Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30
PROJECT A BIG SUCCESS
MR.. STILES TALKS ABOUT THE
TOUR OF SPECIAL.

Mr.. H. C. c. Stiles, manager Of the Maui
rice Joyce Engraving Company, who Joined
the Greater Washington special. at Dan
vile last Sunday night, returned to Wash
ington yesterday. When seen by a reporter
at his office yesterday afternoon Mr.. Stiles
was endeavoring to catch up with an &C
emulation of matters that were requiring
his attention. but was quite willing to talk
about the tour of the Washington travelling
men.
II have felt from the outset that this was
a thoroughly up-to-date scheme for adver-
Using the commercial side of Washington"
said Mr.. Stiles. land l have seen enough
during the past five days to assure me that
the tour of this train is already a great
success l have talked with business men,
bankers, and in nearly all of the different
cities where we stopped. have met and con-
versed with the mayors and without any
exception whatever these people have ad
mired our enterprise in running this special
train. They all expressed the most friend
ly feeling for Washington and its business
men. These southern people admire the
hustler just as much as he is admired in
other communities and they are willing to
help us get results out Of the money that
the train Is costing.
Politeness the Rule.
They are noted in respect to their cour-
tesy any way, and In not single instance
has anything been said, SO far as I know.
that bore the slightest tinge Of sarcasm or
lack Of real interest In the Washington
boomers. They have time and again put
themselves out to be accommodating to
us-in fact in Maxton, a pretty little city
in the southern part of North Carolina, the
mayor overheard me inQu1ring the direc-
ton to the business place of a certain
party whom l wished to see and he volun-
a there Az IT
pretty sultry day and the place I was
seeking on the opposite side Of town, where
would have had considerable difficulty in
locating my man, l certainly appreciated
his honor's kindness.
Statesmen Doing Business.
And the statesmen are doing real bust
ness too. The Star has already heard from
Mr.. Norwood as to the stop-order that one
of the men received from his house. This
man, therefore. had to lay of on his larl
sales, but he is still kept busy with The
other lines of pork products which his firm
handles. At every stop the Semmes- Kelly
man, Mr.. Miles, has had more retail gro
GERS to talk with than the limited time
given by most Of the stops would allow.
The local groceries had been forewarnsd
of the approach of the train. and as a re-
suit they We're always on hand to examine
the Semmes- Kelly line. Mr. Mcintosh. Of
the Andrews paper company, is another
stop. He does business with retail station
ers, druggists and many other users Of
paper, as well as with the printing trade
Washington, by the way, certainly takes
good care OF the printers needs. The job
printer does not need to look outside Of
this city for a single one of his require
ments. The Southern Printers Supply
Company supplies him with his type, roll
ers or anything else he needs In that line
as we'll as being prepared to install his
complete outfit. The Andrews company
takes complete care of him in the paper
line, and the Joyce company provides for
his photo-engraving needs, the use Of il
Illustrations In every class Of printing hav-
ing become so extensive in the last few
years that the printer today needs his regu-
lar engraver equally with his ink or paper
supply man.
Planted the Seed.
But we must not forget the Importance
OF following up the work. We have planted
the seed, but it is not going to grow with
out some nourishng. a business man
would hardly insert an expensive adyer-