The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-05
FOREIGNERS FIND
BUSINESS CHANCE
Chamber of Commerce
Guests Think Cotton Mills
Would Prosper Here.
Taken on a Tour of Citv
in Automobiles AfteT
Luncheon.

The possibility of investment of for
eign capital in cotton manufacturing in
the city of Washington is the subject
of serious interest to a number of the
English and German members of the
party of European cotton manufac-
turers who have been the guests OF tie
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Many were distinctly surprised 70 note
the lack of industries in the Capital, and
exhibited the keenest interest in ascer-
tanning the conditions here for the es-
tablishment Of manufactures in their
line of business.
When told that electric power was
cheap, and that there was cool vi. ter
power going 10 waste at a point in the
Potomac river near Washington, they
could see no reason why the establish
l1ent OF cotton factories mere would not
os profitable. More than this, several
gathered all the information available
with view to considering the invest
nent OF capital in an enterprise Of this
sort in Washington.
The entertainment OF the foreign cot
ton manufacturers by representative
or the Chamber of Commerce provec
pleasing TO both guests and hosts.
President r. N. Harper and Vice Presi-
oent Chsrles J. Bell and James F. Oys-
ter acted as a reception committee at
the luncheon at the Willard from 1 10
o'clock. Immediately afterward four
large sightseeing automobiles were
brought to the Pennsylvania avenue
eide Of the hotel, and the guests. in
rharge Of the arrangements committee.
were taken on tour OF the city. Allen
y Albert. tr., chairman; +. II. Daniel.
William f.. GUIDE, and Chapin brown
me other members Of the comr,ittao
each accompanied a car, and assisted
lIle man with the megaphone in dis
.SanitoI i I9. information about the great
Napltal CITY Of the United States
interested in Race Problem.
Next to the interest manifested n
washington as a manufacturing confer
the race problem, perhaps. proved a
subject OF most concern. From readinC
accounts of lynclrngs In America MAN.,
thought that 1t was a common az
perlence in Washington to meet oyt
summary justice to the coIored cri,n,-
naI' and were surprised TO learn thst
such was not the case, and that evp,,
In the South the practice was not co,r-
mon The announcement OF the r-uide
that third Of the population of wash
lngton were negroes brought out many
expressions OF surprise, and ouestiops
as TO how they were cared for. When
IoIo that many were in the Government
service, and that some held very btgl,
government commissions their asIoD
lShment was great
A surprise for the Neutrality-suspicious.
came IN the assertion Of the English
tisators mat Americas boasted 'shus-
ne could not compare to the actfvitv
OF Englishmen. i0 O'i'i'S
We have been In Boston. New York
emo now In Washington they said.
outside of the New York stock Fx
change we have seen nothing that
makes us believe that You accornr,lisb
more In days time than we do i'm
England indeed, We think that We do
three 'Ou "O III
As loyal subjects of King Edward the
Visitors pointed out many features OF
American cities and institutions tbst
were f;C inferior TO those of their "a
i've !anu. As the big numbering auto
mooile rumbled down the Avenue All
Sxpres SEQ their surprise at the poor con-
dition Of American streets both from a
standpoint Of repair and Cleanliness
" ashington, they said, was much bt /
ter than Boston or New York. in this
con 1ition Of the pavements In various
parts of the city and said that such A
state of affairs could never exist in I,iv-
erpool or Manchester or London.
Find Prices Higher.
That shilling in England will 10 as
far as dollar in America was the uni
versal testimony Of the visitors.
The visitors were especially delighted
with the Capitol and Library of Con-
EreSs. all OF them expressing themselves
as never having seen anything quite
like either.
The special train bearing the party
pulled out OF the Pennsylvania station
last night about 7:3O O'clock NJ V.
Richards, industrial agent of the South
ern railway, who had personally worked
up the trip from Europe and who WAS
IL have accompanied the train to At
ldnta and then through the country, was
unable to be with the party at all He
is confined to his home threatened with
nervous proStration.
Just before the train drew out Of
the station, Mr.. GUIDE and Mr.. Daniel,
Tor the committee Of the Chamber OF
Commerce, appeared with three large
boxes of flowers for the women of the
foreign party. In each box were bou-
Duets for all the women, and the sup
ply was intended to last until the bust
ness men OF Atlanta could supply others
The fair recipients (and they were fair
indeed were voluble in expressing their
ppreciatiOn-vOluble In four or five lam
guages-and as the train drew away
they crowded the platforms with tho
men to call back good wishes and wave