Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-07
BUSINESS MEN
ON THE ALERT
Many Suggestions Made for
Greater Washington Boom.
MEETINGS OF COMMITTEES
An Advertising Fund Recommended
to Board of Directors.
TO INTEREST MANUFACTURES
Board Of Trade to Send Out 1oo,o 900
Circulars-dreater Activity in
September.

contemplated lines.
At the meeting of the board of direct
ors yesterday afternoon at the American
Security and Trust Companys building
the session was called to order by Mr..
Milton e. Allies, acting chairman. with
Mr.. Rott L. Fletcher as acting secretary.
The members present were Messrs B. w.
Guy, +. f. Graham, Monroe Luchs. E. ].
Kelly, Frank May and Milton E. Allies.
The report of the publicity committee
| was read by Mr.. Edgar d. Shaw, and Mr..
Monroe Luchs made a verbal report from
the committee on freight.
The report on rules and bylaws was
postponed until the return of President
Rell Mr.. Frank p. May was authorized
by the hoard to take UP the matter of
| the formation of the committee on mem
| bership Consideration of the report of
the committee on publicity was also post
poned until the return of the president of
| the association The next meeting of
the board will be held Wednesday after
noon, September 5.
Recommendations Made.
At the meeting of the committee on pub
| licity yesterday afternoon the following
! recommendations were made to- the board
/ of directors:
That 100000 circular cards be printed, at
| a cost of sT3.56. to be distributed to MEM
| bers of the association for circulation In
| all business letters, the cards to call at
1 tention to Washingtons commercial at
| vantages and needs.
| That an advertising fund be made i'm
| mediately available so that the present ad-
vantages and commercial needs of Wash
| ington shall be brought TO the attention OF
1 the country.
| That the publicity committee be advised
| approximate what fund will be made
available for the next four months.
| That Four Hundred Thousand Popula-
| ton Club be inaugurated, so that in 1910
| there will be population in Washington
| of 100000, and that this club. through small
| individual contributions, furnish money for
| advertising Greater Washington.
| That the association advocate participa-
ton lin the jamestown exposition by local
manufacturers and business men.
That committee be appointed to procure
national conventions here of various or
| CARNATIONS.
| Interest Of Business Men.
| Mr. Robert L. Fletcher. the acting secre-
| tary OF the association. received today from
Mr. Bert T. Amos, vice president Of the
Insurance Underwriters OF this city the
| following:
| II should like to be included in the MEM
bership Of the Jobbers and Shippers Assoc
you that my services are at the command
Of the organization toward furthering the
| object for which 1t has been organized
A communication. addressed to The
1
Association" and signed by Frank Hall.
president. and Elmer johnson, secretary
treasurer Of the Allied Printing Trades
Council Of this city. was received today by
Acting Secretary Fletcher.
| It sets forth that "a resolution had been
| adopted by the Allied Printing Trades
| Council at its regular meeting, held at
Typographical Temple July %. 1906 which
whereas the Jobbers and Shippers
Association. recently organized by the bust
| ness men Of this city. has for its object the
upbuilding of q greater Washington and an
increase Of trade and manufacture, and as
| this should be the pride Of and to the ben
| eft OF every citizen and particularly so to
| the several thousand members Of organized
| labor. who are consumers and patrons Of
| our merchants. and who are ever ready to
patronize home industry and keep their
| money In circulation among the business
men of their own city: Therefore be it
| " Resolved. That~ the Allied Printing
| Printing Trades Council in regular meet
| ing assembled. extend to the Greater Wash
| ington Jobbers and Shippers Association
our hearty cooperation in the great work
| 1t has undertaken. and we stand ready to
| assist and promote all interests of your or
ganization for the upbuildng of our city,
| for we believe it is the duty of every good
citizen to lend a helping hand and further
the interest of the Greater Washington
BOOM
This council is composed of representa-
tiyes of the Typographical Union, Print
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Bookbinders. Photo-engravers' Union and
the Stereotypers and Electrotypers' Union.
Offers Suggestion.
Another communication was received
from C. c. Green, representing the Orrine
Company Of the District of Columbia. and
is as follows: t
with the interest Of Greater Washing
ton at heart. wish to offer my little sug-
gestion toward spreading the news of the
new life we have taken on here in the beau
tifuI city.
Let every person from Washington who
travels register at the hotel as from
Greater Washington. D. c. This will be
a little out of the ordirslry ON the register.
and will cause comment, and no doubt will
interest the reporters of the daily papers.
enough to ask an interview as to what is
doing in Washington.
.On recent trip through the middle
west, visiting about a dozen Of the larger
cities. noticed at nearly every hotel where
stopped that several Westinghouse were
tonians travel, and by this little suggestion
they could spread the news quickly that
new life had been taken on here in the
gateway to the south
Il am inclosing full-page ad showing
how Atlanta is going after our scalp al
ready. You viii also find inclosed leafet
recently received from Louisville, KY,
business house. showing how they are ex-
tolling the merits of their city-a good hint
for u.s.
ness In every state in the Union, and we
may be of some assistance in spreading the
merits OF a Greater Washington. Yours for
q 10000 Washington.
Encouraging Manufactures.
A policy for the encouragement Of manu-
featuring interests In this city, outlined in
general several months ago by the WASH
fuefon Board of Trade is assuming definite