The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-16
ADOPT PLANS FOR
TRADE EXTENSION
Jobbcrs and Manufacturers In
dorse Chambers Better Ac-
quaintance Week" Project.
TO ENTERTAIN BUYERS
Tentative Program Includes
River Excursion, Theatre Par
ties, Dinner and Cabaret.
ENTERTAIN BUYERS

Fifty representative Richmond whole
salers and manufacturers embracing a |
majority Of the membership OF the
Chamber o, Commerce Bureau OF Trade
extension. voted last night to carry out
! plans submitted by the bureau pro-
vldlng for Better Acquaintance
Week next August. designed to at
tract to this market the merchants of
virginia North and South Carolina.
The tentative program adopted fixes
'he GATE as August 1l1s inclusive.
The project was ratified after a
! spirited discussion. which followed a
dinner at the Jefferson Hotel, to which
were invited the members OF the Trade
| Extension Bureau and n limited num-
/ per or nom members. 1t was outlined
In the report OF President Broaddus.
| OF the bureau, who detailed tho work
| CT the organization for the first eight
months since It's founding. Several
merchants. while expressing Individual
| preferences for other plans, declared
their Willingness to support the one
recommended, as a step in the fight
direction
! To Provide Entertainment.
The central idea OF Better Acouaint
ance Week. as outlined by the bureau
and adopted, Is to Introduce into the
! business relations of Richmond whole |
salers and their customers the per
| sonai note which, 1t is felt. has been
lacking. To this end IL is planned
| to provide during this week a series
OF entertainments arranged especially
/ with the View Of providing diversion
| for the visiting merchants and buyers
Tentatively the program suggests
! that shortly before August II the
| houses call in all of their statesmen In |
! the territories from which merchants
! are coming. The statesmen with depu-
tations from the city forces Will act
J as reception committees and meet
! visitors at the trains. On Monday OF
Better Acquaintance Week" the visi-
] tors will be taken TO the bureau head
/ quarters. where they will be provid-
| ed with badges. free street car and
| theatre tickets, and bound booklet
containing coupons emitting them to
| admission to the various entertain
| ments arranged in their honor
! The diversions of the rest OF the
| week are to be in the evening, leaving
the day open for the transaction or
| business. On Tuesday evening IL is |
planned to give a buffet supper and |
cabaret performance on the Richmond
Hotel roof garden, to be tollowe ed |
! Wednesday evening with a theatre |
| party. and Thursday evening with |
| moonlight excursion down the river |
! get-together theatre party on Fri
! day evening. preceded by talks by the
| Mayor and Chamber OF Commerce Of |
| hcials. and baseball party Satur-
! day afternoon, will round out the
week.
Need More Members.
In order TO carry out the program,
, the bureau reported, II will be nee
essary TO double the present member
F.! ship of thirty-two. President Broad
dus was authorized last night to ap
! point sixteen committees of two mem
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! among the wholesalers and manufac-
! tuners of the city FOR this purpose |
! The committees will be named at
| meeting to be held to-day. Two firms |
| joined last night voluntarily.
! In connection with the entertain |
| ncnts of the week. President Broad
| dus suggested that zone system OF |
| refunding fares be adopted to sup
| plant the one in force now. mer-
/ chant living within 100 miles OF itch
! mond. 1t was urged, should secure the |
! refunding of his railroad fare By buy |
| ing smaller quantity OF goods than |
! one who has come $50 miles
! 1t Is proposed to give publicity to |
! Better Acquaintance Week" through |
! the sales forces on the road through |
| system of letters by the bureau and
| firms. and through a public proclama-
| ton from Mayor Anslie.
Kaufman Favors Excursion.
! The only alternative plan was pro-
! posed by l. II. Kaufman. who favored
| n system of excursions during the buy
| ing period, which would bring the
| buyers TO Richmond free of charge
and without obligation to buy. The
plan, ne said, has been adopted with
good results by Baltimore
Discussion brought out the general
opinion that while Mr.. Kaufinann's
plan was calculated to make a atronSer
appeal TO the merchants and would
meet with a larger response than the
one proposed, the slender resources OF
tn bureau forbids attempting 1t this
year.
With the growth OF the membership
and the experience gained from the
experiment about TO be tried the more
pretentious plan. II was agreed. win
be given trial later.
Horace +. Smith presided over the
meeting. and called upon a dozen men
for short talks. Warm speeches in
favor of the bureaus plan were made
by John C. Freeman, 0. H Funsten.
r. NJ. Darlington. E. B. Sydnor, w. NJ.
Hill. W. G. Long, Hugh Antrim, w. II.
Roberts. e. T. Harrison, W. T. Dabney,
w. T. Reed. and others.
Besides the speakers. the dinner was
attended by w 3: Broaddus. Leon Wal
lerstein. j. Z. Palmatory, p. A. Seaton.
]. a. Gathright, w. CT. Long J. r.
Pinder Aaron Clarke, Harry Marks.
w. a. Williams. W. T. Shepherd C.
+. Sauer, W. p. shelton, w. ~ Powers.
4. B. Hill. Christian Clarke, w. VI.
Jones. Hudson Hoen, r. l.. Gordon, T
| p. Giles. S. ]. Waggaman, Jr.. Henry
Coleman, 4. j. Parrish, W. NJ. Craw-
ford. S. S. Rosendorf. o. II. Wilkinson.
y. II. Felthaus, G. c. Dala, j. w. Klaus,
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