Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-22
CALLS BOARD MEETING
PRECEDENT BELL TO MEET JeB-
BEERS AND SHIPPERS TOMORROW.
Business Of Importance to Be Com
sidered, Including Recommends
lions Of Publicity Committee.

President Charles ]. Bell Of the JObbera
and Shippers Association has called q
meeting Of the board Of directors to be
held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Al
this meeting matters Of Importance will
be considered in relation to furthering the
interests Of Greater Washington. The
president Of the association held long
conference with B. F. Saul and n. e. Allies
yesterday afternoon In relation to the bust
ness which will be transacted tomorrow,
and those gentlemen are DESTROYS of hav-
ing large attendance.
1t SO happens that a majority Of the
board of directors Is in town, and much is
expected as a result Of their deliberations.
Nearly all the members of the board have
informed the president Of the association
that they will be present AS soon as the
chairmen are selected and all the positions
on the different committees shall be Allied
the recommendations Of the publicity COM
mittee will be put in execution-that II,
those that are approved.
The signs are that there will be but small
objection to the plans outlined by this COM
mittee. and that the material work Of ad-
vancing the interests Of Greater Washing
ton will be almost Immediately accomplish
ed. The board Of directors, from President
forts of the local newspapers in this direc-
ton. and they regard the future for q
greater capital as roseate with promise.
Mr.. Bells Enthusiasm.
Mr.. Bell is enthusiastic about the support
that he is receiving on all sides. He re-
ceived a letter from Commissioner Mac
farland today in which the latter asked to
be elected to membership in the Jobbers and
Shippers Association. and assured Presi-
dent Bell that he would give the efforts OF
the association his most earnest support.
The Commissioner will of course be unani-
mously elected.
rank and file Of Washington's business
men. and its membership will in all prob
ability be increased from day to day. There
are SO many plans for the city's advance
ment that It is going to be no small labor
to sift those that are practicable from
those that are hardly feasible:
AS much important work Is ahead in re-
gard to the movement OF freight in and
out of Washington this will be one Of the
earliest matters to receive the attention not
only OF the freight committee. but of the
association in general. The subcommittee
appointed from the freight committee will
make a report within the course of the
next few days in relation to some confer
ences and negotiations which they have
had with Lincoln Green. the freight traffic
manager of the Southern Railroad Com
pany.
The Expected Concession.
Mr.. Green is not in town. but Is expected
In the city Friday. The subcommittee will
then learn what concessions that company
proposes to make in regard to the move
ment Of freight to and from the city. Upon
conclusion of this conference with Mr..
Green a report will be made to the asso-
citation as whole, and some very inter-
esting results are expected.
President Bell was asked today to outline
what ground the board will cover tomor-
row at its meeting. but said he preferred
not to make any Of these matters public.
He had a carefully prepared program. but
preferred that all particulars should be
held until after the meeting.