The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-24

nation Of plans for the future. and the
drafting Of . petition for transmittal to
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Delay WIN De Asl<eA.
This petition. in import similar to the
letter Of Mr.. Beck. probably win be
prepared this morning and submitted
to the commission late this afternoon.
II will urge IN the NEST Sereeful man
neg the s.spensien Of the sbjeetienable
tariRs ana the Delay Of the prspesee
attempt q TIE railroads to aAseentfnue
their nee delivery service. The petition
win request that . full hearing be given
the important subject at The earliest pos
sible date.
M. Columbus and Mr.. Rosenberg n cid 9
long conference yesterday for the p iipose
Of discussing various phases Of the night.
II 10 expected that the crusade proper WIN
be started early next week. the remainder
Of this week being given over to prepare
ton for the concerted attack upon the
railroads.
The trafic bureau Of the Baltimore as
ISOLATION held meeting yesterday after
noon, and . meeting Of the executive
pSeumittee of the organization viii Dc
held today for the purpose Of acting upon
the recommendations decided upon by the
members OF the bureau. Final decision
as to the action to be taken by the busi-
ness men Of Baltimore will be reached At
n big mass meeting Of merchants and
manufacturers to be held tomorrow.
The business men Of Washington have
been delaying their action somewhat, 20
a. to await the announcement OF the
moves that will be made by the mer-
chants of the sister city. Following the
meeting in Baltimore tomorrow. the two
cities will commence to cooperate IN
more active fashion. A joint committee,
composed Of business men from the two
cities, will be formed. unQuestionaoly
making its headquarters here.
Tho first meeting Of this joint commit
tee viii be held early next week to out
line the plan of attack. The Merchants
and Manufacturer Association OF Balti-
more, the local Chamber Of Commerce.
and the Retail Merchants Association
will each designate attorneys to meet
and nut into effect the legal portion OF
the program. These attorneys VIII work
in conjunction with the Joint committee.
Formal arguments will be prepared ana
presented before the commission, and
every effort will be made to thwart the
proposed tactics OF the railroads.
Merchants wrought Up.
..Never before In its entire history
has the Retail Merchants Association
been 50 wrought UP over any question
affecting Its members" said Secretary
Columbus last night. The fight 10 one
in which considerable interests are At
stake. The carrying out Of the pro-
posed plans of the railroads would
mean en annual less Of approximately
alOo,OOO to the business men Of Wash.
inste.. It II said that Baltimore would
suffer to the extent Of $4,000. One busi-
ness man. who Ii BY no means what
might be termed one Of the big mer-
chants Of Washington. told me that the
discontinuance OF the free store-door de-
livery service would mean . loss OF
about $500 annually to him. Many OF the
large business houses Of the city would
face an additional expense annually OF
between 1000 and S2,ooo
There will be perfect cooperation BE-
tween the merchants OF Baltimore and
Washington. The Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association. the Chamber Of
Commerce, and the Retail Merchants
Association will unite as one giant or.
ganization to fight the railroads. I am
authorized to say THAT the Baltimore
association will appoint a Washington
attorney to direct its portion OF the legal
fight"
Isaac Cans. second vice president Of
the Retail Merchants Association, will
be in charge of the local end of the
crusade during the absence from the
city of R. p. Andrews, president Of the
organization. who has been compelled to
go to New York on business.