Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-26
Board of Trade Committees
Preparing Recommendations.
new LEGISLATION WANTED
Permanent States Exhibit, on Mary
land Site, Advocated.
SUGGESTIONS OF SHOEMAKER
Outlines Project in Letter to Chair
man Callahan-Believes States
Could Be Interested.

The chairmen Of the standing and
special committees of the Board OF Trade
will meet at AIS o'clock Monday after
noon, in accordance with resolution
adopted at the annual meeting of the
board, to select such matters relating
to legislation which it Is desirable to lay
before Congress as soon as that body
meets in December.
The committees, In their annual reports
to the president Of the board, made a
number OF important recommendations.
These will be carefully gone over at the
meeting Of chairmen Monday.
A number will be selected to lay before
the board at its next meeting for action.
If the board approves, they Will then be
carried to the proper committees of Con-
gress.
State Exhibit Site.
The committee on industrial interests,
in it's report. recommended that the
board take favorable action on a project
to establish in Washington permanent
state exhibition buildings. and that Con-
gress set ASIDE land for the erection OF
these buildings. Louis p. Shoemaker,
who is much interested in this PROJECT,
has written a letter to u. J. Callahan,
chairman OF the committee, explaining
in detail how the PROJECT could be car
ried into effect.
Mr.. Shoemaker points out that the gov
ernment could OBTAIN q tract Of land suf-
ficlently large and we'll adopted Tor The
coiony of state exhibits in some Of the
suburbs of washington at q REASONABLE
and comparatively low cost. Lines OF
transportation will naturally seek such a
site, ne says.
hot ,,.;N
be required for each of the various states
to make a f1rst-class and creditable snow
ing" said Mr.. Shoemaker in his letter
There will be one or more buildings to
erect, of good size, possibly in some in
stances involving the maintenance Of ligh,
of soil gardens.
1.-The grouping Of such state buildings
and exhibits on separate and individual
reservations, within a large park. would
not only have good architectural, and
landscape gardening effect, but would
also eliminate the great danger of fire.
Initiative Of Petersburg, Va.
"It has been stated that the chamber
taken steps to call upon the legislature OF
Virginia to establish a Virginia state
building in Washington. I am forced ia
OcIcNc SudS IL kuIS pIVpOSittOu WcTc pu>
up to the various commercial bodies
throughout the United States many OF
them would respond favorably. and begin
local work among their leading business
men, without which the movement can
never succeed.
Last year the people of Los Angeles.
Cal, were planning to erect a business
and exhibition building at Washing.o
1t is reasonable to suppose that the bust
ness men Of the entire state of Califor-
MIA, II fully aroused on this subject, and
given the use Of five acres of land near
Washington, would establish a building
in our midst of which their state and the
entire nation would be proud"
Mr.. Shoemaker added that it might be
advisable to invite other nations to send
exhibits here and allow them also res
eryation for their buildings. He de-
clared that a campaign should be begun
as soon as possible to interest the COM
mercial bodies in the project throughout
the country, and that their Endorsement
would be of great influence upon Con-
gress in obtaining the necessary land.