boots and
patronize a jobbing house in this city
handling those lines of goods as favor
able terms as they can be secured else
where.
The secretary Of the Jobbers and Ship
pers' Association Is In communication with
manufacturers and jobbing houses in the
north with view to ascertaining whether
they will consider the esta blishment in
this city of jobbing houses or branch job
bing houses. The secretary wishes to be
able to give such concerns assurance that
in the event of their coming here and open
ing places of business the local business
men will give them their patronage If he 4
is able to give them some assurance that
they will get the local trade the effort to
secure SUCH JoDDlnS houses within this City 4
Will be a success.
Committee is Active.
The committee on membership Of the
Jobbers and Shippers Association was busy
today canvassing the business section of the
city for additional supporters of the as
ISOLATION. The membership committee pro-
poses to bring up the membership from 1877
to 800 and from their experiences this
morning they expect to accomplish that
result.
The discussions as to the methods for
Strengthening the association by adding to
its membership caused the capitalization
of policy in favor of approaching only
those men whose business interests will
cause them to desire to be affiliated with
this movement for the advancement Of the
members they expect the association will
prove to be a much greater force in the
attainment of its ends than would be the
case were they to solicit members with the
idea of taking in any one who is willing to
pay the membership fee.
At the same time the association Is anx-
ious to have every man in the District Of
Columbia who has interests to serve
through the association to enjoy all the
advantages that are to be secured by this
means.
Mr.. S. B. Hege, passenger agent for the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, has
called the attention of the Jobbers and
Association to the coming to this
city of the National Association of Railway
Agents an excellent opportunity to have
the purposes of the association placed be-
fore this large and influential body Of men.
The meeting in this city of the railroad
men will be from the 18th to the 10Th in
SAINTS, inclusive, and during that time the
Jobbers and Shippers Association will have
an opportunity to lay its plans fully before /
them.