Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30

ford Raleigh and Durham. and intermedi-
ate points. The train will return through
Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland to
Washington.
The trip is being made under the
auspices of The Washington Star, and has
the support of the business interests OF
the city. 1t is for the purpose of advertis-
ing and building up the wholesale business
Of Washington. On the train is carried
large line of samples and advertising
matter. For a long while the nation
capital has not enjoyed the large wholesale
trade that Baltimore and other cities have.
and the people of the place are determined
to build it up.
Meeting With Success.
Though the exposition train was not
arranged as immediate money maker.
the business enterprises represented are
enjoying good sales result of the trip.
and a number of nice sales have been
made by the special statesmen aboard. One
were gratified at the results attained SO
far. and believed that next year an expo
sition train. carrying five times as many
cars. would be sent on a tour Of the states
within a few hundred miles south OF
Washington.
The itinerary of the trip shows at a
glance the scope of the proposed swing
around the circle. The trip will be purely
and simply business one. made for BUSH
ness reasons by bushes men. Fifteen hum
dred miles or more will be covered In ap-
proximately twenty-three days. and dozens
of cities and towns in the states named
along the lines of the Southern. seaboard
Air Line, Atlantic Coast Line, Chesapeake
and Ohio, Baltimore and Ohio and Norfolk
and Western will be visited.
The displays made by the various con-
Germs are very attractive, and the special
train Is the center Of admiring eyes wher
ever 1t goes. The men aboard are appar-
emily enjoying the trip. They are dis
tributing quite great deal Of advertising
matter, and exhibiting their display to all
who go aboard They have unbounded con-
hdence in the future of Greater Washing
ton. and this train has been christened by
a Washington business man, THE Advance
Agent Of Greater Washington"
twenty-five Firms Represented.
Twenty-Five Of the leading jobbing
houses Of Greater Washington have ex-
hibits on the special and most of these
sent special travelling statesmen as well.
senting w. B. Moses & Sons, furniture,
carpets, ETC.: Thomas Cross Of Golden &
Co.. packers, meat products; Mr.. Town
send. vice president National Electrical
Supply Company; Mr.. Mcintosh of r. P.
Andrews Paper Company: w. seaton Kent
of Southern Printers Supply Company.
Col. L. 8. Brown. general agent Southern
railway: T. I. Donnelly, proprietor Wash
of F. c. Smith Piano Company, H. NJ.
Miles of Semmes-Kelly Company. whole
sale grocers: John L. Tucker. representing
The Star In a business capacity; I. c. Nor
wood, press agent of the Greater Wash
ington Special; Woodwork Clum, assistant
secretary Of the Jobbers and Shippers AS
ISOLATION Leroy Heron, advertising man.
ager of The Star; Mr.. Lehman, staff para
grapher Of The Star. Others firms having
exhibits on the train are the Washington
Tobacco Company, Corby Bros, bakers:
F. P. May Co., hardware; Cook & Stod-
dard, automobiles: G. P. Robinson, real
estate; the Loeff1er Provision Company,
the American Security and Trust Company,
the Dulin & Martin Co., the Joyce En-
craving Company. the N. Auth Provision
Company. ]. F. Herman. bottling works;
Judd & Detweiler, printers; w. H. Walker.
real estate and Guy, Curran G. Co., whole
sale notions.