Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23

The board of directors of the recently
formed Jobbers and Shippers Association
OF Washington, d. c., are receiving added
encouragement each day for the increase OF
commercialism in this city. At the meeting
of the board being held this afternoon, it is
the expectation that several working COM
mittees will be appointed and that the work
OF reducing the boom to a working bass
Will be consummated. Mr.. Charles f..
Howe, one Of the most indefatigable work
ers in the cause, said to Star reporter
that before the snow flies next winter it Is
his belief the business activity and bus.le
OF Greater Washington Will be an assured
fact.
Mr.. Howe was visited this morning by a
committee of representative Spanish War
Veterans, who stated their Willingness to
get into Washington and help boost the
Greater Washington movement, especially
as regards the proposed industrial parade
during the week beginning October s, the
time of the national encampment of the
United Spanish War Veterans. when, it Is
believed. the streets of this city will be
thronged with visitors from every state In
the Union.
The committee consisted of Maj. Fred y
Hodgson, chairman of the national encamp-
ment committee; Capt Lee M. Lipscomb,
treasurer of the encampment committee;
Dr. S. Clifford Cox, chairman of the sub
scrtption committee; Capt G. E Rausch,
chairman of the transportation committee,
and Capt J. Walter Mitchell secretary of
the national encampnent committee.
Major Hodgsou suggested to MI Howe
the advisa bility of the appointment of q
committee of the Jobbers and Shippers
Association to CO operate with like com
mittee from the department of the District
of Columbia. United Spanish War Veter-
hat
ment through the board of directors at its
meeting this afternoon to the proposed IN
dustrial parade, and that the day of the
parade a joint banquet to the business men
ed himself as very much in favor of the
proposition, and said that he would call it
to the attention of the board of directors
this afternoon.
Matter of Railroad Rates.
The committee of Spanish War Veterans
also took up the matter of railroad trans
portation rates to the national encamp-
ment from all points. In this. too, Mr..
Howe promised to lend his assistance. The
committee later called on Mr.. Samuel B.
Hege division passenger agent of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad, and he promised
to give his aid also in procuring half rate
from all points to washington encampment
week.
Mr.. Howe regards as important the fact
that organized labor has, through Mr.. t. NJ
Ring, manager of the Trades Unionist Pub
fishing Company, given the Greater Wash
ington movement strong Endorsement. In
a communication received today addressed
to Mr.. c. J. Bell, president of the Jobbers
and Shippers Association, Mr.. Ring says:
LAS commercial job printer and pub
Usher of the Trades Unionist. the official
organ of the Central Labor Union, repre-
senting the 1900 members of organized
labor In this city. who are the consumers
and patrons OF the business men OF WASH
ington. 1 desire to extend TO your organiza-
ton not only my individual cooperation.
but all the influence / can bring to bear on
the thousands of members represented In
theGentral Labor Union. and especially TO
patronIze only merchants in this city and
uphold every home industry. The columns
of the Trade Unionist are open for any
contributions regarding the movement You
can count on us as one OF the boomers for
the advancement of Greater Washington
and The Jobbers and Shippers Associa-
ton"
As to Shipping Horses.
Mr.. d. w. Magrath has written to the
board asking it to investigate steamboat
transportation from Washington to Norfolk
and the south
This" he says, II find TO be a great
drawback to many persons doing business
with buyers from Norfolk. Portsmouth and
other points in the south. 1t is especially
the case with persons shipping horses. We
sell every week good many horses and
could sell many more to be shipped to Nor
folk IL we had the proper rates and facfl-
tiles here. We are obliged. however. to
send them to Baltimore by rail and then
ship them by boat to Norfolk. This APP
pears to be a discrimination in favor OF
Baltimore"
Among the new members added to the
association today were Mr.. d. B. Hancock
president of the National Engraving Com
pany, and Mr.. ]. Sondheimer, a 5th street
dry goods merchant.
Mr.. Howe is preparing for the use OF the
association what he terms the Jobbers and
Shippers Library" 1t consists of severa
large scrap books containing clippings from
the local newspapers In reference to the
Greater Washington movement from It's In
ception. He says that these books. one be-
ing devoted 20 each OF the local newspapers
will be valuable as works OF reference for
the organization in the future. also as
showing the magnificent work The Star
and other Washington newspapers have
done In the upbuilding of the capital along
the lines being followed by the Jobbers and
Shippers Association.
Movement Several Years Ago.
Several years ago Mr.. Alex. d. Ander-
son sought TO interest the business and
professional men and financiers or thi.
city in a movement for Greater Wash
irgton. He wrote many articles on tho
subject. some OF them being applicable te
the present boom. which is being engineer
ed by the recently formed Jobbers and
Shippers Association.
IE one of his articles Mr.. Anderson said
During the first century of its exist
ence the material side Of Washington has
been overshadowed by It's political and so
cial prominence.
Its second century. which is opening In
a most practical age. has brought with Il
general desire for greater materia