Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14

especially Under the present FORM OF gov
eminent. We have been developing all the
other forms of our municipal life.
"On the District building, now rising Just
across Pennsylvania avenue, VIII be figures
representing commerce. and manufactures.
as well as law and art and literature and
government That building in its symbolism.
as In its grace and strength and purity of
color and outline will represent the Ideal
symmetry of the ''ional capital We of
the government of the capital, w6s-0f its
taxpayers and citizens, have ever before US
that ideal. and are proud 10 90 our UNI st
In our day of opportunity to work 1t out In
realities with devo'ed civic patriotism
Mr. NoYes after the applause that fol-
lowed the conclusion OF the Commissioners
eloquence had died away. called on Vice
President Townsend of the National flec-
trical Supply Company who was Rain
bow rider for pretty nearly the whole OF
the southern tour
Converted by the Trip.
II have always been interested in the ad-
vancement of Washington In a commercial
way" said Mr. Townsend, land / have
ever believed that there was nothing in the
proposition to make a trade center out of
the national capital that worked contrary
to the desire that the fame of our town
as the city beautiful be spread even far
trer abrold. The opportunity afforded me
to be with the missionary party made me
most enthusiastic over 'the great POSSIBLE
tides which lie in the south.
The merchants of the section we traversed
seemed to be totally unaware of the OPP
portunities afforded them in a business
way at the national capital And so they
have no idea of tire benefit that, would
accrue to them from the increased activity
on the part of our business men through
enlargement of the various trade enter
prsCs and by completing the city's quota
% hOlSpS
ut pays to advertise continued Mr.
Townsend. Il certainly found that out
during the tour of the special And I
didn't go willingly as a member of the
missionary party. / had to be shown.
And | was shown. | became IL convert,
and today | will guarantee there is no
more enthusiastic Greater Washingtonian
than am L. The president of our COM
pany. Mr.. Graham. insisted on my going.
He said had had no rest for some time
and he thought the recreation l might
get out of such journey would do me a
world of good. The trip did do me good.
but 1t wasn't the recreation feature that
was particularly responsible for il.
LAS a matter of fact L never worked so
hard In my life. i never saw other people
work so hard. In my twenty five years of
experience on the road l never had such
strenuous two weeks as those | spent with
the Greater Washington Special. l found
that everybody else was getting out after
business and l had to get out after my
waiting for me, 1t was there waiting for
my colleagues of the Rainbow and 1t is
there waiting for every other progressive
merchant of Greater Washington who will
go there and get it,
Hearty Encouragement.
Gen. Harries spoke of the work of the
board Of trade; of it's motto. Washing
ton-all the time of it's efforts to aid in
the upbuilding of commercial city on the
site Of the national capital. He was very
glad he said. to witness the organization
and efforts of the Jobbers and Shippers
Association and to note that most of the
members of that association were members
OF the Washington Board of Trade
Members of that latter body. he said
proved TO be very husting workers. in
deed, when they joined some other body
formed to accomplish. along certain spe-
cihc lines, stated specific purpose. This
was the function of the new association
and as an officer of the Board of Trade he
hoped that success would crown the pres
ent endeavor of the baby" organization
OF the three to accomplish something for
the Greater Washington in which every one
was interested.
Expectations More Than Realized.
Ross p. Andrews. vice president of both
the Jobbers and Shippers Association and
OF the Business Mems Association, told how
he had received the first mention, of a
Greater Washington train with enthusiasm
and how he had been growing more enthu-
siastic ever since. 1T is big thing, great
thing. wonderful thing" said Mr. An
drews
More was accomplished during the trip
than even l. with my enthusiasm. had
dreamed OF. My representa- tive with the
train. Mr.. Macintosh. accomplished more
actual business during the twenty-th-ee
days the special was on the road than he
would have done in any ordinary sixty-day
trip on the road His expenses. too. were
not any greater. The train got orders for
me in many towns that have been trying
to land for years.
ihe train was responsible for adding
these names to my books. There is no real
soo why Washington shouldn't sell as much
goods in the south as does Baltimore at the
present time. The business Is there waiting
Tor US IL remains for us merely to go and
get it.
Mission Of the Train Fulfilled.
Mr.. Theodore w. Noyes as spokesman
FOR The Star. said that that newspaper
was very glad indeed to have had a hand
I'm the practical movement for a greater
commercial Washington
The seeds of commercial trade have
been sown.' he said, land all in WASH
hston may reap the benefit. The mission
OF the train has been fulfilled its task
ended. But their records of this mission
arr special remain as an encouragement
and an inspiration.
The goods, publicity and unhanipered
transportation Mr.. Noyes considered the
three greatest elements in the commercial
advancement of the national capital Our
enterprising merchants stand for the goods
the newspapers in the various towns Wis
iten, and in measure. the train itself
stands for the publicity and the railroad
men Tor unhampered transportation Wash
inston relied. he said, not only on those
ruroads represented around the board
Dut on every common carrier by land and
water. To remedy and correct unfair rates
and give the city equal treatment one and
al. with her sisters.
And Washington relied not only ON the
merchants represented around the Ia bile
but on every one In Washington to han
Ole the necessary goods to stock the south
err trade. and relied. moreover on all cit
ixens 10 spread the glad tidings of Wash
instons commercial rejuvenation through
all the neighboring southland. Like the
pretty maid of the rhyming jingle WASH
inxton could say that her face was her
fortune. No one, he thought would be
40 foolish to endanger that fortune
that tangible asset. in going after some
thing which was not at all assured
Physical beauty. moreover. was an as
net of a community, and should be safe
at