Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-30
MAKE BID FOR TRADE
Business Men to Form Ship
pers' Association.
AFTER SOUTHERN MARKET
Furtherance of Movement to In
crease Washington Business.
LETTER TO THE TRADESMEN
City Regarded as a Distributing Point
Reciprocal Relations Desired
Mass Meeting Held.
AFTER SOUTHERN MARKET
LETTER TO THE TRADESMEN

As a result of the meeting held yesterday
at the Offices of the American Security and
Trust Company, referred to In yesterday s
Star. letter addressed to the shippers of
Washington has been prepared looking to
the formation OF a local shippers associa-
tIon 1t is as follows:
Dear Sir: The following gentlemen. who
have been appointed a joint committee
composed of members appointed by the
president of the Board of Trade. Business
Mems Association and the Bankers Asso-
cation of Washington for the purpose of
considering the development of the Jobbing
and shipping interests of Washington, beg
to call your attention to this important
question and trust that you can cooperate
with them in forming a shippers associa-
ton for Washington.
Mutual Interests.
This city is naturally well located as a
distributing center. There Is a large sec
ton of the south which is directly contrib
utory to Washington. There Is no good
reason, in our opinion. why we cannot
largely increase our southern trade If a
shippers association is formed along the
lines similar to organizations OF like char
acter located in other communities. Rich
mond, Atlanta and other southern cities
owe much of their increased Jobbing and
shipping interests during the last few years
to just such organizations DIS we propose
10 form in Washington.
Believing you will be directly benefited
by such an association, We trust you will
indicate your Willingness to assist in this
movement by sending your name to Mr.. e.
J. Bell, chairman.
Very respectfully yours.
FRANK z. MAY.
BENJAMIN W. GUY,
"R. p. ANDREWS
MONROE LUCHS
IL. ]. KELLY,
M. L. ALLIES,
"A. X PARIS
JOHN JOY EDISON,
"B. F. SAUL
&c. J. BELL"
This letter will be sent Immediately to
between 100 and $50 shippers whose names
the committee already has. Replies from
the most OF these are expected by the mid
die OF next week If there are any firms
or individuals in Washington interested in
the shipping trade who have been over
looked In sending out the notice. it has
not been done Intentionally, and Mr.. G. J.
Bell Of the American Security and Trust
Company would be glad to have them call
his attention to the omission.
Purpose of the Committee.
There is not much more that can be
done at once in the matter. It Is not the
intention of the committee which drafted
the letter to try to run the shippers or
ganization- All that they want to do is to
get 1t started and then let 1t run itself 1t
Is possible that there will be a member
from the board of trade. the bankers as
ISOLATION and the business mems association
who VIII continue on the board of the new
organization both to aid in any way they
can with suggestions and to give the new
organization the official support of and
keep 1t in touch with the older bodies
But that will be all. After the shippers
nave made their TeSDoOSa the al OF
ter. there probably viii be another and a
larger meeting, at which both the shippers
and the committee above named will be
present If In the meantime any of the
shippers have any objections to make or
suggestions to offer some of the members
OF the committee will confer with them
and get their views.
All the shippers who have been inter-
viewed by The Star are heartily in favor
or the idea and there seems no reason why
the new organization should not be formed
at once and be able TO do very effective
work in developing the business of the city