The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-10-30

At a meeting Of the retail trade com
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce last
night the plan Of the trade weeks" for
Washington was launched subscriptions
10 the guarantee fund We're reported
amounting TO Sl19o D. J. Kaufman, by
vote of the committee. was authorized
10 proceed with the working out OF the
plan and TO employ such assistance as in
his judgment might seem necessary.
Much enthusiasm developed, and such
action as was taken was without "a dis
sentiug vote. Various details of the plan
were discussed at length. almost all those
present participating in the runuing fire
Of talk, many of them speaking twice or
three times. Everybody was interested,
and when the Plan had been fully eX-
planned 10 several for the first time, opin-
ION was practically unanimous that the
plan was not only practicable, but that
the necessary money 10 carry it through
Should be provided.
To this end every retail merchant in
Washington will be asked to Join the
movement, and 10 contribute To the guar
antee fund This fund is pledged TO as
sist the chairman in carrying out the
details. to be expended or not, as cir
CUms.auces may require
Plan Is Described.
The plan, ia brief. is thar the mer-
chants will hold, during the first two
weeks Of December what is called trade
excursions 10 Washington from points in
Maryland. Virginia, and West Virginia.
Railroad fare from the homes Of the eX-
cursiouisJs VIII bee refunded through the
central committee to every patron whose
puTeh asses reach an amount, 10 be agreed
upon. say $50. or @ certain percentage Of
his real purchases.
While in the city the eXcurSi0Uists Will
be in the care of the committee 10 a
certain 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 eEcuTsOuisJ viii be furnished with
a booklet setting forth the principal CEN
tiers OF interest IN Washington, with an
n0uucemeuts by the merchants. and va
rious other means TO make the eNcur-
sious interesting and pleasant 20 those
who come TO Washington i'm the trade
weeks"
About twenty-five merchants of the city
were present including members of the
committee and others Interested in the
plan. Among them were. d. J. kaufman,
chairman, Charles F. Wallraf, secretary;
A LisueT. a. ID. Prince. William Hahn.
Joseph Strasberger. Norman Gait Dwight
Anderson. Jacob JocobL ID. 5. Porter,
MI Louman. Joseph Saks, Charles A.
Goldsmith. and Charles A. Berry.
A. Lisner was elected treasurer Of the
committee and it was determined that
the amounts Of the guarantee fund should
be sent to the secretary, Charles F. Wall
raft of the Moore d Hill Company. and
checks made payable TO a. Lisucr. treas
UreT
Subscriptions to the guarantee fund, as
reported, were as follows:
List Of subscriptions.
A I5su5r. SO. CALI * Pro-. So. T. a Henderson.
SO. H. G1-taullru 500 D. j. Kaufman So. W z.
Moses q Sons. $50. $. haHr. Sons Co, 50
Woodward & LoJHrap 81. saEs * Co.. so, 2. r.
Drop IS S5Gs. s5 Julius tarrukle So Sidney West
SIS: Joseph SlIasrrrggr. 50, John II. MsEudcr, IS
Anton STEPHAN S. r. Harris d Co.. So William
Hahn * Co., 50; Kings Palace, So. Edwin II
EJz. So Lau-bgrgl Bros, 81; CleSapaake on,
lufuUI IrLt phone company f-i>ellial- l'lt.'
50. LUIlu Bros. So g. BicAs Sons 50. T. IL.
snyder 50; NJ pailir~hrm * Co. So a. g..
C0nUCll, SIS; Berry IS Nhifm-re, So n Cold
smith Is Son, IS john Hansen, 80 George w
Sneir. SZ5. Joseph Agsrb4ca SIS G.. H. Eelzens,e.a
SIS - n EfssnH-teIu So Louis HITsH. So. r.
Kahn. SIS: Biebcr kaufman & Co.. SIS; II. e.
kau. So. Jackson Bros. SIC; Dwight Anderson
$40. Sultan d Eislmau. s.; ulcytus5 Bios. s.. and
Loeb & c., S.
Meat Marking Question.
At a meeting Of the special committee
10 look into the petition of the retail
butchers. with reference TO the meat
label, yesterday afternoon at the head
quarters of the chamber it was deter
mined that the members should make d
personal Investigation OF facts and report
ut meeting called for Thursday after
noon. November =
Allen =. Albert. chairman, submitted a
report of tie personal investigation made
by himself and Capt. James +. oyster
vice president of the chamber at the in
stance of number of the retail butchers
in which the facts seemed to show that
the label for meats used by the Depart
meut of Agriculture, We're worthless, anC
that some other device ought 10 be used
Mr.. Albert stated to the committee that
the investigation had been only partial
and that 1T mad been inUmated that the
dlstTIst of the stamp put upon the meats
had been inspired by interest in 4 lOca
invention.
To avoid this. it was decided that
more thorough investigation should b,
made. and that a meeting should be helJ
to which the local retail butchers should
be invited 10 present the facts more IN
detail. with q view 10 arriving at a jus
report which is TO De made later TO tn,
board Of directors OF the chamber.
The objection made TO the stamp usei
by the government is that it discolOrs Thu
meat. making necessary the removal Of
q portion of each cut, thereby disfiguriul
It and causing complaint among the pa
irons Of the retail butchers.
The butchers sent a great number OF
the stamps which had been cut out of IN,
meat, and these grewsome relics wer,
carefully inspected by the members. Thel
seemed to make out the case of tn,
butchers, that the labels were WORTHLESS.
rs means Of Identification; that they dam
aged the meat, and that some other de
vice should be substituted for that re
QUiTed by the Department Of Agriculture
The committee was appointed by tn
executive committee of the chamber t,
make this special investigation. and vii
later file its report with the board Of di
Tectors.
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