The Washington herald., 1912-08-07
FAIR
DISCUSSED HERE
Representatives Of Trade 0rganiza.
tions of Baltimore Meet in
Headquarters Here.

Plans for g permanent exhibit Of State
resources to be installed and maintain
ed in separate State buildings at Wash
ington were discussed at the Offices Of
the Worlds Permanent Exposition in the
Southern Building yesterday afternoon,
by representatives from several of the
trade organizations of the city Of Balti-
more and by Mr.. A. B. Farquhar. Of
York. Pa. at the invitation Of the
Worlds Permanent Exposition.
Robert Gordon Finney. chairman Of the
National Executive Committee. stated
that he had secured the introduction of
what is known as the TurnbuIl bill. pro-
viding for q national commission to re-
port to Congress upon the feasibility Of
maintaining at Washington a permanent
exhibit illustrative of the resources of the
Unicn. Mr.. Finney explained that the
exhibit would have more merit installed
at Washington than at any other point.
Secretary Charles Freeman johnson
read letters from citizens associations
OF the District, Governors of States,
and commercial organizations from all
parts of the country fndorsing the pro-
ject.
A. E. Farquhar. of York. Pa. promi-
nently identified with many movements
for social uplift and conservation,
spoke of the Importance of the passage
of the bill to the success of this pro-
posed exhibit.
baltimore Men Speak.
Addresses were made by II. Findlay
French. representing the Baltimore Board
of Trade: Secretary Beacham. OF the Bal
timore Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, and Addison II. Clarke. of
the Builders Exchange. of Baltimore.
who stated they felt that the active CO.
operation Of the city of Baltimore
would be given to this project.
Among those present were Heinrich
Hammer, Millard F. Bowen, of Buff
falo; DR.. W. w. Stockberger, represent
ing Takoma Park Citizens Association:
Charles Trowbridge Tittmann, DR.. G.
Wythe Cook, John G. McGrath. President
Park View Citizens Association: H. X.
Bush Brown, secretary National Com
mittee of 500 of the University of the
United States: Charles r. Burr, Of Ana
costa Citizens Association: William +.
GUIDE and A. L. Sinclair, OF the WASH
ington Chamber Of Commerce.
Favorable letters were read by the sec
retary from Carmi A. Thompson. private
secretary to President Taft: Secretary
Nagel, Of the Department of Commerce
and Labor; A. V. Baldwin. Chief of the
Bureau of Manufactures: President Ru-
dolph. of the Board of Commissioners
Of the District of Columbia; James NJ.
Reilly. secretary Board of Trade of New
ark, n. J.: James B. Hessong. secretary
of the Baltimore Chamber Of Commerce:
Joseph Strasburger. president Retail
Merchants Association; Isaac Cans,
chairman Of the Publicity Committee OF
the Chamber OF Commerce OF Washing
ton; DR.. J. B. Nichols. president Medical
Society of the District OF Columbia: c.
C. Lancaster. president Citizens North
west Suburban Association; Walter Nc
Donnell, president Washington Ad Club:
Austin Cunningham, acting secretary OF
the National Press Club: Clara Rosser
Dennis, corresponding secretary N. s. d.
A. r.; Mary E. Lazenby. executive sec
,retary Woman's Welfare Department
National Civic Federation; Benjamin F.
Trueblood. of American Peace Society;
Emile Berliner. and Frederick C. Handy.