The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-09-27
Greater Washington
Special.

Under Auspices OF the Star,
the Capital City's Leading After
noon Paper.
With commendable zeal and enter
prise the newspapers and business
men of Washington City are moving
for a Greater Commercial Washing
ton. They are not content that it shall
merely be known as our most beau
tiful city and a delightful place OF
residence, but that it's advantages
and opportunities as a wholesale
centre shall be recognized and ap-
preciated as well.
To better acquaint the people OF
the South-or the territory ada
cent to Washington-with it's merits
as wholesale market a special train
known as the Greater Washington
Exposition Special started out last
Thursday on 800 mile Journey
through Virginia, North Carolina,
and parts of West Virginia and Ma
ryland. The train consists of two
express cars and one private Pull
man coach, and is a miniature expo
sition on wheels of local Industries
and business enterprises of the Ma
TONS capital city.
The special was sent out under the
auspices Of the Evening Star, Wash
ington's leading afternoon paper,
in the interests of the wholesale and
iobbing houses of the city. The trip
will last % days and is made for the
purpose OF promoting Greater Com
mercial Washington. Twenty-Five of
the leading iobbing houses have ex.
hibits on the special, and most OF
these houses send special travelling
agents as well. The trip is purely
and simply a business one, made for
business reasons by business men,
and dozens of cities and towns in the
States named along the lines of the
Southern, Seahoard Air Line, Allan
tic Coast Line, Chesapeake and Ohio,
Baltimore and Ohio and Norfolk and
Western will be visited.
The following establishments are
represented On the train:
The r. p. Andrews Paper Company;
Golden & Co., packers and commits
sion merchants; the Washington To-
bacco Company; Corby Brothers, bakers;
the National Electrical Supply Company;
F. P. May & Co., hardware; Cook & stod-
dard, automobiles; the Washington Dairy
tate; the Loeff1er Provision Company;
the American Security and Trust
Company; the Dulin & Martin Company;
the Joyce Engraving Company; the
Southern Printers Supply Company; the
A. Auth Provision Company; j. F. Herr
mann, bOttling works; Judd & Detweller,
printers; the F. g. Smith Piano Company;
W. II. Walker, real estate; the Sem4Mes-
Kelly Company, wholesale groceries; W.
B. Moses 4 Sons, furniture and house
hold supplies, and Guy, Currap & Co.,
wholesale notions.
Not all OF these firms have representa-
tives with the special, but all have ex-
hibits. Several of the firms now have
their travelling men. on the road in those
portions of Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia and North Carolina through
which the train will pass, and the ser
vices OF these men will be utilized in con-
neetion with the trip of the Greater
Washington Special.
Other firms have detailed represent
atives to remain with the traiE from
start to finish. The names OF the gentle,
men who will make the trip. together
with the firms they represent, follow:
E. W. Macintosh, taveling salesman
for the R. 2. Andrews Paper COMPANY:
T. |. Donelly, one Of the projectors Of the
Washington Dairy Company; Il. G.. G.
Stiles, the Maurice Joyce Engraving Co.;
Fred PlEESe, representing the Wash.
ingtQn Tobacco Companys William P.
i Van Wickle, manager al the Smith Piano
Company; E. G. Becker, the Smith Piano
Company; L. L. Towsend. the Nationa
Electrical Supply Company; H. NJ. Miles
and others.
In addition to the above named gentle
men, the Shippers and Jobbers' Associa-
ton has detailed the assistant secretary
| of the association, Mr.. Woodwork Clu1sA
to accompany the train and present shf
| Official side OF the Greater Washington
movement
Nr. John l.. Tucker accompanies tn,
special as The Stars business represent
ative and Mr.. Irving c. Norwood stat
correspondent is acting as press agent.
The Special will reach Hannerson owe
the Seaboard at $50 p. H. Monday iron
Oxford. Spend the, night, leave 1NNi
a. M, Tuesday for. hittleton. A cOrdih
invitation Is exts4ded the public TO, vjsi
the cars and Inspect the exhibits. TIL,
gentlemen ii. charge will take sihssure il
! showing visitors through and scquaint
ing the arade with the wholesalers o.
| Washington and explaining the merit.
OF the goods and the advantages Offered
| by Washington over Northern cities.