The Washington times., 1909-02-02
Edward White, in Magazine,
Tells of WaShingtOn'S Com
mercial Advantages.
BEAUTY ATTRACTS
BUSINESS MEN
While Here Country Merchants
Should Be Supplied With
Their Merchandise.

The first Of a series Of exhaustive ar
ticles on the commercial advantages of
Washington In which the Chamber OF
Commerce is given especial credit for
having stimulated the condition of the
local financial market, viii appear In
this months issue Of The Bankers Mag
azine
Edward White. one or the best known
writer's on financial questions In the
United States, is the contributor OF the
articles Besides complimenting the
work OF the Chamber Of Commerce. and
its secretary, Thomas Grant, Mr.. White
enumerates some Of the advantages
which are TO be found ia the National
Capital. The article will appear as fol-
lows:
Part Trade Plays.
Trade in the highest sense. such as
whoIesaIIng and jobbing. and even man
ufactuTing, must play a conspicuous
part IN the development and upbuiIding
Of every large city. No city can be built
and maintained beyond q certain point
on 8 retail trade only, OF upon q purely
political foundation 1t must become a
distributing point-a source Of supply
Tor the smaller cities and communities,
and the more attractive 1t beCOmes-the
greater its magnetic power may be-the
more potent must be its reasons for
meeting the commercial wants OF those
communities.
Our beautiful National Capital, the
city OF Washington. OF which every true
American is so justly proud, is awaken
ing 10 the importance of these facts,
and it really appears that its citizens
nave come 10 regard them as a genuine
responsibility. They realize that the aV-
erage country merchant feels that he is
unworthy 10 be called q loyal citizen If
he fails 20 visit the Capital Of his CoUn-
try at least once a year. and that 10
would be but fair to him 10 enable
MIN TO do his season buying there
also therefore, the business men of
Washington are determined TO meet this
eXigency.
The work Is along the line Of concen-
Lrated euort, through the medium OF
splendidly organized and equipped bust
ness body known as the Washington
Chamber OF Commerce. This OrganiZa-
ton has not only taken the initiative IN
the movement, but IS actively engaged
IN showing 10 the world why the Wash
tngtou market can meet the buyer
every Want-Uhy IL pays 10 use the Ma
uonal Capital as commercial base.
UphoIds City's Name.
In its efforts I'm behalf OF Washing
ton, however, the Chamber of Com
meree does not stop at trade-getting.
Through its efficient secretary mr.
Thomas Grant. II IS upholdlng the name
Of the city and District from q civic
standpoint. and exploiting their supreme
advantages as places Of permanent resi-
denCe and seats OF education ART Cul-
tures and refinement. Among other
things, 81 IS shown that there are over
one hundred educational institutions in
the District, including three universe
ties-the George Washington the
of America-besides the Carnegie Insti-
tuition OF Science. The city also has an
excellent system OF public schools.
which includes Hve high schools and
one technical school.
Washington also has.
one Of the finest Union railroad sta
tirns IN tile world
Six trunk lines or railroad. running
through trains 70 every part OF the
country.
One OF the best trolley system in the
world
streets that any other city IN the world.
Finest, most appropriate and most eE-
pensiVe system Of street oTnament2uOn
OF ANY city Ir the "orld-
CIeanest sidewalks and street pave
ments Of any city in The world.
The finest system OF parks 7Ed bOulc-
wards ia the country
Most attractive most picturesque ana
most desirable building sites lu its VII
entity OF any city IN the world
A clean municipal government. with
q new marble muu C.pai building val
ued at SZr50Jsu01
One 81 the finest Masonic tcUples in
The United States
Postoffice Receipts.
Annual .postofice receipts Of SIs1Z5,005,
which is only % per cent of the business
handled, the other g. per cent being
ranked or free matter.
Manufacturing establishments 90 the
number Of 1858 with 1900 employees
and an annual output valued at $1,000
CO.
70 strikes or l0ck-0uts
Monthly payroll 10 Government en-
ployes On the city OF 100000.
New 5000 0Jo freight yards between
Washington and Alexandria
WashingtOns banking facilities are
among the best iu the entire cOuntFy.
while they embrace all the various
systems OF commercial, savings and
trust company banking, afford.ug the
business element OF the community
every resource in those lines, they are
set all directly under the cOntroi and
Superyisiou of the Comptroller OF the
Currency. making double safeguard
fOr the dcp0sitOT. During the darkest
hours Of the recent financial depression
Best Coal at Low Prices. R. J. & NJ. c.
Grace 4th & l. ne. Phone Linen. 80.
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