The Washington times., 1906-11-11
JAMESTOWN SPACE
NOW AT PREMIUM
Washington E xhibitor s
Should Submit Estimates
at Once.
NO SELLING BY MERCHANTS
Products So Offered Must Have
Been Made Before
Spectators.

So great is the pressure brought TO
bear on the managers Of the Jamestown
Exposition for exhibit space that the
managers prefer that, in estimating for
the amount of space II requires, the
city of Washington submit estimates
only for those men who are sure they
viii exhibit their wares and the pOssl-
bilities of the city as a commercial cen
ter.
This statement is contained in a let
ter received by Woodwork Clum, sec
retary of the jamestown committee.
from 7. $. Southgate, governor OF the
division of exhibits of the exposition.
In this letter is also the statement
that retail merchants who exhibit
will not be allowed 10 do selling
business across the counter IN the eA,
hihit space, unless the products OHefeu
for sale have been manufactured on the
grounds before the eyes OF the spec
IatOrs.
Mr.. southgates letter is as follows;
Letter From Mr.. Soutugate.
Norfolk. Va. Nov Z. 1906.
Woodwork Clum. secretary commit
tee of fifteen, jamestown ENposltloh-
'WashingtOu, d. q.
'NIv Dear Mr. Clum-I have your let
ter of November 3, and take pleasure IN
answering same as directly and con
Il
No. ], / should say thdt a hlsh-ciass
retail merchant would not be permitted
To sell his wares over the counter AT Jne
jamestown Exposition. The great Den
eft that q merchant OF this KIND receives
is the privilege which Is MS 70 take or
deTs and make delivery from ms own
place OF business, thus preventing the
exhibit being disturbed and the build
ing being turned into q bazaar or q great
selling arcade, q
IN answer TO the second question, II
is quite likely that We shall have 10
Weld that point and II the bona nde
absolute manufacturer of the produce
desires a selling privilege or his own
goods and no other, by paying the con-
cessiou rate he viii be allowed 10 do
So. l hope i have made This plain !
have tried, AT least to show that We
are seeking 20 cut out the lobbing OF
retailing business. 10 matters not of how
high a class il may be, for the reason
mat The moment We permit IL on the
part of a concern, that moment the
iailOr demands the same right OF US, and
We cannot discriminate possibly.
No Concessions to Foreigners.
with regard TO the last question
there have been no applications 10 us
ior the selling privilege in connection
with the few foreign exhibits that have
10 come 60 us thus far.
fSince writing you last We have closed
SOME very large contracts, one fra tax
ins 1000 square feet. viz. the American
Locomotive Works Another large con
tract mas been made with the American
WOOlen Company Of Providence, and SO
on. Then we have three application
Tor your space. The fact is that il
every one of the cities who are now
working Just as you are take the TuIl
amount of space that is contemplated
our building VIII be oyersubscribed a
long ways. So you had better leave out
tHe dou1lIul man VINO comes 10 sell
merchandise than TO press him 10 Cos
operate IL order that the full connie
ment of the space might be taken up.
Very truly yours
II. 5. SOUTHGATE.
Governor Division Exhibits"