The Washington herald., 1907-01-26
READY TO BOOM BUSINESS
Subcommittee Of Board Of Trade
Holds Special Meeting.
FOrmuiates Report, Providing Plan
to Raise salary of Secretary, TO
lie Presented Monday.

At a special meeting Of the subcommit-
tee Of the committee on commerce and
manufacture yesterday afternoon. the re-
port which Will be presented 10 the Board
Of Trade on Monday night was agreed
upon. While the meeting was an exec
utive session, IL is understood that the re-
port was adopted without much amend
ment and that it includes a plan for
raising money to pay for the services
Of a commercial secretary, which it is
thought viii be acceptable TO the Board
Of Trade.
II will be remembered tina. at the last
meeting OF the Board of Trade the report
submitted by this committee was referred
beck. with instructions TO draft a rlan for
raising the funds TO make the Payment
Of the commercial secretary possible. and
few other matters pertaining TO the
Office and work of such a secretary. The
plan proposed for THE purpose has not
been made public, bat the fact Is known
that the necessary money for the Office
Is guaranteed under the plan, and the
committee is said 20 be hopeful that the
plan will appear entirely feasible when
presented Monday night.
It was stated that "a representative OF
the Business Mems Association and one
from the JObbcrs and Shippers AssOcia-
ton We're iu conference with the commit
tee al It's meeting. 1t is believed that
the plan proposed by the Board Of Trade
committee Is quite agreeable 90 the other
trade bodies, and the opinion has been
expressed that if the Board Of Trade
gives its committee sufficient authority 10
act 1t will receive substantial help from
the other associations.
A prominent business man. affiliated with
one Of the bodies and active in its affairs,
yesterday pointed out the need of con-
certed action in regard TO commercial
matters. He cited by way of Illustration
the question Of preserving for the mer-
chants the delivery of freight free Of
charge by the railroad companies, which
has been called ia question By the mer-
chants Of Philadelphia before the Inter
state Commerce Commission. The in
f0rmaut said the matter had been taken
up by "a special committee of the Bust
ness Mems Association, and that the as
sistant secretary of the J0bbers and Ship
pers' Association had been instructed TO
take up the subject with the members Of
the Interstate Commerce Commission As
vet. the informant said. the Board of
Trade had taken no action. even through
its committee on commerce and manu-
facture
Here, the informant thought. was
matter OF vital interest To the business
community which was being handled IN
way not 20 make the strongest impression
on the Interstate Commerce Commission.
because the trade interests of the city
We're not fully represented. He said he
did not for a moment wish to detract
from the ability or energy Of the gentle
men presenting the case. but 10 his mind
the plea would not have the same effect
as if presented by a body representing the
trade interests as unit. The informant,
hoped that the time would come when
Washington business men could go before
any bureau Of the general government or
before the committees Of Congress, with
a solid front. TO demand what they
needed, and to set Il through the united
force of the appeal
AS stated yesterday by several persons
connected with the movement for the de-
velopment of "a larger commerce in Wash
ington, great hope is centered in the plan
TO be proposed by the committee on COM
mcrce and manufacture to the Board of
Trade. and all interests seem to be in a
attitude waiting developments
that may give to the Greater Washington
idea tangible working basis. 1t is be-
heved by many persons interviewed on
the subject that "a great opportunity eX-
lists to unite the business community and
set II to work toward the enlargement of
business on broad and permanent lines.