Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-30
BID FOR SOUTHERN TRADE
Recommendations Made by the Pub
licity Committee.
ENCAMPMENT OF VETERANS
Suggestions Based Upon Mr.. Colyer
Meriwether's observations In
Toronto, Canada.


scheduled for consideration by the board Of
directors of the Jobbers and Shippers AS
sociation at its meeting to be held this
afternoon at the American Security and
Trust Company's building, 18th street and
Pennsylvania avenue First among these
Is the selection Of a general secretary Of the
organizat ton who can actively carry on the
work that is to be mapped out Then the
publicity committee Is expected to make
some material recommendations along the
line OF advertising the Greater Washing
ton movement and inducing nearby and
southern trade to come to this city. The
committee on freight will also make q re-
port and the matter Of the approaching an
nual encampment Of the United Spanish
War Veterans will be given consideration.
1t is expected that Major Fred 8. Hodgson,
chairman of the encampment committee OF
the Spanish War Veterans, will appear be-
fore the board and request the association
to assist the committee to make the coming
reunion a success.
Mr.. C. Meriwether. who Is connected with
the District schools, has furnished The
Star with a communication bearing on the
public movement In Toronto, Canada which
Is much like the Greater Washington acttv-
tty. Mr. Meriwether says he was In
Toronto about a week ago, and that he Is
specially interested in the local movement
from his work as teacher Of commercial
geography in the Business High School.
Mr.. Meriwether's Observations.
In his communication he says:
The city of Toronto Canada, is actively
engaged in the same kind of commercial
campaign that the business men of Wash
ington have lately undertaken for ad-
vancing the Industrial interests of the
city. But they have taken one step in ad-
vance OF anything that has been done
here, and II might be of some interest to
give an account of what I happened to
learn of while in Toronto some four or
five days ago. Toronto is about the size
OF Washington, located in q very rich
agricultural country. with the special ad-
vantage of lake communications Some OF
the progressive citizens felt that the
natural facilities were sufficient Of them
selves to bring about rapid and healthy
growth. but there was a still stronger
sentiment that the citizens themselves
could assist very materially toward that
happy result. There were voluntary or
CARNATIONS just as We have here. but the
municipal government made a decided
move on Its own part for experimenting
the efforts of the people as whole.
Provides for New Official
I'm the spring the legislative body or
COUNCIL OF tNe corporation PROVIDED LOT a
new official to be known as the commits
sioner of Industries. They formulated his
duties In a very Comprehensive manner in
the following regulation: ~-
81. To encourage the establishment In
Toronto of new industries and branches of
industries which are already in operation in
other countries and in other parts of Can
ada, and to encourage the investment Of
capital in such enterprises.
" 2. To establish and maintain a bureau
of publicity for the purpose of affording
information as to Toronto's facilities and
advantages.
g. To advertise Toronto In other coun-
tries commercial and manufacturing
center. a convention city and OBJ
Jective point for tourists. -~--
4. To prepare and keep up to date an
illustrated booklet exhibiting Toronto's ad-
vantages.
80 To report all industrial applications
to the board OF control
"'6. To perform such other duties as the
council or board OF control shall from time
to time direct
1T will be noted" continues Mr. Meri-
wether that there is a reference to q
of March. Unfortunately / was hurrying
to catch the boat when 1 visited the city
hall to learn of this matter, so that did
not have time to get this previous data, but
4 have written for it and hope to turn that
over to you II 1t should be of any further
value.
System Given Effect.
Later the administrative side of the city
government put the plan into operation by
the election OF J. E. Thompson, at salary
of $500 annually. One of the local pa
pers contained a very graphic account of
this selection. as there seems to have been
some opposition to him. / also turn that
over to you as an evidence of the hold the
matter has taken upon the people. The
newspapers naturally are active In every
effort of this sort, and OF course. are the
. most important agencies In making the
thing success through the publicity that
they can give to everything that Is done.
At the time l was there one of them had
report of the effort made by Mr.. Thompson
to get a new carriage manufacturing COM
pany located within the limits of Toronto,
with the capitalization of nearly half a mil
lion. Unhappiy his efforts met with fall
ure on account OF the very stringent build
ing laws. but. perhaps through his initia-
tive, the plant was placed so near the city
that it is practically in one of the suburbs"
Reports Of Progress.
Several reports were made at the meet
ing of the freight committee of the job
beers and Shippers Association held yester-
day afternoon at the offices of the Ameri-
can Security and Trust Company. 1t was
the opinion of the committeeman that the
railroads are anxious to do all they can
to help the 1obberS ana Shippers In tnelr
efforts to obtain better freight facilities.
At the present time. however. 1t seems
nothing but promises can be obtained, owing
to the absence from the city OF many rail-
road officials. and in one instance to In
complete yards where the freight can be
handled.
1t was stated that Mr.. Lincoln Green, the
freight traffic manager of the Southern
railway with whom the subcommittee has
been comforting. announced his willingness
to do all that he could In bringing about
more favorable conditions for Washington
shippers. but said that at present he could
not put into operation any plans, as many
of the Southern officials were away from
the city. Further, he said that the side of
the Potomac freight yards to be occupied
by the Southern railway was not yet COM
pieted. and until 1t was the railroad would
not be able to carry out any new methods
In shipping from Washington. The yards
will be completed about October Is, and
then Mr.. Green expects that the road will
do much that the jobbers and shippers ask
One of the committee said that with the
concessions promised some time ago by
W. w. Bowie, freight agent of the Penn
sylvania railroad. and the apparent desire
of the Southern railway to do what it can
for local freight. the Jobbers and shippers
are OF the opinion that 1t will not be long
before existing evils in the. handling Of
washington's freight will be q thing of