Evening star., 1907-10-30
"TRADE WEEKS" ASSURED
ONE THOUSAND OF GUARANTEE
FUND HAS BEEN RAISED.
Personally Conducted Buying Trips
to Be Arranged for Folks Round
About Washington.

The members OF the retail trade COM
mittee of the Washington Chamber OF
Commerce met last evening and decided
to make what will be known as trade
weeks" for this city, a reality. AS a
guarantee that the plans of the committee
will be brought to full fruition, announce
ment was made that a guarantee fund
was being raised and that already 81, ,13U
had been subscribed.
Chairman d. J. Kaufman of the retail
trade committee was authorized to take
steps looking to the Inauguration of the
trade pefiod
1t was decided that every retail mer-
chant in the District will be asked to
join the movement. The proposition or
plan as briefly described is that the mer-
chants will hold. during the first two
weeks Of December. what is called trade
excursions to Washington from points in
Maryland. Virginia and West Virginia.
Railroad fare from the homes of the eX-
cursionists will be refunded through the
central committee to every patron whose
purchases reach an amount. to be agreed
upon, say $50, or certain percentage of
his real purchases.
All the Comforts of Home.
While In the city the excursionists will
be In the care of the committee to a GER
tain extent. being supplied with gen
eral headquarters, where information rela-
tive TO stores. interesting sights and places
of entertainment can be found; also times
of returning trains and boats Each
excursionist will be furnished with book
let setting forth the principal centers of
interest in Washington, with announce
ments by the merchants and various
other means to make the excursions in
teresting and pleasant to those who come
to Washington in the trade weeks"
The committee elected Mr.. A. Lisner as
treasurer and it was determined that tha
amounts Of the guarantee fund should be
sent to the secretary, Charles F. Wall
raff, of the Moore & Hill Company and
checks made payable to A. Lisner, treas
urer.
Subscriptions to the guarantee fund, as
reported, were as follows:
List of Subscriptions.
A. Lsner. $50; Gait & Bro, $50; J. A.
$50; M. Goldenberg, $50; d. J.
$50; w B. Moses & Sons. $50:
S. Kann. Sons & Co, $50: Woodward e.
Lothrop. $50; Saks & Co, $50: E. f
Droop & Sons, s25: Julius Garflnkle, SO:
Sidney West, S25; Joseph Stra sburger.
$25; John H. Magrudef, SO: Anton Ste
phan, $25; R. Harris & Co, S25; William
Hahn & Co.. $25; Kings Palace, $25; Ed
win H. Etz. s25; Lansburgh Bros. SO;
and Potomac Telephone Com
pany, SO: Eiseman Bros. S25; Louman
Bros. $25: 3. Rich's Sons. SO; E. H Sny-
der. s23; NJ Philipsborn & Co. s25; G. G.
Cornwell. S2o: Berry & WhItmore S25; M
Goldsmith & Son, s25; John Hansen. $25
George w. Speir s25: Joseph Auerbach
S25: c. II. Reizenstein, S25; S. II. Reisen-
stein. $25: Louis Hirsh, $25; A. Kahn. s15;
Bieber, Kaufman & Co. $15: II. c. Kari
son, $40: Sultan & Eiseman. So; Dreyfus
Bros, 50. and Loeb & Co. So.
Those present at the meeting included
Messrs. d. J. Kaufman. chairman;
Charles E Wallraff. secretary: A. Lisner
A. D. Prince. William Hahn. Joseph
Norman Gait. Dwight Andar-
son. Jacob Jocobi, D. S. Porter, Mr.. Lou
man, Joseph Saks, Charles a. Goldsmith
and Charles A Berry.
a meeting of the special committee of
the petition of the retail butchers, with
reference to the meat label, yesterday
afternoon at the headquarters of the
it was determined that the mem
bers should make a personal investigation
of facts and report at a meeting called
for Thursday afternoon, November Z.
allen d. Albert, chairman, submitted
report of the personal investigation made
by himself and Capt. James F. Oyster,
vice president of the chamber at the in
stance of a number of the retail butchers.
in which the facts seemed to show that
the label for meats used by the Depart
ment of Agriculture, were worthless. and
that some other device ought to be used.
Mr.. Albert stated to the committee that
the investigation had been only partial,
and that it had been intimated that the
distrust of the stamp put upon the meats
had been inspired by interest in a local
invention.
To avoid this, it was decided that a
more thorough investigation should be
made and that meeting should be held
to which the local retail butchers should
be invited too present the facts more In
detail. with a view to arriving at a just
report, Which is to be made later to the
board of directors of the chamber.
The objection made to the stamp used
by the government is that it discolors the
meat, making necessary the removal OF a
portion of each cut, thereby disfiguring it
and causing complaint among the patrons
of the retail butchers.
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